## **RYEDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT 29/34** 

**TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025** 



**RYEDALE METHODIST CIRCUIT** 

## **ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025** 

## **ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

Circuit Number: 29/34 

## **Circuit Staff:** 

_Ordained:_ Superintendent Minister: Rev Peter Sheasby 7 Pinfold Garth, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7XQ Ministers: Rev Graham Ransom 

_Lay:_ Missional Lay Employee: Mrs Karen Pattison Administration Assistant: Mrs Ann Thomas Trustees: All members of the Circuit Meeting. A full list is available on request. Circuit Stewards: Ms Kate Gibbs Dr Julia Branson Mr Steve Arnold Mr John Foster Mr Richard Lukey Independent Examiner: Ms S A Cutting 

## **STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

The Governing Document Deed of Union (1932) and Methodist Church Act (1976) Constituted Act of Parliament Selection of Trustees Appointed by local churches and existing trustees Ministers are automatically trustees Structure Part of the Yorkshire North and East District of the Methodist Church Accountable to the Methodist Conference Risks Considered by the Leadership Team Take professional advice when required Adopted Safeguarding Policy 

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## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

The Vision of Ryedale Methodist Circuit is to build fellowships of committed followers of Jesus Christ, who will share the Gospel, grow in faith and demonstrate this through loving service in both the local community and the wider world. 

This vision will be worked out by: 

- Increasing awareness of God’s presence and declaring His love in our daily lives; 

- Offering safe places for worship where everyone is made to feel welcome and accepted; 

- Providing opportunities for spiritual growth and learning; 

- Providing time and space for church and community activities; 

- Showing care and support for all; 

- Sharing tasks of ministry among both lay and ordained people; 

- Working for justice and peace for all people, and 

- Regularly reviewing opportunities for mission, ministry and worship both within the Methodist Circuit and with others of faith. 

## Objectives: 

The purposes of the 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 discipline of The Methodist Church; 

- b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit, local or other organisation of The Methodist Church; 

- c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church; 

- d) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church. 

## **STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING** 

The Circuit staff work as a team sharing responsibilities across the Circuit. 

Day-to-day management decisions are taken by the Circuit Leadership Team (CLT). The CLT is composed of the Circuit Stewards and ordained staff. 

The Circuit Meeting is the principal decision-making body responsible for the affairs of the Circuit and the development of circuit policy, although decision on specific matters is delegated to the CLT when required. It also acts as the focal point of the working fellowship of the churches in the Circuit, overseeing their pastoral, training and evangelistic work. It meets twice yearly, in the autumn and spring. 

CLT meets between Circuit Meetings to: 

1. discuss the life and work of the Circuit 

2. formulate recommendations for the Circuit Meeting 

3. carry out work on behalf of the Circuit Meeting, where appropriate. 

4. to ensure the Circuit effectively uses its financial resources through: 

   - (i) agreeing proposals for the annual circuit budget in advance of the Circuit Meeting (ii) monitoring financial procedures. 

The CLT is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the manses and has the authority to approve emergency works to manses on behalf of the Circuit Meeting. 

All property schemes within the Circuit are examined by the CLT who recommend an appropriate response to the Circuit Meeting. The CLT may seek clarification or modification of an application before making its recommendation to the Circuit Meeting. 

In addition to seeking approval, a church may seek financial support from the Circuit for urgent repairs or essential improvements. No limit is placed on this although requests have to be justified and the continuation of the church considered appropriate within the Circuit.  For other projects (up to £5000) the CLT may recommend that the Circuit Meeting grant from the Circuit Model Trust Fund up to 15% of the budgeted cost of the scheme (subject to funds being available) depending on how well the scheme fits the approval criteria. 

The CLT is also responsible for ensuring staffing levels are maintained at a workable level and may allocate funds for the employment of lay staff to assist with the work of the church when deemed necessary. 

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## **RISK MANAGEMENT** 

The Trustees have examined the major strategic and operational risks facing the Circuit and have established the necessary systems to manage or mitigate these risks. 

In particular: 

- insurance cover is in place 

- the finances of the Circuit are kept under review 

- the Circuit has adopted the Methodist Church Safeguarding Policy and ensured it is rolled out to the churches; appointed a Circuit Safeguarding Co-ordinator; appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are made and there are regular audits of Safeguarding practices across the Circuit and all its churches. 

