Fairfield South Kingston upon Thames Surrey KT1 2UJ 020 8546 3213 Registered Charity No 1163078 www.kingstonmethodist.church ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT for the year ended 31 August 2024** The mission of Kingston Methodist Church (KMC) is to be a safe, welcoming and diverse community of God, where people of all ages and backgrounds are invited to learn and grow in the Christian faith **.** This mission statement reflects the **calling** of the Methodist Church: to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission through **worship** , **learning** and **caring** , **service** and **evangelism** . ## **Structure, administration and management of KMC** Kingston Methodist Church (KMC) is one of four Methodist churches within the Kingston Circuit, which in turn is part of the London District – we’re all connected! KMC’s trustees are its **Church Council** , which it elects from its church membership at its Annual Church Meeting in September. 2023-2024 appointed Trustees/Church Council members: - Rev Dr Karl Rutlidge (Chair) • Mike Park - • Charles Abedi Boafo • • • Alan Clatworthy - Alexander Ritchie - • Nigel Spalding - Mike Stockbridge - Steve Dawson - • Maggie East - • Ruby Esson - • Val Hayden - Chiu Tang - Liz Taylor Members are elected/appointed to the Church Council to ensure, wherever possible, that all areas of the church’s life are represented. The Church Council generally meets quarterly and is _legally responsible for the management of Kingston Methodist Church, its work and resources._ In addition, KMC’s **leadership team** , appointed by Church Council, meets regularly to consider governance, policies, procedures and property issues, as well as to update its mission priorities. The leadership team reports its recommendations to the Church Council. Additional committees meet to consider the **pastoral care** of KMC’s congregation and also its **worship life.** We confirm that our trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when considering KMC’s activities for the year, as well as its supplementary guidance on the advancement of religion. 1 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Activities, achievements and performance** Our church picnic in Bushy Park always marks the start of the new Methodist church year in September; we also welcomed Vindra Maraj-Ogden to our Circuit as our Superintendent Minister. Other opportunities for bringing our church family together over the last year included ‘international’ bring-and-share fund-raising lunches for All We Can (harvest), Junior Mission for All (JMA) and Christian Aid. We also had some informative post-service talks from representatives of local charities we support, e.g. Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness (KCAH) and Refuge who explained how our £1,300 donation from the proceeds of the Plant and Produce sale will assist the work of the Kingston Domestic Violence Hub. During the past year there has been much discussion and debate about the future use of the church building. Linked to this KMC commissioned an Energy Audit to consider how we might reduce our energy consumption and the type of equipment we could install to help us on the road towards becoming carbon neutral. Throughout the year KMC continued to review and update its policies to ensure we meet the requirements of Safeguarding (including mandatory training), General Data Protection, Health and Safety etc. Fire drills are now factored into the year’s activities, and some members have carried out online fire safety training courses. Unfortunately KMC continues to experience difficulties in filling all the roles required to maintain church life. 2 ## **WORSHIP** _“The Church exists to increase awareness of God’s presence and to celebrate God’s love_ .” At Kingston Methodist Church we offer a range of church services over the course of the year to which anyone and everyone is welcome. We have been delighted to welcome new friends to our informal morning worship and we also continue to offer a reflective, informal and intimate environment for our monthly evening service. At one evening service in January, we celebrated the work of Street Pastors in Kingston with music, dance and space for reflection on the work of this fantastic organisation. In addition, KMC joins the wider church family in occasional evening services with our other three circuit churches. We hold special and celebratory services over the course of the year which are widely publicised to our local community and include Mothering Sunday, Harvest Festival, our Carol and Christmas services and much-loved no-rehearsal Nativity. During Easter Holy Week we joined with our neighbouring churches for a Palm Sunday joint procession and service, Maundy Thursday supper and Good Friday Walk of Witness. Local arrangements, where members of the congregation are encouraged to lead the worship, are becoming more frequent as the Circuit is reduced from three to two ministers. For people in our congregation who are unable to worship with