ST JOHN’S METHODIST CHURCH, SUDBURY ANNUAL REPORT 2024 ## Minister The Rev Ruth Ridge 4 Kedington Court, Acton, CO10 0XB Tel: 07447091182 St John’s Methodist Church York Road SUDBURY Suffolk CO10 1ND Church Office: 01787 373185 Registered Charity No. 1151379 ## **CHURCH STEWARDS** Mrs S Rampling, 16 St Bartholomew’s Lane, Sudbury, CO10 1LG 01787 377441 Mrs G Phillips, 21 Old Court, Long Melford, CO10 9HA 01787 583557 Miss I Hebden, 3 Singleton Court, Great Cornard, Sudbury, CO10 0EN 01787 373736 Mrs J Rix, “Buxtons”, Old Bury Road, Alpheton, Sudbury, CO10 9BT 01284 828775 Mrs N Newcomb, Nayland Hall Farm, Cock Street, Leavenheath, CO6 4PJ 01206 263263 Mr S Willis,5 Windsor Green, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0LY 01284 828229 ## **WORSHIP LEADERS** Mrs N Newcomb, Nayland Hall Farm, Cock Street, Leavenheath, CO6 4PJ 01206 263263 Mrs A Smythe, 8, Reddells Close, Sudbury, Suffolk, C010 2PW. 01787 585914 ## **SENIOR COMMUNION STEWARD** Mrs D Badrick, 1 Park Road, Sudbury CO10 2QB 01787 379672 ## **CHURCH COUNCIL SECRETARY** Mrs J Reed, 7 Turkentine Close, Great Cornard, CO10 0YR 01787 310795 1 ## **TREASURER** Mr S Willis, 5 Windsor Green, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0LY 01284 828229 ## **PROPERTY SECRETARY** Mr R G Stanford, 16 Chilton Court, Sudbury, CO10 2SH 01787 882181 ## **CHOIR MUSICAL DIRECTOR** Mrs C Willis, 5 Windsor Green, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0LY 01284 828229 ## **ACTION FOR CHILDREN SECRETARY** Mrs C Willis, 5 Windsor Green, Cockfield, Bury St Edmunds, IP30 0LY 01284 828229 ## **PASTORAL SECRETARY** Mrs M Hearn, 27, Windmill Close, Gt Cornard, CO10 0FL 01787 377524 ## **LINK PERSON** Mr R G Stanford, 16 Chilton Court, Sudbury, CO10 2SH 01787882181 **HERALD CONTACT** Mrs G Phillips, 21 Old Court, Long Melford CO10 9HA 01787 583557 ## ST. JOHN'S METHODIST CHURCH COUNCIL Members (Trustees) at October 2023 Rev Jason Vinyard –Superintendent Minister Rev Ruth Ridge - Chairman |Diane Badrick|Communion Steward/Christian Aid rep| |---|---| |Simon Badrick|Finance| |Jane Brooker|Circuit steward/Safeguarding Officer| |Francis Carr|Circuit Steward| |Rev Rita Carr|Circuit minister| |Maureen Hearn|Pastoral Secretary| |Isabel Hebden|SeniorSteward| |Mark Lewis|Church rep 2021| |Norma Newcomb|Steward| |Gill Phillips|Steward/CTiSD/Playbox Committee| |Sue Pugh|Playbox Committee| 2 |Sue Rampling|Steward| |---|---| |Judith Reed|Church Council Secretary| |PhilipRichardson|Administrator| |Rev Ruth Ridge|Minister, St John’s| |Julie Rix|Steward| |Peter Rix|Property/Finance| |Ann Smythe|CTISD| |Richard Stanford|Property/Finance| |Rev Jason Vinyard|Circuit Superintendent| |ChristineWillis|Choir Director| |Simon Willis|Treasurer/Steward| |_Elizabeth Lee (not a member or_
_trustee)_|Community Worker| ## Annual Report ## Minister: The Reverend Ruth Ridge St John’s Mission Statement; ## **St John’s invites you to share the Good News of God’s love in Christ.** **We welcome everyone, and set out to give service to the community near and far.** ## Aims 1. The furtherance of God’s work in Sudbury and surrounding area and supporting that work in the wider world. 2. Propagation of the Christian faith. 3. Providing and supporting positive opportunities for the development of activities to benefit the whole community. 4. To work constructively with other churches of other denominations and as appropriate with other organisations. 5. Provide worship opportunities for all ages, and a welcoming atmosphere for all, especially newcomers. 3 ## From our Minister ## **Report for St John’s ACM 2024** ## Dear Friends, It has been a year of many changes, some sad, as we marked the loss of 6 much loved members and some exciting as we rejoiced in the fitting of a new heating system and floor in the hall. I want once again to extend my thanks to the stewards, treasurer and all church officers who maintain the smooth running of the church. A particular thank you this year goes to Philip, Richard, Peter and the Property Committee for the hard work both in planning and fitting the new underfloor heating. Much of this work was done in house by Richard, Philip and Peter with Simon Willis also lending a hand and this kept costs much below what they could have been. Thank you for the time and hard work you gave in very dusty conditions. The results are definitely greatly appreciated by all who use the hall. Of course, the church is the people who meet rather than the building and our pastoral team continues to maintain contact with our wide church family. Thank you to Maureen and all of the pastoral visitors for the visits, calls and other contact. This year has seen the loss of a number of our membership and this is hard for all of us. It was good to take some time to be quiet and remember and give thanks at a ‘light a candle’ service in November and we will take another opportunity to do so in April. The church magazine ‘The Herald’ continues to provide valuable information, an interesting read and a smile to readers from this church, Bradfield and Glemsford and our appreciation goes to Gill and all who contribute regularly to this. In addition to the Herald, the Bury Circuit is now producing a monthly newsletter to keep churches across the circuit in touch. Contributions for this are also gratefully received. 