## _Public Benefit_ 

We confirm that the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. 

Ryedale Methodist Circuit carries out a range of activities in pursuance of its mission. The Trustees consider that these activities, summarised below, provide benefit to those who are members of the Circuit through the local Methodist churches and the wider community. 

## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** 

## _Religious Activities_ 

## _Acts of worship and pastoral care_ 

The Circuit produces a quarterly, or bi monthly, preaching plan to ensure regular acts of worship take place at each of the Methodist churches and Local Ecumenical Partnerships under its remit. These are open to all people, without charge. The Ministers have pastoral care for these churches. 

## _Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals_ 

The Circuit staff conducted baptisms, weddings and funerals at each of the churches in the Circuit. These services are available at the discretion of the person with pastoral charge. No charge is made for baptisms. A modest set fee is usually charged for weddings and funerals. 

_Work with Children, Youth, and Families in the local Community_ 

The Circuit supports the work done in the local churches to 

- create and strengthen relationships and help people along their life’s journey 

- ensure people feel welcome and get a positive experience of Church life 

- encourage people to start and continue a journey into faith. 

We aim to make these services available to everyone. 

## _People and property_ 

## _Presbyters, Deacons and Local Preachers_ 

The Circuit spiritually and financially supported the above named Presbyters throughout the year (or for the period shown); a number of active Local Preachers and several Supernumerary Ministers took services and preached in the Circuit’s churches during the year. 

## _Lay Employees_ 

The Circuit funded: 

- A part time Lay Employee 

- A part-time Administrator 

## _Property management_ 

The Circuit maintained two manses throughout the year. Unused manses are rented out until required for new ministers. The properties were only accounted for as manses whilst occupied by ministers. Four  further former manses were commercially let. One redundant church was sold during the year and  two closed church buildings were transferred to the Circuit. 

## _Volunteers_ 

A substantial part of the Circuit’s ministry is accomplished by volunteers. All the Circuit Stewards and the other members of the Circuit Meeting, except for the Ministers and paid lay employees, are volunteers. All the local preachers are volunteers. 

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## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

The Accounts for the year ending 31[st] August 2025 and the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31[st] August 2025 are contained in Appendix 1. These show a net deficit  (gross income less expenditure) of £(134,141) in the year, with total cash funds of £374,748 at the end of the year. 

The principal funding sources for the year to 31[st] August 2025 are the Assessments received from the churches within the Circuit and property rental. The principal expenditure is the salary costs of the ministers and lay employees of the Circuit, along with a loan to The Wesley Centre Malton within the year. 

The Reserves policy is contained in Appendix 2. 

The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds held in the General Reserve  should be sufficient to cover six months of general running costs. At 31[st] August 2025, the level of reserves was £167,000, with net current liabilities deducted (but not including loans) and annual expected expenditure is £356K (including possible grants to churches to help with essential repairs). This approach to reserves is considered prudent and current balances, although higher than required, are considered beneficial in the current uncertain economic climate and will enable the Circuit to help local churches where considered beneficial. 

The Trustees have also established a policy whereby the Circuit Model Trust Fund should be maintained at a level sufficient to fund an anticipated level of property projects plus the budgeted transfers to general funds over a five year horizon, after allowing for inflows from property sales. At 31[st] August 2025, the balance of the CMTF (excluding the restricted funds) is £203,984. The CMTF is currently in a position which exceeds the requirements of the policy. 

This reserves policy will be reviewed regularly. 

Overall, the Trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory. 

Approved on 24th  March 2025 and signed on behalf of the Circuit by: 

