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Brooklands Church Annual General Meeting Sunday 16 February 2025, 12:00pm

Formal Notice of AGM

8 February 2025

Dear members and friends of Brooklands Church

Under clause 115.7 of the Church of the Nazarene Manual, notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Brooklands Church of the Nazarene will take place at Brooklands Church on Sunday 16 February 2025, commencing at 12:00 pm.

This information pack contains the following items:

Everyone is welcome to attend the AGM, but only official church members are allowed to cast a vote on any decisions that are to be made. If church membership is something you are interested in learning more about, please discuss this with Pastor Mick.

There will be an opportunity for you to ask questions at the AGM, about any aspect of church. If you would like to ask a question anonymously, please email your question to info@brooklandschurch.uk, and we will present your question to the meeting without giving your name, and we will prepare a response.

We hope you will enjoy reading these reports, which summarise the activities of the church over this last year. Thank you to everyone that has helped in producing this information pack.

Mark Bolton Church Secretary

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AGENDA

  1. Welcome and Prayer

  2. Apologies and attendance

  3. Minutes of AGM held on 18 February 2024

  4. Matters arising from Minutes

  5. Election of tellers

  6. Election of Trustees

  7. Presentation of Annual Reports

  8. Adoption of Annual Reports

  9. Presentation of Accounts

  10. Adoption of Accounts

  11. Election of delegates to the District Assembly

  12. Any Other Business

  13. Closing Remarks

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Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Manchester Brooklands Church of the Nazarene CIO, held on Sunday 18 February 2024 at the church premises at Wendover Road, Manchester, M23 9NF

1. Welcome and Prayer

The business meeting commenced at 12:15 pm. The pastor, Rev Michael Kane chaired the meeting, and welcomed members.

Mick Kane opened the meeting in prayer.

2. Attendance and apologies

There were 43 members and 10 non-members present at the meeting.

Apologies were received from Leah Bolton, Tom Bolton, John Churchman, Sue Churchman, Lesley Dinsdale, Barbara Donnelly, Philomena Evans, Brenda Hambleton, Dean Stanfield, Ingrid Stanfield, Karl Stanfield, Simona Stanfield, Vera Packard, Gert Schwartz.

3. Minutes of AGM held on 26 February 2023

The minutes had been made available to members as part of the AGM pack. The minutes were received and approved.

4. Matters arising from minutes

None.

5. Election of tellers

Will Graham and Tom Patterson were elected.

6. Election of Trustees

Steve Boyd, Bill Graham, Peter Hewitt and Mark Rotheram stood down from the board at this AGM. Mick thanked them for their work on the board this last year, and over recent years. Mick thanked Bill Graham in particular for his faithfulness and dedication to the church, having served on the board for the last 54 years consecutively. The gathering joined Mick in thanking Bill for his work, and wished the church to honour Bill in an appropriate way.

The nominating committee proposed the following members for election to the board: Jack Bolton, Mark Bolton, Daisy Chan, Susan Cooley, Tim Geddes, Charmaine Hamnett, Simona Stanfield, Sheila Strong and Margaret Webb.

The tellers circulated ballot papers, and members were advised they could vote for any number of candidates, from zero to all nine candidates.

There were 43 voting members, with 22 votes required to elect a candidate.

After the votes were counted, it was announced that all nine candidates were elected as trustees.

7. Presentation of reports

The following reports had been circulated to members prior to the meeting in the members pack:

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Pastor Mick read his report – his fourth as pastor. Mick reflected on the year at Brooklands, highlighting key events in the church year, challenges, and emphasising that “thus far, God has helped us”.

Mick’s report was received by members, as were the reports of the two Associate Pastors.

The reports from the Church Secretary and the Trustees were received.

8. Adoption of annual reports

There was an opportunity for members to raise questions about any of the reports.

Vivienne Best and Sheila Strong proposed and seconded the adoption of all the reports. Members voted to adopt the reports.

9. Presentation of accounts

The church treasurer, Sheila Strong presented the accounts and explained them to members. The accounts paint the church in a healthy financial position. Income for the year was £84,430.10 with expenditure at £82,955.93 creating an income surplus of £1,474.17, when added to our opening reserves, leaves a balance at the bank of £49,837.10.

Our budgets to our parent organisation, the British Isles South District of the Church of the Nazarene, have been paid in full and according to schedule. In addition to this, the church has made a donation to support a new Nazarene church – Revelation Community Church in Leyland.

A number of legacies were received during the year. It was confirmed that the board always seeks to use legacy money in a way that honours the memory of the giver. This year, the monies received in legacies were used towards the new chairs in the sanctuary.

Members were thanked for their generous giving, included Gift Aid contributions.

A motion to receive the report was accepted, and members were given the opportunity to ask questions about the report.

10. Adoption of accounts

The accounts have been audited. The financial report was unanimously accepted by members and Mick thanked the treasurer for all her hard work in keeping the church accounts.

11. Election of delegates to the district assembly

The District Assembly will be held on Friday 8 March and Saturday 9 March 2024 in Dukinfield. Pastors Mick Kane and Lucy Frost are ex-officio delegates, and Lauren McGillivray will be the NYI delegate. Tim Geddes, Ingrid Stanfield, Karl Stanfield and Sheila Strong were proposed lay delegates. This delegation was approved by members.

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There might be scope for one further members to attend as a lay delegate. If anyone is available for this, they were invited to speak to Mick.

12. Any other business

None.

