## Bradford South Methodist Church Annual Report 2023-2024 

## **Structure** 

The Bradford South Circuit consists of 7 active churches. 

6 of these meet regularly for worship in their own buildings. 

Aldersgate - Cleckheaton Rd, Low Moor 

Clayton - Clayton Lane, Clayton Ebenezer - Rooley Lane, Bierley Horton Bank - 891 Great Horton Road, Horton Bank Top 

Wibsey - School Lane, Wibsey 

Wyke - Laverack Field, Wyke 

St Arnold’s meets across a number venues in Bradford City Centre including The Peacock Bar and Boar & Fable on North Parade, and Lefteris Cafe on Tyrell Street. 

The Circuit is staffed by 3 full time Presbyters and a half time Deacon 

Rev Graeme Dutton - Superintendent Rev Albert Gayle Rev Andrew Stead Deacon Joy Sykes 

These Ministers are supported in their work by a Circuit Leadership Team. 

Managing trustee decisions are made by members of the Circuit Meeting, who are elected as reps to that meeting from each local church. 

The Circuit curtently has two church properties on the market for sale. 

Cornerstone - Great Horton Road Southfield Lane - Little Horton Lane 

A former caretakers cottage - Chapel Lane, Clayton Heights, is rented out. 

## **Aims And Objectives** 

The Bradford South Circuit seeks to provide opportunities for Methodist worship and discipleship across the areas of South Bradford. 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

The Bradford South Circuit seeks to provide opportunities for Methodist worship and discipleship across the areas of South Bradford. 

When planning our activities, the Circuit has considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, and in particular the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. We try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish family, through: 

- _Worship and prayer: learning about the Gospel, and developing their knowledge and trust in_ 

- _Jesus;_ 

- _Provision of pastoral care for people living in our city; and_ 

- _Mission and outreach work._ 



## **Achievements and Performance** 

The Circuit is keen to offer a range of services, not only on Sundays, but also during the week, that our community will find both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. For example, Friday morning services of Holy Communion provide a traditional form of service, Pray First, at a local cafe, on Wednesday morning shares in the Northumbria Community Liturgy for morning prayer, we hold monthly Beer and Hymn services at The Peacock bar, a Sup and Sing event in the public bar of a member’s club and a number of reflective evening Circuit services alongside regular more traditional worship services each Sunday morning in all our church buildings. 

Parade services are also held at a number of our churches where uniform organisations and their families are invited to take part in worship. There are a number of Scouts, Guides, Cubs, Beavers, Rainbows and Squirrels groups who use our church buildings as a base for their activities. 

Each year, on every night during Holy Week we hold services across different church venues where we encourage those leading to be as experimental with liturgy, music and form as they wish. 

A number of our churches host, well attended, ‘Warm Spaces’. These spaces provide heated venues that serve hot drinks and food. Those who attend these spaces, both as church members and from the wider public, greatly value what they offer. 

The ministers of the Circuit ensure that pastoral services such as weddings, baptisms and funerals are available for all members of the community. 

Ministers and volunteers also support the work of local schools with regular leading of collective worship and participation in other school and community church services such as pupil leaving ceremonies, Christmas events and Rememberance services. 

Involment in these types of services is not just limited to schools work. Ministers and volunteers are regularly involved in worship and events amongst our various local communities at key festival and social moments throughout the year. 

## **Safeguarding** 

All those involved in senior leadership including our ministers, Circuit Leadership Team, Circuit and Church Stewards, Youth and Children’s Workers and Safeguarding leads are required to undertake the advanced module of the Methodist Church ‘Creating Safer Space’ training. 

Others involved in pastoral work and local church leadership are required to undertake the foundation module of the same training. 

DBS checks are required for certain roles as part of our dedication to the Methodist Church process of ‘Safer Recruitment’. 

The Methodist Church seeks to foster a ‘Culture of Safeguarding’ within the church. This is something that is taken very seriously by the Bradford South Circuit. 

## **Volunteers** 

The Bradford South Circuit would like to thank all the volunteers who work so tirelessly to make our Circuit a lively and vibrant community. Our especial thanks go to all the members of our Circuit Leadership Team. 



We recognise that we ask a great deal of our volunteers, giving them a great deal of responsibility. We are so grateful for their dedication to living out their roles and faith amongst this Circuit. 



Circuit
Accruals Accounts
2023-24
THE METHODIST CHURCH
REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
(ACCRUALS BASIS)
for the year ended 31 August 2024
Bradford South
Circuit
Reglstered Charfty- Reglstratlon number
1157285
Yorkshire West
District No I Circuit No
27133
Mlnl8ter8
Rev Graeme Dutton
Rev Andrew Stead
Rev Joy Sykes
Clrcult Steward8
Teresa Lunn
Derek Marshall
Jean Sheard
Richard Sheard
Richard Walsh
Circuit Treasurer
John Andrew

