## The Methodist Church Annual Report and Accounts Dorset South and West Circuit For the year 1 September 2020 to 31 August 2021 Registered Charity: Registration Number 1150182 ## Southampton District Circuit No 26/8 Ministers Revd John Yarrien Superintendent Minister Revd Ruth Lownsbrough Revd Peter Clark Circuit Stewards Ms Sue Bird Mrs Alison Cocks Senior Steward Mr Denys Hood Circuit Treasurer Mr Ross Seagrave Mrs Margaret Sibley Mrs Pam Woodland Dorset South and West Methodist Circuit Charity Number 1150182 Annual report for year ended 31 August 2021 1 ## **Basis of preparation and legal framework** The Charity's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 have been prepared in accordance with Accounting Reporting by Charities; Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland - Charities SORP FRS 102 effective 1 January 2015. ## **1. Administrative Details** - 1.1 Dorset South and West Methodist Circuit is a registered charity no 1150182. The Circuit is a separate legal entity within the Methodist Church and is required under charity law to prepare separate accounts. The charity was formerly known as Bridport and Dorchester Circuit and the name was changed with the agreement of the Charity Commission with effect from 1 September 2018. - 1.2 The members of the Circuit Meeting are the managing trustees of the Circuit. Managing trustees are appointed in accordance with SO510 of the Constitution and Discipline of the Methodist Church. - 1.3 The Circuit Meeting comprises all ordained ministers, circuit stewards and other officers and representatives from all churches within the Circuit. A full list of trustees in shown in Appendix A. - 1.4 Custodian Trustees are the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, Central Buildings, Oldham Street, Manchester, M1 1JQ. - 1.5 The Circuit's registered address is 47 Wyke Road Weymouth Dorset DT4 9QQ. - 1.6 The Circuit's independent examiners are VATAX Accounting Ltd, 18 Marsden Street, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 3DH. - 1.7 The Circuit's bankers are Lloyds Bank plc, Ariel House, 2138 Coventry Road, Sheldon, B26 3JW and the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church, 9 Bonhill Street, London, EC2A 4PE. - 1.8 The Circuit engages advisers for legal affairs and property services as required. ## 1.9 **Current Staff** Superintendent Minister Ministers **Lay staff** Circuit Administrators Outreach worker Children and Families workers Revd John Yarrien Revd Ruth Lownsbrough Revd Peter Clark Mrs Maria Jacobson Mrs Jacqui Trent Student Deacon Janet Amey Mrs Jenny Farmer Mr Peter Jenner Dorset South and West Methodist Circuit Charity Number 1150182 Annual report for year ended 31 August 2021 2 ## **2. Structure and Governance** 2.1 The Circuit is governed in accordance with the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church; its organisation is structured around the circuit meeting that meets at least three times a year. 2.2 The circuit meeting is supported by regular meetings of the Circuit Leadership Team (CLT) to conduct day-to-day business and considers matters to be brought to the circuit meeting. The CLT consists of all active ordained ministers, the circuit stewards, the circuit administrators and other staff members as appropriate. 2.3 The Local Preachers and Worship Leaders meeting is held at least three times a year to consider the worshipping life of the church and consists of all ordained ministers, local preachers and worship leaders. 2.4 The circuit meeting may also set up other groups and committees to deal with specific tasks that may arise. ## **3. Objectives and Activities** 3.1 The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of the Deed 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 purposes 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. 3.2 The Circuit's principal objectives and activities are to enable its churches to work towards their vision of deepening their Christian faith to reach out to others by sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. 3.3 The Circuit provides staff and preachers education and pastoral oversight which enables the local churches to provide Christian worship, spiritual development and pastoral care both to the church members and the wider community. 3.4 The Circuit agrees property and financial policies that help churches focus on their core business; building the kingdom of God through transformed lives as Disciples of Christ. 3.5 The Circuit promotes Our Calling priorities; social holiness, by encouraging its members to make disciples, and to work for social justice. 