13. Closing remarks

Bill Graham closed the meeting in prayer.

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Pastor’s Report

Members and Friends,

“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel (which means God with us).” – Isaiah 7:14

I always try to bring Scripture into my reports and this year I’ve gone for Christmas. You may remember that we used this verse, and the truth that it conveys, ‘God is with us,’ for an inspiring testimony service in December as we reflected on the year together. But as I begin my 5th report as Lead Pastor of Brooklands Church of the Nazarene I want to remind us that ‘Immanuel is not just for Christmas.’ Because I can say with great certainty that God has, once again been with us this year. There is so much to reflect on and give thanks for.

We began the church year with special celebrations for 60 years as an organised church. A week’s worth of events with highlights that included and afternoon together and special meal at Didsbury Golf club, a special service of testimony and thanksgiving, a visit from General Superintendent, Revd. Dr. Carla Sunberg, and Bill Graham being presented with a globally recognised award for distinguished service. It is appropriate once again to recognise the huge efforts from all involved in the celebrations and I feel that we carried much momentum from this in to the past year.

Our Spirit-filled times of worship have seen record attendances both in person and online, and our church as a whole continues to grow in healthy ways. We regularly see new faces; we have received 7 new church members; we celebrated with 4 individuals as they went through the waters of Baptism; we saw one new baby dedicated; we remain faithful to prayer and the study of Scripture; our worship is diverse and participatory; and our times of fellowship are warm and welcoming.

And it is not just on Sundays that we experience the blessing of God together. Our church building is in use every day of the week – alive with ministry, community engagement, and budding local partnerships. We’ve enjoyed a number of special events too – Summer socials, hosting an evening of worship with national worship leaders Lou and Nathan Fellingham, a special ‘remembering service’ prior to Advent and Christmas, and our ‘Carols in the Park’ event saw 400 people gather to hear the Christ-story through Bible readings and song. We also remain a financially healthy church.

But we must be careful with presenting ‘numerical and financial’ success as indicators of health. We are reminded in the book of Isaiah of a helpful image – as a tent is enlarged, the stakes must be strengthened (Isaiah 54:2). This is why there has also been a focus on the spiritual growth and discipleship of our folks. The Tuesday evening Bible Study has become an important space for deepening faith beyond Sundays. This compliments the Thursday Bible Study led by Pastor Lucy and the Young Adult Bible Study. We are also keen to find ways into service for everyone who is in a place to do so. Please speak to me if you want to know more! Faith really comes alive when it is put into practice, I believe.

All of this does not mean that there hasn’t been challenges this year. We lost a number of significant people in our community who have gone on to glory – Anna Holme, Shamal Gosh, Jenny Hearne, Jean Boyd, Gladys Hoolihan and Myra O’Hara. Their race has ended and they join the great cloud of witnesses whose influence continues to surround us. We have walked with individuals through loss, illness, doubt and many other challenges this broken world contains. But the challenges do not change the Scriptural promise that started this report – God has been with us – and it is often in the difficulties of this life that this is most evident.

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We saw changes to the pastoral team this year also. After two and half years of serving as Associate Pastor to children, young people and families, Lauren McGillivray moved back to Scotland to be closer to family. We are so grateful for everything Lauren poured into this church family during her time here and her influence continues to be missed. But, again, God proved his ongoing presence and provision in brining Sarah Bayliss to us as Kids’ Church Coordinator. Sarah has only been in the role for just over a month but her early enthusiasm and excitement fills me with great confidence as she oversees the discipleship of our children on Sundays. We are aware that in the transition from Lauren to Sarah there remains a gap in the leadership of youth ministry in the church and we are looking to address this as soon as possible. If you feel like this is something you could contribute to, please let me know. Lucy Frost remains in her role as Associate Pastor for Community Engagement and Pastoral Care and I am deeply grateful for her partnership in ministry.

This was also a significant year for me as I was privileged to enjoy a mini-sabbatical during the summer. As this was early in my overall tenure at the church it is not missed on me the generosity of the church to grant this. It was an important break for me during which I too was reminded of the truth of Immanuel – God was present with me in powerful ways during this time. Both my family and I would like to take this opportunity again to thank you, the church membership for making it possible. I have been open about the fact that this need for a break arose from my own capacity challenges as I continue to serve in a dual role between here at the church and Nazarene Theological College. In working with the church board I have recently made adjustments in my time which now means I work 3 days here and 2 days at the college – this feels like a better fit for me in this season. It is important that you know that this is an ongoing conversation and both myself and the board are monitoring it closely as we seek to find the best model for me and Brooklands Church of the Nazarene.

Writing this annual report provides an important opportunity for me to look back on the last year, and if I could summarise my emotions in this task I would say that I am deeply thankful. Firstly, I am thankful to you, the reader of this report. There is nothing in this report that I can take credit for. It is only possible because of your partnership in the mission of the local church – your service, giving, participation and openness to the love of God is what makes all of this possible so please know that I am deeply grateful for you. I am thankful to Lucy, Sarah, and Karl, who I get to pastor alongside. I am reminded everytime I spend time with these wonderful people that there is beautiful wisdom in the make-up of the church. Each of us bring unique gifts of leadership to the table and it’s only when united as a team we see the best of each other. I am thankful to the church board – we have a GREAT church board! In all my time here I’ve felt supported and affirmed in my calling by them – thank you! I’m thankful to Debbie and Mikey – my first priority in ministry, although I must admit that I don’t always remember that. Pray for me as a husband and father. And finally I am thankful to God, who has been with us this past year, is with us now, and will never leave us nor forsake us.