Name of Circult
Bradford South Ctr¢ult
Circuit No 27rJ3
Statamont of Financial Activlties (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2024
Not•8 10
th•
¢I￿lItI10dtI DE&illttated
Ge*•ral Fund
TA￿t
Funds
(Unr*slrfctedl IUnro8irktodl IUnAgtwktodl
RetsbScted Endowment
Fund$
Fund¥
Totil
202)44
Totsi
202243
Inc(me
f Dtsnath)n88nd l¥Jaoe
2 Inojmefrom ￿¢￿e1&Y InvESlrnents
3 knoThfrom kn¥È$knent properfets
4 Atssessnents Churthes
5 C8plal Rec*i¥
6 Grants [8￿ved
7 CMherthartatrA• Inujme
8 Totsl Incom•
15.5614
87J67
16.668
.367
5,900
117,494
66,211
If9.146
67.503
113,7S4
126.681
476.689
600.0•3
Expendtture
9 Grdnts Bnd don8kna
10 aB50riated ¢>Jstq
11 Prvpty m￿nI￿an¢0
12 Connethn41 awssm¢ni & modd bust I
13 rm5tsfjciA￿qsIm1fft1 & La¥y
147.741
40.860
147,741
12.741
138.077
31.716
21.881
io
446S6
45,106
44,340
IS Manle co¥ls
16 Othqroulgolng
17 Conlrfthjuons lo the d￿1[￿1 •dv•nc4J fvnd
17 Totsl chartiablo •Kp•ndlWY•
18 G￿n8111)ss￿l mon6t8ryknvesth8nts
19 Gdnsl())s8881 ￿ kn¥esbMenl propertl88
20 N•t Incom•ll•xp•ndltyrnl
21 TTrThsfqrs beh¥een ljndi
22 Othergdn51Oostyesl
23 N•tlllOV•lbl•llt kn fvndA
24 Total fijnds brou8ht forward
25TOlalfundig*ftl￿IUl￿
li
12
29Jl
I9￿10
gJ19
314.200
28,931
238.624
1.701
11580
76.(K¢7
9.389
276.921
13.144
13,144
144367
28,693
142.1•7
107.775
235,148
235.180
342.921
IA95,988
1103.006
1•8,550
237.772
436
144,387
142,187
751 1,834,SDg 1.692,322
754 1 690.142 1.134.509

Name of Circu
Brndford Soulh Clrcult
Cir¢ult Mo
27133
Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2024
General Fund
IUnrnBlrlctqdl
CircuitModBI
R95trlcted
Funds
Ertdowm¢D
Funds
Totsls
Totals
Funds
(UmE5￿¢t¢dl
Ncl•Ftothp
Accovnts
Flxed Asmts
circt*M￿Ses&E￿uIPrnerrt
Inveslmert p
16
915.728
915,728
Totrl thdassets
915,728
gf4728
1.14901
DoblorB
Loans bythe Clrx
Invesimorns ￿ TMCP
Central BDanl D&pDSits
CaEh ai
17
10.296
5.718
236.523
423,959
17.og5
696,590
4,432
4.432
437.076
322.863
13.189
706.490
426.32?.
754
Tot•lcurneni•ssets
754
Cuvr•ntllabilltbBB
CredlrKs lthfr li 1 ￿er)
Grants pa
ble 201&1P
Total¢ury•ntWabllllTes
N•t¢un•rtt*sSétsn￿b1lIlleS
18
12.08S
12.U85
11,989
1lOeS
337.337
13,OJ5
77VIJ
11.gBg
322
754
TL*•l￿Zets Iqss erNrarrtUabllllles
1.253.066
434327
7M
1,$10.141
1,834.500
Lon8 terrn Ilablutles
duEafter more than one
Granls Payab￿ after 201&19
Losns lo Clr•
1,263,066,
436,322
754
1.690.141
1,834,509
Fundi olth•CiwJ
Gane￿1 F￿j IU¥nstrktedl
CiTUit IAlldqlTnJ5t Fund IUNvsltTLiadl
D￿a￿ted IUNeslri¢X8dl
1.253,085
1.253.065
436.322
1,595.986
237,772
436.322
1,•09,317
1.831751
End￿￿*rtF￿Mdg
7S4
754
751
Tot•lFunds
1.262.
436.322
764
1.6W,141
1,84509

Name of Circuit
Bradford South Circuit
Circuit No 1157285
Notes to the Accounts
1. Basls of accountlng
Tha finanaal ststements have wepBred in attoFdancB*ith Arr￿nting aThJ Repor￿ng by Charitie5." Statement of Recximmended Pradi¢)2
8ffj4iLzile to ch8rities preparing Iheir arLounts in accordan￿ ¥Mth the Financial Reporbng Standard applie8ble in the UK and Re￿￿AlC of
Ireland IFRS 1021 li58ued in October20191. the Fina￿￿81 Rewbng Standard *irAblg in the Uniied lfjngdum and RE￿￿lie of Ireland IFRS
1021, the Chariti8s Act 2011. and UK GenerdFy Accepted Acc(thting Practhca
l Funds
The fijnds hdd ry)nstitLrte.' Gpneral Funds hdd for any pu￿D30 of th8 Cryil*lMth ￿ Unrestrided. Th8 Circuit Model Trust F￿j has vAde
purp08e8 defined in Standing Orders and is categorised as unr&strid&J. Restricted funds are hdd for a narromer purpose. There are
also the followng Endcttment fijnds as listed. Detai15 ofeach Ma￿laT fijnd a￿ disdo3•J in the final note to these accounts. Anyfi¥Kls may bg
reyegented by morB than just cash.
3. Accountlng pollclo•
BMI8
These acc4Junts hgve been prepared ￿ the b8sis of hiskniC￿ cost exceFrt that investrnenb are sho￿ at thdr mathet value at the of th•
y•ar, cfi the acuug1$ b8815 tts ahow o true and ￿"rvI•W ofthE CirpJrf3 finanrial F4J5ition activiti88.
Incorne recognltSon
Income Is IndudBd In th• Sl4tom•ntof F(nand8lAcb¥fUe& ISOFAI th? Cirajit be￿95 entived to Ihe reJourcei, and twstees a
TeBson8bly certain th8y*iII receive the Tesources", and th• rnor* b8 rn•&5urnd 7AIth wffld8nt r•liablllty.
Re*Ou￿5 •xponded
This is reuJgni8ed vknen q lisbillty Is In￿Tr8d. or a conJtrudi¥e Brises. th?1 in Ih? Pa￿¢nt being ungvDldat￿?. Liabifities are
recognised as soon as On oufflow of ecijnomic beneffit is (x)ns¢dered m(xelikelyth8n not undwthe ltyal or eonÉtru¢thve 0￿•98110n clxnmitling
th8 Cirthlt to pay outrgsource¥.
Grnnt•
Grants m8d& by tha Cl￿1ttrorn its owm fijnds are re(xybi8ed in atthe time Ofagr￿ent OT the Cir(>Jit accepts that there is & leqal or
operatton81 obligatlon to make the p8yrnenL th8 grant is raowrenl over more than year lh8 bglanc8 payubl8 in fuiwe y88ws
as a wjws1(￿ forfubjre commitm8nls in ihe 8819n￿ Sheet agalnst the apwoprfate fund, the promsion being rdeased in fviure y8ars as
instalments we paid In aC￿rdanC8 with th• origln•ly agwd tenn&
VAT
Sineé th• Clr¢uil18 not VAT reglBteTed, all inpvt VAT is tharged ￿1th the e¥￿nseS1O %thlf*È it r•f•rn.
Tanglble flxed a•••stfor uso by tho Clrcuft
These are c8ptslised rf they can ba u¥ed for more one year. and inth'iridually cogt at least £1,000. The freehold prowty is shrywn in the
c¢x)unts 0¢ 2015 deemed values, of%%filth th8 land oJmw8nl is nDt kn¢y*￿. No dewerjati(￿ 13 promded on the building becau￿ the trustee
o)nslder tha current residual fair value of Ihe buildings lon the assumpti(ffi that it hgd reaL**d Ihe end of its usefvl economie life bythe yw-
endl to be not less than its cJj￿ent V81u8. Any deWeCiatir￿ Would noi ￿ matwial. Thg wowty has teen for ifflpainnent.
Inve8tment propertle•
Inve61rnent properbes- no Property is cuTh8nlly deemed ts not be h8kl forthe kng tenn purpo885 of Ihe th8rity.
Inve8tmBnt•
Inve5trnents ore valued in th& balance sheet at market value al Ihe ywend. In¥e¥knentincr￿e is induded in the a¢xovnts vthen rewv*l?
8nd arty gains cf losses on revaluabon 8t the yearend are shwi in th6 SOFA
Oebtors and prep•ym•nt•
Debtcrfs relate to the paym￿1 ofth• S•ptamber sbpend in August
Credltort
CrBdit(Ys indude bDth wndry exppn8e5 and $￿ific￿￿the 1st quarter 859e¥smentrwxv8d in AugusL