3.6 The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives. Dorset South and West Methodist Circuit Charity Number 1150182 Annual report for year ended 31 August 2021 3 ## **4. Our Mission Statement** The Circuit exists to share the love of God made known to us in Jesus Christ through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. We do this through - Our Churches – welcoming all, providing opportunities to explore and deepen faith, caring for one another in love and reaching out to others - Our people – affirming and building on the gifts and skills of ordained and lay, paid staff and volunteers in a mixed economy of ministry which calls for collaboration and courage - Our money – prioritising mission and outreach in the way we use the financial resources entrusted to us - Our communities – working inclusively and, where appropriate, in partnership with other Churches, to enable the Kingdom of God to be experienced where people most need it. ##  - In addition to the above, the following paragraphs recognise the emerging definition of "What is Mission?" **God i** s at the centre of all mission activities, and we seek to be guided and shaped by God’s presence and Christ’s example. - **We** wish to encourage our congregations and communities to see a world where God is active, by sharing our human story and connecting that to God’s story of Love. - **We** seek to build relationships with the communities we serve. - **We** will find ways to be intentionally inclusive and open for all people. - **We** want to reach out to our communities with acts of service that meet people at the point of their need - **Our** buildings need to be resilient, warm and welcoming, so that they can be places of community, mission and outreach. - **We** intend to explore what the “shape of church” looks like, and seek to offer a "mixed economy" of both lay and ordained ministry, worship, discipleship and outreach. - **We** hope to build mission teams who share a common interest / passion, and shape mission from there. Approved by Circuit Meeting 9[th] March 2021 Dorset South and West Methodist Circuit Charity Number 1150182 Annual report for year ended 31 August 2021 4 ## **5. Achievements, performance and future** The Dorset South and West Circuit was formed on 1 September 2018 by an amalgamation of the former circuits of Bridport & Dorchester, Portland and Weymouth. ## **2020-2021: a review of the year** Inspired by the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic alternative forms of worship were used across the year to enable and encourage people to join us. This involved in person, Zoom, video and written services made available to as wide a congregation as possible. We were able to reach the housebound, who have been on the margins before and helped keep a link with those people wary of venturing out due to health concerns. In October 2020 we joined forces with Weymouth Foodbank, to open a satellite branch at Westham Mission Hub. Whilst Westham is no longer a worshipping community, the building is used for a wide range of community groups, and over the year we have been able to build on the success of the Foodbank to forge links with The Nest, a social supermarket, Westham Support Fund, a local charity, and Citizens Advice Bureau who have been offering Foodbank clients a telephone referral service. During the year a significant amount of work was done to consolidate the Safeguarding records and bring training and DBS checks up to date across the Circuit. Work was carried out on the two occupied manses in Dorchester and on Portland as a result of recommendations from the Quinquennials and the District Manse Officer. The old manse in Russell Avenue, Weymouth was sold, which has increased our reserves. No decision has yet been made whether to replace this manse. A resources, resilience and mission plan was agreed by the Circuit Meeting to draw together the key policies and plans of the Circuit, which has helped us to plan for a strong and mission focused future as we emerge from Covid-19. Both the Wyke Regis and Broadwey churches closed in this year, with Underhill going through the process to cease to worship, although that had not been concluded by the end of the year. During the coming year the Circuit Meeting will be evaluating whether it uses these Dorset South and West Methodist Circuit Charity Number 1150182 Annual report for year ended 31 August 2021 5 church sites for future mission or whether it would be prudent to dispose of the sites to bolster its emerging mission hub at Westham, Weymouth. Revd Peter Clark will retire from the Circuit at the end of September 2021 and conversations have started about entering the stationing process for a replacement. A final decision will be made at the September 2021 Circuit Meeting. The Circuit appointed Chris Warren to be our Chaplaincy Co-ordinator. The Circuit Finance Officer role was created, and it is likely that this will be expanded to include Treasurer's duties from September 2021. We were able to support Chickerell church with a financial grant to install a new kitchen which helps the Pre school meet the exacting Ofsted standards and therefore keeps the letting income flowing