Respectfully Submitted,

Revd. Michael Kane Lead Pastor Brooklands Church of the Nazarene

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Report from the Church Secretary

I start this report by thanking our pastoral team - Mick, Lucy, Lauren and Karl, together with my fellow members of the church board for their selfless service and hard work over this last year. In 1 Peter 3 verse 8, the apostle exhorts us to “be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble” . This is the spirit in which our church leaders have worked together, to the Glory of God.

Brooklands Church is a registered charity, and the church board works hard to make sure we meet our charitable objectives, which are the advancement of the Christian faith as part of the Global Church of the Nazarene and the Church of the Nazarene British Isles South District, and to serve and enhance the local community.

Our main Sunday ministry has seen increases in personal attendance and increases in online viewing. It is pleasing to see advances in discipleship, with our two midweek Bible studies led by Pastor Mick and Pastor Lucy, and our Young Adults Bible study being well attended. We continue to hold weekly Zoom prayer meetings, and a monthly prayer breakfast. Our Community Café continues to flourish, as it provides a safe space for people to meet. We also run a digital inclusion group for church and community members to learn about digital technologies.

Children’s work has been coordinated by Lauren McGillivray, and it was sad to say goodbye to her in December. We wish her well back home in Scotland. Sarah Bayliss has taken over responsibility for running Kids Church. In addition to this, we were able to hold fellowship meetings for secondary school aged children, and a weekly group for toddlers and their parent or carers.

We have again worked closely with Kings Church and Grace Church to communicate the gospel to Wythenshawe residents this year.

Church membership currently stands at 107. This is a net gain of four members, with seven joining us, and three members having gone to be with their Lord.

The second aspect of our charitable aims is to serve and enhance our local community. We do this in a variety of ways. We have strong links with a number of community partners, including FoodCycle, String of Hearts, local residents’ associations, the NHS, Brooklands Brownies and Guides, and Manchester City Council. We also run our own Food Pantry, providing low priced food to vulnerable and needy people from the estate. Brooklands Church continues to be a well-used facility within the community.

Our treasurer will report a healthy financial position, and we are so grateful to the whole church community for your generous, sacrificial giving, so vital to help us continue with our ministries. We do have several financial challenges ahead as we implement changes to the working arrangements of members our pastoral team. We also have some necessary improvements to our church premises to consider soon. Please pray for your church leaders as they address these issues.

I want to place on record my thanks and appreciation to everyone that contributes to the safe operation of Brooklands Church. Many people carry out many different jobs, very often unseen. The Lord blesses those who serve with a gracious heart, and it is wonderful to see His blessings being multiplied for the members of the church, and into the community in which we serve.

Thanks be to God.

Mark Bolton

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Report from the Associate Pastor - Community

In the past year I have been so encouraged by the progress of our church. I have continued to develop my ministry and am progressing well with my post-graduate ordination studies. I have stayed on schedule completing two college modules this year. I have just two units left to complete towards ordination. These academic units are challenging sometimes but give Nazarene ministers a fantastic foundation for their ministries. At the end of last year I was pleased to go before the Board of Ministry and update them on the growth of our church and how my ministry is developing. It is always helpful to receive encouragement and advice from them and to have my district license renewed for another year. I am thankful to our District Superintendent Carl McCann, Pastor Mick and other ministers on the district for sharing their wisdom and experience. I have regular meetings with my ordination mentor and other pastors and ordination candidates. One area I am being encouraged to develop is to preach more in other churches across the district.

In terms of my ministry this year I have enjoyed developing my preaching and leading services, teaching my weekly Bible study and conducting pastoral visits. I was honoured to take on more responsibility while Pastor Mick enjoyed a six-week sabbatical. Thank you to our church secretary Mark Bolton, our technical team and musicians who are so talented and committed to their ministries.

Our Thursday community café has grown to be an important space for community engagement and evangelism. It is a key focus of my ministry, providing a warm space and food, building friendships and helping people enjoy new hobbies. Our local councillors conduct their surgeries in this space, and we are also joined frequently by different community leaders. This past year we have partnered with other groups and publications who have promoted our cafe. This has resulted in many new people attending. As we hoped our craft group has grown and people have been sent to us by way of ‘social prescribing.’ It has proved to be a real blessing to many people struggling with their mental and physical health to build their self-esteem and form friendships.

Our community pantry, run by Charmaine and Holly operates alongside. This continues to be an important ministry, helping those struggling with the cost-of-living crisis and feeding in to our other ministries. The past few months we have really seen our midweek activities bear fruit with many people attending church services over the Christmas period and continuing to attend.

For the past two and a half years part of my work each week has been at our Salford churchBroughton Community Church and Centre. I work there two days a week as the Food Pantry Coordinator. It has been very helpful to build a ministry in a context very different to Brooklands, looking after a diverse group of people. It has been wonderful to pray with people and share my faith. A real community has grown there with English classes, a craft group, gardening and cooking classes as well as community art projects flourishing. It is exciting to see people build connections and start to attend Bible study and the church services there. It has provided me with a lot of experience and inspiration for my ministry at Brooklands and I’m grateful to Rev Louise Kenyon for everything she is teaching me.

As always, I feel so blessed by all your support and prayers.