Name of Circuit
Bradford South Clrcuit
Circuit No 1157286
4. Investment Income
c1￿￿1t
Mtsdel TniÉt
lthmirkthd Fund
ft05triLtrd EndowrnR￿ 2024 Totsi 2023 Total
R+n￿ Income
15.568
15.568
15,566
15.568
Totsl
&900
5. A5Bessments on Church85
Clrcult
Mud•l Trn*t
Fund
Unrnslrfctsd
ft•¥trlctsd Endo%Tr•Tht 2D24Tolal 2D23 Totsl
A85￿MentS
87.307
97,367
97.367
117.494
117.494
Totsl
97,367
6. othor Charftable Income
cl1￿[t
Model Tru•t
Fund
R•&blctsd Endo￿nt 2024 Totsi 2023 Totsl
sl
18,943
195
16.186
40
84.148
25,026
8•nevrA¢ncè
Otherkncome
843
ofThcffibury M•thodLtt Churt*
399,975
5,6C(I
20.251
24.644
24,044
Th0n￿￿chUrCh
3Generai•
24D
240
stAmotds
4.030
3,875
20,40D
5 Fets4Dproa
Leeds Cty Contro MIS￿On
Sknlon 0￿rstmaNls
e.251
4QO
251
400
Waddlnglon TumwWHn
R889ry8 Fund Refund
i.(x)o
42R38
67.603
42,33B
113.754
T•lal
06.211
476,690
7. Grnnts and Donatlons
Cl￿111
Modgl Trn•t
Fund
Re•irf¢i•d Endowrmnt ZOZ4Totsl 2023 Totsl
TwL*slone Grnnt
4,0
4000
Totsl
8. Pald Employees
Thi• Y•ar
L•stY••r
sialrc￿ts pald durtng the year￿Tr-
GrDs&w*ges, tsthrfÈs ind benth1ts In
Ern￿OYeeS nalknnBllnsursnce rA￿ls
P¢n51￿ tyjsts
109,042
9.921
25.840
2.937
147.741
105.126
9.067
23.032
EJpEnses
Totsl
1.852
139.077
Ab•wagE numbErofstsff EmployEd durihy the yEarvnrE:

9. Property Maintenance
ModolTrn8t
Fund
Unftthctsd
ftestiicted EndoMn•nt 2024Tolal 2023 Totrl
Comerstone PrnleLX Payrnents
Southlleld LanÉ Pmled PayThnts
Heiyhts Co&is
Hwgate Road Cr*Sts
Clw¢r* Costs
20,6B3
5.486
5.2C•J
5.49B
2.2QO
22iKI
1.178
21.881
2,6n
1,800
1.153
5.250
13.705
3.840
31.716
21081
5 Fa1%￿￿08Ch Co
Wbsey Churth Co
Totsl
2.873
8.630
40.860
21￿01
62.741
10. Dlstrfct A￿0$¥￿ent and Lwy
Model TN
Fund
Unrn8trlctsd
R•thctsd Endown•nt 2024 Totsi 20YJ Totsl
D15trk* A88esgmanl
4S.6S6
46,606
45.858
46.656
44.S40
Totsi
11. Man8• Costs
C1￿ul1
ModelTrn•i
Fund
Unrqsirf¢t•d
RMtrlct•d Endo*Tr•nt ZUl4Totsl 20ZJ Totsl
C￿n￿Ta%
8272
2,30
2,271
18,173
8.272
9.105
2.625
3.006
12.195
28,931
InwJr8nc•
2.271
16.173
2#,oa4
Rep81
Totsl
11 Other Outgoing8
Ckcull
Mod•l Tnmi
Fund
Rwtrtt•d Endo*Th•nt ZQZ4 Totsl 2D2J Total
Admln Charg•s- P•bYr
Apprenl(*slw Letyy
SL Arnoll's Ewen¥e8
Ccrtnethnal SthB
480
48D
480
J8
371
371
580
76.330
678
75,330
221,125
276
Admkn Cost6- TMCP
Quiiwennlil IN￿¢¢￿)n$
Clkn Col￿R$nI
2,041
1.809
1.978
1.fAJO
2.768
1.800
2,768
Td•phorwlarD8dband
Tr3¥el
38
Postag4 Prfntkng & si•trcffjery
URC
204
n6
180
88nk Fe•8
60
Atsdll Fee
222Q
2.220
2,220
225
Ytyth CoitS
XherExpenditure
Comwtsr5f4yMlnlstry
202
202
2.226
572
Remova15
2314
2.214
201
2,268
Rools
3GeneTBie
fjOD
Va￿al￿)n & LeBd Fees
750
274
274
Trninw
315
315
76.007
99.5911
238,6ZS