## Reverend Andy Lindley 

Superintendent Minister 

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## **APPENDIX 1: ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**|**Circuit Model**<br>**Trust Fund**|**Other Funds**|**Total this**<br>**year**|**Total last**<br>**year**|
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|**RECEIPTS**||||||
|Assessment/share|159,973|-|-|159,973|161,465|
|Capital receipts|-|92,413|-|92,413|59,491|
|Interest and investment income|10,130|13,235|-|23,365|18,026|
|Grants|-|-|-|-|288,288|
|Other receipts|42,548|96,023|-|138,571|43,319|
|**Total receipts**|**212,651**|**201,671**|**-**|**414,322**|**570,589**|
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|**PAYMENTS**||||||
|Stipends, salaries, NIC, pension and<br>travel costs|127,678|-|-|127,678|102,748|
|Manse costs|10,333|-|-|10,333|8,456|
|Administration etc|1,736|612|-|2,348|5,256|
|District assessment|31,216|-|-|31,216|34,684|
|Grants Loans and donations|197,298|-||197,298|309,272|
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|Other payments|20,403|50,408|-|70,811|39,005|
|**Total payments**|**388,664**|**51,408**|**-**|**439,684**|**499,421**|
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|**Net receipts and payments**|**(176,013)**|**150,651**|**-**|**(25,362)**|**71,168**|
|Total funds brought forward from last<br>year|319,930|213,533|10,304|543,767|472,599|
|Transfers and adjustments|(9,652)|8,074|2,062|484|1|
|**Total funds at end of year**|**134,265**|**372,258**|**12,366**|**518,889**|**543,768**|



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## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 31 AUGUST 2024** 

||**Opening balances**|**Closing balances**|
|---|---|---|
|**CASH FUNDS HELD**|||
|Bank current account|57,407|53,325|
|Central Finance Board deposit account|263,685|80,941|
|Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes|222,676|384,624|
|Other funds|||
|**Total cash funds held by circuit**|**543,768**|**518,890**|
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|**OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**|||
|Investments|11,194|11,194|
|Land and buildings|2,069,300|2,069,300|
|Other assets|8,266|9,200|
|Loans|84,810|175,910|
|Other liabilities|40,706|40,706|



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## **APPENDIX 2: RESERVES POLICY** 

Our Reserves Policy relates to our general (unrestricted) funds which are freely available to be used for any or all of the purposes of the Circuit. 

Other funds are also included for the sake of clarity and openness and to show that the Circuit has a policy for the management of all of its money not simply those which are defined as reserves. 

## **Aims** 

- To secure and sustain the Circuit’s viability and future. 

- To reassure the general public that the Circuit, which is a charity, intends to use all of the money coming into its care for the purposes of the charity. 

## **Three Step Process** 

In line with Connexional guidance, we undertake a three step process in setting reserves policy: 

- i. set out our mission aims 

- ii. decide what financial plans will be necessary to achieve those aims 

- iii. determine the appropriate level of reserves required to meet our financial plans. 

## **(1) Mission Policy** 

The Circuit’s Mission Policy is set out in a separate document developed during the merger process. 

Essentially, it provides for: 

(a) The ministerial oversight and pastoral care of up to twenty local churches in the Circuit. 

(b) The support of a ministry team of two presbyteral Ministers (1 at 31[st] Aug 2024), several supernumerary ministers and two lay employees (one plus an Administrator currently). 

(c) The maintenance of the two Circuit manses, four former manses that are currently let out commercially, and any closed chapels that are in the process of being sold. 

## **(2) Financial Plans** 

Each year, the required levels of expenditure and income are reviewed and a Circuit budget is produced. This covers: 

- the total level of expenditure required by the Circuit to meet the costs of 1(a), (b) and (c) above 

- expected income from the let properties 

- requirement for contributions to the Circuit from individual chapels 

- appropriate level of transfer from Circuit Model Trust Fund (budgeted at £10,000 for 2023/24) as a general amount help meet Circuit needs plus exceptional transfers where necessary to fund the Circuit’s financial help for Churches. 

We make provision for our property maintenance programme by designating an amount per annum for each manse to maintain the properties, and an amount per annum to fund a program of periodic property inspections for all the Circuit properties including quinquennial reports for Circuit churches. 

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## **(3) Reserves Policy** 

## **The Circuit General Fund** 

Under Standing Orders the Circuit must meet its financial obligations in relation to the support of its ministers and the maintenance of the manses. The total budgeted expenditure for the next financial year (including planned contributions to the Manse Fund and the Property Inspection Fund) is c.£118,247. A further allowance of £20,000 is included for potential grants to churches. 

Our Reserves Policy is to hold at least six month’s expenditure in hand. On 31/08/24, the balance was c..£330,613(excluding loans of £175,910)  so it represented nearly one year’s expenditure. This is above our policy but is considered prudent in the current uncertain financial climate. 