4 Bible Studies continue to provide opportunities for study and book group offers lively discussion. The Salt Shaker housegroup also meets regularly for prayer, fellowship and discussion. If anyone is interested in joining a housegroup, please speak to me as it would be lovely to run more groups if needed. Our Community worker, supported by the management team, continues to offer Friday and Saturday groups – Tea and Tots, TGIF after school club and Coffee and Chat. Coffee and chat offers a varied programme including craft and monthly films and the Friday groups are growing and lively – take a look at the notice board by the hall for our latest theme! New volunteers are always welcome, so if you would like to know more, please speak to Elizabeth, Gill or myself. Playbox have also had another good year and my thanks go to all those who maintain regular links through the Playbox committee and providing music and singing. It was lovely to have the children in church for Harvest and to be able to share the Central American tradition of Posada by sending knitted nativity figures to join the group. Following last year’s meeting, we agreed to continue holding a monthly all age service, held café style. These services have been well received and it was lovely to be joined by the Beavers for Remembrance Sunday. Feedback about these services would be gratefully received by the stewards, as we look to future planning. As a church we continue to support the work of Action for Children and Christian Aid and to promote the work of Fair Trade. We also continue to campaign for environmental issues and to operate as an eco-church. It has been a busy year and so many people have given selflessly of their time, energy and prayers to make these things happen. We are truly one body, rejoicing in many members with so many different skills. We look forward in faith to what the coming year may bring. God bless. Ruth. 5 ## **Pastoral Report** Membership 57 Pastoral Roll 120 We remember with love and thanksgiving those friends who have died or moved house since our last A G M. Rev. Keith Horton Mrs. Jan Turner Mr. Andrew Pilgrim Mr. Tony Clarke Mrs. Olive Underwood Mr. Ray Tansley Mrs. Iris Clare Mrs Alma Vinter has transferred her membership to Holme upon Spalding Moor. The pastoral list is being updated and we have several people who are going to become members shortly. _Maureen Hearn_ 6 ## **Prayer Chain** We are seven members of St. Johns who pray for others when requests are made. I am the first point of contact and I phone the other members who then include the requests in their prayers. We need permission of the person or close family member before names are put on the list and everything is confidential, It is often a great help and comfort to people knowing that they are held in prayer. _Maureen Hearn_ ## **Treasurer’s Report to the Annual Church Meeting March 2024** The financial climate continues to be difficult for St Johns as it is for most charities, businesses and individuals. The rate of inflation, though easing, has imposed a real cost of living crisis on us all. The fact that St John’s continues to function in so many ways is due to the generosity of the church community 7 in their giving of time and skills as well as financially, and for that we continue to be very grateful. At the same time, we have to recognise again this year we have lost a number of members and so the financial load is shared by fewer individuals. The accounts for the year 2022/2023 were approved by the accountants Moore Green and by the autumn church council. They show an overall deficit of £8,653 which is less than our prediction and also it does not include the grant of £2,000 from the circuit towards the hall floor which did not arrive until after 31[st] August. So this deficit is not as bad as it might have been, but is still a deficit. We have the reserves to cover it, but they will not last forever. The estimated figures for 2023/2024 give a projected deficit of around £20,000 and were arrived at on the basis of minimum expected income and maximum expected expenditure. This should be the ‘worst case scenario’ and we might expect the deficit to be less. However, after 6 months of the church financial year, we have run at a deficit of £7,200 and I currently estimate the deficit at the end of the year to be around £19,000. I estimate our income will be around £23,000 down on last year. Offerings