us physically and for many in the wider community, our Minister, Karl, is able to offer spiritual sustenance through an online worship series, “Windows on Worship”. KMC’s dedicated Sunday School staff ensure the inclusion of our children and young people in the worship life of the church, while our committed Music Group plays a vital role in leading and enhancing the quality of our worship. Helping to plan and prepare for our services is the work of the Worship Consultation Group, which meets quarterly to plan any special services and related matters, such as church lunches or celebrations. This meeting, which is open to anyone attending KMC, also considers the many different aspects of worship. KMC is fortunate to have a growing relationship with Hanbeet Korean Church who now use our premises every Sunday afternoon. Members of KMC’s Leadership Team have enjoyed meeting and sharing fellowship with Hanbeet’s equivalent team and we look forward to working together where we can. ## **LEARNING AND CARING** _“The Church exists to help people to grow and learn as Christians, through mutual support and care.”_ In addition to weekly worship Kingston Methodist Church (KMC) has, during the year, nurtured the spiritual life of its congregation by offering a four-week Advent course, 'Journey to the Manger' by Paula Gooder which explores biblical and historical texts to give a different slant on the familiar Christmas stories. Then, during the five-week 3 Lent course, we followed some of the Christian Aid 2024 Lent material: Act on Poverty, looking again later in the year at some of the suggested action we could take. Eleven of our young people attended the **3Generate** weekend in the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham. This is the Youth Assembly of the Methodist Church in Britain. The young people were supported by 3 adult leaders and another 3 adults helped to run the event. A number of young people reported back on their experience of 3Gen during a worship service in November. Our Tuesday **Reflection** group meets fortnightly at 11.15 and was started about 20 years ago with the aim of providing a weekday opportunity for people to meet together for fellowship. Our 9-12 members have valued the continuity of support and the caring ethos which the group has offered as well as the actual content. Over the past year we have had input from our circuit ministerial staff and other local ministers, speakers from the voluntary sector and further afield, and we were also able to visit our local community garden for one of our meetings. With the increasing pressure on our ministerial staff, it is unrealistic to expect as frequent attendance from them, so several of our sessions have been led “in-house” on a variety of topics and this is likely to continue to be the case. We are not a closed group so visitors are welcome. **Chat Room** (KMC’s response to the national call to provide “warm spaces” for people in fuel poverty) continued through the colder months but was suspended during the summer when it was easier for everyone to get out and about. Whilst board games and other activities are always available and enjoyed at Chat Room, what the “regulars” seem to enjoy most is the opportunity just to chat! As yet we haven’t developed Chat Room beyond an informal get together time for KMC friends. **English Chat** also continued through until the summer holidays. A small group of church friends, some of whom have more recently come to live in the UK, and some who have been here for some time, has fun improving and extending their English. At the beginning of the summer holiday some of our church children and their friends enjoyed cooking up really tasty treats in **KMC’s Kids’ cookery club** . The **Pastoral Committee** supports members of the church family when needed, and people participating in our **prayer chain** pray for and offer support to those of our congregation and wider community who are unwell or going through difficult times. Our regular newsletter keeps people in touch with what the church is doing. ## **SERVICE AND EVANGELISM** _“The Church exists to be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice. The Church exists to make more followers of Jesus Christ.”_ Kingston Methodist Church tries to keep abreast of what is happening in its local community and to put faith into action by helping people in need. Over the past year, KMC has maintained its long tradition of financial support to specific charities: - No-one is really sure when our link between KMC and **Whitechapel Mission** on the other side of London actually began, but it must be almost 50 years! They are a Methodist Charity providing a range of day care services (and overnight accommodation when the temperature drops to zero) to the homeless. Demand 4 for their services is on the increase. At our annual gift service KMC provided items of clothing, food, toiletries and a cash donation of £250. - Another charity with Methodist roots is **Action for Children** , which provides a range of services across