1& Contributions to the Distrlct Advance Fund
C*cutt
Mothl Trnst
Fund R8¥tiid•d Endowmnt 2D24Tolal 2023 Tal•1
1.70f
Paym•ntto T￿￿1￿5
ThlA Y•*r La8tYur
Toial
1& FOM forEx•mlnallon orAudlt of tho ACCO￿ts
Thl•Y••r L••tYMr
￿￿kn•￿00r￿1fra￿Ta￿forTQP0thg •crAwrf•
2,220
1220
2320
23211

Name of Cir￿lt
Bradford South Circuit
Circuit No 11S7285
16. Tangibleflxed assets
Otherllxad
Pa5Thenls on
Includlng Flxiure4 accourt Wbd
ljther
fftllngs and •5s•ts under
Oih¢rl•nd man￿ ￿ldIng8 v•hlcl85 wulimert ¢othstrucJor• Yow
R•sidentiql
land
Bdance brnughtfo￿￿rd
1.150.908
1.150.908
Re¥￿￿811t￿* l+fvi
SP058Js l-l
Tr8nslers" l+kl
B4￿c4j carried forwwd
-235.180
-236.100
915.728
915.728
Inrwlng FJxttw••. accounl*nd
Iliikny undqr
•qulpment e0Th6t￿on Totsl
Olh•r
l•nd
Bd8rK• brought loNwd
DBwedqtk)n charge foryoor l-l
Revdu8tion81+1-I
TTaThthr8-1+1-1
B￿￿1X r4rrf•d fornBr
••••ts
PayTh•nts OTh
Flthrns, accouniand
Othw
lilt1n￿ and asMt• und•r
Qlh•rl•nd Il•ftM• v•fr*lM •qulw•fftt conslructkm Total
R••ld•Atl•l
Brought
1,150.908
1.150.908
915.728
915,728

Name of Circuit
Cir￿lt No 1157285
17. Anatys15 of Curr•ntAss•ts
Th1oYe•r L••tYMr
(Xherdeblo
10.296
1ffj296
Totsl
l& Anatysl• of currnnt IlabHIU•s and long terni cvedkn
Y￿r L•BtYMr
CurTrntll•bllU
12,085
11006
11.969
11.989
19. Capttal commltrnonts and contkngent labMII
Aitrb• 318tAW 21W tho CIToJIt oplthl

Bradford South Clrcuit
DECLARATIONS
Trpasurer
I cJ)nfimi Ihatlhe5e arrnjal based acuunts forthe year8nded 31st Aug￿1 2024 have bevj) wepared lrnm Ihe records ofthe Cirr#Jil and Ihat irthde
al fvnd5 undErthe ointrol ofthe Circuit Meeln
SI￿ ofTreaswer
Name ofTre88urer
John And
Addre#È
125 High9ate Ro8d. QUe￿￿t￿ry, 8D13 10J
Presentation of tho Clrcult Meeting for approval
I ccffifinn that the annual rnport and accoutns forth• wr•nded 31 August 2024 prtt•ntfAI to th• arrth M••b"ng at
Ils meeunq on
SlgnBlure of the Chalrof
the rn88ting
Name ol Ihe Chalr ofthe
medng
12Ev
Independent Examlner's report of the Trust••8 of th•
Bradford South Clrcult
Thls ReF*Nt Is cffj the ClroJrtALuunts forthe ye8r ended 31st AugU5t2024.
Respectlve responsibilities of Trustees and Examiners
The cIr￿leS INBtees are re5ponsiblefor ensurfng that the ￿nUel reFQrtBnd 8ccg3urrts forts yw to 31 August 2024 preBent a irue and falr Wlvw ol
the Clrcuit's inctffje and eXpendi￿re forthe yearand of its 8S8et8 and liabihbes at ihe balance sh￿1 The trustees c4Jnsiderthat an audlt bs nol
neces88ry lorthis year under Seclrun 144 ofthe Chartues Art2011 (the Charities Act) and thal ￿ Independeni examlnauon is needed.
It Is my responsibllty to..
- •x8mlne the accounts undeT s8cOor* 145 01th8 Charttl•s Art
- to fdlowth• procedure818ld In the generdl Dlreclicffjs gi￿ bylhe Chartty CLvnrni88lon underseclon 14515llbl of the Charllles
A¢l", 8nd
- to state *theth8rpartiEular rnatter5 have ¢)yne to my att￿0¢￿.

