The Methodist Church*Ah mIntsr ISuperlnt¢ndwrti Mlnlthr Revd. Alexandra Terratt 38 Bramerton Road. Bockenham. Kent BR3 3PB R•vd. Karen George 20 Ro¢he5terAv8nu8 Bromley K1, BRI 3DD Deacon L8ura MacB•an 73 Hawe8 Lan• Kt, BR40DF Td. 020 8658 8484 a.tsrrott@bllnlerTret.cDm Tel. OX) 84eo ce 20kmgeorg8@goog1?mll.¢om Td. 0 8249 8W2 lauT•.ma¢btranQgool8m•ff.com ClrcuSt Stewwds Mr8 Hll•ry Ch•V•rt0 Mr• Jan•t Hr•bl•n, Mr Davld Ja¢h8on Clr¢ult Tr•aiui•r Ms Esther Owulu Tfustees, Annual Report Bromley Melhod18t Clrcuit - legal and admlnlstrntlve Infomiatlon Charlty number 1151857 Prlnclpal addrn88 20 Rochester Avenue, Bromley. Kenl BR1 3DD Indep•nd•nt Examlner John Whlttam ICAEW 9 B8dgers Way, Slrafford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshlre CV37 OW Bankorn HSBC Bank plc 333 Vauxhall Brfdge Road London SW1 V 1 EJ The tTUStees present thelr port and accounts for the year ended 311t August 2022. The trustees have accepted 8 Church House dispensation lo report on a Receikts and Payments (R&P) basis, and decided to take advantage of the available s111 exemrrtion a1 have the accounts Independently examined. The trustees are lisied on page 4. The 8¢nIS have been prepared in accordance with th8 Charities Act 2011 and wh such guidance and best praclice for those reForting on an R&P basis as is contained in the St8temenl of Recommended Pracaice "Alxounting a1 ReportirMJ by Charities" issued in March 2005. 8tructure, governance and management The charfiy was established under the Deed of Union 1932, the Melhodist Church Acl 1976 and by Standing Orders of the Methodist Church. Eiigibie tnjstees a proposed by local Methodist Churches
within the Circult and appointed by existing tnjstees. Minister5 of Methodlst Churches wlthln the Circuit are automatically appolnted as trustees. There is a range of guidance produced by the Methodist cOnneOn and appointed trustees have access to these documents. There is briefing on the roles and responsibilities of a trust8e In the Methodlst Church. Existing trustees also assist in famlliarising new trustees with the role. The London Distrid provides training sessions for officers who hold specific r8sponslbllMies. The Circuf( is part of the London Methodist Distric*, which is in turn accountable to the Methodist Conference (Connexion). The Circult is SponsIble for funding the payment of Methodist cleffJy stlpends and related expenses, the provlslon of manses. and the general oversight of the three churches (four church buildings) within the Circuit. The trustees have assessed the Major rfsks to which the charlty Is exposed, and are sallsfied that systems are in place to mltlgate exposure to these risks. Financial oovernance Is docurnented. and the subJect aulhorftles, process85 and procedures are reviewed at188sI annu811y. Obje¢tlves and actlvltlos The purposes of the Methodlsl Churoh are, and shall be deemed to have been SI the Date of Unlon. th8 8dv8ncement of.. (a) The Chrtstlan faith In accordance wlth the doctftnal standards and dlsclpllne of The Mblhodlst Church. (b) Any charitablè purpose for the Ilme belng of any Connexlonal, Dlstrict, Clrcutt and local or other organisalion of The Methodist Church. (c> Any chariloble purp058 for the tlme belna of 8ny soclely or instllutlon subsidlary or anclllary to The Meth¢)dist Church. (d) Any pOSe for thè Ilme belng of any charlty belng a charfty subsldlary or ancillary to The Melhodlst Church. Th6 Iruslees have pald due regard to guldance Issued ty the Charity Commlssion on public benefit In deciding what activilies the ch8dty should undertake. and In particular th8 specific guldan¢e on charflles for the advancement of religlon. In order to 8chleve thes8 oblectlves the Charfty undertakes 8 numb9r of activtties, which are summarised below. Th8 Circuit provldes oversight of churchès, manses and mSnlsters In Its area of responslbllily. Through thls and the dèlivery of services of worship by the ohurches It Is provldlng publlc benefit. The Clrcull oversees the worshlp and preaching by the mlnlstry team in the three chur¢hes of the CIrcu. It Is also re5ponslble for the provision and upkeep of the Ihree manses In the Clrcult. The Circutt Is commttted lo mainl8lnlng regu18r worshlp and servlces to the communities In which our churches are sited. We shall offer further trainlng opportunities to our people. to Improve and enhance the ways in whlch we do thls. We sh811 use the resources entrusted to us and at our dlsposal to enrich the Ilfe of 811 we do through our ministry together. We wlll be holdlng a review meeting in earfy September 2022 to explore new possibilities in mission and mlnistry. Achievements and perforniance Property and Flnance The Circuit receives VirtLFally all its regular income from an assessment collected from each church in proportion to their membership. A proposal to adjust this method of calculalion, for instanGe In respect of a Ghurch's level of Income or assets, was not proceeded with. Addstionally, small amounts of bank interest are eamed.