Grace and Peace,

Lucy Frost

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Report from the Kids’ Church Coordinator

I’m so grateful for being a part of Brooklands Church of the Nazarene and have loved getting to know so many people in the past few months. I instantly felt so welcomed and have also really appreciated the encouragement so many people have given me in the past few weeks since starting this new role. I’m so thankful for this church community and am excited and hopeful for what the coming months will bring.

Having only recently started my role at Brooklands, my primary focus at the moment is getting to know both the children and their families as well. We’ve been playing a lot of ‘get to know you’ games which has been great fun but will look to start some more structured discipleship in the coming weeks. As part of putting this in place, I intend on intentionally chatting to the children to get a greater understanding of what aspects of their Sunday group they really enjoy. I can then begin to put together a weekly structure that disciples them well and is also a time they genuinely look forward to.

Respectfully Submitted,

Sarah Bayliss

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Report from the Nominating Committee

The nominating committee has received nominations from the following people, who are all willing to serve the board as trustees for the coming church year.

Those nominated, in alphabetical order:

The church is reminded that Revd. Mick Kane, Lucy Frost and Lauren McGillivray are paid employees of the church, and are not eligible for election as trustees. By virtue of their paid positions, they are ex-officio (automatically) members of the church board.

Mark Bolton Secretary to Nominating Committee 8 February 2025

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Report of the Board of Trustees

OPENING STATEMENT

The Board of the Manchester Brooklands Church of the Nazarene Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Brooklands Church) presents its report and financial statements for the period from 01 October 2023 to 30 September 2024.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Charity Name: Manchester Brooklands Church of the Nazarene Registration Number: 1159881 Principal Address: Wendover Road, Brooklands, Manchester, M23 9NF Correspondence Address: 5 Ashcroft Road, Lymm, Cheshire, WA13 9HX Website: www.brooklandschurch.uk

CHURCH BOARD

EMPLOYEES

EMPLOYEES
Name Position Date Appointed
Rev Michael Kane Lead Pastor 01 January 2021
Lucy Frost Associate Pastor 26 February 2017
Lauren McGillivray Associate Pastor 01 August 2022
ELECTED TRUSTEES
Name Position Date Appointed
Andrew Mark Bolton Trustee / Secretary 15 February 2015
Sheila Strong Trustee / Treasurer 15 February 2015
Jack Benjamin Bolton Trustee 26 February 2017
Simona Stanfield Trustee 23 February 2020
Daisy Chan Trustee 18 February 2024
Susan Cooley Trustee 18 February 2024
Tim Geddes Trustee 18 February 2024
Charmaine Hamnett Trustee 18 February 2024
Margaret Webb Trustee 18 February 2024
Name Position Date Resigned
William T Graham Trustee 18 February 2024
Steve Boyd Trustee 18 February 2024
Mark Rotheram Trustee 18 February 2024
Peter Hewitt Trustee 18 February 2024

The pastor and associate pastors are ex-officio members of the church board by virtue of their offices. The NYI, NMI and Children’s Ministry representatives (where appointed) are also ex-officio by virtue of their office within the Church.

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HOLDING/CUSTODIAN TRUSTEE

Church of the Nazarene British Isles South District (A Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee: Company No 7028764) 112 Cranbourne Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne Lancashire OL7 9BW

BANKERS

Barclays Bank plc Manchester City Office Leicestershire LE87 2BB

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

Mrs Hayley Pell 39 Beresford Road Chapel-en-le-Frith Derbyshire SK23 9AA

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION

The Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) was set up on 09 January 2016 with registration number 1159881.

Brooklands Church is overseen by a Church Board, which at present comprises paid employees and elected trustees. There are currently three paid employees and nine trustees. The number of trustees is subject to change at each annual general meeting.

The Lead Pastor chairs the church board.

APPOINTMENTS

The position of Lead Pastor of Brooklands Church was reviewed in 2023, which was two years after the appointment was made. The next review is due to take place in 2027

The Associate Pastors are ex-officio non-voting member of the Church Board.

The Lead Pastor and both Associate Pastors are part time employees.

GOVERNANCE AND WIDER NETWORK

The church board meets monthly to consider the work and management of Brooklands Church and assess and plan the financial and other aspects of the work and direction of the Charity.

Brooklands Church is one of the Churches within the Church of the Nazarene British Isles South District (a Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee, Company No 7028764; Charity No 1133336), which in turn is a member of the Eurasia Region of the global Church of the Nazarene which has its headquarters at Church of the Nazarene, Global Ministry Center, 17001 Prairie Star Parkway, Lenexa, Kansas, USA, 66220.

The governing documents of Brooklands Church are:

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RISK MANAGEMENT

The risk management strategy of Brooklands Church is in a continual process of formulation – in line with the Constitution – and in response to the changing circumstances that could impact upon the work of Brooklands Church.

The church board, in considering this important task, takes direction from ongoing discussions with members both internally and through meetings with Brooklands Church of the Nazarene British Isles South District and other advisers, adopting appropriate policies as required or as they become necessary to the ongoing work of Brooklands Church.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

CHARITABLE OBJECTIVES

The Charity has the following objectives:

PUBLIC BENEFIT

The Trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit reporting in deciding what activities the Charity should undertake. This report illustrates some of the activities undertaken to support the public benefit requirement.