Bradford South Circuit
Basis of Independent Examlner's Report
My examination knes Lxn1e(J out in ac￿rd￿n￿ ￿ the gen8wal diTedicffls w bythe Charity Comrnisslon. An ex8mlnation indudeg a ofthe
accounting reCc￿dS kept bythe chaiity and a umparfson ofthe accounts preS￿lted wth those fwd5. It also includ85 consideration ofany unusual
items, In natijre or sr4e, QT disdosures in the acujunts, seeking explanab.ons frcffl the Tnjstees conwning such rnatter& The procedures
und8rtaken do not prowde all the evldenCethat￿U1d te requir&J in an aLx11t￿. r*Jnseqventy no cyinian is glven as to Mthether Ihe aCLounts
twent a In￿ and fair wew. My r8port Is Ilmtsd to those matters oul in the statement below.
Indep8ndent Examlnerfs Statement
In connec*on 7Aith my wminatton. no matter ha$ o>ntslo my att￿tIc￿ lothwthan as disdosed belovri
l¢h glv•s rne reasonatle cause to Wi•v• that In ary materfal rnspects the requlr•mants'.
-to keep a¢¢ounlng r•cords In acccfdan¢eknlth S8ctlon 130 ofth* Charfbas Act
-to prepgre ace4unts accord lh8 acawrrtln9 recryd¥ and thB 8¢c¢untlng requirements ofth•
Charibes Ad
have not been met, or
to %%*lth. In rny O￿nIOn, attenbcn Shwld b& trawm in orTJerto enatAe a proper undpr3tsn(*lng ofthe acccynts to be
131
I have oblabned Independent *ion ofam Inveslrnents ￿lIh Ihe Tru8tees for Methodlst c￿rCh Pury)oseJ or
hdd In othertrusts, bank balances and frmds al the CthBI FIn￿ce Board ofthe Methodist Church ￿1￿) 8r8 indiwidually
In excess of£10,000 thousand ￿nI$S) al Ihe b31ance sheet date.
oflndependent examlner
Jonathan Stead FCCA
Slgnature of Independent oxamlner
Relȥznt wofesslonal qualthc8lon ol
Intjependent 8xamlner
chart￿ed eHbfi8d AccwntAnt
Namè offflnn aFVQPriat*l
Sleigh & Story Ltd
Addregs
T￿)rnhIl1 8￿99 Thomhill Beck Lane. BrfghouBe. HDU 4AH
Dale

Circuit
Accruals Accounts
2023-24
THE METHODIST CHURCH
REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
(ACCRUALS BASIS)
for the year ended 31 August 2024
Bradford South
Circuit
Reglstered Charfty- Reglstratlon number
1157285
Yorkshire West
District No I Circuit No
27133
Mlnl8ter8
Rev Graeme Dutton
Rev Andrew Stead
Rev Joy Sykes
Clrcult Steward8
Teresa Lunn
Derek Marshall
Jean Sheard
Richard Sheard
Richard Walsh
Circuit Treasurer
John Andrew

Name of Circult
Bradford South Ctr¢ult
Circuit No 27rJ3
Statamont of Financial Activlties (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2024
Not•8 10
th•
¢I￿lItI10dtI DE&illttated
Ge*•ral Fund
TA￿t
Funds
(Unr*slrfctedl IUnro8irktodl IUnAgtwktodl
RetsbScted Endowment
Fund$
Fund¥
Totil
202)44
Totsi
202243
Inc(me
f Dtsnath)n88nd l¥Jaoe
2 Inojmefrom ￿¢￿e1&Y InvESlrnents
3 knoThfrom kn¥È$knent properfets
4 Atssessnents Churthes
5 C8plal Rec*i¥
6 Grants [8￿ved
7 CMherthartatrA• Inujme
8 Totsl Incom•
15.5614
87J67
16.668
.367
5,900
117,494
66,211
If9.146
67.503
113,7S4
126.681
476.689
600.0•3
Expendtture
9 Grdnts Bnd don8kna
10 aB50riated ¢>Jstq
11 Prvpty m￿nI￿an¢0
12 Connethn41 awssm¢ni & modd bust I
13 rm5tsfjciA￿qsIm1fft1 & La¥y
147.741
40.860
147,741
12.741
138.077
31.716
21.881
io
446S6
45,106
44,340
IS Manle co¥ls
16 Othqroulgolng
17 Conlrfthjuons lo the d￿1[￿1 •dv•nc4J fvnd
17 Totsl chartiablo •Kp•ndlWY•
18 G￿n8111)ss￿l mon6t8ryknvesth8nts
19 Gdnsl())s8881 ￿ kn¥esbMenl propertl88
20 N•t Incom•ll•xp•ndltyrnl
21 TTrThsfqrs beh¥een ljndi
22 Othergdn51Oostyesl
23 N•tlllOV•lbl•llt kn fvndA
24 Total fijnds brou8ht forward
25TOlalfundig*ftl￿IUl￿
li
12
29Jl
I9￿10
gJ19
314.200
28,931
238.624
1.701
11580
76.(K¢7
9.389
276.921
13.144
13,144
144367
28,693
142.1•7
107.775
235,148
235.180
342.921
IA95,988
1103.006
1•8,550
237.772
436
144,387
142,187
751 1,834,SDg 1.692,322
754 1 690.142 1.134.509

