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The Methodlst Church South Kent Circuit Trustees Annual Report & Accounts (Accruals basis) (year end 31.8.2025) Methodist Church South East District Circuit No". 36/25 Name of Charity: South Kent Methodist Circuit Charity Re8iStration Number: 1159742 Date of registration.. December2014 Address of Charity: South Kent Circuit Office St Andrew's Methodist Church Surrenden Road Folkestone CT19 4DY Structure, Govemance and Management: The South Kent Circuit forms part of the South East District of the Methodist Church and is governed by the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodlst Church. With effect from December 2014 the Circuit ha5 been registered as a Charity with the Charity Commission. The following Methodist Churches are linked to the Circuit.. Charing, Hamstreet (this is a Methodist/Anglican ecumenical partnership), Headcorn Imeeting in a community halll. Hythe, Marsh Methodist Church la united church meeting on 3 sites in Dymchurch, Lydd and New Rornneyl, Shadoxhurst, St Andrews Cheriton, United Church Ashford Ithis is one united URC and Methodist church, meeting on 2 sites at Cade Road Ashford and Kenningtonl and Valley Methodist Church la united church meeting on 3 sites Sn Elham, Lyminge and Rhodes Minnisl. Trustees: The Trustees of the Circuit are the members of the South Kent Methodist Circuit Meeting, which meets twice a year- this includes the followin8 people.. Chair.. Revd Adrian Roux Isuperintendent Minister) Other Ministers.. Revd Gill Songer, Revd Geoff Abasolo-munnery Circuit Finance Officer.. Mrs Lisa Cooper Inon-voting member) Circuit Treasurer.. Mr Alan Ewart-lames from 119/25 Circuit Stewards.. Mr Noel Grabham Isenlorl, Mrs Janet Carter, Mrs Rachel Gile5, Mr David Son8er, Mr Alan Ewart-james (plus Mrs Jean Plummer from March 20261

Other members. Each church withln the Circuit elects up to 3 representatives to the Circuit Meeting,. some by virtue of the role they hold li.e. thurch treasurer and stewardl5ecretaryl plus one other representative elected by the Church Council. Upon appointment they become Trustees of the Circuit. Various other Circuit Officers are also members of the Circuit Meeting as per the requirements of Methodist Standing Orders, these members are appointed bv the Circuit Meeting. The Leaders of Worship and Preaching ILWPI meeting appoints representatives from within their number to the Circuit Meetin8 and they also become trustee5. Retired ministers living in the area can opt to be a trustee if they wish. Some members are members by virtue of their role within the South East District. A full list of trustees intluding those appointed by churches, other committees, or those who hold Circuit or District office is attached at the end of this report. IAppendix 11. Clrcuit Co-ordinator.. Mr5 Lisa Cooper is a non-trustee who manages the day-to-day running of the finances of the South Kent Methodist Circuit. She is a non-voting member of the Circuit Meeting who takes the minutes. ert officer: Mrs Stephanie Roux, non-voting member Circuit Pro Throughout the year, in between full meetings of the Trustees, The Clrcuit Leadership Team ICLTI meets regularlv to manage the running of the Circuit. Team consists of.. The Circuit Leadershi The Chair of the Circuit Meeting IRevd. A Rouxl, all other Ministers, all Circuit Stewards, and lay employees Mr Tom Lewis, Mr Dwight Harris, Mr5 Lisa Cooper and Mrs Stephanie Roux. Statement of Trustees, Responslbilitles , Law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity's financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the Trustees should follow best practice and: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them tonsistently make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent state whether applicable accounting st3ndards and the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting by Charities have been followed prepare the financial statements on the going concern basls unle55 it is inappropriate to presume that activities will continue The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the South Kent Methodist Circuit. The Charitrfs annual report and actounts for the year ended 31st ALtgu5t 2025 have been prepared in accordance with the Charitie5 Att 2011 and the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice 2015 as applicable to the Financial Reporting Standard IFRSSEI. The Trustees are also responsible for taking Teasonable steps to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularitie5.