and fund raising are down, and we have already received all the grants that we might expect. The tax refund from gift aided donations is expected to be much the same as last year, and the letting income which is almost entirely from the Playbox will be up £1200 for the year. Last year The Playbox contributed £8,000 on top of their accommodation, this year they have committed to £4,000. Although interest rates have been high and we have earned significant interest on our investments, rates are now falling and so it is unclear how much more we will earn. I estimate our outgoings will be around £13,000 lower than last year largely because we do not have the expenditure associated with the new hall floor and heating. Our assessment for next year has been reduced by 5%. However, we have yet to pay any utility bills at the new increased tariff we moved to at the beginning of January, as we pay for gas and electricity 2 months in arrears. We shall see shortly how much more our monthly bills are. Also, Anglian water is increasing its prices by 9 % on 1[st] April and that will be passed on to us. Overall, we are running at a deficit as we have for a number of years. We do have considerable reserves at the moment and it is right we draw on those to maintain the work of the church, but I would ask you all to give prayerful thought to ways in which we might maximise our income to ease the pressure on our accounts. In conclusion I would like to thank you again for your generous giving and support in the last year. Simon Willis Treasurer ## **Salt Shakers Housegroup** Salt Shaker Housegroup continues to meet every two months on the first Tuesday evening. Our next meeting will be at the home of Carol Whiteman in March. We always enjoy being together, singing, praying and discussing whatever topic has been chosen by the host. lts a lovely group to be involved in and we are thankful for the fellowship we all share. Jan Foster 9 ## **Church Annual Report – Flower Committee** Being able to have fresh flowers in Church gives the opportunity for members and friends to donate towards fresh flowers, have a go at arranging if you’d like, or taking the flowers out after display to give to the sick or anyone in need of cheering up. It is hoped that fresh flowers can be arranged approximately once a month. For the other weeks we have two pedestals of good quality silk flowers to display . A new Flower Rota is available on the table at the back of the church, so please add your name. As there are fewer members available to arrange and distribute the flowers we can’t manage to do this more than once a month. Please see if you can help in any way with this aid to our worship, and don’t hesitate to speak to me to discuss any of the above. Julie Rix 10 ## **Community Team March 2023-February 2024** Throughout the year, the community team has continued to run our groups for community engagement: Tea & Tots for under 5’s, Thank Goodness it’s Friday for ages 6+ and Coffee and Chat for all. All of our groups have regular members who attend each week, and we welcomed approximately 1050 attendees throughout the year (this number does not include the adults accompanying children), with weekly attendance of approximately 15 children at Tea & Tots, 10 children at TGIF and 9 adults at Coffee and Chat. Tea & Tots runs on Friday mornings from 9.30am -11.30am. We have many regular members, who have been attending our toddler group with their children for several years, and have a wide range of ages in children from one week to four years. In addition to our regular attendees, we have welcomed many new families throughout the year. Parents and guardians enjoy our group for the friendly and welcoming attitude of our volunteers, as well as the other attendees, and find a great deal of safety and support with us. Thank Goodness it’s Friday (TGIF) is our after school club on Fridays from 3.30pm-5pm. In September we undertook a journey around the world, visiting 13 different countries and finding out about the people, plants and animals that live there. Families responded very well to this theme and were engaged and excited about our activities throughout the term. From this, we decided to continue with a structure of games, crafts and cooking based around a theme that changes each term or half term. 11 During the summer holidays, we arranged two outdoor meetups in Belle Vue Park. These were open to all of our families and offered a chance to meet during the summer break, to maintain contact and to share news. Coffee and Chat runs weekly on Saturday mornings from 10.30am -12.30pm. Alongside friendly conversation, coffee, tea and cake, we have continued to run optional activities of jigsaw puzzles and board games, different hobbies on the second Saturday of the month, and a film screening on the fourth Saturday of the month. We spent time during