Name of Circu
Brndford Soulh Clrcult
Cir¢ult Mo
27133
Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2024
General Fund
IUnrnBlrlctqdl
CircuitModBI
R95trlcted
Funds
Ertdowm¢D
Funds
Totsls
Totals
Funds
(UmE5￿¢t¢dl
Ncl•Ftothp
Accovnts
Flxed Asmts
circt*M￿Ses&E￿uIPrnerrt
Inveslmert p
16
915.728
915,728
Totrl thdassets
915,728
gf4728
1.14901
DoblorB
Loans bythe Clrx
Invesimorns ￿ TMCP
Central BDanl D&pDSits
CaEh ai
17
10.296
5.718
236.523
423,959
17.og5
696,590
4,432
4.432
437.076
322.863
13.189
706.490
426.32?.
754
Tot•lcurneni•ssets
754
Cuvr•ntllabilltbBB
CredlrKs lthfr li 1 ￿er)
Grants pa
ble 201&1P
Total¢ury•ntWabllllTes
N•t¢un•rtt*sSétsn￿b1lIlleS
18
12.08S
12.U85
11,989
1lOeS
337.337
13,OJ5
77VIJ
11.gBg
322
754
TL*•l￿Zets Iqss erNrarrtUabllllles
1.253.066
434327
7M
1,$10.141
1,834.500
Lon8 terrn Ilablutles
duEafter more than one
Granls Payab￿ after 201&19
Losns lo Clr•
1,263,066,
436,322
754
1.690.141
1,834,509
Fundi olth•CiwJ
Gane￿1 F￿j IU¥nstrktedl
CiTUit IAlldqlTnJ5t Fund IUNvsltTLiadl
D￿a￿ted IUNeslri¢X8dl
1.253,085
1.253.065
436.322
1,595.986
237,772
436.322
1,•09,317
1.831751
End￿￿*rtF￿Mdg
7S4
754
751
Tot•lFunds
1.262.
436.322
764
1.6W,141
1,84509

Name of Circuit
Bradford South Circuit
Circuit No 1157285
Notes to the Accounts
1. Basls of accountlng
Tha finanaal ststements have wepBred in attoFdancB*ith Arr￿nting aThJ Repor￿ng by Charitie5." Statement of Recximmended Pradi¢)2
8ffj4iLzile to ch8rities preparing Iheir arLounts in accordan￿ ¥Mth the Financial Reporbng Standard applie8ble in the UK and Re￿￿AlC of
Ireland IFRS 1021 li58ued in October20191. the Fina￿￿81 Rewbng Standard *irAblg in the Uniied lfjngdum and RE￿￿lie of Ireland IFRS
1021, the Chariti8s Act 2011. and UK GenerdFy Accepted Acc(thting Practhca
l Funds
The fijnds hdd ry)nstitLrte.' Gpneral Funds hdd for any pu￿D30 of th8 Cryil*lMth ￿ Unrestrided. Th8 Circuit Model Trust F￿j has vAde
purp08e8 defined in Standing Orders and is categorised as unr&strid&J. Restricted funds are hdd for a narromer purpose. There are
also the followng Endcttment fijnds as listed. Detai15 ofeach Ma￿laT fijnd a￿ disdo3•J in the final note to these accounts. Anyfi¥Kls may bg
reyegented by morB than just cash.
3. Accountlng pollclo•
BMI8
These acc4Junts hgve been prepared ￿ the b8sis of hiskniC￿ cost exceFrt that investrnenb are sho￿ at thdr mathet value at the of th•
y•ar, cfi the acuug1$ b8815 tts ahow o true and ￿"rvI•W ofthE CirpJrf3 finanrial F4J5ition activiti88.
Incorne recognltSon
Income Is IndudBd In th• Sl4tom•ntof F(nand8lAcb¥fUe& ISOFAI th? Cirajit be￿95 entived to Ihe reJourcei, and twstees a
TeBson8bly certain th8y*iII receive the Tesources", and th• rnor* b8 rn•&5urnd 7AIth wffld8nt r•liablllty.
Re*Ou￿5 •xponded
This is reuJgni8ed vknen q lisbillty Is In￿Tr8d. or a conJtrudi¥e Brises. th?1 in Ih? Pa￿¢nt being ungvDldat￿?. Liabifities are
recognised as soon as On oufflow of ecijnomic beneffit is (x)ns¢dered m(xelikelyth8n not undwthe ltyal or eonÉtru¢thve 0￿•98110n clxnmitling
th8 Cirthlt to pay outrgsource¥.
Grnnt•
Grants m8d& by tha Cl￿1ttrorn its owm fijnds are re(xybi8ed in atthe time Ofagr￿ent OT the Cir(>Jit accepts that there is & leqal or
operatton81 obligatlon to make the p8yrnenL th8 grant is raowrenl over more than year lh8 bglanc8 payubl8 in fuiwe y88ws
as a wjws1(￿ forfubjre commitm8nls in ihe 8819n￿ Sheet agalnst the apwoprfate fund, the promsion being rdeased in fviure y8ars as
instalments we paid In aC￿rdanC8 with th• origln•ly agwd tenn&
VAT
Sineé th• Clr¢uil18 not VAT reglBteTed, all inpvt VAT is tharged ￿1th the e¥￿nseS1O %thlf*È it r•f•rn.
Tanglble flxed a•••stfor uso by tho Clrcuft
These are c8ptslised rf they can ba u¥ed for more one year. and inth'iridually cogt at least £1,000. The freehold prowty is shrywn in the
c¢x)unts 0¢ 2015 deemed values, of%%filth th8 land oJmw8nl is nDt kn¢y*￿. No dewerjati(￿ 13 promded on the building becau￿ the trustee
o)nslder tha current residual fair value of Ihe buildings lon the assumpti(ffi that it hgd reaL**d Ihe end of its usefvl economie life bythe yw-
endl to be not less than its cJj￿ent V81u8. Any deWeCiatir￿ Would noi ￿ matwial. Thg wowty has teen for ifflpainnent.
Inve8tment propertle•
Inve61rnent properbes- no Property is cuTh8nlly deemed ts not be h8kl forthe kng tenn purpo885 of Ihe th8rity.
Inve8tmBnt•
Inve5trnents ore valued in th& balance sheet at market value al Ihe ywend. In¥e¥knentincr￿e is induded in the a¢xovnts vthen rewv*l?
8nd arty gains cf losses on revaluabon 8t the yearend are shwi in th6 SOFA
Oebtors and prep•ym•nt•
Debtcrfs relate to the paym￿1 ofth• S•ptamber sbpend in August
Credltort
CrBdit(Ys indude bDth wndry exppn8e5 and $￿ific￿￿the 1st quarter 859e¥smentrwxv8d in AugusL