Flnancial Informatlon". The South Kent Methodist Circuit holds Bank accounts with the followinB Banks.. The CtroperatNe Bank Central FSnan¢e Board of the Trustees for Methodlst Church PO Box 250, Methodist Church ICF8) Purposes Delf House. Southway, PO Box 13673 Central Buildings Skelmersdale WN8 6WT DUNMOW Oldham Street CM6 9EQ Manchester Ilnvestment FLtndl Ml IJQ Ilnvestment 8ankerl Independent Examlner: Andrew Tuck, Chandler Tuck (Chartered Accountants) I" Floor, 30 North Street, ASHFORD, Kent, TN24 8JR Public Benefrt- Oblectlves and Attivities: The trustees have considered the Commission's guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. All our activities are undertaken to further our charitable purposes for the public benefit. We aim to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of their churches and local communities through.. Worship and prayer,. learning about the Gospel.. and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus. Provision of pastoral care for people INing in their vicinity. Missionary and outreach work. This is in line with the Mission Statement of the South Kent Methodist Church which states: Mission Stotement.. The South Kent Methodist Circuit exists to enable it5 local churches and ecumenical partnerships to offer Christian witness, worship and work in their local communities. We seek to build up our sense of togetherness as one in Christ, offering the love of God and 8uided by the Holy Spirit. To thot end and under-girding all thirtgs in prayer, our Priorities ore.. l. To facilitate worship in churches and other venues such as Grace Court IMHA homel in Folkestone. 2. To nurture and resource individuals, groL¢PS and churches to discern and fulfil their God-given gifts and callings, within a sale space. 3. To give guldance and direction for the future of Methodism in this a￿a, within the South East District and the whole Connexion. 4. To expand and explor@ every opportunlty to work with ecumonical partners and other like-minded agencies in areas of church and communlty life. S. To work alongside and support the work of MHA at Grace Court, Folkestone and the John Wesley School i Ashford.

Revlew of the year and plansforfuture perlods: The South Kent Methodist circuit has continued to resource the churches and enable the continued provision of public worship and related church activities across the South Kent area. Where possible we work with our ecumenical partners. The circuit also offers ongoing support to local managing trustees in their responsibilities which include property maintenance. administrative support, health & safety, risk assessments. safeguarding and GDPR. The circuit also encourages engagement with local communities to the benefit and well- being of residents. We continued to offer online and in person worship across the circuit including an ongoing circuit podcast and zoom fellowship and study meetings during the week. We still hold some business meetings online. We continue to support local preachers and worship leaders within the circuit in terms of ongoing development, including training days and regular meetings. We have a number of people currently tr8ining to lead worship. We also provide printed worship resources and the weekly podcast to enable churches to lead their own services on occasions when there is not preacher available. We continue to distribute a printed worship Sheet each week to members who are unable to attend worship in person. The circuit staff team has undergone some changes during 2024 to 2025, with Revd Adrian Roux being appointed superintendent from September 2024. We were unsuccessful in appointing any f ull or part time minister to the team when Revd Helen Hollands moved to East Anglia in August 2024, so the only other full-time presbyter is Revd Gill Songer. The circuit is very pleased to have recently extended Gill's appointment for a period of 2 years, from Sept 2026 to August 2028. The circuit is supported by a Lay Pastor Dwight Harris (funding in place till August 20261. and a Community Chaplain Tom Lewis IFunding in place till August 20281- Additional support for leading worship and pastoral care of the churches is being provided by two retired ministers Revd. Kevin Taylor and Revd. Malcolm Peach. A new part-time property officer, Stephanie Roux, was appoint8d in November 2024. Administrative support is provided by Lisa Cooperwho works from the circuit off ice 4 days 8 week. Staff ing levels will be reviewed again in the next church year. Several of the smaller churche5 continue to struggle to find the volunteers to fill various roles and to pay their assessment due to falling membership and incomes. This Situation is not unique to the circuit but is echoed in circuits across the country and in other denominations too. Mergers are one wayof reducingthe amount of admin and number officers needed and the rural churches of Elham. Lyminge an(J Rhodes Minnis united from 1 st of September 2024 under the new name Valley Methodist Church. Tenterden Methodist Church ceased to worship in May 2024, and the circuit has resolved to sell the building and invest the proceeds in the planned redevelopment of