## **Circuit Model Trust Fund** 

This fund derives from sales of chapels and manses. Historically, the use of this fund has been restricted to specific purposes by the Conference, but more recently Circuits have been given the ability to use their CMTF as they see fit. 

Our policy is to use the fund to provide support to the General Fund to further the work of the Circuit (budgeted at £10,000 in 2023/234 and to provide specific support for property related expenditure in individual chapels, through adhoc contributions to significant projects. The Circuit also uses this fund through an initiative to provide 15% of small property schemes. 

The call upon CMTF reserves is  increased in current financially difficult times to cover larger exceptional grants made  where financial difficulties are experienced by specific churches. 

Our Reserves Policy is to hold sufficient in the CMTF to cover projected expenditure, over a 5 year horizon, after allowing for anticipated proceeds from property sales – this expenditure comprising: 

- Continuing support for the General Fund (budgeted at £10,000 for 2023/24) 

- Specific allowance for significant projects already committed to or anticipated 

- Contributions of £30,000 per annum to future significant projects and repairs 

- A running cost of £5,000 per annum from the “15% scheme” 

This would suggest a requirement of £225,000 plus the cost of specific projects less proceeds from sales of closed chapels (net of levies and fees). 

The actual balance in CMTF at 31/08/24 was £372,258 but this is considered prudent. . 

## **Restricted Funds** 

These funds comprise trusts managed by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP), where either the funds are committed to a specific project or the income is available for general use but the capital cannot generally be accessed. Restrictions for the latter case funds are in line with the wishes of the benefactors. These funds amounted to just over £10,000 as at 31/08/24. 

Holdings of just over £1,100 are held within the Circuit bank account but had previously been held in a segregated savings account and is being treated as restricted until any requirements relating to its provenance can be confirmed. 

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## APPENDIX 3: List of Trustees @31[st] August 2024 

|**Role**|**Name**|
|---|---|
|CM Secretary (non Voting)|Mrs R A Thomas|
|Superintendent|Revd Peter Sheasby|
|Presbyter|Revd Graham Ransom|
|Supernumerary|Revd Peter Clark|
|Supernumerary|Revd Jane Pickering|
|Supernumerary|Revd Michael Williams|
|Minister Resident in Circuit|Revd Dr Penny Worth|
|Minister Resident in Circuit|Revd Mark Haynes|
|Lay Employee|Mrs Karen Pattison|
|Circuit Steward|Dr Julia Branson|
|Circuit Steward|Kate Gibbs|
|Circuit Steward|Mr Steve Arnold|
|Circuit Steward|Mr John Foster|
|Circuit Steward|Mr Richard Lukey|
|Synod Rep|Mr Robert Rayner|
|Circuit Steward Finance/Ebberston<br>Treasurer|Mr Philip Evans|
|Circuit Property Rep|Mr Mike Leng|
|Local Preachers Rep|Mrs Rachel Prest|
|Allerston Steward|Howard Parr|
|Allerston Treasurer|Mary Kemp|
|Ebberston  Representative|Helen Leng|
|Ebberston Steward|Mike Peck|
|Helmsley Representative|Andrew Leckenby|
|Helmsley Steward|Les Helm|
|Helmsley Treasurer|Christine Wright|



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|Hovingham Steward|Sue Goodwill|
|---|---|
|KMS Representative|Kath Hall|
|KMS Representative|Audrey Windress|
|KMS Steward|Janet Brown|
|KMS Treasurer|Stuart Brown|
|Leavening Steward|Steve Langton|
|Leavening Treasurer|Nancy Spencer|
|Malton Rep|Paul Emberley|
|Malton Steward|Ann Lonsdale|
|Malton Treasurer|Roger Hadfield|
|Norton Bethel Representative|Jonathan Piercy|
|Norton Bethel Steward|Veronica Piercy|
|Norton Bethel Treasurer|Margaret Graham|
|Norton Trinity Representative|John Hubery|
|Norton Trinity Steward|Sue Holmes|
|Norton Trinity Treasurer|Suzanne West|
|Pickering Representative|Pam Sellers|
|Pickering Steward|Ruth Hall|
|Pickering Treasurer|Martin Redgard|
|Rievaulx Steward|Edward Garbutt|
|Rievaulx Treasurer|Sheila Foster|
|Scagglethorpe Rep|Janet Smith|
|Scagglethorpe Steward|Paul Douthwaite|
|Scagglethorpe Treasurer|Nancy Wilson|
|Sinnington Steward|David Scaling|
|Slingsby Representative|Stephen Prest|
|Slingsby Steward|Audrey Foster|



