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2025-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date From 01 09 2024 To 31 08 2025

Section A

Reference and administration details

Charity name Dale Street Methodist Church

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1153330

Charity's principal address

Dale Street

Leamington Spa

Postcode

CV32 5HL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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22		 Trustee name Office(s) held during the year (if any) Dates acted if not for
whole year		 Name of person
(or body) entitled
to appoint
trustee(if any)
Rev Tina Brooker Minister
Margaret Begg Steward
Maureen Darby PropertyCommittee Secretary
Andrew Emm PropertySteward
Margaret Ferrer PropertyCommittee Chair
June Gabbitas Until May 2025
Graham Howe Steward
Edwina McConville Steward
Jo Parkinson
TonyParkinson Steward
Mark Preedy Uniformed Organisation Rep
PennySharples Safeguarding Officer
Margaret Weir Pastoral Committee Secretary
Mark Whitehouse Steward Until May 2025
Paul Mondal Church Council Secretary
Simon Dobson Steward From May 2025
David Sandy Treasurer
Rev Iain Ballard Minister
Derek Dwyer Cubbington Steward
Ghislaine Chirnside Cubbington
Chris Benson Circuit Steward representative
Gail Howe From May2025

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Type of adviser N/a

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Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B

Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Approved governing document issued by the Methodist Church

How the charity is constituted

Trust

Appointed by Annual Church Meeting Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

The Trustees (the Church Council) meet as a minimum twice each year. You may choose to include Extraordinary meetings can be called as needed. At each ordinary additional information, where meeting the Trustees receive detailed reports of the activities of the relevant, about: church and its financial performance. The Trustees approve the reserves • policies and procedures policy, safeguarding policy, budget and major matters to do with property. The Finance and Property Committees provide additional management adopted for the induction and and scrutiny during the year.

There is an annual Meeting to which all adherents of the Church (whether or not members or trustees) are invited. This meeting appoints Trustees (voting being by members only) and receives annual reports of activities.

Section C Objectives and activities

The purposes of the Dale Street Methodist Church are in accordance with those of all other churches of the Methodist Connexion namely the advancement of

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

a) The Christian Faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, district, circuit, local or 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

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The activities of Dale Street Methodist Church are centered around a) The provision of regular acts of worship open to members of the church and non-members alike. b) The provision of space for prayer and contemplation and the support of small groups for bible study and fellowship c) The provision of activities for the young and their carers, and the elderly, all with a Christian ethos. d) The promotion of the mission of the church e) The practical demonstration of care for the community by the support of social projects and activities and through a small Benevolent Fund f) The provision of space for community activities.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Section D

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The Church has provided regular acts of worship, space for prayer across the two sites at Dale Street, Leamington Spa and at Queen Street, Cubbington. The church has also demonstrated its care for the community by supporting a number of social projects and activities. Work with children and young people includes a separate act of worship focused on young people and their families at 9:15am on most Sunday mornings in the month at Dale Street. Though this was reviewed following the South Warwickshire Circuit decision to no longer support a second service at Dale Street in the morning and the decision was taken to merge into a Worship for Everyone service starting from September 2025.

Missional activities include a Monday morning coffee drop-in session which is open to all. On Thursdays there is a Babies and Toddlers session when parents can meet and their children play with a wide range of toys. On Saturdays there is a Dads and Tots session famous for its egg and bacon butties. While a Cubbington monthly Saturday coffee morning is well supported by the village and helps to enable closer working with St Mary the Anglican church in Cubbington village. An active support group for Action for Children organises a variety of fundraising events each year. The Friends of Homewood group, (Homewood is the local Methodist Residential Home) raises funds for activities for the residents and provides support to the home.

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Church’s current policy has been to stabilise general income and expenditure and seek to maintain general reserves and investments of £65,000 to £72,000, this being approximately 45%-50% of the annual ordinary operating expenditure of the Church.

During 2024/25 the income for the year of £122,331 compared to expenditure of £143,014, an in-year loss of £20,683. This loss is predominantly due to investing in the church building and a payment to South Warwickshire Methodist Circuit for outstanding work at the Cubbington premise. This is in accordance with the policy above. There was an overall gain of £4,534 on the church’s expendable investments.

As at 31[st ] August 2025 total general reserves and associated investments stood at £149,977 made up of

In addition, the Church benefits from interest from two permanent endowments, invested in funds managed by the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church, with a combined value of £23,457 providing £426.89 in interest to the Church in 2024/25.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

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Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Sources of funds The Church raises its funds by offerings and donations from members and those attending worship and attending groups run by the Church; through lettings of the Church’s buildings and feed-in-tariffs from solar panels. Interest is received on Church funds held in bank/savings accounts and from investments.

Investments

Of its general reserves of £149,977 at the end of the financial year the Church held £42,864 in investments managed by the Central Finance Board (CFB) of the Methodist Church in the CFB Managed Mixed Fund.

Use of reserves

There was expenditure from the reserves during the year for the updating of the fire alarm system, emergency lighting and fixed wiring at Dale Street and a payment to South Warwickshire Methodist Circuit for outstanding work at the Cubbington premise when they took over responsibility for the Cubbington premise in May 2024. None of the Legacy Fund is invested. The combined reserves are above prudent levels and so the church is continuing to explore the wise use of our reserves.

Accounts for 2024/25

The accounts for the year are attached to this annual report.

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Rev Tina Brooker Signature(s) Full name(s) Rev Tina Jane Brooker Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 1 4 / 0 6 / 2 0 2 6

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CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS

THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS

Dale Street Methodist Church

Church

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31 August 2025

South Warwickshire Circuit Circuit no.