the church site in Folkestone town centre. We continue to explore alongside other charitable partners the possibilities for rebuilding on our site in Folkestone town centre. We aspire to build a replacement church and community centre and a second building on the site will provide temporary accommodation for those aboutto become homeless and off ice space forthe work of the Folkestone Rainbow Centre which is a long- standing ecumenical project. Duringthe ye8rworkwas completed to upgrade the manse in Dymchurch, with the redevelopment of the garage and studio room to provide a better study with a WC facility for visitors and an additional bedroom. The circuit explored whether to sell the Ashford manse left vacant by Revd. Holland8' departure and replace it with a more modern and recently refurbished manse which was beingsold bythe United Reformed Church. butthis did not happen and the Ashford manse is now occupied bytenants since August 2025. We also continue to support a Syrian f8milywho are housed via Ashford Borough Council in one of our manses in Tenterden. We enjoy strong links with the John Wesley school in Ashford and provide 4 foundation governors to the governing body. Circuit staff also lead collective worship and other activities at the school including a monthly messy church attended by up to 80 people. We support low-income families at the school via an annual donation of £3000 to their hardship fund, which helps with the cost of uniforms. trips and emergency food parcels. We also ran another verysuccessful summer holiday club in August 2025. We have a continued presence in other local prim8ry schools in Lyminge and Folkestone, via regular'open the Book, assemblies led by an ecumenicalteam ofvolunteers. The Circuit continues to support the Romney Marsh Youth Space- a safe place for young people to meet one eveninga week, run by a team ofvolunteers from various churches. We encourage ourchurches to be outward looking and provide for theircommunitie8, and to this end have given approximately £23, 000 in grants for missional purposes since the Mission Fund was ringfenced in March 2023. We are committed to workingwith MHA supported housing at Grace Court in Folkestone and provide 8 lay Chaplain. Mrs Val Redding, who serves the spiritual needs of the residents there including leading a regular act of worship and engaging in enrichment activities. The circuit continues to focus on caring for our communities, churches and staff. We hope to offer meaningful worship both in person and online, to encourage well-being for all, and to serve our communities including children, families, and older people as bestwe can.

Principal Funding sources: The Circuit's main source of income is the Circuit assessment that each church is asked to provide to enable the Circuit to cover its expected running costs. In the year ending August 2025 the circuit received £193,720 in assessments from the churches of the circuit, and a further £49,512 of assessment paid in advance in August 2025, for the following year and counted in creditors. We received grants totallinB £16,118 towards the missional post at Chilmington and we also received rental income amounting to £13,676 for the letting of one of our unused manses to a Syrian refugee family through Ashford Borough Council and the Government refugee relocation scheme. This is in line with the objectives of OL¢r charity and the tenancy is agreed on an ongoing basi5. Our total expenditure for the year, incurred in relation to ovr charitable activltles amounted to £ 488,817 of which the stipends and salaries p3id to the ministers and lay staff (including pensions and NICI amounted to £206,234. A further stipends payment of £7,377 was paid in advance for the September 2025 stipends and has been counted in debtors. Other expenditu￿ includes the amounts we are asked to contribute to the Connexional and District administration of the Methodist Church1£35,145 and £8,316 respectivelyl, reimbursement of trustees, expenses, repair and maintenance of manses, property inspections, grants to local churches, and general administrative Costs. The annual end of year levy applied against monies held in our MTF account with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes ITMCPI in this year was £32,624. This is a percentage of funds held at the end of each year which is redistributed to other Circuits and Churehes via our intern31 grant giving systems. There are no long-temi investments held by the Circuit. Interest on funds totalled £29,621 across all accounts. Reserve5 Poll¢y: The following reserves policy is approved by the Circuit meetlng.. Reserves Policy for General Funds.. Under Standing Orders the Circuit must be able to meet its financial obligations in relation to the support of its Ministers and the maintenance of the manses. The total general running cost5 for the last financial year were about £350,000 (not including expenditure on the manse extensiors. Sand8ate Road project or annual levy from the MTF account). Our policy ig to hold at least six month's expenditure in hand1£175,0001. ReseNes Policy for Restricted Funds.. Money held in the Model Trust Fund is from the sale of manses and churches and its use is restricted by conference. Our policy regarding this money is as follow5: • Proceed5 from the sale of manses will be spent on the improvement, upkeep and potential replacement of manses Some proceeds from the sales of church premises are held as a fund for property grants, to a55iSt local churches with maintenance issues Some proceeds from church sales are ringfenced for the future redevelopment of our site in Folkestone Some proceeds from church sales are ringfenced for funding our missional lay employee posts in future years Some proceeds from church sales are ringfenced as the new Cireutt Mission Fund Isee below) to encourage and resource our local churches to try new initiatives in their communities, in line with the circuit mission policy Grant-rnaklng Pollcy: The South Kent Methodist Circuit maintains a policy for providing grants to churches within the Circuit. Applications are assessed on how much they are likely to further the Circuit's and local church'5 mission. As a rough guide the Circuit will consider supporting a project for up to 113rd of the total cost. As Christian organisation we also on occasion make donations to local charitable causes which are in keeping with

