HIGH PEAK PARThERSHIP IFormevtr Hlgh Peak Method15t Qrcuitl Charlty Registrion No. 1159245 TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT For the year ended 31 Aust 2025 Introthcllon The Trustee5 present theirAnnual Rert for the yearended 31 August 2025. The Partnership was establlshed on September 1". 2019, when the fDrmerthree Methodist Circults- Hlgh Peak Methodlst CIr¢u, Buxton Methodist Clrtuit and Whalry Bridge unlu Partnershlp- were cornblned to fDrm the H6¥h Peak Partnershlp. It was resofved that thls new Partnershlp should tskt the estsbli5hed Hlgh Peak Methodlst tlrcuit Charity fe8lstraUon Ing.115924SI. Alms •nd Oryan15•tlon. The rnisslon of the Hl8h Peak Partnershlp 15 to bless thè ¢ommunltles they serve. Thls Is done through crèative meanFn8ful wor5hlp, stu(ty. pastor41 care awKI creatfve •rt& A Partnership Mlsslon Plan has been dek>ped bulkls on these ststfftnt& R•vS•w of th• Ymr. 2024125 saw tht Partnershlp Conthue to upon the new wavs0fw toBetherth•t hjd been e5tabllshed follovAnB COVID. One church Tegulathi pro¥ldes onllne provlsion each Sunday rnornlng whkh enables those who cannot trovel to loln In worshlp each ek. Provlsknn for famllbes through Me55V Church In Htyfiehl and Monyash has continued wlth DIS meth0th now havlng thlldren's worship once a month. One church communlty ceased to meet atthe eThl of the financhl year 4ffld phns are In plate to dlspose of property. A number of ¢hurches have been supportd duth thtyear financlally to enJlAe thèrn to carry out necesury malntenarte orto undertake de4elopnnt to thelr prerni5es $0 that they can continuè to $èNe ihelr local communltle& StafflrE has been augInted by the appolntment of a CITtult Operations Mana8er to support the Leadership Team In settlng In place rfftw systerns and suwrtln8 property matters across the A new Deacon wlll loln the Partnershlp In September2025. Fund b•lanr• As at Au8USt 31", 2025. the net turrent assets rfthe Parlner5hlp £272,981. H•n5 lor 2025126 The appolntrnent of • new t)eacon will provlde the opwrtunlty forthe Leadership Tearn to develop misslon 5trate8Ythat wim support the Ilfe of the churches wtthin the PartnEr5hip. enabling them to bulld on ènd extend Connertlons wlthin their commurrit*s and improve confidènce In sharlng the gospel. The Partnerthlp will continue to support kxal thurthes wlth l(tsl proietts inclu(lirq eto prciects and maintenance Improvements.
B•slsofprnparntlon olth• A(¢Trts The Charws Artnl Rèp)rt and Atcounts forthe yearended 31"August 2022 have béen prepared In accordance wlth the Charltles 2011 and the ChrOt5 Staternent of Rec(wnmended Prxtice 2015 as appllcable to the Flnanckil Reporb Standard IFRSI 102. The Charws full name is The Htgh Peak Partnershlp The Charlty Reglstered number b 1159245 (the fOrn16h Peak metho ctrcu number) The maln communlcatlon add$% (Partnership ofikel The Hlgh Peak P•rtnrshlp 8ttsn Methodlst Church Chapel Street Buxton SK17 6HX Tel.. 07912 144022 The members ofthe Hlgh Peak p•rtnershlp rneetl are the CharfjtyTTWte. rnembershlp belyg made up of offlce holder5, Mlnlsters and representthes •ppolnted the kxal churche5. The cganIsatIOn strutture tompseS a full Partner5hlp meetln& togetsr vrtth a Leadershlp Team. a Pfcyerty Team and a Flnance Tearn, whkh meet as requlred and report to the Partnershlp meet1. Thè TNsttts •re •$ follty',- Rev Andrew Parker Peter Hel Ron Slnclabr John Anfield Donna Hod0ft S•muel Smlth Shella Booth Peter Johrdon Jeanètte Sax Phlllp Botham WenJones rffn Saxby Stephen Crook knne Mayo lan Stubbs Clalfe Crook John Morten Hazel Thompson Phlllp Ih¥on Wenth Mell Aneela Tlrnothy Mlchael Dou8hty Itlll Dec 251 Julle Mu Albert WaTrliWon Brtony Evans NkolE Parry Jennlfer weld0ft Dlam Farrow Sandy Plcot Alan Wool Ken Glbson Stephen Pkot Charbes Yntert0M R*v Davld H•rrlson Gtrffl RowFarn15 Ruth Hayter Rlchard Smson PartnB W5hlp Mlnlrtets and Ofknrs Partnership Ministers- Rev Andrew paeT Partnershlp Treasurer- Julle Murdy Partnerthip Adrnini5tratOfS- Chire LoseL Catherlne Slms. Laura Krautheim
Partnership Stewards-
Michael Doughty Itdl Dec 251. Diane Farrow. Peterjohnwn. John
Morten, RKhard s11s( and Hazel Thompsc.