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|Slingsby Treasurer|Brian Smartl|
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|Thornton Dale Representative|Mervyn Hand|
|Thornton Dale Steward|Mary Hoggarth|
|Thornton Dale Treasurer|John Woodmansey|
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**Name of Circuit** Ryedale Methodist Circuit   No  29/24 

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## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below*) which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance 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 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 

Name of independent examiner  Ms S A Cutting 

Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner  AAT 

Address   33 South Road, Dodsworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3LG 

Date  ………………………………………… 

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**CIRCUIT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** 

# **THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** 

**Ryedale** 

Circuit 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025** 

|**District**<br>Yorkshire North and East|**Circuit no**|29/34|
|---|---|---|
|**Registered Charity - Charity Registration number**|||
||1152920||



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 ) 

Ministers: 

Andy Lindley 

Graham Ransom 

## Circuit Stewards: 

Julia Branson Kate Gibbs Richard Lukey Steve Arnold John Foster Treasurer: 

Circuit Stewards 

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|**ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August**|**ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August**|**ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August**|**ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August**|**2025**|**2025**|**Ryedale**|**Ryedale**|**Ryedale**|**Circuit**|**Circuit**|
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||**SECTION A**|||£<br>£<br>**Un -**<br>**restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Circuit**<br>**Model Trust**<br>**Fund**||£<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>|£<br>**166,181**<br>**18,588**<br>**294,282**<br>**Totals this**<br>**year**||£<br>**Totals last**<br>**year**||
|a1|**RECEIPTS**||**Note**||||||||
|a2|Assessment/Share|||166,181|||**166,181**||159,973||
|a3|Capital receipts||||||||92,413||
|a4|Bank and CFB interest and<br>Investment income|||3,848|14,018|722|**18,588**||23,365||
|a5|Grants||||||||||
|a6|Other receipts|||220,242|74,040||**294,282**||138,571||
|a7|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|||**390,271**|**88,058**|**722**|**479,051 **|**(a8)**|**414,322**||
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||**SECTION B**||||||**125,941**<br>**19,011**<br>**4,692**<br>**52,981**<br>**5,868**<br>**150,459**<br>**254,240**||||
|b1|**PAYMENTS**||||||||||
|b2|Stipends, salaries, NIC, Pension and<br>travel costs|||125,941|||**125,941**||127,678||
|b3|Manse Costs|||19,011|||**19,011**||10,333||
|b4|Administration etc|||4,692|||**4,692**||2,348||
|b5|District Assessment|||34,336|18,645||**52,981**||31,216||
|b6|Grants & donations|||5,868|||**5,868**||197,298||
|b7|Loans|||150,459|||**150,459**||||
|b8|Otherpayments|||16,492|237,687|61|**254,240**||70,811||
|b9|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|||**356,799**|**256,332**|**61**|**613,192 **|**(b9)**|**439,684**||
||||||||**(134,141)**||||
||**SECTION C**||||||||||
|c1|**NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS FOR**<br>**THE YEAR**||**(a7-b9)**|**33,472**|**(168,274)**|**661**|**(134,141)**||||
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|c2|Total funds brought forward from lastyear|||134,265|372,258|12,366|518,889|(c6)|543,767||
||||||||**384,748**||||
|c3|**Sub total**<br>**(c1+c2)**|||**167,737**|**203,984**|**13,027**|**384,748**||||
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|c4|Transfers and adjustments|||||||(c7)|||
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|c5|**TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR**<br>**(c3+c4)**|||**167,737**|**203,984**|**13,027**|**384,748 **|**(c8)**|**518,405 **|**(c6)**|



||**SECTION D**|-||
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|d|**FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO  EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS**<br>**(these amounts should not be included intotal receipts/payments above)**<br>Offerings/Gifts -passed to external organisations<br>**BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1 + d2 - d3)**<br>Offerings/Gifts  - received for external organisations<br>Balance brought forward from lastyear|||
|d1|Balance brought forward from lastyear|||
|d2|Offerings/Gifts  - received for external organisations|||
|d3|Offerings/Gifts -passed to external organisations|||
|d4|**BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1 + d2 - d3)**|||



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**Ryedale** 

**Circuit** 

## **SUMMARY OF CIRCUIT ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATION REPORTING TO THE CIRCUIT MEETING** 

**SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page** Summary of the Circuit accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Circuit Meeting. Note that the funds of an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose.  This section must be completed to arrive at the gross receipts and payments totals of the Circuit. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold of £250,000, then the Accruals method of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website).  Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the Circuit and connected  Circuit Organisations. 