the UK to children and families who are struggling in a variety of ways. They are also very strong in the areas of campaigning for change and for social justice. This year we raised £321.50 at our Christmas appeal, £25.25 from a collecting box and £190 on our AfC Sunday service in July, totalling £536.75. - Other global Methodist causes supported by our congregation during the year are **All We Can** , which is the Methodist Relief and Development Fund – an international development and emergency relief organisation - for which KMC members raised £200 at harvest. The second is the Methodist World Mission Fund through **Junior Mission for All (JMA)** where some of our children and young people collected monthly donations amounting to £271.92 to support JMA projects, helping children in the UK, Ireland and around the world. - KMC is a member of Kingston Churches Christian Aid group which organises/coordinates a lot of different activities during Christian Aid week in May each year. In 2024, KMC donated £787.94 to **Christian Aid** , made up of £428.52 from our CA service and lunch and £359.42 from our two remaining house-to-house collectors who have covered the same streets in KT2 for many years. - Our two main fundraising events - the Christmas Fayre and our Plant and Produce sale involve and benefit our local community and the proceeds go to charities nominated by members of our congregation and agreed by Church Council. This last year we raised an amazing £4,154.74 which was divided between The **Fircroft Trust** , with which KMC has had links for many years, and **Kingston Association for the Blind.** - KMC’s Church Council also agreed the Church’s donation of £250 each to KMCbased youth organisations **The Girls’/Boys’ Brigades.** Our Boys’ and Girls’ Brigades are blessed with a team of dedicated leaders who give up much of their own time for the Brigades in planning, training and preparation for the many activities and awards they undertake, including assisting and participating in church events and services. The Brigades’ programme of activities culminates in a joint summer camp with other companies from Kent and Devon, this year on the Isle of Wight, a fun-filled week. - In addition, KMC continued its policy of annual donations of £250 to local charities: **Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness (KCAH)** and **Refugee Action Kingston.** - KMC also maintains an internal **benevolent fund** , created by donations from our congregation at each communion service. This fund aims to support those from our local and church communities who seek emergency financial assistance as well as helping people cope with sudden and unexpected costs. - KMC has continued to support **Cambridge Road Estate Community Group Foodbank (CREst),** our most local foodbank, with food donations throughout the year. 5 - **Playbox Playgroup** has been an integral part of KMC since the early 1970s and continues to provide a valuable resource to local families seeking day care for their 2- and 3-year-olds. The service has evolved over the years in the light of changes in legislation, changes in work patterns and parental expectations and we now provide morning care (five days per week during term times) in the lower hall with an additional “stay and play” option available to parents in the church on Mondays. Over the past year, a major change has been the retirement of Sheila Moore as comanager after an almost 35-year career with Playbox; this was marked by a leaving party attended by a large number of KMC members as well as Sheila’s family, former staff and attendees which reflects the incredible service she has offered. Ofsted has given a lot of positives about the quality of the provision on offer at Playbox and the local Authority regards it as a very useful option to be able to offer families. Over the years Playbox has developed a particular expertise with children who have additional needs. The Management Committee oversee the work (on behalf of KMC as employer) and meet regularly to review all aspects of Playbox activity. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** The church accounts for the year were prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis and are presented in the format required by The Methodist Church. The accounts were independently examined by a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (FCCA). The church accounts for the year 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024 show: - Income £91,585 - Expenditure £81,971 At year end, the excess of income over expenditure of £9,214 was transferred to the Church Property Fund - see the Reserves Policy below. The income of £91,185 came from: - General offerings from the church congregation plus Gift Aid from HMRC - £33,623 - Money given to the Benevolent Fund plus Gift Aid from HMRC - £1,496 - Interest from monies held with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, Central Finance Board and Methodist Chapel Aid - £13,292 - Room Hire, the Licence with Hanbeet Church and