Atrns and
The Charrtvs CjeCtive isto act Js a resource wovklerTAthin the Hlgh Peak area around Buxton. Chapel-
etrftrFrith and Whaley BrKl8e for the Methodlst Churth. The purposes of the Methodlst Church are, and
shall be deernedto have been sIe the Date of Unlon. the thancement ofr.
al The Chrfstlan frdlth In accorthnce Thlth thed0thl sknthrdsand dlsclpllne ef the Method15t
Church.
bl Any charltable purpose fDrihe lkne belng of any Connexh>nal. Di5tsicL cJIt. local or otr
orEanlsatlon of the Metlxxllst Church.
tl Any charitable purpose for the tThe beln8 of any society or knstttutlm oranclllary to the
Methodlst Church.
dl Any purpose for tlme bekng of any chlty belr¥ a charbty sthkllary or anclllaryto the
Method4st Chutth.
The Ofganlsatkln and resourtlng of re8uhr publlc acts of 7AYMshlp open to members of the church and
non-mernber5 allke.
The teachlng of Chrlstlanlty through sernions. ¢wThes aThJ srnall groiips
The resourclnl of pastor•l Includrt vlsf
R•l•tsd hrti•s The Partnershlp Is part of the mahester arwj StLKkport O&trfct and lsalso K¢otsb1e tothe Methodlst Conference. The follovAng Methodlst ChLWthes are Ilfik tothè PartnÈrshlp.'_ Bu¥ton Harpur Hlll Chapekertrle-Frtth H•yfield-St. John's Dlsley Holllnsclou8h De Holes Low Lehton Femilee Monya5h Flag8 Whaley Brld8e Unltln8 Chur¢h• 'Whaley Brld¥e UnItI Church Is a l•1 Ecumenkal Partnershlp Includlng tre Baptlsts. Unlted Reftymed nd Method15t churches. Rlsk m•n•ym•nt The malor risks have been Identffied •nd recorded by the PJrtneThhlp Flnance and Property commlttees. th PrOfe10nal athlce taken as requlred. There Is a regular revlew prottss undertaken and recorded. In¢ome ond Expendlture Is mOnOred monthly arbd 15 belng compared vAth approved annual budgel on a re8ulaT basls, to detttt trends as part of the rlsk management proce55 to avold unforeseen talls pn reseNe& S•fw•rdl 'Every ptrson ho5 a value and dnlty whkh cor$ dlrtttty from the creatlon of rna and fèmale In God's own Image and lIkene Chrfsti4ns 5e th15 PQtentlal as fuffilled by God's rreatIOn of us In Chdst. Arnong other thln8S thls Implles a thty to value am ptopbe as bearlng the lrnale of God and therefore to protect them from harn).. metI1St Connexlonal wactkn outlrscommttmert tothe fol0 prlrKlples: The care and nurture of. 4nd respKthJl pastsral mlnlstrywlth, all chlklren, young people and adults The safryu¥dln8 and protectlon of all chiren, Y(nI peopbe and adults ¥then are vulnerable. The establishir8 of safe. carfng tomrnunits whh prry¥le a kni1 eIrOnmeTht where there Is informed vigllance as to the darer5 of atSe. We w511 carefuly select and traln all tknsè 7fvrith any resp11 tlthln the Church, In line wlth Safer RecnJkn)ent prknclples. Includ1 the use of Crlminal Records Dlscl(6ures and registration with the releiant Vetling and Barth8 sct*mts. We wlll respo1 wlthout delay to every complaint made. suggèsts that an adult. chlld or young person may have been harnRd coPerating wrth the Police and Lal Authortties in any investigation.