our charitable purposes. These requests are brought to the Circuit Meeting/or CLT and agreed on by a majority vote. CSrcu5t Mlssion Fund.. In March 2023 the Circuit Trustees ringfenced £50,000 from the sales of closed churches to be used for grants for new Missional activlties in the local churches and their communities, looking at what the needs of their local communities might be and how the church might alm to meet them. A panel of 3 trustees wa5 appointed to oversee decisions regarding applications received. (The rest of this page is intentionally blankl

SOUTH KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT REG. CHARITY NUMBER 1159742 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3118125 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS ICFB & cO￿p} UNRESTRICTED FUND5 IMTF ACCOUNn NOTES Yr end Aug 2025 Yr end Aug 2024 INCOM GRANTS DONATIONS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES i) CIRCUIT ASSESSMENT INVESTMENTS- INTEREST OTHER- IIRENT FROM MANSE & TMC iilD15TRICT CHAIR STIPEND iii)STAFF LEAVING COLLECTIONS iv) DONATIONS TO FOLKESTONE PROIECT VI REFUND OF Acv/SALES COSTS vil CHARING FUNDING RE LAY PASTOR il REFUND OF HISTORIC PENSION FUND DONATION 23,536 15,671 23.536 15,671 22,556 6.872 193,720 6.342 193,720 29.621 207,276 39,245 23.279 18,986 18.986 14,576 15,884 1.652 22.213 22,213 22,481 13,190 343,732 TOTAL INCOME 280.468 23,279 303,747 EXPENDITURE: STIPENDS, NIC & PENSIONS DISTRICT ASSESSMENT METHODIST CHURCH FUND TRAVEL PHONE & INTERNEr INSURANCE MANSES il REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE I COUNCIL TAX iii) WATER RATES ETC iv) HIGH KNOCKE MANSE PROJECT ADMIN i)POSTAGE, PRINTING & STATIONERY ETC. lil PROPERTY INSPEcfioNS iii) REMOVAL COSTS Iv) OTHER CIRCUIT ADMIN GRANTS & DONATIONS STAFF LEAVING COLLECTIONS OTHER il LEAVING GIFTS ill MIS510NAL INHMI END YEAR LEVY-DIST ADVANCE FVND FOLKESTONE PROJECT FEASIBILITY STUDY VALUATIONS RE SALES ETC TOTAL EXPENDITURE io 206,234 8.316 35,145 16.511 4.729 9,600 206,234 8,316 35.145 16,511 4,729 9.600 238.232 7,991 32,251 15.257 5,194 9,045 11,065 7,967 5,581 37,060 11,065 7,967 5,581 94.059 16.128 7.192 2,618 6,982 56.999 8,498 3,728 8,498 3,728 9,189 6,375 1,813 6,281 1,813 12,830 1,803 19.600 1,652 107 6,615 38,264 22,918 6,548 300 6,761 300 6.761 32,624 18,858 4,200 488,817 32.624 18,858 4,200 391.100 97,718 447,415 NET INCOME I_EXPENDITUREI NET TRANSFERS BETWEEN ACCOUNTS EXTRAORDINARY INCOME RE PROPERTY SALES FUNDS BROVGHT FORWARD 119124 -110,632 loo,000 -74,439 .IoKJ,000 -185,070 -103,683 164,716 557.900 722,616 826.298 FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD AT 3118125 £154.084.27 £383,461.04 S37,546 722.616 PLUS FIXED ASSEStS FROM BALANCE SHEET 2.804608 2,252.657 TOTALASSETS CARRIED FORWARD 3118125 3,342.IS4 2.975,273