for Chickerell. At the end of the year we said goodbye to two longstanding officers of the Circuit: Mrs Alison Cocks who had acted most recently as Senior Circuit Steward, and Mr Deny Hood, our treasurer, who had been in post for some years. We thank them for all their hard work and hope that they can enjoy a good rest now. **5.1 People** Our new Superintendent, Revd John Yarrien, and a new Presbyter, Revd Ruth Lownsbrough joined us on the 1 September 2020, to make up the ministerial team together with Revd Peter Clark, the URC minister in Bridport. It has been a very difficult year to get to know people, as so much communication had to be done via email or Zoom, but John and Ruth have made incredible strides towards integrating themselves into the Circuit. As things opened up throughout the year, communication became easier, but people were still wary to meet in person. The lay team and Supernumeraries have supported the ministers throughout the year. Dorset South and West Methodist Circuit Charity Number 1150182 Annual report for year ended 31 August 2021 6 ## **5.2 Property.** 5.3 All church premises are well used, providing a wide range of worship and activities in their respective communities. All quinquennials are up to date. 5.4 The circuit manses are well maintained. The empty manse at Russell Avenue was sold during the year, as it needed so much work to bring it up to standard. Conversations are ongoing as to whether it will be replaced. 5.5 The circuit continues to benefit from the work of the local preachers and worship leaders and those in training. 5.6 Safeguarding training has taken place in the circuit and there has been a concerted effort to bring all the required DBS checks and training up to date. ## **6. Financial Review** 6.1 The circuit has accounts with Lloyds Bank plc, Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church and Model Trust Funds with Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP). 6.2 At 31 August 2021, the unrestricted funds of the Circuit totalled £162781 excluding properties and the Model Trust Fund. (TMCP). The funds held at TMCP and available for use are £684340, giving total funds of £847121.00 6.3 The unrestricted funds are allocated as follows:- General Fund £723575.00 Mission Fund £51670.00 Property Fund £69576.00 Heritage Fund £ 2300.00 Dorset South and West Methodist Circuit Charity Number 1150182 Annual report for year ended 31 August 2021 7 Totalling £847122.00 - 6.4 The Circuit also owns freehold property valued by the trustees at £3,168,068.00 6.5 Churches gradually restarted their activities , and some lettings and fund raising events returned to our buildings, although it was very slow. Church treasurers were still very concerned as to how they would be able to meet their assessments and so the Circuit again allowed a payment holiday for the August 2021 quarter, with the proviso that this was not to be seen as a regular occurrence. By the end of the financial year church treasurers were feeling a little easier about the situation as activities were again on the rise. The Circuit is in a very fortunate position that it currently has the funds to support the churches, but going forward it would prefer to concentrate on mission opportunities led by the Circuit and the individual churches, rather than to prop up ailing congregations. To that end a proposal is to be put to the September Circuit Meeting to increase the mission fund to £200,000.00 and to actively seek mission opportunities that can be supported with that money. During 2020-2021 both the Wyke Regis and Broadwey Methodist churches ceased to worship and by the end of the year plans were being put together to sell Wyke Regis church and to consider the future of the Broadwey building as it is currently the home of Smarties PreSchool. ## **7. Grants Policy** The Circuit Meeting 9 March 2020 agreed to adopt the following Grants Policy. Each building-funding application should be prepared, and will be assessed, through consideration of the following: 1. How will your scheme increase Kingdom of God work in your community? 2. Is there any other building in your location that could fulfil the functions of your scheme as effectively? – church or secular. 3. Have you discussed your scheme with neighbouring churches of all denominations and with your local community? 4. Is your scheme compatible with the anticipated life of your church fellowship. 5. Have you thought of other ways of doing Kingdom of God work in your community without your building? 