We will seek to WOTk with arryone hè5 suffered abuse. dLelopi with them an appropriate minlstry of infDmied pastoral care. We will wkto challEe any abuse of PO¥4tr. eSl)llY by anyone In a pItIon of trust We wdS seek to offer pastoral care and sUPPOrt IndlIng supepllslon and refenal to the proper author6ties to any membtf of ourchurth communty to have offtnded •g•wl a child. young pef50n oraduft. In all thesè prlnclpltrs we V4111 foYLW kgSslatlon. guhjance and reco8nised good pracUtt. The HPP comrnlts ltselfto erUra the Implernentatlon of Corfftexlonal Suardlng Pollty, Government leglslatlon. guldarKe and safe Pte In the PartThersh and Churthe& HPP commits itself to prov151on of supwrt. a(fvke aTh4 tralnlng for ljy and orthlned peopl that wlll ensLbre people •re clear and confident at*ut thelr roles and responslbllltle5 In safeguardlng and In promotjwd the feguardkn of chlldren. YOU arKI adults may bè vukneratde. R•serMs Polkv In normal clrturnstance, Aeseryes Pollcy for the Partnershlp would be to hold a mlnlrnum of 6 month5 4vera8e eXndIture. Thls should be sufficknt to meet ary unforeseen Items of malor expenditure on m•nses and l or to be ableto iorrtlnue In the ShOrt-te fundlTha kqanned •rtivltles in the event of any InabS11ty to rntse full as5e$5ment from Churthe& However, gfven the Impact of the Ctykl 19 pandemlc. the Trustees h•¥e agreed to hold at ast 12 months averjge expenditure and thls will be reBulJrly mlewed. The re5eThfes at the end of the Ilnantlal ye•r stood at £272,98. HoWer, figure wbll redu tr the next year5 as the Partneishlp seeks to resource Itself wlth approwlate staff members a1 cOnnueS to support the mlsslon of the Partnershlp In the Commune$ 5er¥ed. Sl8ntd on behalfof the Chartivs Trustees Slgnature Dated ZY l/z Full Name Re4 Andrew Parker P05ition SuperSntendent Mln15ter
Name of Circuit Hl8h Peak Partnershlp Circuit No 01115 Statement of Financial Actlvities (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2025 Notes to Circuit M¢)del Designaled the General Fund Trust Fund¥ counts Iunrestricted) (UnrostrIdj lunre$trict•d Restricted Endowment Funds Funds Total 2024.25 Income 1 Don8lons and lego¢ies 2 Income from monetary Investments 3 Income from Investment propertie8 4 A88e$6ments on Churches S Capital Receipts 6 Grants received 7 Other charitsble Income 8 Total Incom• Expendltur• 9 Giants and donations 10 Salarle8 and aOated costs 11 Propety maintenance 12 Connexlonal 88$es#ment & rnodel trust Iw 13 Di8tTict AsBes$ment & Levy 14 DepreGiation 15 Office expenses 16 Other outgoing8 17 Total Charftabh 8Xnd11 18 Gainsl{1088esl on monetsry investrnents 19 Gainsl{lossesl on investment properties 20 Net Incomgllexpenditur•} 21 Transfer8 betsveen fijnds 22 Othei gainslllo8Be8) 23 Net rnovement in funds 24 Total funds brought forward 25 Total funds iabT6ed forwa 454 10.265 10,719 151.122 672 1S1,122 14,061 13,382 10,481 162,729 10A81 186,376 23,647 29,068 29,088 74,021 16,667 9,719 31,919 74.021 15.567 9,711 31,919 1,917 24,608 148,040 1,917 24,808 186019 38,779 14.689 -15.132 443 .15.132 229,311 214,179 442 273,423 272,981 M,112 68.800