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||Summary of the Circuit accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Circuit Meeting. Note that the funds of an<br>Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose.  This section<br>must be completed to arrive at the gross receipts and payments totals of the Circuit. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold of £250,000, then the<br>Accruals method of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website).  Please refer to the guidance<br>notes regarding transfers between the Circuit and connected  Circuit Organisations.|||||||||
||**INTERNAL**<br>**ORGANISATIONS**|Net Receipts/<br>Payments||Adjustments||Opening<br>balances||Closingbalances||
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|e8|Sub total of Internal<br>Organisations funds||||||**(e11)**||**(e12)**|
|e9|**Circuit accounts (totals**<br>**brought forward from**<br>**page 2 - totals column)**|**(134,141)**|||**(c7)**|**518,889**|**(c6)**|**384,748**|**(c8)**|
|e10|**TOTAL CASH FUNDS**<br>**HELD BY CIRCUIT**|**(134,141)**||||**518,889 **|**(x)**|**384,748 **|**(y)**|
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## **SECTION F** 

## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** 

||**SECTION F**<br>**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**|**SECTION F**<br>**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**|||||
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||**CIRCUIT - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2023**||**OPENING**<br>**BALANCES**||**CLOSING**<br>**BALANCES**||
|f1|Cash in hand||||||
|f2|BankCurrent Account||53,325||47,828||
|f3|Bank Deposit Account||||||
|f4|Central FinanceBoard||80,941||119,909||
|f5|Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes||384,624||217,011||
|f6|Other funds||||||
|f7|**SUB TOTAL**||**518,890 **|**(c6)**|**384,748**|**(c8)**|
|f8|Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing<br>balance totals above) (e12)|||**(e11)**||**(e12)**|
|f9|**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CIRCUIT**||**518,890 **|**(x)**|**384,748**|**(y)**|
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||**SECTION G**||At||At||
||**SECTION G**||||||
||**OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES**<br>Loan(s)-showamountoutstanding atyearend<br>Land andBuildings (seenotesreInsurancevalue)<br>Other Assets<br>Other Liabilities<br>Investments (includeEndowments)||1 September 2024<br>11194<br>2,069,300<br>8,266<br>175,910<br>40,706||31 August 2025<br>11194<br>2,069,300<br>8,266<br>217,000<br>40,706||
|g1|Investments (includeEndowments)||11194||11194||
|g2|Land andBuildings (seenotesreInsurancevalue)||2,069,300||2,069,300||
|g3|Other Assets||8,266||8,266||
|g4|Loan(s)-showamountoutstanding atyearend||175,910||217,000||
|g5|Other Liabilities||40,706||40,706||



f4 Include only Funds held at the Central Finance Board 

- f5 Include only CFB Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes 

- g1 Include any other investments (not the cash element of TMCP trust accounts this is inserted in line f5) 

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Name of Circuit ……………………………………………………………  No……….. 

## **Declarations and Scrutiny** 

I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Circuit and that they include all funds under the control of the Circuit meeting. 

Signature of treasurer  Circuit Stewards    Date…………………….. 

## **Presentation to the Circuit meeting** 

I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 were/will be* presented to the Circuit meeting held on 24th March 2026 

Name of the Chair of the meeting  ……Rev Andy Lindley 

## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the** 

## **Ryedale Methodist  Circuit** 

## **Charity Number 29/34** 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Ryedale Methodist Church Circuit for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 1 to 3  As the Circuit’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Circuit’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

* delete or circle as appropriate 

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Name of Circuit Ryedale Methodsit Circuit   No 29/34 

## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below*) which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance 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/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. 