October and November knitting sheep to be given to the children in our Friday groups and Playbox for our Posada activity during advent. In February we began a new knitting project to make blankets for use during church services in the winter. Coffee and Chat continues to provide a space to gather and socialise with one another. In December, we took part in the Sudbury Christmas Tree Festival. We chose a theme inspired by our round the world trip in TGIF “Global Guardians”. In our groups, we spent time thinking about the ways we look after the people, places and creatures around us and things we can do to improve the way we care for each other. Throughout the year we have continued to run Messy Church with St Andrew’s Church in Great Cornard. We run services once a month, usually on the third Sunday of the month, alternating which church hosts the service. During August we had an outdoor Messy Church at Foxearth Meadows. Elizabeth Lee 12 ## **Churches Together Report for ACM** The work of Churches Together continues, with quarterly forum meetings this year covering topics such as FairTrade, God and the Climate, the Christian broadcaster SAT7 and an informal discussion ‘Better Together?’ looking at the things that we can achieve working across different churches. Quarterly services have also taken place, celebrating the work of Eden’s and Christian Aid and providing space to remember in the ‘Light up a Life’ service. During this year’s Week of prayer for Christian Unity service, there was also an opportunity to recommit ourselves to the Churches Together Covenant. We hope to hold an additional joint service at sunrise on Easter Day this year, venue and time to be confirmed. Prayer breakfasts continue weekly and hospitality from churches around Sudbury is greatly appreciated. This is a wonderful opportunity to pray together for the town and the world. Kettle and Fish continues to run a cafe most weeks at Suffolk Road and is supported by a good crowd of regulars, however custom is much reduced from when we were in St Peter’s and we need more volunteers to help with setting up and serving. Please pray that the future for Kettle and Fish will become clear. Churches Together also continues to support Christian work around Sudbury by supporting organisations such as Future Vision, Storehouse No. 72 and Abi's Footprints. It is wonderful to be able to share with Christians of different backgrounds in worship and in serving the community. Ruth 13 ## **Bible Study Group.** We continue to meet regularly on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 2:15p.m. in the Wesley Room. This year we have studied Hebrews, Obadiah, Isaiah chapters 40 - 55 (which are known as 'Second Isaiah and which include the four Servant Songs) and Haggai. We are now studying Peter, the rock on which Jesus built the Church. At each meeting we have good, often lively discussions about the actual Bible passages, discussions related to them and what they all mean for us as individuals and for the Church and the wider community. New members are always welcome! Isabel Hebden ## **The Exchange Book Club** The Exchange book club continues to meet every two months and the books which are chosen by the members are varied. They are not ‘religious’ in theme but always give us food for thought on moral and ethical matters. I have been introduced to new authors and have shared some of my favourites with the group. It is a small friendly group and everyone is welcome even if they have not read the book. So if you enjoy reading please do feel free to join us. Nita Stanford. 14 Playbox Report 2024 Our continued thanks to Jane Sharp the Chairwoman of the Management Committee for her support to the Playbox staff and children and the PMC for their continued support throughout the year. Many thanks to Richard Stanford for being ‘Mr Fix it’ for us and always there to help. September 2023 saw us with 33 children as a large number of 2 Year olds were on the waiting list and places are limited but Spring 2024 numbers are up to 41. We had a wonderful nativity this year with parents/carers and families able to come and watch the children perform and sing in ‘The first Christmas’. The staff are all up to date with their training with Makaton signing course booked for April. We are planning a Mother’s Day celebration with the opportunity for the mums to come in and share time and activities with their child. We are providing Tea and cakes and a potted plant and artwork from the children. We have a visit from Little City role play company planned for the spring, they set up rooms with toys and activities from people who help us e.g. vets, police station, shop, fire station. The website continues to be a valuable connection with the families to keep them informed of coming activities with photos and videos of their time at Playbox. 