REVIEW OF THE YEAR

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Our activities for the year included:

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KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

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FUTURE PLANS

The church board meets on a regular basis to plan and look to the future of the charity. Current proposals include:

VOLUNTEERS

The work planned, activities undertaken and achievements attained would not have been possible without the active involvement and hard work of all of the members and friends of Brooklands Church, without whom the substantial work of the charity could not be realised. The church board is grateful for the work and support of all the members and friends of Brooklands Church.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

RESERVES

The Charity does not have a policy on reserves as the expenditure and work of the charity is reliant upon the ongoing support, tithes and offerings of the members and friends received at the weekly meetings. The church board holds regular reviews of the anticipated income and expenditure for the few months in order to ensure the ongoing work of the charity.

FINANCIAL REVIEW OF THE YEAR

The Charity has continued throughout the year to meet and tailor the expenditure it incurs to the income received through rent from use of the building (or Manse) and through the tithes, offerings and donations received. There is much more that the Board of Trustees would like to do, and we continue to explore these and the use of possible grants that may be available to enable these plans to become a reality.

The Receipts and Payment Account shows that there was a net deficit in income over expenditure during the year of £3,041.01.

DECLARATION

The trustees declare that they have approved the report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees on 16 February 2025.

ploy Au Revd Michael Kane Andrew Mark Bolton Chairman Secretary

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MANCHESTER BROOKLANDS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

(REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1159881) TREASURER'S REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 01 OCTOBER 2023 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

Annual Income and Expenditure Accounts for the perion 01 October 2023 to 30 Septemeber 2024 are attached fo r our perusal and acceptance.

MANCHESTER BROOKLANDS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

INCOME

Tithes, Offerings and Covenants (Note A) are up 12.8% (£5,218) compared to 10% (3,794) last year, with Gift Aid (Note B) increasing by 14.6% (£1,098) compared to 9% (603) last year

The Manse Rent (Note C) has increased by 2.5% (£250) in line with rents in our area.

Use of Premises (Note D) has remained constant as we are almost at capacity. This is, as I mentioned last year, being monitored and managed by Mark Bolton and Simona Stanfield.

Last year the District granted Churches £250 per Ordained Elder(s) or Licenced Pastor(s) to " financially bless all the serving Pastoral households " (Note E). It should be noted that the Board agreed that all three of our Pastors should be appreciated, and therefore added the additional £250 to the contribution.

The Food Pantry continues on a weekly basis, and a donation was received at the beginning of the year (Note F) to be used as the organisers deemed necessary.

Note G highlights various collections that were taken during the year. In June and July we had Raising Futures, in August 2024 missionaries Philip and Katy Rodebush from Jordan joined us, and in December the annual Pastors' Christmas Love Gifts. Obviously the Pastors were paid their gifts at Christmas, but the other two will be sent to the appropriate bodies in due course.

SAVINGS ACCOUNT

During the year funds are transferred to and from the Savings Account to accommodate cashflow requirements. Due to unexpected expenses,

including the 60th Birthday celebrations and repairs and maintence required on The Manse, £1,800 was transferred from the Savings Account (Note H).

EXPENDITURE

All Pastors are paid in accordance with British Isles South District Remuneration Policy. The income received from The Naz Salford (Note I) covers the salary paid on their behalf to Pastor Lucy.

The cost of Church Cleaning (Note J) has increased due to the additional usage of the premises, which is covered by the amount charged to the various Community groups.

Once again this year Manchester City Council granted Brooklands Church of the Nazarene £1,130.99 towards a community project. Last year it was the Community Digital Inclusion programme (Note K), with this year it going towards Community Crafting (Note L). Should you wish to join in with this please speak to Pastor Lucy.

In April we received an email from our energy supplier advising the Church almost £4,000 as they had not taken any Direct Debits for a few months, hence the low Gas/Electricty charge for this year (Note M). Simona has been negotiating with them, and we will be correcting this in the next month or two.

Kitchen Equipment Repairs (Note N) includes a new coffee machine and repairs to the dishwasher.

BISD Budgets increased by 5.8% (£447), and all Budgets have been paid in full.

CURRRENT BANK BALANCES

Bank balances at the end of the Financial Year are as follows:

2024 2023
Current Account £6,959.69 £8,200.70
Savings Account £37,838.71 £39,095.88
NYI/Kids Church Account £1,569.44 £1,931.02

I respectfully submit this report and trust it meets with the Boards approval

MAAT Sheila Strong

Treasurer

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Treasurers Report

MANCHESTER BROOKLANDS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

(REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1159881) INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD 01 OCTOBER 2023 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