SOUTH KENT METhODFST CIRCUIT REG. tHARITY NUMBÉR 1159742 balance sheet foryear endlng 31st August 2025 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSESTS Aui-25 142CHEftrroN ROAD 87LOWER QUEENS ROAD WINDOVER 475.946 471,539 472.685 379.398 540,040 65,000 400.0 363,663 360,295 361.171 289,892 412.636 65,OQ) 4ts),000 2 OISCOVERYDRDIE 30 KNOCKE FOLKESYONE MEtHODisfcHuftcH TENTERDEN METhODisf CHURC 2J52,657 CURRENT ASSETS DEBTORS & PREPAYMENT5 CASH AT MTF ACCOUNT Imalnl CASH AT MTFACCOUNT IMWI CASH ATCFB Manse CASH AT CFB Main CASH AT CO-OP ACCOUNT H IN HAND (UNCLEARED CREDITS) 7,377 prepahl stipends AUB 2025 376,939 6,525 53,083 112,029 54,106 O uncleared income Au8 2025 610,058 A CREDITORS & ACCRUALS CREDITORS CREDITORS UNCLEARÉO PAYMENTS 49,512 prepald assessment5 Au8USt 2025 23,000 Charing LLP fundine lin CFB accountl O uncleared cheques at end of yr 71SlZ NEf CURftE14T ASSETS FIXEDASSETS AS ABOVE TQTALA55ETS CARRIED FORWARD 3118125 IA-BI 537.546 •$atSOFA 1804.608 3.342.154 a$atSOFA

The notes form part of these financial statements. SOUTH KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT Reglstered Charlty number 1159742 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 l. Basis of accountlng: The financial statements have been prepared under the Charitles Act 2011 in accordance with the 2014 version of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice ISORPI applicable to charities preparin8 their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities applicable in the UK leffective from I january 20151- The Charities SORP IFRSSEI- in replacement for the SORP'S 2005 version Specified in its related 2008 Regulations and in accordance with the 'true and fair override, provision contained therein. 2. Fund$: The Circuit has restricted and unrestricted fund5. Most of its income is unrestricted and can be used for the dav to day furtherance of the charity's aims. Money from the sale of properties is restricted funds held in the Model Trust Fund accounts and its use is regulated by the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes ITMCPI in Manchester in accordance with our Standing Orders. 3. Accountln8 Pollcles: Basis: These ateounts have been prepared on the b3515 of historical cost. Income Recognltlon: Income 15 included in the Statement of Financial Activities ISOFAI when.. the Circuit becomes entitled to the resources. the trustees are reasonably certain they will receive the resources,. the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. The majority of the charity's income come5 from the churches which comprise the CircLSit. Resources Expended: This is recogni5ed when a liability is incurred, or a constructive obligation arises. that results in the payment being unavoidable. Liabillties are recogni5ed as soon as an outf5ow of economic benefit is considered more likely than not under the legal or constructive obligation committing the Circuit to pay out resource5. VAT: Since the Circuit is not VAT registered, all input VAT is charged with the expenses to which it refers. Tanglble fixed as5et5 for use by the Cir¢ult: Tangible fixed asset5 are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year. and cost at least EIOOO. They are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt. Where cost is not available. the Circuit Meeting may provide a reasonable estimate of cost or of the current value to the circuit. Our estimates are based on insurance values of the manses and, when relevant, disused churches in the Circuit's care. The properties have been reviewed for impairment. Debtors and Prepayments: Relates to the payment taken for September 2025 stipend5 in August 2025. Creditors: Creditors relates to the 1st quarter asse55ments for September-November 202S, received in August 2025 from the Circuit churches, and to the contribution from the church in Charing towards the costs of employin8 a Lay Pastor. 10