6. Without the upgrading and maintenance of your building to occupy you, what would be released in terms of your energy and finance to let God's Kingdom take flight in your community in new ways? Dorset South and West Methodist Circuit Charity Number 1150182 Annual report for year ended 31 August 2021 8 7. Are your premises a hindrance to mission rather than a basis for undertaking Kingdom of God work in your locality? The Circuit is continually re-evaluating its grant policies to put mission at the forefront of its work and a further proposal will be put to the September Circuit Meeting as outline in 6.5 above. ## **8. Risk Management** Income and expenditure is being monitored in total and is compared with the approved budget on at least a half yearly basis to detect trends as part of the risk management process to avoid unseen calls on reserves. ## **9. Safeguarding** It is the Methodist Church's intention to value every human being as part of God's creation and the whole people of God. At the heart of the Methodist community is a deep sense of the place of welcome, hospitality and openness, which demonstrates the nature of God's grace and love for all. Our church communities are called to be places where the transformational love of God is embodied and life in all its fullness is a gift, which is offered to all people. There are no distinctions regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion/beliefs, pregnancy/maternity and gender reassignment; as a result, everyone has the right to protection from abuse and to be treated no less favourably than others, irrespective of any personal or protected characteristic. The Dorset South and West Circuit commits itself to ensuring the implementation of the Connexional Safeguarding Policy, government legislation, guidance and safe practice in the circuit and in the churches. The Circuit commits itself to the provision of support, advice, training for lay and ordained people that will ensure everyone is clear and confident about their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults who may be vulnerable. ## **10. Reserves Policy** 10.1 The Circuit's objectives and activities are to facilitate sharing of resources amongst the local churches to empower them to function as effective witness, mission and caring centres. - 10.2 To do this the Circuit - Provides ministerial oversight for the 11 churches within the Circuit. - Employs a team of lay employees to support the activities of the Circuit. Dorset South and West Methodist Circuit Charity Number 1150182 Annual report for year ended 31 August 2021 9 - Maintains a portfolio of manses across the Circuit to provide residential accommodation for ministers. - 10.3 The activities are funded by assessments on the churches in the Circuit which are reviewed annually. - 10.4 In setting its budget for the year the Circuit Meeting considers the projected impact of changes in staffing levels. 10.5 The current level of general reserves and property repair fund reserves is £69576.00 giving the Circuit ample funds to meet commitments over the coming year, including the maintenance of the manses. 10.6 Taking into consideration all the above factors the Circuit needs to hold in the combined general and property repair funds, £73450.00 being three months expenditure. The current levels could increase over the next three years with the employment of extra staff and setting assessments at a level to meet the needs of the Circuit. During 2020/2021, it was necessary to use some of the reserves to give churches an "assessment holiday" brought about by the closure of all places of worship due to the Coronavirus pandemic. 10.7 The Model Trust Fund at £684340.21 is held as a reserve to cover major property expense and to expand mission work within the Circuit. Dorset South and West Methodist Circuit Charity Number 1150182 Annual report for year ended 31 August 2021 10 ## **Dorset South and West Circuit** ## **Notes to support accounts** **1.** These accounts are compliant to the FRS102 and FRS102 2015 SORP standards. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with applicable charity law in England, this being the Charities Act 2011 and SI 2008/629 (Charities Accounting and Reporting Regulations). ## **2. Funds** The funds held constitute: General Funds, which are unrestricted, are held for any purpose of the Circuit. The Circuit Model Trust Funds has wide purposes defined in Standing Orders and is categorised as unrestricted. 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 investments are shown at their market value at the end of the year, on the accrual basis to show a true and fair view of the Circuit's financial position and activities. Based on the monetary assets and human resources available to the Circuit at 31 August 2021, the trustees believe the Circuit is a going concern. ## **Income recognition** Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the Circuit becomes entitled to the resources, it is probable we will receive the resources; and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. ## **Expenditure** Expenditure is recognised when a liability is incurred or a constructive obligation arises and the outflow of economic benefit is considered more likely than not, committing the Circuit to pay out resources. ## **Grants** Grants made by the Circuit from its own funds are recognised in full at the time of agreement or when the Circuit 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 provisions 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. Dorset South and West Methodist Circuit Charity Number 1150182 Annual report for year ended 31 August 2021 11 ## **VAT** Since the Circuit is not VAT registered, all input VAT is charged with the expenses to which it refers. ## **Tangible fixed assets for use by the Circuit.