Name of Circult Hlgh Peak Partnershlp Circuit No 0111$ Ipre¥lously 19104) ststement of Financlal Activities (SOFA) for the ear ended 31 August 2024 otss to rcu Trust IUnr•8tr*tedl gna Fund• lunre•trlcted) G•n•r•l Fund IUnre•trlctod) RMtrkt•d Fund• Endowment Fund8 Tot41 2023-24 Income 1 Oonations and legacies 2 Incomé from moneta inv8stm8nts 3 Incom8 from inv8Stm&nt prop•rOes 4 Assessments on ChuTche$ 5 Capitsl Receipts 8 Grants recewed 7 Other ¢h8rf(ablo Incomo 8 Total Income Expendfture 9 Grants and donallon$ 10 Salaries and associated c08ts 11 Proporty maint8nan¢e 12 Conn8xionAI assèssmènt & n))dèl trust I 13 District Assessment & La 14De reciation 15 Offjce expenses 16 other outgoings 17 Total charitable expendltur• 18 Gains/llo$sesl on monetary Inv¢$tr)¥nts 19 Gains/l106$9$1 on Investment prop8rb"g$ 20 Net In¢omèll•xp•ndlture) 21 Transfers beeen fvnds 22 Other gainslllossesl 23 Net vernt In funds 24 Total funds brought forward 25 Totsl funds carrl•d ft+rw•rd 1,3C 15,328 10.634 1S2.672 30 152,622 30 334 154,292 118,533 133,8e1 118,887 288,153 99,087 28,949 99,087 28,949 2.735 30,192 2.735 30.1 149 27,cfje 185.445 149 27,066 188,180 2,735 1.153 131.126 99,973 41.153 75,265 44,112 131,126 98,185 229,311 99,973 173,450 273,423
oli• Balanc• She•t as at 31 August 2025 ImJ5 1.DXJ. r).11J 42D4 41 41 Jii Jul
2025 InchJde5 on CIKuit mLxle1Trt Fund vai)u5TMCPAcctyJnts Cartral Finan &)arddEw5 i account The of 12 thurthe5. the celsedio rned thJth8thefftnaTrdalyear. Each i58ssess8d fora contdtwrtbn to meet the ty4ewal nd costs of the CiroJit.A55wrnent on thurthes & annual determined u¥n8 a whith lakes into attwnt the Dymber of mw)bw5 w each church Ind its relatl¥e (Ome lafterdedurtlon wtaln actua and noiional expese51. A5sessment5 on Churche5 are pakl In 2 ath4nce. 3 Capkal recdpts In¢bJde saleof L4nd owntd theC1rttaThdlT1ASfefof7mCPfudStO the CiroJN Grant 8Nen to onethurch to 5UPPOrt a projertto dlOP p•rt of theelvjrth to prtr4kle Incometo wpp)rt 4 fuiure olthe thur(h The CkoJf( had I Superlnt•Thdfyt MIDbl•rthrfnitflftandl1y•r. Adthtlohil OFYki$SUprt has been prOvkI a nay which was fecwitedto IDye•r. Alon8tsde Ihere arelwo p8rt-tlmetsy em0Vee$ uftdertaklfil •Jmidstrit thJtles. No pwson recoNed more thin Éf4)K( In tot•l. No ¢rual has madefgr hoWd•y p•y * iheholw p•1 run5from SeO¢mberto >4J8USt.Alstsff afe pald 5 •t orabÈthe Wn8WW. Th•r• are mises whkh x tytheClroJlt forthwPeATh¢en•nI Theclrw ntalnstht propertyand pay5th• ctyJncllTaxand wer tryes. Th4ie not dtsclos&15epar•te HMRC doenl regord th15 15 • ITh lnd In the of è rnknbt. Someyjswrt w thufthes for 6 proptrty i1r5 been Froed1h15 yer. A numb¢r of voluDt¢s In&Jdln8 Clrthf( Stwards andClrthTrebsurtras m•n•8lwiNxe•SSUPkY)rt th• work ofthedr(urt. No e<wrts•sfor anywork undertalen behK of the CknJN t•n ld lo 4ny nteer5wKhlnthe drw. extekfor relmlwr5ement ol I%1ed pro tolls. Vrnent of £420 IOT Pest tontTolservlce5 w•$ mdeto th•tompany ol SkXIU5eol one m•n•lltrU#•8 In re110 to work 7 ufidertaken on the Wh¥lty Brh Mar6e whlL4t theproFerty was emov. Note Bsi Th•C£utt ha5two m•nses, one h)c•ted In &Jxton anotheher kx•ied In Wha Brf I qu*rttYbf povnI p•ld In Sept 2025for F•rlodJufto10 2025