Name of independent examiner  Ms S A Cuttng 

Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner AAT 

Address 33 South Road, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3LG 

Date  26.02.26 

*  delete or circle as appropriate 

Form reviewed May-23 

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**CIRCUIT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** 

# **THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** 

**Ryedale** 

Circuit 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025** 

|**District**<br>Yorkshire North and East|**Circuit no**|29/34|
|---|---|---|
|**Registered Charity - Charity Registration number**|||
||1152920||



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 ) 

Ministers: 

Andy Lindley 

Graham Ransom 

## Circuit Stewards: 

Julia Branson Kate Gibbs Richard Lukey Steve Arnold John Foster Treasurer: 

Circuit Stewards 

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|**ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August**|**ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August**|**ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August**|**ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August**|**2025**|**2025**|**Ryedale**|**Ryedale**|**Ryedale**|**Circuit**|**Circuit**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||||||
||**SECTION A**|||£<br>£<br>**Un -**<br>**restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Circuit**<br>**Model Trust**<br>**Fund**||£<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>|£<br>**166,181**<br>**18,588**<br>**294,282**<br>**Totals this**<br>**year**||£<br>**Totals last**<br>**year**||
|a1|**RECEIPTS**||**Note**||||||||
|a2|Assessment/Share|||166,181|||**166,181**||159,973||
|a3|Capital receipts||||||||92,413||
|a4|Bank and CFB interest and<br>Investment income|||3,848|14,018|722|**18,588**||23,365||
|a5|Grants||||||||||
|a6|Other receipts|||220,242|74,040||**294,282**||138,571||
|a7|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|||**390,271**|**88,058**|**722**|**479,051 **|**(a8)**|**414,322**||
||||||||||||
||**SECTION B**||||||**125,941**<br>**19,011**<br>**4,692**<br>**52,981**<br>**5,868**<br>**150,459**<br>**254,240**||||
|b1|**PAYMENTS**||||||||||
|b2|Stipends, salaries, NIC, Pension and<br>travel costs|||125,941|||**125,941**||127,678||
|b3|Manse Costs|||19,011|||**19,011**||10,333||
|b4|Administration etc|||4,692|||**4,692**||2,348||
|b5|District Assessment|||34,336|18,645||**52,981**||31,216||
|b6|Grants & donations|||5,868|||**5,868**||197,298||
|b7|Loans|||150,459|||**150,459**||||
|b8|Otherpayments|||16,492|237,687|61|**254,240**||70,811||
|b9|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|||**356,799**|**256,332**|**61**|**613,192 **|**(b9)**|**439,684**||
||||||||**(134,141)**||||
||**SECTION C**||||||||||
|c1|**NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS FOR**<br>**THE YEAR**||**(a7-b9)**|**33,472**|**(168,274)**|**661**|**(134,141)**||||
||||||||||||
|c2|Total funds brought forward from lastyear|||134,265|372,258|12,366|518,889|(c6)|543,767||
||||||||**384,748**||||
|c3|**Sub total**<br>**(c1+c2)**|||**167,737**|**203,984**|**13,027**|**384,748**||||
||||||||||||
|c4|Transfers and adjustments|||||||(c7)|||
||||||||||||
|c5|**TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR**<br>**(c3+c4)**|||**167,737**|**203,984**|**13,027**|**384,748 **|**(c8)**|**518,405 **|**(c6)**|



||**SECTION D**|-||
|---|---|---|---|
|d|**FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO  EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS**<br>**(these amounts should not be included intotal receipts/payments above)**<br>Offerings/Gifts -passed to external organisations<br>**BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1 + d2 - d3)**<br>Offerings/Gifts  - received for external organisations<br>Balance brought forward from lastyear|||
|d1|Balance brought forward from lastyear|||
|d2|Offerings/Gifts  - received for external organisations|||
|d3|Offerings/Gifts -passed to external organisations|||
|d4|**BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1 + d2 - d3)**|||



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**Ryedale** 

**Circuit** 

## **SUMMARY OF CIRCUIT ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATION REPORTING TO THE CIRCUIT MEETING** 

**SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page** Summary of the Circuit accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Circuit Meeting. Note that the funds of an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose.  This section must be completed to arrive at the gross receipts and payments totals of the Circuit. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold of £250,000, then the Accruals method of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website).  Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the Circuit and connected  Circuit Organisations. 