Name of Circuit
Bradford South Clrcuit
Circuit No 1157286
4. Investment Income
c1￿￿1t
Mtsdel TniÉt
lthmirkthd Fund
ft05triLtrd EndowrnR￿ 2024 Totsi 2023 Total
R+n￿ Income
15.568
15.568
15,566
15.568
Totsl
&900
5. A5Bessments on Church85
Clrcult
Mud•l Trn*t
Fund
Unrnslrfctsd
ft•¥trlctsd Endo%Tr•Tht 2D24Tolal 2D23 Totsl
A85￿MentS
87.307
97,367
97.367
117.494
117.494
Totsl
97,367
6. othor Charftable Income
cl1￿[t
Model Tru•t
Fund
R•&blctsd Endo￿nt 2024 Totsi 2023 Totsl
sl
18,943
195
16.186
40
84.148
25,026
8•nevrA¢ncè
Otherkncome
843
ofThcffibury M•thodLtt Churt*
399,975
5,6C(I
20.251
24.644
24,044
Th0n￿￿chUrCh
3Generai•
24D
240
stAmotds
4.030
3,875
20,40D
5 Fets4Dproa
Leeds Cty Contro MIS￿On
Sknlon 0￿rstmaNls
e.251
4QO
251
400
Waddlnglon TumwWHn
R889ry8 Fund Refund
i.(x)o
42R38
67.603
42,33B
113.754
T•lal
06.211
476,690
7. Grnnts and Donatlons
Cl￿111
Modgl Trn•t
Fund
Re•irf¢i•d Endowrmnt ZOZ4Totsl 2023 Totsl
TwL*slone Grnnt
4,0
4000
Totsl
8. Pald Employees
Thi• Y•ar
L•stY••r
sialrc￿ts pald durtng the year￿Tr-
GrDs&w*ges, tsthrfÈs ind benth1ts In
Ern￿OYeeS nalknnBllnsursnce rA￿ls
P¢n51￿ tyjsts
109,042
9.921
25.840
2.937
147.741
105.126
9.067
23.032
EJpEnses
Totsl
1.852
139.077
Ab•wagE numbErofstsff EmployEd durihy the yEarvnrE:

9. Property Maintenance
ModolTrn8t
Fund
Unftthctsd
ftestiicted EndoMn•nt 2024Tolal 2023 Totrl
Comerstone PrnleLX Payrnents
Southlleld LanÉ Pmled PayThnts
Heiyhts Co&is
Hwgate Road Cr*Sts
Clw¢r* Costs
20,6B3
5.486
5.2C•J
5.49B
2.2QO
22iKI
1.178
21.881
2,6n
1,800
1.153
5.250
13.705
3.840
31.716
21081
5 Fa1%￿￿08Ch Co
Wbsey Churth Co
Totsl
2.873
8.630
40.860
21￿01
62.741
10. Dlstrfct A￿0$¥￿ent and Lwy
Model TN
Fund
Unrn8trlctsd
R•thctsd Endown•nt 2024 Totsi 20YJ Totsl
D15trk* A88esgmanl
4S.6S6
46,606
45.858
46.656
44.S40
Totsi
11. Man8• Costs
C1￿ul1
ModelTrn•i
Fund
Unrqsirf¢t•d
RMtrlct•d Endo*Tr•nt ZUl4Totsl 20ZJ Totsl
C￿n￿Ta%
8272
2,30
2,271
18,173
8.272
9.105
2.625
3.006
12.195
28,931
InwJr8nc•
2.271
16.173
2#,oa4
Rep81
Totsl
11 Other Outgoing8
Ckcull
Mod•l Tnmi
Fund
Rwtrtt•d Endo*Th•nt ZQZ4 Totsl 2D2J Total
Admln Charg•s- P•bYr
Apprenl(*slw Letyy
SL Arnoll's Ewen¥e8
Ccrtnethnal SthB
480
48D
480
J8
371
371
580
76.330
678
75,330
221,125
276
Admkn Cost6- TMCP
Quiiwennlil IN￿¢¢￿)n$
Clkn Col￿R$nI
2,041
1.809
1.978
1.fAJO
2.768
1.800
2,768
Td•phorwlarD8dband
Tr3¥el
38
Postag4 Prfntkng & si•trcffjery
URC
204
n6
180
88nk Fe•8
60
Atsdll Fee
222Q
2.220
2,220
225
Ytyth CoitS
XherExpenditure
Comwtsr5f4yMlnlstry
202
202
2.226
572
Remova15
2314
2.214
201
2,268
Rools
3GeneTBie
fjOD
Va￿al￿)n & LeBd Fees
750
274
274
Trninw
315
315
76.007
99.5911
238,6ZS

1& Contributions to the Distrlct Advance Fund
C*cutt
Mothl Trnst
Fund R8¥tiid•d Endowmnt 2D24Tolal 2023 Tal•1
1.70f
Paym•ntto T￿￿1￿5
ThlA Y•*r La8tYur
Toial
1& FOM forEx•mlnallon orAudlt of tho ACCO￿ts
Thl•Y••r L••tYMr
￿￿kn•￿00r￿1fra￿Ta￿forTQP0thg •crAwrf•
2,220
1220
2320
23211