** These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and individually cost less than £1000.00. The freehold property is shown in the accounts at £3,114,193 deemed values, of which the land component is deemed to be nil. No depreciation is provided on the buildings because the trustees consider the residual fair value of the manse buildings and others, to be not less than its market 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 end of the year are shown in the SOFA. ## **Pensions** Most ordained presbyters and deacons are members of the Methodist Ministers' Pension Scheme (MMPS). This is a defined benefit scheme. The Supreme Court held in 2014 that Methodist Ministers are not employees of the Church. For simplicity when dealing with National Insurance Contributions and pension contributions the terms "employer" and " employee" are used as they would be in an employing body. The Connexion accounts the MMPS a pension scheme and shows the figures in the annual Methodist Church in Great Britain accounts. On the other hand, lay employees are contractually employees and have the option of joining a Pension Scheme. The Circuit uses the NEST scheme for lay employees. Contributions are 6% for both employer and employee. Dorset South and West Methodist Circuit Charity Number 1150182 Annual report for year ended 31 August 2021 12 ||||**Dorset South and West Circuit 26/8**|**Dorset South and West Circuit 26/8**||`||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||**Statement of Financial Affairs**|||||| ||**Notes**|**General**
**Unrestricted**|**Designated Funds**
**Unrestricted**|**Circuit**
**Model Trust**
**Unrestricted **|**Total 2020-21 **|**Total 2019-20**||| |**Income and Endowments**||||||||| |Donations and legacies||174||||326||| |Income from monetaryinvestments|||314|||5427||| |Income from investmentproperties|||3109|||25097||| |Assessments on churches||164379||||159038||| |Capital Receipts||299575||||||| |Grants received||||||10000||| |Other charitable activites||3428||||0||| |**Total from charitable activites**||||||||| |Other Income||||||4102||| |**Total income and endowments**||**467556**|**3423**|**0**|**470979**|**203990**||| |||||||||| |**Expenditure**||||||||| |Grants and donations||3457||||8360||| |Salaries and associated costs||124829||||157760||| |Propertymaintenance||30086||||39557||| |Telephone and travel||7126||||9422||| |Professional fees||2820||||||| |District assessment||35052||||40924||| |Ministryand Mission||58158||||||| |Connexional levy||||||||| |Contribution to District Advance Fund||21548||||||| |office expenses||5854||||4586||| |other outgoings||4824||||61013||| |**Total Charitable expenditure**||**293754**||**0**|**293754**|**317375**||| |||||||||| |**Net income/(expenditure)**
**before othergains and losses**|||||**177226**|||| |||||||||| |Gains(Losses) on
monetaryinvestments||||||||| |Gains(Losses) on
investmentproperties||||||||| |||||||||| |**Net Income(Expenditure)**|||||**177226**|||| |||||||||| |Transfers between funds||||||||| |Othergains/losses||||||||| 1 ||**Notes**|**General**
**Unrestricted**|**Designated Funds**
**Unrestricted**|**Circuit**
**Model Trust**
**Unrestricted **|**Total 2020-21 **|**Total 2019-20**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||||| |**Net movement in funds**|||||**177226**|**-113384**||| |||||||||| |Total funds brought forward|||||669894|783278||| |**Total funds carried forward**|||||**847120**|**669894**||| |||||||||| |For information only;Moneyreceived andpassed on to External organisations|||||**2020-2021**|**2019-2020**||| |||||||||| |Balance brought forward from lastyear||||||||| |Offerings/Gifts received for External Organisations||||||||| |||**Note 21**|||**Nil**|**Nil**||| |Balance carried forward||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| |||||||||| 2 |**Dorset South and West Circuit 26/8**|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Balance Sheet at 31 August 2021**|||||||| ||||||||| ||**Notes**|**General Fund**
**(unrestricted)**|**Circuit Model**
**Trusts**
**(unrestricted)**|**Designated**
**Funds**
**(Unrestricted)**|**Designated**
**Funds**
**restricted**|**Totals 2021**|**Totals**
**2020**| |Fixed Assets|||||||| |Circuit Manses & Equipment|15||||||3114193| |Investment Properties|||||||| |Investments|16||||||| |**Total Fixed Assets**|||||||**3114193**| |Current Assets||26290||||26290.00|| |Debtors|||||||| |Expenditure|||||||| |Investments