Notes
BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD
INCOME
Tithes & Offerings
Covenants
Gift Aid Rebate
B
Manse Rent
C
Use of Premises
D
Amazon Smile
BISD Clergy Appreciation
E
Chairs Fund
Drum Kit
Food Pantry Donation
F
Gifts & Donations
Helping Hands
Lebanon/Cyprus/Syria Earthquake Gifts
Legacies
Manchester City Council Christmas Grant
Mission Collection
Pastors Love Gifts
Raising Futures
Social Relief Fund
Toddle In Donation
Youth Work Donation
Sundry
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
H
Transferred from Savings Account
Transferred to Savings Account
EXPENDITURE
PASTORS
LEAD PASTOR
Salary
Pension
BISD Clergy Appreciation
Christmas Love Gift
Expenses
ASSISTANT PASTORS
Salary
The Naz Salary Secondment
I
Expenses
Pension
BISD Clergy Appreciation
Christmas Love Gift
Personal Development
CHURCH
60th Birthday Celebrations (Note 9)
Administration Fees
Church / Garden Maintenance (Note 1)
Church Cleaning
J
Community
Community Digital Inclusion Grant (Note 6)
K
Community Crafting Grant (Note 10)
L
DBS Checks
Editorials/ Brochures
Food Pantry (Note 2)
Gas / Electricity
M
Gifts & Donations (Note 7)
Insurance
Kitchen Consumables
Kitchen Equipment Repairs
N
Licences (Note 3)
New Chairs
NTC Social Theology Prize
Office Supplies / Postage
Piano Tuner
Social Relief
A
G		 8,200.70
77,010.09
14,964.63
30,891.50
8,617.52
10,200.00
5,468.77
500.00
1,000.00
885.00
988.00
245.00
1,095.00
2,054.67
100.00
85,210.79
1,800.00
9,000.00
(7,200.00)
87,010.79
80,051.10
19,109.36
17,502.54
525.12
250.00
400.00
431.70
21,752.06
28,912.65
(8,904.76)
56.25
367.92
500.00
750.00
70.00
26,953.48
2,187.44
516.00
5,312.92
5,059.97
12.50
(119.05)
(917.71)
24.50
1,464.21
988.00
2,532.83
894.38
1,124.18
938.18
100.00
633.07
140.00
100.00
September 2024		 4,325.83
83,911.05
18,362.08
22,276.40
7,519.40
9,950.00
5,348.25
122.26
4,350.70
600.00
2,891.10
550.00
10,001.00
800.00
680.00
143.86
100.00
216.00
88,236.88
(5,800.00)
12,400.00
(18,200.00)
82,436.88
74,755.23
16,846.31
15,649.24
469.52
350.00
377.55
19,780.95
26,667.93
(7,454.48)
90.70
116.80
330.00
30.00
28,973.58
508.50
5,750.56
2,143.25
225.47
195.25
22.00
480.66
3,945.45
1,100.00
2,175.74
1,111.17
263.16
733.78
3,338.50
100.00
453.17
130.00
100.00
September 2023

Inc & Exp Annual Oct 23-Sep 24

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MANCHESTER BROOKLANDS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
(REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1159881)
Technical Equipment (Note 4)
2,745.00
Telephone / Broadband
948.00
Water
206.62
Sundry (Note 5)
2,043.39
MANSE
3,500.85
Insurance
1,007.36
Maintenance (Note 8)
2,493.49
/ KIDS CHURCH
608.35
Allowance - Kids Church
240.00
Allowance - NYI Account
275.10
Literature / Materials
93.25
Snacks
BISD
8,127.00
District Budgets
O
8,127.00
BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD
6,959.69
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS		 2,097.17
1,158.00
520.64
2,421.11
778.40
485.38
293.02
695.99
240.00
250.00
128.83
77.16
7,680.00
7,680.00		 7,681.65
1
2
3
4
5		 Church / Garden Maintenance
A Wilson - Electrical Safety Repairs
B-Secure - fitting of 2 CCTV Cameras
Cable Trunking/Wood Filler
Church Electrical Repairs
Church Lighting
Co2 Alarms
Fire Alarm/Extinguishers Service
Fire Escape Doors Repositioning
Fire Safety Audit
Gas Safety Inspection
Kitchen Lighting
Klevio Locking System Installation
Klevio Locking System
New Clock for Back Hall
New Keys
P Ludlaim - Lawn Mower Service
Parking Cones
Thompson Catering Supplies
Toilet Sensor Lights
Trolley
TV Bracket & Adaptors
UK Safety Management
Food Pantry
Purchases
Soup Warmer
Storage Boxes
Licences
CCLI
Ofcom
Proclaim
Zoom
Technical Equipment
Drum Kit
Ethernet Cable
Mobile Phone for Security Alarm
New TV for Sanctuary
New Sound Equipment
New Printer
New Routers
Sundry
Bank Charges		 1,449.60
1,089.36
140.43
1,085.00
312.00
234.33
144.00
18.49
396.00
117.57
326.14
5,312.92
350.00
135.00
297.30
155.88
938.18
454.00
1,871.00
420.00
2,745.00
September 2024		 282.00
642.00
83.25
46.76
123.96
666.00
274.80
430.00
1,676.20
6.99
122.00
220.00
473.00
34.98
668.62
5,750.56
327.49
135.17
18.00
480.66
327.00
262.90
143.88
733.78
1,890.00
7.19
52.99
146.99
2,097.17
September 2023
0.20