Name of Circuit......High Peak Partnership.................. No...01115. Declarations and Scrutiny I confim that these aC(als-baSed ac£cyJnts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been wepared from the records of the CirClt and that they irKlude all funds under the ntrol of the Circuit meeting. Signature of treasurer..... Name and address of treasurer.. ...Julte Murdy, 39 Links Road, Chapel-en-le-Frith, .......... .High Peak, Derbyshire....................................................... Post Code...SK23 9TX...... Presentstlon to the Clrcult meetlng I confinn that the annual report and a(ntS for the year ended 31 August 2025 were presented to the Circuit meeting held on.. 4 Marth 2026 Signature of the Chair of the meetsng.. Name of the Chair of the meeting: ...Rev Andrew Parker......... Date ...4 March 2026
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A.ALLEN & SON CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS DE EIYDENf EXAMINER'S REPORTTOTHE TRUSTEES HIGH PEAK PARTNERSHIP I report on the arcounts forihvyraTended 3151 Augusi 2025. Resprctiir re5ponsibÉliticy Trf Iru5tccy and cxamiTrcr Thc chariiy's itU51LY5 arL' t¢5pon5iblc lor ihe preyaration of the accouTrts. The cha]itys trustee5 considerthat audit is not Tequircd for this yvdr1undersI1on 144121 oftheCharili¢s A¢1 2011 Iihe2011 Actll and that an ind¢pendentexamillaliDn Is requiTed. Having satisfied myself that Ihe charity is noi subject lo audit utKler company law and is eligible for indewellt examination. it is tny re5wnsibility lo. -examine the accounts undel'stliOn 145 of ihe 2011 Aci -lo follow ihe prdureS laid down in the General Directions given by the ChaIity Collllnission lulldei S¢¢tion 14515llbl ol -10 slate whelherparticular Inatters havecoine io my attention. Basis of thc ii)dfpcndcRI c%aminer'5 report My exii iiiinaiion was camed oiii in iiccordliie with ilie Genernl Dil'ectio given by the Chariry cOniS5j0n. An eXalall0 includes a review of the accouniins records kept by the charity and a companson of tlie accounts presenlal with those reco¥ds. 11 alSD iD¢ludes con51deTriion of aiiy unusual itenis ordisclosures iiitlie accounts, and seeking eXplalI10S ftom you as Ieesco[ernlng any such In4illet5. The procedures undertakeii do not ptovide all die eVidee ihat would be required in an audii, atml consequently no opimon is given as to whether ilie accounts present a Irue and fair view aiid tlie rewrt is limited io tliose Inatters set out in siatements 10. Indopcndojit oxanuiicr's sl&¢tmonl In COnlI0n with my exanunaiion, no matterhas cometo Iny atteniion.. 111 which gives me reasonable cause io believe that. in any mat1a1 speCt, the requireinents to keep accounting records in8ceottlance With SeL'tion 130 of ihe 2011 Aci; and - to prepare accounts which accord wtth ihe aecouniittg records artd to comply with the accounting rquirements of ihe 2011 Act have not been met; or 12lto which, in my opinion, attention should bedyawn irtorderto enAblea pff)r llttderstandingoftheaccountsto be reach. Darren Cper B 45 Union Road New Mills High PL*k SK22 3EL (Honsl F.C.A. C.T.A. I l March 2026 T 01663 744845 E.. mail0o3allen3ndson.co uk A 45 Union New IAills. F 016fj3 74779J www aallenandson co.uk High Peak. SK22 3EL A Allen & Son Limiied Director D C Coopei BA IHon518FP FCA CTA Compony No 07120B22 Registered in England and Wales