15 ## **Property Report March 2024** The Property Committee have met as and when necessary to address problems and situations as they arise. We are basking in the glory of a well functioning heated floor which is very satisfying after the hard work and expense. Along with upgrade to the toilet facilities which also seems very satisfactory. The regular maintenance and essential checks of alarm and emergency lighting have been carried out. At the moment we are still in a state of flux as the ongoing electric supply in town is being worked on. We have had to address the very tricky safety aspect of keeping fire escape routes clear and safety of children exiting the building via emergency doors. This has been addressed by fixing an extra gate on the car park side with a catch that is easily reached by an adult. It had seemed a good idea to use the redundant hedging as an eco heap but that has been removed to get at the brambles that were becoming dangerous(Nature fighting back). At the moment our long time grass cutter Mr Lunn has had to step back as he attends hospital for an operation, so I will do my best to keep it smart. Richard ## **ST JOHN’S CHURCH CHOIR REPORT 2023** The choir has continued to contribute to Sunday worship during 2023, performing an Introit and/or Anthem most weeks. Our numbers are still low, and we would welcome anyone who’d like to come and sing with us. If you’re tempted to give it a go, why not try it out – you don’t have to commit yourself, and you might find you enjoy it! Practice is every Friday night between 7.00 and 8.15. This seems the best place to thank Russell for stepping into the breach at Christmas when I had Covid, Isabel was away and Paul was also unwell. I’m sure everyone at St John’s would like to thank 16 him for playing, and for his kind offer to step in if we are again without an organist at short notice. Thank you Russell. At Christmas, we performed several pieces as part of the Carol Service as usual. We were again fortunate to be able to welcome Chris Francis from Great Waldingfield to boost our male voices. It’s lovely to have Chris join us both for the Carol Service and occasionally at other services, and we are very grateful to him. It was lovely to be invited to perform at the Sudbury Christmas Tree Festival again, as it returned to St Peter’s. The choir were very well received, and it was lovely to have Diane Badrick join us. We look forward to singing there again next year. Chris Willis 17 CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS St Johns Methodist Church Sudbury FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2023 St Edmunds Circuit ircuit no. 1403 Reglstered Charity - Charlty Reglstratlon number 1151379 If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number (rhe HMRC number is equivalent to a registered thartty number in terms of eviden￿ of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see ewdentt 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. Rev. Ruth Ridge Church Stewards: Miss l Hebden Mrs N Newcombe Mrs G Phillips Mrs S Rampling Mrs J Rix Mr S Willis Treasurer. Mr S Willis ChurChes-r￿1pts-and-payr￿nts-2O23 1of5 ACCOUNTS FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 St Johns Methodist Church Sudbury Church UnTÈstiicted Restricted Tolals thls Funds Funds year Totals last year SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Note a2 Offefin s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest ar¥J Investment income 37.167 37.167 37,854 a3 2,908 700 2.952 700 377 a4 Lettin 130 a5 othgr receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 43.679 45,679 86,498 29,773 68.134 a6 2.044 {a7) SECTEON B b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 44.809 44.809 43,158 b3 Donations 225 225 125 Re airs and Mainten8fTce Utilities (Insurances, water ch3rges, heating & lighting) 21.9 21.956 7,850 b5 7.497 7A97 6,403 b6 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 20.664 94.926 20.664 95,151 17.192 74,728 b8 225 Ib91 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 a6-b8 10.472 1.819 8,653 6,594 Total funds brought fomard from last year 99,735 3,771 103.506 c6 110.108 Sub total {c1+e2 89.263 5,590 94,853 103.514 Transfers and ad'ustsnents £c71 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR {c3+c4) 89263 5,590 94.853 {c81 103,506 Ic6} SECTION D FOR INFORNIATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (these amounts are not to be included in totsl receiptslpayments figures above) d1 Balance brou ht forward from kst ear NIL d2 Offerin sIGifts- received for extemal o anisations 1,536 874 d3 OfferingslGffts - passed to extemal organisations 989 878 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Idl+d2413) 547 NIL 2of5 St Johns Methodist Church Sudbu HURCH COLWC Chur¢h SUMMARY OF C RCHACCO SECTION E p**e fdlow Guidance N to corn Summaryoflhechurch aco)unts Iorlheyear¥￿ed 31 Moust20ZJ and Irrtemal Org•ysafyxs l) Ihe Ctvjrch Cwn¢iVChiJrth PAeetity. 