||**SECTION E**|**SECTION E**|**SECTION E**|**SECTION E**|**SECTION E**|**SECTION E**|**SECTION E**|**SECTION E**|**SECTION E**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Summary of the Circuit accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Circuit Meeting. Note that the funds of an<br>Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose.  This section<br>must be completed to arrive at the gross receipts and payments totals of the Circuit. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold of £250,000, then the<br>Accruals method of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website).  Please refer to the guidance<br>notes regarding transfers between the Circuit and connected  Circuit Organisations.|||||||||
||**INTERNAL**<br>**ORGANISATIONS**|Net Receipts/<br>Payments||Adjustments||Opening<br>balances||Closingbalances||
|e1||||||||||
|e2||||||||||
|e3||||||||||
|e4||||||||||
|e5||||||||||
|e6||||||||||
|e7||||||||||
|e8|Sub total of Internal<br>Organisations funds||||||**(e11)**||**(e12)**|
|e9|**Circuit accounts (totals**<br>**brought forward from**<br>**page 2 - totals column)**|**(134,141)**|||**(c7)**|**518,889**|**(c6)**|**384,748**|**(c8)**|
|e10|**TOTAL CASH FUNDS**<br>**HELD BY CIRCUIT**|**(134,141)**||||**518,889 **|**(x)**|**384,748 **|**(y)**|
|||||||||||
|**SECTION F**||||||||||



## **SECTION F** 

## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** 

||**SECTION F**<br>**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**|**SECTION F**<br>**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**CIRCUIT - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2023**||**OPENING**<br>**BALANCES**||**CLOSING**<br>**BALANCES**||
|f1|Cash in hand||||||
|f2|BankCurrent Account||53,325||47,828||
|f3|Bank Deposit Account||||||
|f4|Central FinanceBoard||80,941||119,909||
|f5|Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes||384,624||217,011||
|f6|Other funds||||||
|f7|**SUB TOTAL**||**518,890 **|**(c6)**|**384,748**|**(c8)**|
|f8|Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing<br>balance totals above) (e12)|||**(e11)**||**(e12)**|
|f9|**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CIRCUIT**||**518,890 **|**(x)**|**384,748**|**(y)**|
||||||||
||**SECTION G**||At||At||
||**SECTION G**||||||
||**OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES**<br>Loan(s)-showamountoutstanding atyearend<br>Land andBuildings (seenotesreInsurancevalue)<br>Other Assets<br>Other Liabilities<br>Investments (includeEndowments)||1 September 2024<br>11194<br>2,069,300<br>8,266<br>175,910<br>40,706||31 August 2025<br>11194<br>2,069,300<br>8,266<br>217,000<br>40,706||
|g1|Investments (includeEndowments)||11194||11194||
|g2|Land andBuildings (seenotesreInsurancevalue)||2,069,300||2,069,300||
|g3|Other Assets||8,266||8,266||
|g4|Loan(s)-showamountoutstanding atyearend||175,910||217,000||
|g5|Other Liabilities||40,706||40,706||



f4 Include only Funds held at the Central Finance Board 

- f5 Include only CFB Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes 

- g1 Include any other investments (not the cash element of TMCP trust accounts this is inserted in line f5) 

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Name of Circuit ……………………………………………………………  No……….. 

## **Declarations and Scrutiny** 

I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Circuit and that they include all funds under the control of the Circuit meeting. 

Signature of treasurer  Circuit Stewards    Date…………………….. 

## **Presentation to the Circuit meeting** 

I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 were/will be* presented to the Circuit meeting held on 24th March 2026 

Name of the Chair of the meeting  ……Rev Andy Lindley 

## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the** 

## **Ryedale Methodist  Circuit** 

## **Charity Number 29/34** 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Ryedale Methodist Church Circuit for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 1 to 3  As the Circuit’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the Circuit’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

* delete or circle as appropriate 

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Name of Circuit Ryedale Methodsit Circuit   No 29/34 

## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** 

I have completed my examination.  I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below*) which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect: 

- the accounting records were not kept in accordance 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/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. 

Name of independent examiner  Ms S A Cuttng 

Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner AAT 

Address 33 South Road, Dodworth, Barnsley, S75 3LG 

Date  26.02.26 

*  delete or circle as appropriate 

Form reviewed May-23 

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