with TMCP|||674114||10225|684339.00|403984| |Central Finance Board Deposits||||136491.00||136491.00|247324| |Cash at Bank and in hand|||||||18587| |**Total Current Assets**|**17**|||||**847120.00**|**669895**| |Current Liabilities|||||||| |Creditors(due under 1year)|||||||| |Grantspayable within 2020-21|||||||| ||||||||| |**Total current liabilities**|**18**||||||| |**Net current assets/liabilities**|||||||**669895**| ||||||||| |**Total assets less current liabilities**|||||||3984088| ||||||||| ||||||||| |Funds of the Circuit|||||||| |General Fund(unrestricted)||26290||||26290.00|117990| |Circuit Model Trust Fund(unrestricted)|||674114|||674114.00|403984| |Designated Funds(unrestricted)||||136491.00|10225|146716.00|147921| |**Total Funds**||**26290**|**674114**|**136491.00**|**10225**|**847120.00**|**669895**| |**Dorset South and West Circuit 26/8**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Cashflow Statement**||||| ||Notes|**2021**
**£**|**2020**
**£**|| |Net cashflowprovided byoperatingactivities|1|177226|-113384|| |Cashflows from InvestingActivities||||| |Cashflows from FinancingActivities||||| |||||| |**NET CASH FLOW**||**177226**|**-113384**|| |||||| |Change in cash and cash equivalents in theyear||177226|-113384|| |Cash and cash equivalent at the start of theyear||669894|783278|| |Cash and cash equivalents at the end of theyear|2|847120|669894|| |||||| |**NOTES TO THE CASHFLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021**||||| |||||| |**1 Reconciliation of net expenditure to net cash flow from operating activities**||||| |||||| |||**2021**
**£**|**2020**
**£**|| |Net movement in funds for theyear||177226|267271|| |Gain on investments||||| |(Increase)/decrease in debtors||||| |(Decrease)/ increase in creditors||||| |||||| |Net cash flowprovided byoperatingactivities||177226|267271|| |||||| |**2 Analysis of Cash and Cash Equivalents**||||| |||**2020**
**£**|**2020**
**£**|| |||||| |Investments with TMCP||684339|427507|| |Central Finance Board Deposits||136491|307657|| |Cash and bank and in hand||26290|51114|| |||||| |Total cash at bank and in hand||847120|786278|| |**Dorset South and West Circuit 26/8**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**INCOME**|**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Model Trust**
**Fund**|
**2021**
**Total**|**2020**
**Total**| |**1-3 Assessments**|164379|||164379|159038| ||**164379**|||**164379**|**159038**| |**4. Donations and Legacies**|||||| |Donations||174||174|326| |Legacies|||||| |**Total**||**174**||**174**|**326**| ||||||| |**5. Investment Income**|||||| |Central Finance Board|314|||314|2013| |TMCP|||3109|3109|3569| |**Total**|**314**||**3109**|**3423**|**5582**| ||||||| |**6. Charitable activities - other**|||||| |Contributions from churches|||||| ||||||| |**7. Other Income**|||||| |Other income{ grantpastor appt,conf office support,rent Capitol close}|||||26752| |Bookeeping|||||| |Westham rent||3428||3428|6440| |4 Russell Avenue rent||||0|6007| |||**3428**||**3428**|**39199**| |**EXPENDITURE**|||||| ||||||| |**8. Salaries and Associated costs**|||||| |Stipends|124829||||96829| |LaySalaries|||||58191| |National Insurance|||||| |Pension costs|||||| |Apprenticeshiplevy||||0|483| |other staff costs||||0|0| |**Total**|**124829**|||**124829**|**157760**| ||||||| |Average number of staff employed duringtheyear were|||||8| ||||||| ||||||| |**9. Telephone and travel**|||||| |Telephone and broadband,includes Zoom|3105||||2072| |travel|4021||||7350| |**Total**|**7126**|||**7126**|**9422**| ||||||| |**10 Property Maintenance**|||||| |Council Tax|10515||||7713| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Water Rates|||||| |Insurance|5241||||3965| |Repairs and Maintenance,includes Westham|11022||||26707| |Professional Fees|3516||||0| |Quinquennials|2518||||650| |Energy||3308|||522| |**Total**|**32812**|**3308**||**36120**|**39557**| ||||||| |**11. Expenditure**|||||| |Stationeryand Print|3249||||1265| |Postages|||||2024| |Equipment|772||||847| |Website and Plan|||||450| |**Total**|**4021**|||**4021**|**4586**| ||||||| |**12 Other Expenditure**|||||| |Use of Premises(energy)|||||522| |Rent(MMHS)|||||0| |Books|1053|||1053|217| |Relocation allowance|||||1200| |Removal expenses|||||6030| |Preachingand travel|850|||850|1875| |Training|||||0| |SundryExpenses|640|||640|393| |Administration fees|780|||780|0| |Other Resources|||||10282| |Bank charges|120|||120|120| |Other charges|||||5432| |District Assessment|35052|||35052|35052| |URC Levy|58158|||58158|58158| |District Advance Fund|21548|||21548|21548| |Donations|457|||457|457| |Grant to Dan Jacobson|0|||0|3000| |**Total**|**118658**||**0**|**118658**|**144286**| ||||||| |**13 Payment to Trustees**|||||| |**Trustees remuneration**|||||| |Several of the Circuit Staff are trustees of the
Circuit. The ministers are paid stipends and travel
expenses agreed annually by the Methodist
Conference.