a donation by Playbox Preschool for use of the premises - £35,281 - Other receipts - £7,893, including money raised at the Christmas Fayre and Plant & Produce Sale (see below) 6 The main items of expenditure were: - Monthly payments to The Methodist Church for the ‘Circuit Assessment’ - £30,000 - Repairs and maintenance - £31,723, most of which was spent in response to recommendations in the 2022 Quinquennial Review of the property - Insurance and utilities - £8,451 - Donations - £5,155, including £2,077 donated to both Kingston Association for the Blind and The Fircroft Trust from the two Sales (as above) - Benevolent Fund payments - £1,250 - Other payments - £5,392 The following groups are part of Kingston Methodist Church and had their accounts independently examined by their own examiners, as appointed by the Church trustees: ||Income|Expenditure| |---|---|---| |Fairfield Playbox Pre-School and Stay & Play|£94,063|£76,227| |14th Kingston & Merton Boys'Brigade Company|£1,764|£1,726| |1st Kingston Girls'Brigade Company|£8,090|£8,706| ## **Reserves Policy** In September 2024, Church Council agreed that the following financial reserves should be maintained: 1. A **General Reserve Fund** , containing an amount equivalent to half a year's ongoing running costs, ie excluding major property works (£28,000). 2. A **Property Reserve Fund** , containing a minimum of £50k, for work on the development and/or maintenance of the building costing more than £3k (£210,676). 3. A **Playbox Reserve Fund** , containing an amount equal to the cost of staff wages and other essential costs for one term (for use in the event of Ofsted requiring Playbox to close whilst an investigation was carried out) plus the statutory redundancy payments due (based on an annual calculation) in the event of the Playbox Management Committee deciding to make all (in the event of permanent closure) or some staff redundant. This fund would only be called upon once all funds in the Playbox accounts have been exhausted (£45,000). Signed ………………………………………………………………………… Date …………………………………………… Rev Dr Karl Rutlidge, on behalf of Kingston Methodist Church Trustees (Church Council) 7 CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Ston Mothodlst Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 Kln ston u nTham Clr¢ult c1￿ul1 no. Rogl8tered Ch•rlty - Charlty Reg18tratlon numb•r If not a regi8ter8d ¢harty HI• IAaj••ty8 Revenu• and Customs Gift Ald number (The HMRC number 18 equivalent to a registered therity number in tem18 of evidence of charitable status and may be u8ed to give to donor8 or grant furKler8 *i8hing to 8ee evidence of the organisation's charitable 8tatU8. Methodtst charities in England and Wales that are not registered tharftie8 are excepted from registration undar Statut(¥y Instrument 2014 No.242) 1163078 Minister. Rev Dr Karl Ruti. Churd) Sttrwards: Maggte Ea8t Ruby E880n Val Hayd Nigel Spalding Liz Taylor Treasurer. Nigel Spaldir¥J KMC Standard Fom of Accounts 2Lf2>24 includbng PkytoOJ GB and BB {v3 27 Jan 2025) 1of5 ston Methodist c￿l￿b IPITERMAL ORGAF41SAfONS 15 anls•tkn8lund• church xcourt• (tL*• brtyjghtfonvud Irtynp•o• 2.ti*al• Mlumnl 103 917 17 1710110 BY GHURGH 271 8ECTth F ¢LO8114G C••h In hATrJ 8•nk CumiA(¥xHrt 13.IV 13.547 012 318 614 SÉCTION G f4 lThYud8 FuTrJts Bc• 3¢15 Accoupifs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGiisf 2024 Kingston Methodist Church SECTION A TtstslB last y•ar Fund• a1 RECEIPTS Offering$ and Tax reeovored Bank and CFB interest arKI Inv8slment incomé Letting8 Other recelpts Beques18 33,623 13,212 1.496 36,119 13,292 36,000 a3 5,0 35,281 7.893 35,281 7,893 22.913 5.701 202,598 272,301 as 87 TOTAL RECEIPTS 1.496 91,585 SECTION b1 PAYMENT8 Circuit A¥sos¥m8nt or Sharg t)onation8 b2 24,500 6,918 30,149 b3 5.155 1,250 6,406 31,723 8,451 Repairs and Maintenance Ulilitse8 Iln8urance8, water cha 88, heati 31.723 8.451 b5 b7 othor payment• TOTAL PAYMENT8 6.392 81.971 4.487 73,907 b8 80.721 (b9) SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR la&b8) 9,814 198,344 c1 Total fvnds brought fowrd frryn la81 Oar Sub total e1+¢2 284 rxjs 278 010 Transfer8 and 8d'u$trY*nts 276 c7 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (¢3rf41 284,005 1,620 285,349 (c8) 276,010 (¢6) SECTION D FOR INFORMATION OPLY: IKINEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO E￿fER￿ ORGANISATIONS 1thg8• amounts •r• not to bo Includ•d In t(*•l rnc•l Balanco brought fopwwd frtyn last year dl OffenngslGifts. rKeNad for external oryJanigal¥)n$ S11 d2 OfferingslGrfts . pa8wI to extwnal organisat￿$ d3 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID {d1+d2-d3) d4 2of5 Name of Church Kings￿￿ meth￿l$t Church Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these R&eipt and Pwnent based accounts ts the yw to 31 August 2024 have been p￿pared from the records of the Churth and that inckth all funds underthe control of the Church trustees. Slgnatureoftrea8urer............ ... . . .. . Date.. Z7- 2¢>Zf Name and addre88 of trèa8ufer .... ... PoBt Code....l<.TZ f IXC Pro•entatlon to th• C￿reh tru8tth• I confim that the annual reFth and accounts for th8 year ended 31 AIvJu812024 wlll b8 pr88ented to the meetlng of the Church trustees held on ...I2. 2ozc Slgnature of the Choir of the meeting KARL.ri.K)TLV.6.G.......... Name of the Chalr of the meotlng .. . Independont Examln•es Report to tho Tru8teo8 of the Klng•ton PA•thodl•t Church Charfty Numb•r . 1163078 Responslbllltles and bash of report I report to the tru$tee$ on my exam#i8ts'on of the aco)unts of the Klngston meth￿lIst Church for the year énded 31 Auoust 2024 sat out on pages 1 to 3. As the Church's trusteas, you are res￿n81b10 for th8 preparation of the ac(x)unts in accordance the requirements of the Chariti85 Ad 2011 (Ihe ACV). I report in respect of my examlnation of the Church's aco)unts txrried *Jrt under seclion 145 of the Act end, in ¢arying out my examination, I have lofkxA*d all th8 appl6¢able Dlrecllons gbven by the Charity Commission under sectx)n 145(5)(b) of the A(* ' delete or circle as apwopr 4ofS Kingston Methodist Church Charty No. 1163578 Independent Examiner's Statement I have completed my examination I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below.) which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. Lfjave no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to .ich attention should be drawn in this report in order to 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. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner.. Mary E Ryan Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner FCCA Name of fimi: Ark Accountancy Limited Address '. 31 Cheam Road, Ewell, Epsom. Surrey KT17 1QX Date 29.1.25 KMC Standard Form of Accounts 2023-24 including Playbox GB and BB 5of5 THE METHODIST CHURCH ED Each yew every O￿aniSa￿.0n C￿nected with a l¢xal Church. Circuii or Distn"ct is required by StaThJing Orders ￿ present its accounts to the Church Councillcircuit Meets"n￿Synod. The Managing Trustees are annualty Tequired to (•eo Ihe Annu￿ Accounts seth.ng 0￿ the fina￿la1 aff&ts ofthe ChurttKircuitKJisthct including ￿1 ts Cl￿ne¢le￿ intemaj organisaiions. This fom) Iwhich can be L￿d foraChurchlCircui( Disin"ct oiganisao'￿) requires ￿e￿IS ofthe a￿OUnts ofyour organisation so thatall respon91J"Itb"es can bo fulfillgd. We ask lor yOLtrcTroperats"on which will ensufe propw public accounTability and Ihe PTOtecb'on ol those who willingly att as treasurers. Ki-4 k) i?A kDTr4 kai( la sIgn￿re$ se¢bon Traasw (* Gro¥ cf Z4w2o I cthrn Iht I ex•J7wlth•xctyJts L* ¢1* Qak£ F K8- fo4 14A 27 Norfombo F 202(4- a n￿￿￿kn"Ch I c aoQS QLhoJ GL*f4)orm ot of Meebryj II. (Oou@n&r Intemal Organisation Fom Play￿x.xlsX lof2 oiir F RECEIVTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Note SECTION H CEivrs hl Gifts& donaio 337.70 h2 93,725.26 b3 94062.96 SECTION I PAYMENrs tknjauons 12 76,227.lJO 76227.00 SECTION J NET RECEiiyrs 17,83X96 &510.65 owan 346.61 SECTION K kl Cath inbaThJ 160.00 kz Cath tt B•kkJCTrBetc 186.61 k4 l+k2+k3 2W.6k SECTION M FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MOr4EvR￿1vEDAFlDP￿sSEDO1qYO OIHER ExfERNAL ORGANISATIOIiS Balall￿ bro t fO￿ard fiDm I Offerin . ￿e1Ve0 &irextemal BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Imi+m2-m".41 Intemd (knni5ation Fom PlaykJ)x.xlsx lof2 To be retalned by Churchlarcuit Treasurer THE METHODIST CHURCH INTERNAL ORGANISATIQN REPORT FORM FINANaAL YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 207* Each year every organlsatlon connected wlth a kKal Church. Circult or Dp5trict is requlred by Standlng Orders lo present Its accounts to thè Church Countlvclrcult Meetlnglsynod. The Managing Trustees are annualfy requlred to complete the Annual Attounts setlln£ out the financlal affalrs of the Chur¢hiarcu6t/Dlstrlrt Including all its connected Internal organ15at]ons. Th15 fi>rm Iwhl¢h can be usèd for a Churchlclrtult. Dlstrlrt o￿niS¥ll0n) requlr¢s d•talls of the account$ ol your organlsation 50 that all responslbllltles can be fulfilled. We ask for your towoperatlon whlch wlll ensure proper publk accountsblllty and the protertlon ol those who wtlllngly act as treasurers. arcult/D15trlct KINGSTON/LONDON GrouplOrgan15atlon 1st Klngston Glrls. Brigade j Slgnature$ 5ectlon l c¢￿rM that I has* pw•red thE informatkffi Nerftlf frtyn the accwnts artd r•¢tyds of the atxwtrnamed Group or OT8•nls8tlon Treasurer ol Group or Organlsatlon Date I conflrm that I havè èxamiTred the accounts and records of the 1st Kingston Girls, Brigade nd that the Infomiatlon overfeaf Is In attortlance therewllh. A.rf. ¥kny4tsrt 1 Independefit ExarnineT/Wi6iW￿0r ate I conflrm that the Infom)atlon overleaf has been prepared from IndePenden￿V txamIned/a￿d1l￿é. accounts whlth werelwlll I be" presented to I Ig¥LlNJC)STO￿ C• LEA0￿& lat a rneetlng whlch I Chalredllntentr￿ 2£- 11-2+ &gnature of Chair of Me￿Ing ate Thls form can be used by Church. Circuli and D6strfct Internal Owdn15atlon5 who repon io thelr respective Methctli5t bodies. INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS, REPORT FORM Thls lorm should be used In conjunrtlon