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INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Net RecaFtrJ Openiny balances Th*P 110.464 f01.ZTS 9209 000 11.741 12.950 Hotsble5 NIL 75 75 *John¥ Comm¥J Team 1.171 201 &Jb totsl ￿ Intemai nis*toThs 111.655 8.811 12.415 eti Church a¢¢oursts Itotals brgugbtforwaTd from p39e 2- totats Column) 86,498 lan 95.1S1 Ib9) 18,6531 le71 103,606 IcG} 94.853 BY CHURCH 198.1$3 197J95 158 18.000 115.921 108,079 Contwueona sppar* Sheet 1rn2￿Ssary and britw the totaFsforwwd YOTNLRE¢EWS TOTAL PAYIIETrirs SECTJON F STA Efs AN I)PENING CLOSING 8ALANCES CHURCH- CASH FiFNDS HELD at 31 Cash in hand Bar* CurreniAccJyml Bank Central Fin8rTh Board Tntsteesfor Mthothsl Churth PL¥ 30.499 25.500 Otherfunds SUB TofAL- Church ac¢ourts Totsl funds held by lnterrd Organ¥￿￿￿5 (the ￿Ets¥j ba￿￿￿t￿lTOrn above) le121 103.506 lo8} 94.863 11415 13.226 TOTALCASH FUNOS HELD BY CHURCH 116,921 108.079 sEe￿oN G At At 31 August2023 OTHER ASSEfs and LNBILMES Investrryents indude EnthAvn* Larvj & &ildin OlherAsseis -shLwanNyrtoutsland' Other L￿irl￿&S f4 IndLwk onty FLntslJeld atthe Central Firw¢e f5 InC[L￿ only Fwds hdd atTtU5tep5 for I￿th￿thi Church Pul5￿j 91 bidude 8nyotherNNèstinents Inottr* ea5h derraitofTMCP ts￿% knlnÈf5 3ofS The Playbox at St Johns Methodist Church Statement of Financial Activities forthe ear ended 31st Au ust 2023 2023 2022 Incoming Resources Local Authority Funding Fees 85,9¢J) 14,758 100,658 9,308 225 72,871 19.144 92,015 7,915 85 Lunch Club Fundraising and Donations Miscellaneous Income Bank Interest 293 30 110,484 100,045 Resour￿ Expended stsff Remuneration and Pensions Educational Materials and Consumable5 Training and mileage Costs Accomodation and Services Other Equipment 73.383 6,813 67.823 7,488 694 17,217 776 2,304 96,302 20,696 383 101.275 Net Incoming Resources foryear 9,209 3,743 Balance Sheet as at 31st Au ust 2022 Fixed Assets Current Assets Balance at Bank Balance with Methodist Church CFB Cash 3.743 9,532 20,002 7,241 13,275 27,243 Current Liabilites Creditors 325 12.950 15,502 11.741 General Funds Balance Brought Forward Less Transfers to Stjohns 11,741 8.000 3.741 9,209 12,950 12,998 5,000 7,998 3.743 11,741 Net Incoming Resources for year IwrERNAL ORGANISATIONS, REPORT FORM This form should be used kn coojwidiojh with the sfANDARD FORM OFACCOUNTS (chllrc￿ Circuit & District) A separate Report Form shoutd be prep2rtd for each lmttrnal Orgatti5ation RECE]PTS AND PAYMENTS AccoifNT Not¢ SECTION RECEnrys hl Gifts & donations h2 Other recespts 110,484.00 110484 h3 TOTAL RECEIPTS (to Rettipts tol ￿ge 3 in the Jnxin Aceoul￿) SECTION I PAYMENTS Donations Other p2ymMts 109275.00 TOTAL PAYMENTS (to PaymeDts ¢01 pge 3 in the mxin aceowits) 109275 SECTION J NET RECEIFfs ￿AymENTs) {h3 13) 1209 OPENINC BALANCE (to Opening balallee colwnn page J tke mxin accounts) 11741 j3 Adjustments (show any negative adJ￿ents in bra¢kets) CLOSING BALANCE (to ClosiD8 b4l*u¢e ¢fjL page 3 in the aceow#ts) lil+j2+1-j3) 12950 SECTION K HOW THE Ft]NDS ARE HELD kl Cash in hand Cash at BanklCFB et 12.950.00 Other aeeounts k4 TOTAL ￿}NDs HELD (should ayee with lipei4 above) (kl+k2+k3) 12950 SECTION M FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO OTHER EKTERNAL ORGANISATIONS hest amottllts Should not h includcd IB totsl rtteiptslpym¢nts ¥lJove} rnl Balance brought forward from last year m2 OfferingslGifts - received for external organisatii)ns OfferingslGifts- p&8sed to extrmal organi5ations m4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAtD {ml+m2-m3) inteM8bory*fO￿ 2023 PWyJut*¥ 1of2 INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS, REPORT FORM This form should be used Att eoDjunftion with the STAf4DARD FORM OFAccourrrs (Church, Ciretslt & District) A separate Report Form should Ix prepared for eaek EnterDal 0￿￿1S8*10￿ RECEIPTS AND PAYTrtENfs Accouwr IqlJ3 SECTION H RECEIPTS hl Gifts & donations h2 Other receipts h3 TOTAL RECEIPTS (to Receipts eol pa￿ 3 ID the *fCOUDts) SECTION I PAYMENTS Donatiorts Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS (to Paymtnts col page 3 in the main 2¢¢ouDts) SECTION J ET RECE]PTS IPAYMEwrs) (h3- 131 OPENING BALANCE (to Opening bxlattct evlumn page 3 th¢ JnaiD acco￿￿ts} Adjustments (show any negative adju5ttnents in brackets) CLOSING BALANCE (to Clos¥ng b2lafj¢e COL page 3 the xtcounts) ti14i2+1-j3) SECTION K HOW THE FUNDS ARE HEIJ) kl C&th in hand Cash at BanklCFB et Other accounts k4 TOTAL FUNDS HELD (Sho￿ld agree with lin¢i4 above) (kl+k2+k3) SECTION M FOR INFORMATION OIYLY.. MONEY II£CEIVED AND PASSED ON TO OTHER EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Thw¢ amountsshottld be inthd¢d in lotal Atriptslpayrnts above) ml Balanc¢ brought fO￿ard from last year OfferingslGifts- received for external ooanisation5 OfferIn￿Gifts_ passed to