The lay employees who are Trustees are paid in
line with the principles of the Methodist Church's
policy for payment of lay employees. The highest
paid minister receives £28406 and the highest paid
lay employee receives £11700 No one receives a
salaryor stipend in excess of £60,000.00.|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||| ||||||| |Number of trustees who werepaid expenses|0||||| ||||||| ||||||| |**15 Tangible Fixed Assets**|||||| |The circuit now has two manses. Both are occupied
by a Minister. The circuit also has responsibility for
two properties in Bridport which are let,
Tolpuddle chapel which is a heritage building and
still used for worship and the former Westham
Methodist Church which is closed for worship, but
used for communitylettings which cover all its costs.|||||| ||||||| |Cost or Valualtion|||||Manses
£| |Balance brought forward|||||3061229| |Additions|||||| |Revaluations(+/-)|||||52964| |Disposals(+/-)|||||| |**Expenditure**|||||| |**Balance carried forward**|||||**3114193**| ||||||| ||||||| |**16 Investments**|||||| |The funds that support the Circuit Model Trust Fund
and the Manses Fund are held by TMCP in Trustees
Interest Funds
on which interest is credited to the accounts each
month. These are regarded as medium and long
term investments|||||| ||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Analysis of investment movements**|||||| |||||**2021**
**£**|**2020**
**£**| |Investments held in common investment funds|||||783278| |Securities not listed on a recognised Stock Exchange|||||| |Other Investments|||||| |**Total**||||**0**|**783278**| |**Change in investment values**|||||| |Carrying (market)value at beginningofyear|||||774483| |**Add:**additions to investments at cost|||||9000| |**Less:**disposals at carryingvalue|||||| |**Net** gain/(loss)on revaluation|||||| |Carrying (market)value at end ofyear||||**0**|**783483**| ||||||| |**17 Analysis of current assets**|||||| ||||||| |**Debtors andprepayments**|**2021**||||| |Prepaid assessments|||||10282| |Accrued income|||||| |Other debtors|||||| |**Total debtors andprepayments**|**0**|||**0**|**0**| |_Debtors relate to thepayment of the September stipend in August_|||||| ||||||| |**Analysis of cash at bank**|||||| |Bank balance held in Lloyds Bankplc|26290||||18587| |Bank balance held in CFB|136491||||247323| |Bank balance held in TMCP|684339||||403985| |**Total cash at bank**|**847120**||||669895| ||||||| |**18 Analysis of current liabilities and long term creditors**|||||| |Trade creditors|||||| |Deferrred Income|||||| |**Total current liabilities**|||||| ||||||| ||||||| |**19. Capital commitments and contingent liabilities**|||||| |No Contingent liabilities were identified at 31 August 2020.|||||| ||||||| |**20 Detailed analysis of individual fund movements**|||||| |Unrestricted Funds|||||| |Unrestricted Fund Name|OpeningBalan|Income|Expenditure|Transfers|Closing
balance| |General[forgeneralpurposes]|117990||-92107||25883| |Designated:=|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Property [for manses and otherproperty]|96250||-11022||85228| |Mission|51670||||51670| |Model Trust Fund|403984|280355|||684339| |PropertyReserve|||||| |**Totals**|**669894**||||**847120**| ||||||| |**21. Donations to External organisations**||||**2021**