Name of Cir￿lt
Bradford South Circuit
Circuit No 11S7285
16. Tangibleflxed assets
Otherllxad
Pa5Thenls on
Includlng Flxiure4 accourt Wbd
ljther
fftllngs and •5s•ts under
Oih¢rl•nd man￿ ￿ldIng8 v•hlcl85 wulimert ¢othstrucJor• Yow
R•sidentiql
land
Bdance brnughtfo￿￿rd
1.150.908
1.150.908
Re¥￿￿811t￿* l+fvi
SP058Js l-l
Tr8nslers" l+kl
B4￿c4j carried forwwd
-235.180
-236.100
915.728
915.728
Inrwlng FJxttw••. accounl*nd
Iliikny undqr
•qulpment e0Th6t￿on Totsl
Olh•r
l•nd
Bd8rK• brought loNwd
DBwedqtk)n charge foryoor l-l
Revdu8tion81+1-I
TTaThthr8-1+1-1
B￿￿1X r4rrf•d fornBr
••••ts
PayTh•nts OTh
Flthrns, accouniand
Othw
lilt1n￿ and asMt• und•r
Qlh•rl•nd Il•ftM• v•fr*lM •qulw•fftt conslructkm Total
R••ld•Atl•l
Brought
1,150.908
1.150.908
915.728
915,728

Name of Circuit
Cir￿lt No 1157285
17. Anatys15 of Curr•ntAss•ts
Th1oYe•r L••tYMr
(Xherdeblo
10.296
1ffj296
Totsl
l& Anatysl• of currnnt IlabHIU•s and long terni cvedkn
Y￿r L•BtYMr
CurTrntll•bllU
12,085
11006
11.969
11.989
19. Capttal commltrnonts and contkngent labMII
Aitrb• 318tAW 21W tho CIToJIt oplthl

Bradford South Clrcuit
DECLARATIONS
Trpasurer
I cJ)nfimi Ihatlhe5e arrnjal based acuunts forthe year8nded 31st Aug￿1 2024 have bevj) wepared lrnm Ihe records ofthe Cirr#Jil and Ihat irthde
al fvnd5 undErthe ointrol ofthe Circuit Meeln
SI￿ ofTreaswer
Name ofTre88urer
John And
Addre#È
125 High9ate Ro8d. QUe￿￿t￿ry, 8D13 10J
Presentation of tho Clrcult Meeting for approval
I ccffifinn that the annual rnport and accoutns forth• wr•nded 31 August 2024 prtt•ntfAI to th• arrth M••b"ng at
Ils meeunq on
SlgnBlure of the Chalrof
the rn88ting
Name ol Ihe Chalr ofthe
medng
12Ev
Independent Examlner's report of the Trust••8 of th•
Bradford South Clrcult
Thls ReF*Nt Is cffj the ClroJrtALuunts forthe ye8r ended 31st AugU5t2024.
Respectlve responsibilities of Trustees and Examiners
The cIr￿leS INBtees are re5ponsiblefor ensurfng that the ￿nUel reFQrtBnd 8ccg3urrts forts yw to 31 August 2024 preBent a irue and falr Wlvw ol
the Clrcuit's inctffje and eXpendi￿re forthe yearand of its 8S8et8 and liabihbes at ihe balance sh￿1 The trustees c4Jnsiderthat an audlt bs nol
neces88ry lorthis year under Seclrun 144 ofthe Chartues Art2011 (the Charities Act) and thal ￿ Independeni examlnauon is needed.
It Is my responsibllty to..
- •x8mlne the accounts undeT s8cOor* 145 01th8 Charttl•s Art
- to fdlowth• procedure818ld In the generdl Dlreclicffjs gi￿ bylhe Chartty CLvnrni88lon underseclon 14515llbl of the Charllles
A¢l", 8nd
- to state *theth8rpartiEular rnatter5 have ¢)yne to my att￿0¢￿.

Bradford South Circuit
Basis of Independent Examlner's Report
My examination knes Lxn1e(J out in ac￿rd￿n￿ ￿ the gen8wal diTedicffls w bythe Charity Comrnisslon. An ex8mlnation indudeg a ofthe
accounting reCc￿dS kept bythe chaiity and a umparfson ofthe accounts preS￿lted wth those fwd5. It also includ85 consideration ofany unusual
items, In natijre or sr4e, QT disdosures in the acujunts, seeking explanab.ons frcffl the Tnjstees conwning such rnatter& The procedures
und8rtaken do not prowde all the evldenCethat￿U1d te requir&J in an aLx11t￿. r*Jnseqventy no cyinian is glven as to Mthether Ihe aCLounts
twent a In￿ and fair wew. My r8port Is Ilmtsd to those matters oul in the statement below.
Indep8ndent Examlnerfs Statement
In connec*on 7Aith my wminatton. no matter ha$ o>ntslo my att￿tIc￿ lothwthan as disdosed belovri
l¢h glv•s rne reasonatle cause to Wi•v• that In ary materfal rnspects the requlr•mants'.
-to keep a¢¢ounlng r•cords In acccfdan¢eknlth S8ctlon 130 ofth* Charfbas Act
-to prepgre ace4unts accord lh8 acawrrtln9 recryd¥ and thB 8¢c¢untlng requirements ofth•
Charibes Ad
have not been met, or
to %%*lth. In rny O￿nIOn, attenbcn Shwld b& trawm in orTJerto enatAe a proper undpr3tsn(*lng ofthe acccynts to be
131
I have oblabned Independent *ion ofam Inveslrnents ￿lIh Ihe Tru8tees for Methodlst c￿rCh Pury)oseJ or
hdd In othertrusts, bank balances and frmds al the CthBI FIn￿ce Board ofthe Methodist Church ￿1￿) 8r8 indiwidually
In excess of£10,000 thousand ￿nI$S) al Ihe b31ance sheet date.
oflndependent examlner
Jonathan Stead FCCA
Slgnature of Independent oxamlner
Relȥznt wofesslonal qualthc8lon ol
Intjependent 8xamlner
chart￿ed eHbfi8d AccwntAnt
Namè offflnn aFVQPriat*l
Sleigh & Story Ltd
Addregs
T￿)rnhIl1 8￿99 Thomhill Beck Lane. BrfghouBe. HDU 4AH
Dale