externa] or8anisattons m4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAtD (ml+m2-m3) intemaw.lom 2D23￿LSX 1of2 To be retaineil by Churchlclrcuit Trnasu THE METHODIST CHURCH INTERNAL ORGANISATION REPORT FORM FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 20 21 Each year every organisation connected a local Chur¢h. Circuit or District 15 required by Standing Orders to present its accourjts to the Churth CounciVCiroJit Meeti￿ynod. The Managing TTust*s are annually required to complete the Anrn￿I Accounts setting out the financial affairs of the ChurchlCircuiVDistrict induding all its connected internal organisations. This form (which ean be used for a ChurchlCiroNL District organisation) requires detali s of the accounts of your organisalion so that all responsibilities can be fulfilled. We ask for your co-operation which will ensure proper public accountability and the protection of those who wÈllingly act as Ireasurers. I CircuitlDlstrict CIRCU￿. SS@ DISTrICT: LA i Grouploryanisation I Signatwes section I corffjmi that I have prEP3red inforrnakn ovetsaffrom the acoxmts records ofthe 8bo¥e named Group orOTganisaton TreasurerofGroup ororgan￿ti0n l confirm that I have examined the accounts aTKI ol i and thaithe infonnat¥)n o¥ar1831 arArfaTh*I￿w￿h. Independent minerlRegister8d-. uditor I l ￿nfIr￿ that the illlormation ¢%¢rkaf has L*en prepared from *d8ntyeYaMinedla￿1rt&J. accounts *thich ￿*re/wIll I be" presented to at a meeting which I chairwjtintend to thawon Date SH)nattk￿ ofchalr of Meeti Date This forrn can be used by Church. CIrc￿rta￿j Intemal Organ￿at￿)rsWl￿ rep)rttotheir respectNe Mhodisl bodies. lof2 INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS, REPORT FORM Tbis form should be used its eonjllttction with the sfANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS (Chur￿, Circ￿lt & Distiiet) A separate Rtport Fonn sbould be prepar￿ for ¢a¢h 1ot¢rllal Organisgtit) RECEJPTS AND PAYMENfs ACCOIJNT Note SECTION H RECEIFrs hl Gifts & donations Other receipts h3 TOTAL RECEipfs (to Re¢eipts tol page 3 the main ac£ollnts) SECTION I PAYMEiYrs Donations i2 Other payments 9* 36 TOTAL PAYMENTS (to Payments col page 3 the #Lyowtyts) SECTION J P4ET RECEIPTS ￿AymENTS} (h3- 13) OPENINC BALANCE (tfj Op¢tting bal8ntt page3 ID the #tcoallts) Adjustments {slb)w any negative adjustments irÉ t*ackets) CLOS1Tr4G BALANCE (to Closing balaB¢e ¢oL p4oe 3 the attouats) til+j2+1-j3) SECTION K HOW THE FUNDS ARE HELD kl Cash in hand Cash at BanklCFB etc O¢her accounts k4 TOTAL FUNDS HELD (should #gree with IiDei4 #I￿Ve) (ki+k2+k3) SECTION M FOR JMORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO OTH£R EXtEIiNAL ORGANISATIONS hcsc should uot b¢ Includ￿ ID totsl rtttiptslpayrttents abov¢) Balance brou t forward from last year m2 OfferIng￿Gifts- ieceived for cxtcrnai or8anisati(pnS OfferingslGifts- p&K8cd to &xtcrnal OTganisaÉioThs BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (ml+m2-tn3) temab(ry.form_2023Jl&x 1of2 To be ￿tsIned by ChurchlCiKuit Tr88suror THE METHODIST CHURCH INTERNAL ORGANISATION REPORT FORM FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 20 Each year every organi5ation connected wth a local Church, Circuit or District is required by Standing Orders to present its accounts to the Church Coun¢iVCiruJf( Meetinglsynod. The Managing Trustees are annualty required to ￿mplete the Annual Accounts setting out the financial affairs of the ChurchlCircuilJDistrict induding all its connected intemal organisations. This form {which can be used for a ChurchlCir(xllt District owanisation) requires details of the aceourrts of your organisation so that all ￿SponsIbl11beS can be fvlfilled. We ask for your o>operation which 11 ensure proper public aceountability and the proteciion of those who wtllingly acl as treasurers. I CircuiVDistrict IRcufT= DISTRICT: £ i Grouploryanisatlon I Signatures se¢tion l ¢onfirrn tho1 I have prepared the infoEmatb)n o*leaffrtyn the xcowts and RC0￿ oflhe above named Gro￿ OTOrganisalion TAN J L4£AJER Treasurerof Group orOryani5abon 16 23 Da I Ixnllmi that I have exarnined the accounts and records clthe and thatthe infomialton obErkafi8 in acC0rfan￿ I1we%￿￿. IndepeTrJEnt ExaninerlRwJisteied Auditor I I confimi that ts irrforrnation overlèafhas been preF•red frwrt inde[thj￿ examinedI4￿11e￿ accounts vthKh ￿treth I bg" pr88ented to l ata meeting whxth I Chaired￿ntend to chairon ¥UnatU￿ ofchaw ol Meeting This form ean be used by Church, C￿rjJit aThJ thslwid Irrtemal Orwi5abonswho Wto thew r*peth* methOd￿t bodi28. 