**_£_**|**2020**
**£**| |World Mission|||||| |Mission in Britain|||||| |Methodist Ministers Housing|||||| |**Total**||||Nil|Nil| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| ## **Appendix A Trustees of Dorset South and West Circuit Meeting at 31 August 2021** ## **Ministers** Revd John Yarrien Superintendent Revd Ruth Lownsbrough Revd Peter Clark ## **Supernumerary Minister** Rev David Bumphrey Revd Charles Crane Revd Stephanie Jenner Revd Glanville Magor Revd Gwyneth Owen Revd Jean Quick Revd David Reep Revd Barrie Snook Revd John Walker ## **Lay Workers** Mrs Maria Jacobson Circuit Administrator Mrs Jacqui Trent Circuit Administrator Ms Janet Amey Community outreach worker Mrs Jenny Farmer Children and Families worker Mr Peter Jenner Children and Families worker/Chapel café 1 ## **Circuit Stewards** Ms Sue Bird Property Mrs Alison Cocks Senior Steward/Property Mr Denys Hood Treasurer Mr Ross Seagrave Property Mrs Margaret Sibley Mrs Pam Woodland ## **Circuit Meeting Secretary** Mrs Jacqui Trent ## **Circuit Local Preachers Secretary** Ms Gill Bumphrey ## **Methodist Women in Britain representatives** Mrs Christine Hatton ## **Action for Children** Mrs Diana Leeming ## **Safeguarding Officers** Mrs Janice Young Mrs Linda Scott Mrs Diana Leeming ## **Home Missions** Margaret Huddy 2 ## **Westham Management Group** Ms Janet Amey **Friends of Tolpuddle** Revd John Walker ## **Circuit Church Representatives** **Bere Heath** Jacqueline Morgan Kate Clarke ## **Bridport United Church** Sue Herman Peter Kershaw Susan Clark ## **Broadmayne** Margaret Eaglestone Robin Powell **Broadwey** Lynda Dare ## **Chickerell** Susan Nicklin Tim Wells 3 ## **United Church Dorchester** John Parson Colin Gannaway Tony Boyden John Hilton ## **Easton** Paula Brown Heather Jarvis ## **Lanehouse** Cathrin Dunford Vicky Seagrave **Portesham** Joe Fairbairn Clive Stokes ## **Underhill** Tess Evans Wendy Corn ## **Uploders** None **Weymouth Bay** Mary Gracie Jacqui Trent 4 David Evans Jackie Chevis Chris Evans **Wyke Regis** none 5 EtHODIST CHIIRCH STAbJDARD FORL4 OF P£COU oRS"£- SLJLI-¢4 TfrIE YEth E GUST 2021 ¥ CL)eg-, /lso/p in JoRF/fAJ 4E! F CLf9/2k /4L1Sci￿, SL,E S 1/3LEy 2)rn/YS /400 Accouiifs F¢XtTHE YEAR P4DED 31 AUGIJST 2021 SECTION A RECEPTS a1 Nots lé43 a3 IL&3¥t 2.<903> Bank and CFB and 3j JIGt 3*13 Other reeewjts 3Go* a7 3FI {z8) 20 bl /2+119 b3 /Lf ks3 2L77Q 720 b5 3¥042 0 92E* 3g0 b7 7P, 70 231 TOTAL PAYMEI¥TS 223) Ib9) 3i13¥j IONC 2g02C£ l¥f22s 9, %f4P I￿) 8&7iJ g (113 1327E 4&0? 75Lk Sub tolzl 4c2) .1£2¥% Trarlsfers and adjuStr￿ts TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YE1￿ {c3+G4) SECTION D Ic7J 162q 6g42Jo (c8) amoiints shouId not be irKluded in trAal d1 BALANCE STLL TO BE PAt+ (d14 d2-03) 2(15 S'd J frl ¥ &J_¢ (•XI ¥h$¥y 29g71tè iff2Jl el4 &69L59£k Igg}7 2É290 7323 u03 13&L*g0 94239 9Kit gu7119 6f,'Il i13 ¥ds Basis of Independent Examinerfs Report My examination was carried out in accordance with general dirertions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explan3tions from the trustees concerning any such matter5. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the account5 present a 'true and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent Examiners Statement In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention lother than that disclosed below) l. Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respert the requirements To keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act,. To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met,. or 2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 3. 1 *lhave not obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes ITMCPI or held in other trust5, Bank balances and Funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church ICFBI, which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balante sheet date. Name B J Shimmen Company authority stamp *********** **** *************************** Signature ************** **￿+*¥***%*¥%***¥%*****$****¥ VATAX ACCOUNTING LTD 18 MARSDEN STREET, POUNDPURY DORGHESTER. DORSET DTI 3DH TEL.. 01305 265615 FAX". 01305 25Q784 Relevant Professional qualification or body a.a.t. ******************************************* Address Vatax Accounting Ltd, 18 Marsden Street Poundbury. Dorchester DTI 3DH ********************************•******** Date 11 November 2021