Inc & Exp Annual Oct 23-Sep 24

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7
8
9
10		 MANCHESTER BROOKLANDS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
(REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1159881)
Bible Study Materials
Board Meal
135.80
"Carols in the Park"
115.00
Chocolates for Christmas Sermon
Christmas Expenses
355.13
Church Outings
114.80
Community Christmas Market
Costco Membership Renewal
15.00
Dedication Bibles
District Assembly Delegates Meals
126.00
First Aid Supplies
Llay Church of the Nazarene Booklets
366.00
Mr W T Graham Long Service Award
99.22
New Vacuum Cleaner
249.99
Pastors Lunch
35.60
Prayer Activity Materials
Signage
Table Trolley
Toddle In Chairs
Toddle In Storage Box
Toolbox and Tools
80.15
Toys for Creche
30.95
Visiting Speaker
250.00
Work Morning Breakfast
69.75
2,043.39
Digital Inclusion Project
Manchester City Council Community Grant
(1,130.99)
Sale of iPads
(150.00)
Christmas Voucher
50.00
Hire of Premises
500.00
Purchase of 6 iPads
611.94
(119.05)
Gifts & Donations
Helping Hands
988.00
Manchester Choir
Revelation Community Church
988.00
Manse Maintenance
Gas Safety Check and Boiler Service
290.00
Maintenance incl Guttering and Roof Work
2,080.00
Garden Maintenance
41.00
Repair of Taps
82.49
2,493.49
60th Birthday Celebrations
Congregation Contributions
(1,033.00)
Didsbury Golf Club
1,987.00
Birthday Booklets
224.00
Birthday Cake
15.49
Venue Balloons
180.00
Ladies Meal
244.36
Comedian
500.00
Kids Meal and Activities
69.59
2,187.44
Community Crafting
Manchester City Council Community Grant
(1,130.99)
Community Crafting
213.28
(917.71)		 21.32
78.33
19.28
800.00
42.56
76.00
14.65
35.13
508.74
417.60
143.86
8.99
154.45
100.00
2,421.11
(1,130.99)
611.94
(519.05)
100.00
1,000.00
1,100.00
215.00
78.02
293.02

Inc & Exp Annual Oct 23-Sep 24

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MANCHESTER BROOKLANDS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

(REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1159881)

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD 01 SEPTEMBER 2024 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD
INCOME
Tithes & Offerings
Covenants
Manse Rent
Use of Premises
Chairs Fund
Gifts & Donations
Legacies
SAVINGS ACCOUNT
Transferred from Savings Account
Transferred to Savings Account
EXPENDITURE
PASTORS
LEAD PASTOR
Salary
Pension
Expenses
ASSISTANT PASTORS
Salary
Pension
The Naz Salary Secondment
CHURCH
Administration Fees
Church Cleaning
Church / Garden Maintenance (Note 1)
Community
DBS Checks
Gas / Electricity
Kitchen Consumables
NTC Social Theolgy Prize
Telephone / Broadband
Water
Sundry (Note 5)
MANSE
Insurance
Maintenance (Note 8)
NYI / KIDS CHURCH
Kids Church Allowance
BISD
District Budgets
BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD		 7,359.21
6,186.99
1,868.36
2,850.00
850.00
618.63
13,546.20
(100.00)
(100.00)
13,446.20
6,486.51
1,573.84
1,528.00
45.84
2,529.73
2,497.61
32.12
1,582.20
28.00
656.57
370.77
344.54
100.00
54.00
28.32
780.74
490.74
290.00
20.00
20.00
6,959.69
September 2024		 17,169.87
6,061.33
1,579.83
1,938.50
850.00
613.00
30.00
50.00
1,000.00
23,231.20
(7,100.00)
(7,100.00)
16,131.20
7,930.50
1,544.62
1,389.09
41.68
113.85
1,831.74
2,452.99
29.20
(650.45)
4,167.14
28.00
167.50
16.66
145.00
128.33
100.00
204.00
17.83
3,359.82
20.00
20.00
367.00
367.00
8,200.70
September 2023

Inc & Exp Month Oct 23-Sep 24

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MANCHESTER BROOKLANDS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

(REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1159881) NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

1 Church / Garden Maintenance Church Lighting 136.44 Kitchen Lighting 234.33 370.77

5 Sundry Bible Study Materials Chairs

21.32 3,338.50 3,359.82

Gas Safety Inspection and Boiler Service

290.00 290.00

Inc & Exp Month Oct 23-Sep 24

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(REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1159881) FOR THE PERIOD 01 OCTOBER 2023 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

MANCHESTER BROOKLANDS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

SAVINGS ACCOUNT

September 2024
01/10/2023
Opening Balance
39,095.88
30/09/2024
Transferred from Current Account
1,200.00
30/09/2024
Interest Received
542.83
40,838.71
30/09/2024
Tfrd to Current Account
(9,000.00)
Roshile Furnishings
(9,000.00)
30/09/2024
Balance per Cash Book/Statement
31,838.71
September 2024
BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD
1,931.02
INCOME
Kids Church Allowance
240.00
NYI Allowance
250.00
Sundry
0.00
2,421.02
EXPENDITURE
Youth Club Expenses
(93.25)
Kids Church Expenses
(758.33)
BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD
1,569.44
NYI/KIDS CHURCH ACCOUNT		 September 2023
43,283.13
19,200.00
262.75
62,745.88
(12,400.00)
(11,250.00)
(23,650.00)
39,095.88
September 2023
1,555.56
240.00
250.00
2,045.56
(114.54)
1,931.02

FOOD PANTRY RECONCILIATIONS

DATE DETAILS AMOUNT BALANCE
27/03/2018 Manchester City Co 1,051.24 1,051.24
11/05/2018 Food Pantry - Dona 200.00 1,251.24
14/05/2018 Donations 18.55 1,269.79
12/06/2018 Miss H Dale - Purca (130.00) 1,139.79

Savings NYI Food Pantry

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MANCHESTER BROOKLANDS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

(REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1159881)

DISTRICT BUDGETS FOR THE PERIOD 01 OCTOBER 2023 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2024