1. Donatlons: The Circuit received funds in the form of donations amounting to £15,6711£6,872 in the previous financial yearl. A significant portion of thi5 was from the closure of the Folkestone and Tenterden church bank accounts, the remainder was small donations from individual donor5, including gift aid, and donations via Easyfundraising.
2. Charltable Artivltles: The majority of the charity's income is from the Circuit Assessments paid by the churches as follows- Church Advance payment Augu512024 £4,075 Total for 202ty25 linc Aug 20241 £16,300 Advance payment August 2025 £4,075 Charing Hamstreet £2,600 £7,800 £2.912 Head¢om £1,541 £6,164 £1,700 Hythe £6.990 £27.960 £9,496 Marsh £4,729 £18,916 £3,751 Shadoxhurst £6,152 £14,408 £2,752 St Andrews £10.343 £41.372 £11.428 UCA £10,088 £30,264 £5,398 Valley (new merged Church from 119124 formerly Elham. Lyminge & Rhodes Minnlsl TOTALS £7,509 £30,536 £8,000 £54,027 £193,720 £49.512
3. Other Income: The circuit received a grant of £16,118 towards the costs of the New Housing Missionerlcommunity Chaplain role. The Circuit received rent income of £13,676 from the letting of one of the manses. This manse is not held for the purposes of generating an income and therefore the Circuit does not consider it an investment property as it is held for the long-term purposes of the charity. The Circuit also received rent amounting to £5.310 from the lettlng of Tenterden Methodist Church.

4. Investment Income: Interest 2025 2024 Interest received from Model Trust Fund 23,279 31,236 Interest received from CFB account 6,342 8,009 Interest received from current a¢wunt (Co-op) Total 29,621 39,245

5. Payment to Trustees.. No payments were made to Trustees for additional services provided to the Cirtuit. 11 trustees were reimbursed expenses relating to travel, postage, stationery and other consumables. manse repairs, phone & internet costs 2025 2024 Number of trustees relmbursed li 14 Total amount relmbursed £24,325 £22,232

6. Fees for examlnatlon of the a¢¢ount5: Independent examinerfs fees for reportlng on the Accounts.. 2025 2024 £300 £300
7. Paid Employees: The Circuit had 4 paid lay employees thls year. Mrs Lisa Cooper, Mrs Stephanie Roux. Mr Dwight Harris and Mr Thomas Lewis. The stipend, employerfs NIC and employer's pension contributions of the Ministers are pald by the Methodist Connexion. The Circuit provides fund5 to meet the cost. The Supreme Court held in 2014 that Methodist ministers are not employees of the church. However. when dealing with Nl Contribution5 and pension contributions, the terms'employerf and 'employee' are used as they would be in an employing bodv. STIPENDS & SALARIES FOR THE YEAR 2024-2025 STIPENDS 169,494 PENSION 17,942 NIC 17,492 APPRENTICE LEVYIADMIN 1,305 TOTAL 206.234
8. Debtors: £7,377- relatin8 to the payment taken in August for the Ministers, September stipends
9. Creditors: £49.512 relating to the receipt in advance of the September-November quarterly Circuit Assessment from the churches in the Circuit and a contribution of £23,000 received in advance from Charing towards the ongoing employment of local Lay Pastor, Mr Dwight Harris, from September 2025-August 2026. INB The Circuit still receives a grant towards the Chilmington post but it was not paid in advance for the new financial yearl. 12