wlth the STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS {Church, arcuit & Distrlrtl. A sep•rate Report Form should be prepared for eath Internal Oyganlsatlon. RECEIPTS AND PAYMEhrrs ACCOUNT Note SEcfioN H RÉCEIPTS hl h2 Gifts & donations Other recelpts TOTAL RECEIPTS (to Recelpts col page 3 In the maln o¢¢ounts) £1,182 6,908.20 8090.3 h3 SEcfioN I PAYMENTS Oonatlgns 500 8,205.97 8705.97 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS (to Payments col page 3 In the maln accounts) 13 SECTION J Il NET RECEIPTS IPAYMENrsi Ih3- 131 OPENING BALANCE Ito Openln8 bafance column page 3 In the maln accounts) Adjustments Ishow any ntgative adjustments in brackets) CLOSING BALANCE {to Closlng balance tol. pa8 -615.67 5438.4 14 (Jl+l2+1.131 4822.73 SECTION K HOW THE FUNDS ARE HELD kl Cash In hand Cash at Bank/CF8 etc Other accounts k2 4,822.73 k3 k4 TOTAL FUNDS HELD {should •8ree wlth IlheJ4 Ikl+k2+k31 4822.73 SEcfioN M FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY AECEIVED APID PASSED ON TO OThER EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS amtymu should not be kn tsxal fectwp3vm￿ts ab￿e) Balance brought forward from last year Offerin s/Gifts- received for eyternal organisations Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations m3 m4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Iml+m2-m31 To be retsined by Church/QrcultTreasurer THE MEfHODIST CHURCH INTERNAL ORGANISATION REPORT FORM FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Each year every organlsatlon connerted with • local Chutth, Grcurt or DistrKI is required by Standln8 Orders to present ils acoup rx Oryèn&itl Treasurer ol Group or Or8anlsatlon Dètè I conflmi that I havè exarnlned the accounts and records of the 14th Kin8Ston & Merton Boys, Bri8ade and that the Inlofmatlon o¥eil•af is in attordance therewlth. Independent E¥amlnerlRe8lstered Audltor J1111l?oL4 Date I confirm that the Informatlon t)¥erfeaf h•$ prepared from indepèndtnity exarnlned/a¥élt¥d" account5 whlch wer4wWbt* presenied t lat a meetlng whl¢h I rhalredfirteA&toknn 71,,/z4 Date Sl8nature Df Chair of Meetin8 This forrn can ￿ used by Church. Circuit and DtStrict Internal Organisations who report to their respectNe Methodist bodies. IKrERNAL ORGANISATIONS, REPORT FORM Thls form should be used In ¢onlunrtlon wilh the STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS IChur¢h. Clrtult & District) A separate Report Form should be prepared tor each Internal Oryanlsatlon RECEIPTS AND PAYMEKfs Accoumr Note SEclloN H RECEIPTS hl Gifts & donations Other recelpts TOTAL RECEIPTS Ito Recelp15 col page 3 In the maln attountsl £250 1.514.05 1764.05 h2 h3 SEcfioN I PAYMENTS Donatlons Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS (to Payments col page a In the maln a¢counts) 1,725.70 1725.7 SECTION J li 12 13 NET RECEIPTS (PAYMENTS) Ih3-131 OPENING BALANCE {to OpenlnR balance column page 3 In the maln accounts) Adjustments (show any negatlve adjustmènts In brackets) CLOSING BALANCE lio Closln8 balance col. p• 38.33 1957.44 Ul+j2+1-j31 1995.77 SE￿lON K HOW THE FUNDS ARE HELD kl Cash In hand Cash at BanVCF8 etc Other account5 1,995.77 k3 k4 TOTAL FUNDS HELD (should airee wfth Ilne14 a Ikl+k2+k31 1995.77 SEcnoN M FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO MER EXfERf4AL ORGAN15ATr0145 (These amoubttS shc•Jbd not be Incwed kn totsl rete1ptslprnyn￿ts •lxy4•} Balance brought forward from last year Offerin s/Gifts - received for external or8anisations Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations ml m2 m3 m4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Iml+m2-m31 CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Ston Mothodlst Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 Kln ston u nTham Clr¢ult c1￿ul1 no. Rogl8tered Ch•rlty - Charlty Reg18tratlon numb•r If not a regi8ter8d ¢harty HI• IAaj••ty8 Revenu• and Customs Gift Ald number (The HMRC number 18 equivalent to a registered therity number in tem18 of evidence of charitable status and may be u8ed to give to donor8 or grant furKler8 *i8hing to 8ee evidence of the organisation's charitable 8tatU8. Methodtst charities in England and Wales that are not registered tharftie8 are excepted from registration undar Statut(¥y Instrument 2014 No.242) 1163078 Minister. Rev Dr Karl Ruti. Churd) Sttrwards: Maggte Ea8t Ruby E880n Val Hayd Nigel Spalding Liz Taylor Treasurer. Nigel Spaldir¥J KMC Standard Fom of Accounts 2Lf2>24 includbng PkytoOJ GB and BB {v3 27 Jan 2025) 1of5 ston Methodist c￿l￿b IPITERMAL ORGAF41SAfONS 15 anls•tkn8lund• church xcourt• (tL*• brtyjghtfonvud Irtynp•o• 2.ti*al• Mlumnl 103 917 17 1710110 BY GHURGH 271 8ECTth F ¢LO8114G C••h In hATrJ 8•nk CumiA(¥xHrt 13.IV 13.547 012 318 614 SÉCTION G f4 lThYud8 FuTrJts Bc• 3¢15 Accoupifs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGiisf 2024 Kingston Methodist Church SECTION A TtstslB last y•ar Fund• a1 RECEIPTS Offering$ and Tax reeovored Bank and CFB interest arKI Inv8slment incomé Letting8 Other recelpts Beques18 33,623 13,212 1.496 36,119 13,292 36,000 a3 5,0 