1of2 INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS, REPORT FORM This form shtsuld be Msed IB conjuTrctiOll Tvith the STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS (Church, Circllit & Distri¢t> A $¢pxratt Report Fotty be pr¢partd for t￿1 Internal orgall￿tion R￿cEIPTs AM) PAYMENTS ACCOiINT Note sEclloN RECE]PTS hl Gifts & donations Other reeeipts h3 TOTAL RECEIPTS (to Receipts tol page 3 in the SECTION I PAYMENrs Donations 12 Otherpayments 14-7S.c 13 TOTAL PAYMENTS (to PayThettts eol paee 3 itt the ae¢ouDts) SECTION J Tr￿T RECEIPTS (PAYMEWfS) i3) OPENINC BAL4NCE (to Opening bal*nce eolumn page 3 tbe *t£OUBts) Adjustrnents (show any negative adJ￿trnents in brackets) CLOSJNG BALANCE (ts Closing balanct COL page 3 ID the a£cooDts} (il+j2+1-i3) SECTION K HOW FtJNDS ARE HELD kl C&sh in h8nd Cash at BanklCFB etc 2oc.%o Other a¢¢ounts k4 TOTAL FUNDS HELD (should agree with line j4 abovt) (kl+k2+k3} SECTION M FOR JNFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO OTHER EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS IThc5c amounts should llot bt intludEd totsl rece4p￿PaYDwDts al￿) Balance brought forward from last year m2 OfferingslGifts - received for external organisations OfferingslGifts - p&ssd to ¢xtema] or8anisatson5 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAll) (ml+nQ-m31 Intemak¢rg-forni 2023Jhx 1of2 To be ￿tsIne￿ tty ChurtNClrtuit Treasurer THE METHODIST CHURCH INTERNAL ORGANISATION REPORT FORM FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 20 2.8 Each year every orgarrisatson connecled with a IcKal Church. Ciicuit or Districl is required by Standing Orders to present its accounts to the Church Councivcircuit Meetinglsynod. The Managing Tru*ees are annually required to ¢>)mplete the Anryjal Ac(¥)unts setting out the financial affairs of the ChurchlCircuillDistrict indudiro all its ￿nnected intemal organisations. Thi5 fgrm (which can be used for a Churehlcireuil, District L¥ganisation} requires details of the accounts of your organisation so that all responsibiltbes Can be fuffilled. We ask for your ct>operation whid) 11 ensure prO￿r public accountabilty and the protection of those who wllingly act as treasurers. I ClrcultyDistrlct CIRCUIT- DFSTRICT: i A i Grouplorganisation I Signatures section l ojnfim that I have prepared the inform*i>ti Ove￿af￿r￿M the a(t4mts ￿ records oflhe abfft named Group or Ooani8ab TrÈasuwolGroup orOrganisatK)n ate I ￿nfirrn that I have examined the acsjunis ar¥J recorfs ofthe andthat Ihe information 0SErleaf is in acD)Tdall￿ It￿￿71h. Inde￿ndent Examinerfftegistered Audilor Date I I confim Ihai the Inloffnall￿ Ove￿ has F¥Epared from intsp￿7ty examinedlaudrt¥J" accA)untsWhKhWereA￿II I be. presenied to at a mèotirrfJ ￿1th 5 chal￿tend b) clwon Dai8 SwJnature ofchair of Thi% fomi can te used bychurch. C￿Jit and District Irttem81 organ￿th rewjrt kj Iheirreswtwe Methudi5t bod￿$. 1of2 Name of Church . .St Johns Methfyjist Church Sudbury...-...... .. No...14302....... Declarations and Scrutiny I confimi that these Receipt and Payment based a￿unt$ for the year to 31 August 2023 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................................ Date...2719r23.......... Name and address of treasurer ......John Simon Wllis 5 WindsorGreen Cockfield................ Post Code IP30 OLY PresentatEon to the Church trustees I confimi that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 were presenled to the meeting of the Church truslees held on 16111123 Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name ofthe Chair ofthe meeting Rev Ruth Ridge.........-......-.... Date .. 161i!/2.3.... Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the ..St Johns..-Methodist.....Church Charity Number...1151379.. Responslbilitles and basls of report I report to the trustees on My examinalion of the accounts of the St Johns Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages 1 to 3. As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charits'es Act 2011 (Yhe Ad'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts caffled out under section 145 ofthe Act and, in carrying oul my examination. I have followed all the appIl￿b￿ Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(bl of the Act. 4ofS Name ofchurch. .StJohns Methodist Church Sudbury.............................. No...14302.. Independent Examinerfs Statsment I have completed my examination. I confimi 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.. the accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act", or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. 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 not obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in othertrusts. bank balances and funds at the Central Finan￿ Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in eX￿sS of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balan￿ sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner Vin￿nt Chandler Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner FCA FCCA Name of firm (where appropriate) Moore Green Address 22 Friars Street, Sudbury. SLrffolk Post Code C010 2AA Date 26.10.2023 delete or circle as appropriate churches-receipts-and-payments-2023 5of5