South Kent Methodist Circuit No: 36125 Declarations and Scrutiny I confimi that these accruals-based accounts for the year lo 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Circuit and that they inciudè all funds under the control of the Circuit meeting. Signature of troasurer...-...... 11/6/2 6 Name and address of treasurer MR ALAN EWART-JAMES L8wty Barn, Cliff Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5XN Presèntation to the Circuit meetlng I confimi that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 vJiWwill be" presenled to the Circuit meeling held on .2.1 l.qi Signature of the Chair of Ihe meetlng Namo of the Chair of the meetlng REVD GILL SONGER {actlng superlntendent) Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the South Kent Methodist Circuit Charity Number 1159742 Responsibilitles and basis of report I report to th6 trustees on my examination of the accounts of the South Kent Methodist Circuit for the year ended 31 Augusl 2025 set out on pages 110 12. As the Circuit's Iruslees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requiramènls of the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. l ￿port 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(5llb) of the Act. delete or circle as appropriate 13

South Kent Methodist Clrcuit No: 36125 Independent Examlnerfs Statement he Circuit's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of (insert name of applicable listed body)]. I have completed my examination. I confim 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 respecl.. the accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act; or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination Delete if not applicablg ie all R&P accounts the trustees, annual report is not consistent with the accounts Delete if not applicable 18 all R&P accounts. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection wilh the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I havelhave 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. Slgnature of Independent examiner Name of independent examiner Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Name of flmi (where appropriate) Chandler Tuck Chartered Accountants 1S1 Floor 30 North Street Ashford, Kent TN24 8JR ANDREW TUCK Date delete or circle as appropriate 14

APPENDIX I. TRUSTEES OF THE SOUTh KENT METHODIST CIRCUIT AEGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1159742 Name Nome Chur¢hlCircult Role Abasolo-munnery Andrews Bird Geoff CIRCUIT MINISTER Yvonne HYTHE Rep. Liz ST ANDREWS Steward Blanth Andrew VALLEY CHURCH Rep. 81anch Philip Andrew VALLEYCHURCH Treasurer Bowtell SHADOXHURST Rep. Brumwell Joy Janet CIRcurr LP Meeting rep Circ Steward & Hamstreet Carter Challoner David UC4 Treasurer io li Donovan Angela Alan EADCORN Treasurer Ewart-james H￿THE Circ stewardltreasurer & Treasurer Hythe Steward 12 13 French Stewart VCA Giles Rachel Noel CIRCUIT Circ Steward & SG Officer 14 15 16 17 Grabham CIRCUIT Circ Steward & Headcorn & Synod Rep Treasurer Harden David SHADOXHURST Harden Pauline Dwight Jeanette SHADOXHURST Secretary Harris CIRCUIT Lay Pastor & Synod Rep 18 19 20 21 22 23 Harris ST ANDREWS Treasurer James Sue CHARING Treasurer Kirkland Elaine HAM5TREET Rep Lewis Tom CIRCUIT Community Chaplain & Synod Rep Rep. MacGregor Newell Sallv Martin UCA VALLEYCHURCH Rep 24 25 26 27 Peach Malcolm CIRCUIT MINISTER Pear50n Colin DISTRICT Distrirt Rep Plummer Jean CIRCUIT Clrc Steward Preston Terry Val MARSH CHURCH Rep. 28 Redding CIRcuir Grace Court Chaplain Superintendent MINISTER & Chair of Trustees 29 30 31 32 Roux Adrian CIRCUIT Sharp Shipton Smith Susie ST ANDREWS Rep Dudley David CIRCUIT LP Meeting rep HAMSTREET Steward 33 34 35 36 Songer Songer Talbot Walls David CIRCUIT LP Meeting Rep & Circuit Steward MINISTER CIRCUIT Elizabeth CIRCUIT Synod rep Steward Rosemary HYTHE 15