35,281 7.893 35,281 7,893 22.913 5.701 202,598 272,301 as 87 TOTAL RECEIPTS 1.496 91,585 SECTION b1 PAYMENT8 Circuit A¥sos¥m8nt or Sharg t)onation8 b2 24,500 6,918 30,149 b3 5.155 1,250 6,406 31,723 8,451 Repairs and Maintenance Ulilitse8 Iln8urance8, water cha 88, heati 31.723 8.451 b5 b7 othor payment• TOTAL PAYMENT8 6.392 81.971 4.487 73,907 b8 80.721 (b9) SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR la&b8) 9,814 198,344 c1 Total fvnds brought fowrd frryn la81 Oar Sub total e1+¢2 284 rxjs 278 010 Transfer8 and 8d'u$trY*nts 276 c7 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (¢3rf41 284,005 1,620 285,349 (c8) 276,010 (¢6) SECTION D FOR INFORMATION OPLY: IKINEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO E￿fER￿ ORGANISATIONS 1thg8• amounts •r• not to bo Includ•d In t(*•l rnc•l Balanco brought fopwwd frtyn last year dl OffenngslGifts. rKeNad for external oryJanigal¥)n$ S11 d2 OfferingslGrfts . pa8wI to extwnal organisat￿$ d3 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID {d1+d2-d3) d4 2of5 Name of Church Kings￿￿ meth￿l$t Church Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these R&eipt and Pwnent based accounts ts the yw to 31 August 2024 have been p￿pared from the records of the Churth and that inckth all funds underthe control of the Church trustees. Slgnatureoftrea8urer............ ... . . .. . Date.. Z7- 2¢>Zf Name and addre88 of trèa8ufer .... ... PoBt Code....l<.TZ f IXC Pro•entatlon to th• C￿reh tru8tth• I confim that the annual reFth and accounts for th8 year ended 31 AIvJu812024 wlll b8 pr88ented to the meetlng of the Church trustees held on ...I2. 2ozc Slgnature of the Choir of the meeting KARL.ri.K)TLV.6.G.......... Name of the Chalr of the meotlng .. . Independont Examln•es Report to tho Tru8teo8 of the Klng•ton PA•thodl•t Church Charfty Numb•r . 1163078 Responslbllltles and bash of report I report to the tru$tee$ on my exam#i8ts'on of the aco)unts of the Klngston meth￿lIst Church for the year énded 31 Auoust 2024 sat out on pages 1 to 3. As the Church's trusteas, you are res￿n81b10 for th8 preparation of the ac(x)unts in accordance the requirements of the Chariti85 Ad 2011 (Ihe ACV). I report in respect of my examlnation of the Church's aco)unts txrried *Jrt under seclion 145 of the Act end, in ¢arying out my examination, I have lofkxA*d all th8 appl6¢able Dlrecllons gbven by the Charity Commission under sectx)n 145(5)(b) of the A(* ' delete or circle as apwopr 4ofS Kingston Methodist Church Charty No. 1163578 Independent Examiner's Statement I have completed my examination I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below.) which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. Lfjave no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to .ich attention should be drawn in this report in order to 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. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner.. Mary E Ryan Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner FCCA Name of fimi: Ark Accountancy Limited Address '. 31 Cheam Road, Ewell, Epsom. Surrey KT17 1QX Date 29.1.25 KMC Standard Form of Accounts 2023-24 including Playbox GB and BB 5of5 THE METHODIST CHURCH ED Each yew every O￿aniSa￿.0n C￿nected with a l¢xal Church. Circuii or Distn"ct is required by StaThJing Orders ￿ present its accounts to the Church Councillcircuit Meets"n￿Synod. The Managing Trustees are annualty Tequired to (•eo Ihe Annu￿ Accounts seth.ng 0￿ the fina￿la1 aff&ts ofthe ChurttKircuitKJisthct including ￿1 ts Cl￿ne¢le￿ intemaj organisaiions. This fom) Iwhich can be L￿d foraChurchlCircui( Disin"ct oiganisao'￿) requires ￿e￿IS ofthe a￿OUnts ofyour organisation so thatall respon91J"Itb"es can bo fulfillgd. We ask lor yOLtrcTroperats"on which will ensufe propw public accounTability and Ihe PTOtecb'on ol those who willingly att as treasurers. Ki-4 k) i?A kDTr4 kai( la sIgn￿re$ se¢bon Traasw (* Gro¥ cf Z4w2o I cthrn Iht I ex•J7wlth•xctyJts L* ¢1* Qak£ F K8- fo4 14A 27 Norfombo F 202(4- a n￿￿￿kn"Ch I c aoQS QLhoJ GL*f4)orm ot of Meebryj II. (Oou@n&r Intemal Organisation Fom Play￿x.xlsX lof2 oiir F RECEIVTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Note SECTION H CEivrs hl Gifts& donaio 337.70 h2 93,725.26 b3 94062.96 SECTION I PAYMENrs tknjauons 12 76,227.lJO 76227.00 SECTION J NET RECEiiyrs 17,83X96 &510.65 owan 346.61 SECTION K kl Cath inbaThJ 160.00 kz Cath tt B•kkJCTrBetc 186.61 k4 l+k2+k3 2W.6k SECTION M FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MOr4EvR￿1vEDAFlDP￿sSEDO1qYO OIHER ExfERNAL ORGANISATIOIiS Balall￿ bro t fO￿ard fiDm I Offerin . ￿e1Ve0 &irextemal BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Imi+m2-m".41 Intemd (knni5ation Fom PlaykJ)x.xlsx lof2 To be retalned by Churchlarcuit Treasurer THE METHODIST CHURCH INTERNAL ORGANISATIQN REPORT FORM FINANaAL YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 207* Each year every organlsatlon connected wlth a kKal Church. Circult or Dp5trict is requlred by Standlng Orders lo present Its accounts to thè Church Countlvclrcult Meetlnglsynod. The