Registered Charity - Charity Registration number

1153330

If not a registered charity His Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number

(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)

Minister:

REV. TINA BROOKER Church Stewards: GRAHAM HOWE EDWINA McCONVILLE MARGARET BEGG DAVID CHIRNSIDE SIMON DOBSON

Treasurer:

DAVID SANDY

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Dale Street Methodist Church Church

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025

SECTION A Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds		 Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds		 £
66,210
4,577
42,204
9,840
Totals this
year		 £
66,210
4,577
42,204
9,840
Totals this
year		 Totals last
year
£ £ £ £
a1 RECEIPTS Note
a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 65,710 500 66,210 73,206
a3 Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income		 4,577 4,577 5,542
a4 Lettings 42,204 42,204 60,641
a5 Other receipts 9,840 9,840 15,013
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 122,331 500 **122,831 ** (a7) 154,402
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL RECEIPTS 122,331
500		 122,331
500		 122,831 (a7) 122,831 (a7) 154,402
SECTION B 76,104
1,995
36,710
14,272
7,708
6,925
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 76,104 76,104 80,460
b3 Donations 1,295 700 1,995 2,645
b4 Repairs and Maintenance 36,710 36,710 52,143
b5 Utilities (Insurances, water
charges,heating& lighting)		 14,272 14,272 25,773
b6 Payment to Circuit re Cubbington
outstandingQuinnenial works		 7,708 7,708
b7 Other payments 6,925 6,925 8,884
b8 TOTAL PAYMENTS 143,014 700 **143,714 ** (b9) 169,905
(20,883)
SECTION C
c1 NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR
(a6-b8)		 (20,683) (200) (20,883) (15,503)
c2 Total funds brought forward from
last year		 127,455 559 **128,014 ** (c6) 143,517
107,131
c3 (c1+c2)
Sub total		 106,772 359 107,131 128,014
c4 Transfers and adjustments (c7)
c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
(c3+c4)		 106,772 359 **107,131 ** (c8) 128,014 (c6)
SECTION D
d FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL
(these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above)		 £
ORGANISATIONS		 £
d1 Balance brought forward from lastyear 15 10
d2 Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations 1,538 1,976
d3 Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations 1,529 1,971
d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID(d1+d2-d3) 24 15

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Dale Street Methodist Church

Church

SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL

SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church 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 income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, 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 District and connected District Organisations.

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Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church 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 income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, 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 District
and connected District Organisations.
INTERNAL
ORGANISATIONS		 Receipts Payments Net Receipts/
Payments		 Adjustments Opening
balances		 Closing balances
e1 Dads & Tots 3,280 3,291 (11) 76 65
e2 Midis 455 429 26 404 430
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e8 Sub total of Internal
Organisations funds		 3,735 3,720 15 480 (e11) 495 (e12)
e9 Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page
2 - totals column)
 **122,831 ** (a7) **143,714 ** (b9) (20,883) (c7) **128,014 ** (c6) 107,131 (c8)
e10 ~~TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD~~
BY CHURCH		 126,566 147,434 (20,868) 128,494 (x) 107,626 (y)
TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL
PAYMENTS

SECTION F

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2025
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Central Finance Board
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
Other funds
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
balance total from above) (e12)
Bank Deposit Account
SUB TOTAL - Church accounts
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH
Cash in hand
Bank Current Account		 OPENING
BALANCES
35,119
46
42,304
50,545
128,014
(c6)
480 (e11)
128,494
(x)		 CLOSING
BALANCES
f1 Cash in hand
f2 Bank Current Account 35,119 16,637
f3 Bank Deposit Account 46 47
f4 Central Finance Board 42,304 39,445
f5 Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes 50,545 50,984
f6 Other funds
f7 SUB TOTAL - Church accounts 128,014 (c6) 107,113 (c8)
f8 Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
balance total from above) (e12)		 480 (e11) 495 (e12)
f9 TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH 128,494 (x) 107,608 (y)
SECTION G At At
1 September 2024 31 August 2025
OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES
g1 Investments(include Endowments) 65,267 66,321
g2 Land & Buildings(see notes re Insurance value) 6,363,416 6,528,887
g3 Other Assets
g4 Loan(s)- show amount outstandingatyear end
g5 Other Liabilities

f4 Include only Funds held at the Central Finance Board

f5 Include only Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes

g1 Include any other investments (not the cash element of TMCP trusts accounts this is included in line f5

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Name of Church … DALE STREET METHODIST CHURCH

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 Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees.

Signature of treasurer ……………………………………………………… Date…… 25th March 2026

Name and address of treasurer ……DAVID SANDY

…………………………………………………………………………………. Post Code………… OX16 9NY

Presentation to the Church trustees

I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 were/will be* presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on …14th June 2026…………..

Signature of the Chair of the meeting ……… Rev Tina Brooker

Name of the Chair of the meeting …Rev Tina Jane Brooker 14/06/2026

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the

…Dale Street Methodist…..Church

Charity Number …1153330

Responsibilities and basis of report

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

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

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Name of Church ………Dale Street Methodist Church……………… No …1153330.

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:

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 ……… Blessing Simango

Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ……… FCCA

Name of firm (where appropriate) ………………………………………………………………………

Address 25 Myton Crofts

Leamington Spa……………………………………………….. Post Code ……………… CV 31 3NZ

Date … 26/04/2026

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Name of Church ………Dale Street Methodist Church……………… No …1153330.

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:

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 ………… Blessing Simango

Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ……… FCCA

Name of firm (where appropriate) ………………………………………………………………………

Address 25 Myton Crofts

Leamington Spa……………………………………………….. Post Code ……………… CV 31 3NZ Date …… 26/04/2026

Dale Street MC SOFA 2024-2025 signed

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