Proceeds from the sale of properties (minus the levy collected, upon sale, by the Conn8xion) are held in Circuit Model Tnjst Fund (CMTF), from whlch the Dlslrfci Advance Fund collects a further levy each financial year. The Circuit Meeting may approve the spending of the CMTF according to gltidelines lald down by Conference, and £18.500 was drawn from the CMTF in the year as a one-off conlribullon to the District Pension Reserve. A further £13,580 was drawn for maintenance works ¢arried out at Rochester Avenue. The CMTF balance at financlal year-end was reduced to £19,570. The manses and other dwellings managed by the chaiity, If In occupation, are occupled by ¢lergy and their families. None are let. Quinquennial inspectlons of all the properties are arranged on a regular basis. Boller seNlcing, gas safely. intwder alami system and drainagelgutter inspections are carried out annually al each of the manses. We have contlnued to rnalrrtaln and Insure our properties, and respond to the challeng05 of delermining the resources appropriate lo the life of the clrcuil. Clrcuit funds have contlnued to support mlnister5a staff to provide pastoral and preachlng for four Methodist congreg8llons. The members and adh8renls of the churches in our cSrcult have continued In thelr generosily towards the common good and the spreadlng of the Gospel through thelr tlme. talents and resources, includlng flnancially. The C1u[t Officers and pald staff have done outstanding work on the back of such goneroslty and continu8 to keep the Clrcuit movlng forward whllst fulfllllng all other obllgations. 8afÈguardlng The safeguardlng policles and practice of the Cirouit and Ils nStItuent Churches oontinue to develop in Ilne with Melhodlst Church gLFldelines and best pract6¢e. Opportunities for safegu8t(Jlng tralnlng hav6 been provided durfng the year, especially for those newly appointed to serve In particular ways in our hurches, in line wllh Methodlst guldelines. Lay Employaes There are currently no lay employees at Clrcult lev81. Financlal review The Iruslees report a deflcil for the year of £48,907, after a prior year deficti of £3.378, and a budgeted surplus of £580. Expenses on manses exc88ded budget by c.£35,691 because of unexpected costs of repalfs and maintenance which w8s Incu& as a resLtIt of the three manses needlng urgent repairs,. no works had been carried oul on the manses for the past two years. Other expenses were closè wllhin budget. Receipts were on budget. Revenue from the Clroult Assessment on consliluenl churches, whlch we try to hold as low as practicable. Increased marglnally by 2%, bul the apportlonmenl of this recharge between the three churches changed to reflecl movements In membership numbers. The Circuft reseNes pollcy is lo hold a sum In general fund nel current assets equlv8lent lo six months averag& general fund expend1lu. This should be sufficienl to meet any unforeseBn item of larger expendilure on manses and enable the Circuil to function In the short term In the event of an unexpected clrcumstanGe or inabllity to raise the full Circutt 8ssessment from churches. This would require resevv8s of £80,000. At 31 August 2022, total Circuit Ilquid resources were £86,000 expecied to go up nexl year as a result of Bramerton Rd belng let out by December 2022. That leaves sufflclent funds to meet the reserves poli¢y, plus a slim conungency buffer. Plan for the future
It is our intenlion to use any significant resources that flow Into Ihe C1Ult In ways that continue to improve and enhance the life of our Ghurches and the communilies they seNe. Churches in the Circuit are likely to continue lo need financial support as they expand thelr communlty and mlsslon work. 8tatomont of trustee$. SpOnsIbIlItIeS The trustee5 are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the accounts in accordance with appllcable charities law and th8 requlremenls of the M8thDdist conneOn. The Iruste8s are spOnsible for keeping sufficlent accountlng records Ihal disclose with reasonable accuracy 8t any tlme the flnancial position of the chartiy and enable them to ensure that the accounts omply with the Ch8ritles Act 2011, the Charity (Account5 and Reports> Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for Safeguarding the assets of the chatity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other iegulart1es. This Report was approved al the Bromley Methodlst Clrcuit Meeflng on Wednesday 8 February 2023, on which dale the trustees were the following.. Rev. Karen George Rev Derek Slanworth Maure8n Bazeley Ann Fox Janet Hreblen Mary Lancaster Shella Pt1estman Carollne Thomas Rene Melssner Deacon Laura MacBean Rev. Davld Monis Davld Jackson Hilary Cheverton Mary Jackson Jenny Nichols Judith Seldon Ann Woolllns Esther OwusLr Joan Clark Grace Devaraiula Llnnell Anderson Christina Messenger SimonYoun9 Other Iruslees durfng the flnancial year 2021-22 covered by thls Report were: Mark Cheesman, Rev Alexandra Terrett, Irene Anfvl. Mlchael East, Joe Krywko, Paulette Tomllnson, Allson Driscoll On behalf of the trustee5, Karen George Acllng Superintendent Mlnlster and Chalr of the Clrcult Meetlng Dated.. 8 February 2023
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