District Budget Due
District Budget Paid
District Budget o/s
Benevolent Budget Due
Benevolent Budget Paid
Benevolent Budget o/s
SS Ministries Paid
SS Ministries o/s
SS Ministries Budget o/s
College Budget Due
College Budget Paid
College Budget o/s
NMI WEF 2012 Due
NMI WEF 2012 Paid
NMI WEF o/s
Total Budgets Due
Total Budgets Paid		 2023/24
3,454.00
(3,454.00)
0.00
813.00
(813.00)
0.00
203.00
(203.00)
0.00
1,422.00
(1,422.00)
0.00
2,235.00
(2,235.00)
0.00
8,127.00
(8,127.00)
0.00		 2022/23
3,264.00
(3,264.00)
0.00
768.00
(768.00)
0.00
192.00
(192.00)
0.00
1,344.00
(1,344.00)
0.00
2,112.00
(2,112.00)
0.00
7,679.00
(7,680.00)
(1.00)

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Budgets

MANCHESTER BROOKLANDS CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

(REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1159881)

BANK BALANCES MONTH-ON-MONTH

Balance Brought Forward
Monthly Transactions
Transferred from Current Account
Interest Earned
Balance Brought Forward
Monthly Transactions
Transferred from Current Account
Interest Earned
Balance Brought Forward
Monthly Transactions
Transferred from Current Account
Interest Earned
Balance Brought Forward
Monthly Transactions
Transferred from Current Account
Interest Earned
Balance Brought Forward
Monthly Transactions
Transferred from Current Account
Interest Earned
Balance Brought Forward
Monthly Transactions
Transferred from Current Account
Interest Earned		 October 2023 November 2023
CURRENT
ACCOUNT
NYI
ACCOUNT
KIDS CHURCH
ACCOUNT
SAVINGS
ACCOUNT
8,200.70
1,910.00
21.02
39,095.88
(2,075.58)
(77.48)
20.00
100.00
6,125.12
1,910.00
(36.46)
39,195.88
1,873.54		 CURRENT
ACCOUNT
NYI
ACCOUNT
KIDS CHURCH
ACCOUNT
SAVINGS
ACCOUNT
6,125.12
1,910.00
(36.46)
39,195.88
294.61
(168.25)
250.00
20.00
100.00
6,419.73
1,991.75
(16.46)
39,295.88
1,975.29
December 2023 January 2024
CURRENT
ACCOUNT
NYI
ACCOUNT
KIDS CHURCH
ACCOUNT
SAVINGS
ACCOUNT
6,419.73
1,991.75
(16.46)
39,295.88
(858.89)
(518.03)
20.00
100.00
136.31
5,560.84
1,991.75
(514.49)
39,532.19
1,477.26		 CURRENT
ACCOUNT
NYI
ACCOUNT
KIDS CHURCH
ACCOUNT
SAVINGS
ACCOUNT
5,560.84
1,991.75
(514.49)
39,532.19
(1,412.26)
20.00
100.00
4,148.58
1,991.75
(494.49)
39,632.19
1,497.26
February 2024 March 2024
CURRENT
ACCOUNT
NYI
ACCOUNT
KIDS CHURCH
ACCOUNT
SAVINGS
ACCOUNT
4,148.58
1,991.75
(494.49)
39,632.19
(1,709.22)
20.00
100.00
2,439.36
1,991.75
(474.49)
39,732.19
1,517.26		 CURRENT
ACCOUNT
NYI
ACCOUNT
KIDS CHURCH
ACCOUNT
SAVINGS
ACCOUNT
2,439.36
1,991.75
(474.49)
39,732.19
2,305.17
(6,000.00)
20.00
100.00
148.00
4,744.53
1,991.75
(454.49)
33,980.19
1,537.26
April 2024 May 2024
CURRENT
ACCOUNT
NYI
ACCOUNT
KIDS CHURCH
ACCOUNT
SAVINGS
ACCOUNT
4,744.53
1,991.75
(454.49)
33,980.19
392.08
(87.82)
(3,000.00)
20.00
100.00
5,136.61
1,991.75
(522.31)
31,080.19
1,469.44		 CURRENT
ACCOUNT
NYI
ACCOUNT
KIDS CHURCH
ACCOUNT
SAVINGS
ACCOUNT
5,136.61
1,991.75
(522.31)
31,080.19
3,949.55
20.00
100.00
9,086.16
1,991.75
(502.31)
31,180.19
1,489.44
June 2024 July 2024
CURRENT
ACCOUNT
NYI
ACCOUNT
KIDS CHURCH
ACCOUNT
SAVINGS
ACCOUNT
9,086.16
1,991.75
(502.31)
31,180.19
(884.94)
20.00
6,100.00
122.93
8,201.22
1,991.75
(482.31)
37,403.12
1,509.44		 CURRENT
ACCOUNT
NYI
ACCOUNT
KIDS CHURCH
ACCOUNT
SAVINGS
ACCOUNT
8,201.22
1,991.75
(482.31)
37,403.12
(1,088.39)
20.00
100.00
7,112.83
1,991.75
(462.31)
37,503.12
1,529.44
August 2024 September 2024
CURRENT
ACCOUNT
NYI
ACCOUNT
KIDS CHURCH
ACCOUNT
SAVINGS
ACCOUNT
7,112.83
1,991.75
(462.31)
37,503.12
246.38
20.00
100.00
7,359.21
1,991.75
(442.31)
37,603.12
1,549.44		 CURRENT
ACCOUNT
NYI
ACCOUNT
KIDS CHURCH
ACCOUNT
SAVINGS
ACCOUNT
7,359.21
1,991.75
(442.31)
37,603.12
(399.52)
20.00
100.00
135.59
6,959.69
1,991.75
(422.31)
37,838.71
1,569.44

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