Managing Trustees are annualfy requlred to complete the Annual Attounts setlln£ out the financlal affalrs of the Chur¢hiarcu6t/Dlstrlrt Including all its connected Internal organ15at]ons. Th15 fi>rm Iwhl¢h can be usèd for a Churchlclrtult. Dlstrlrt o￿niS¥ll0n) requlr¢s d•talls of the account$ ol your organlsation 50 that all responslbllltles can be fulfilled. We ask for your towoperatlon whlch wlll ensure proper publk accountsblllty and the protertlon ol those who wtlllngly act as treasurers. arcult/D15trlct KINGSTON/LONDON GrouplOrgan15atlon 1st Klngston Glrls. Brigade j Slgnature$ 5ectlon l c¢￿rM that I has* pw•red thE informatkffi Nerftlf frtyn the accwnts artd r•¢tyds of the atxwtrnamed Group or OT8•nls8tlon Treasurer ol Group or Organlsatlon Date I conflrm that I havè èxamiTred the accounts and records of the 1st Kingston Girls, Brigade nd that the Infomiatlon overfeaf Is In attortlance therewllh. A.rf. ¥kny4tsrt 1 Independefit ExarnineT/Wi6iW￿0r ate I conflrm that the Infom)atlon overleaf has been prepared from IndePenden￿V txamIned/a￿d1l￿é. accounts whlth werelwlll I be" presented to I Ig¥LlNJC)STO￿ C• LEA0￿& lat a rneetlng whlch I Chalredllntentr￿ 2£- 11-2+ &gnature of Chair of Me￿Ing ate Thls form can be used by Church. Circuli and D6strfct Internal Owdn15atlon5 who repon io thelr respective Methctli5t bodies. INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS, REPORT FORM Thls lorm should be used In conjunrtlon wlth the STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS {Church, arcuit & Distrlrtl. A sep•rate Report Form should be prepared for eath Internal Oyganlsatlon. RECEIPTS AND PAYMEhrrs ACCOUNT Note SEcfioN H RÉCEIPTS hl h2 Gifts & donations Other recelpts TOTAL RECEIPTS (to Recelpts col page 3 In the maln o¢¢ounts) £1,182 6,908.20 8090.3 h3 SEcfioN I PAYMENTS Oonatlgns 500 8,205.97 8705.97 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS (to Payments col page 3 In the maln accounts) 13 SECTION J Il NET RECEIPTS IPAYMENrsi Ih3- 131 OPENING BALANCE Ito Openln8 bafance column page 3 In the maln accounts) Adjustments Ishow any ntgative adjustments in brackets) CLOSING BALANCE {to Closlng balance tol. pa8 -615.67 5438.4 14 (Jl+l2+1.131 4822.73 SECTION K HOW THE FUNDS ARE HELD kl Cash In hand Cash at Bank/CF8 etc Other accounts k2 4,822.73 k3 k4 TOTAL FUNDS HELD {should •8ree wlth IlheJ4 Ikl+k2+k31 4822.73 SEcfioN M FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY AECEIVED APID PASSED ON TO OThER EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS amtymu should not be kn tsxal fectwp3vm￿ts ab￿e) Balance brought forward from last year Offerin s/Gifts- received for eyternal organisations Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations m3 m4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Iml+m2-m31 To be retsined by Church/QrcultTreasurer THE MEfHODIST CHURCH INTERNAL ORGANISATION REPORT FORM FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Each year every organlsatlon connerted with • local Chutth, Grcurt or DistrKI is required by Standln8 Orders to present ils acoup rx Oryèn&itl Treasurer ol Group or Or8anlsatlon Dètè I conflmi that I havè exarnlned the accounts and records of the 14th Kin8Ston & Merton Boys, Bri8ade and that the Inlofmatlon o¥eil•af is in attordance therewlth. Independent E¥amlnerlRe8lstered Audltor J1111l?oL4 Date I confirm that the Informatlon t)¥erfeaf h•$ prepared from indepèndtnity exarnlned/a¥élt¥d" account5 whlch wer4wWbt* presenied t lat a meetlng whl¢h I rhalredfirteA&toknn 71,,/z4 Date Sl8nature Df Chair of Meetin8 This forrn can ￿ used by Church. Circuit and DtStrict Internal Organisations who report to their respectNe Methodist bodies. IKrERNAL ORGANISATIONS, REPORT FORM Thls form should be used In ¢onlunrtlon wilh the STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS IChur¢h. Clrtult & District) A separate Report Form should be prepared tor each Internal Oryanlsatlon RECEIPTS AND PAYMEKfs Accoumr Note SEclloN H RECEIPTS hl Gifts & donations Other recelpts TOTAL RECEIPTS Ito Recelp15 col page 3 In the maln attountsl £250 1.514.05 1764.05 h2 h3 SEcfioN I PAYMENTS Donatlons Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS (to Payments col page a In the maln a¢counts) 1,725.70 1725.7 SECTION J li 12 13 NET RECEIPTS (PAYMENTS) Ih3-131 OPENING BALANCE {to OpenlnR balance column page 3 In the maln accounts) Adjustments (show any negatlve adjustmènts In brackets) CLOSING BALANCE lio Closln8 balance col. p• 38.33 1957.44 Ul+j2+1-j31 1995.77 SE￿lON K HOW THE FUNDS ARE HELD kl Cash In hand Cash at BanVCF8 etc Other account5 1,995.77 k3 k4 TOTAL FUNDS HELD (should airee wfth Ilne14 a Ikl+k2+k31 1995.77 SEcnoN M FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO MER EXfERf4AL ORGAN15ATr0145 (These amoubttS shc•Jbd not be Incwed kn totsl rete1ptslprnyn￿ts •lxy4•} Balance brought forward from last year Offerin s/Gifts - received for external or8anisations Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations ml m2 m3 m4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Iml+m2-m31