11-12 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 2025** 

_**Jesus Christ lived out God's unconditional love.  Kingston Methodist Church is a community of people worshipping, learning and growing together in response.**_ 

This revised mission statement reflects the **calling** of the Methodist Church of Great Britain:  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** . Kingston Methodist Church’s Annual Report is therefore based on these four key areas, giving an overview of the various ways it has lived out this calling in the year beginning September 2024. 

## **Structure, administration and management of Kingston Methodist Church** 

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. 

2024-2025 appointed Trustees/Church Council members: 

- Rev Dr Karl Rutlidge (Chair) 

- Charles Abedi Boafo 

- Alan Clatworthy 

- Steve Dawson 

- Maggie East 

   - Mike Park 

   - Alexander Ritchie 

   - • Sang Hun Shim 

   - Nigel Spalding 

   - Mike Stockbridge 

- • 

- Ruby Esson Liz Taylor 

- • • Val Hayden Matthew Taylor 

- • Ahmad Mortazavi 

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 mission, ministry, governance, policies, procedures and property issues, including discussions on the future use of our building.  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.** 

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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. 


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## **Activities, achievements and performance** 

The new Methodist Church year has always been marked at KMC by a picnic, whenever possible in the beautiful Bushy Park, and this year was no exception.  Other opportunities for bringing our church family together included ‘international’ bringand-share fund-raising lunches, e.g. for harvest, for JMA and Christian Aid, as well as the occasional breakfast before a service.  We also shared some interesting postservice talks on the work of Playbox (KMC’s preschool), on energy saving and on cybercrime awareness for faith groups. 

KMC is blessed with a lovely space in which to gather, and has, this year, established the Worship Area Advisory Group to explore how we can better use it to connect with our local community, including progress towards reducing our carbon footprint. 

Throughout the year KMC continued to review and update its policies to ensure it meets the requirements of Safeguarding, General Data Protection (GDP), Health and Safety etc. There have been online bite-size GDP training sessions from The Methodist Church, mandatory Safeguarding training for those working with children and vulnerable adults and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion/Unconscious Bias training for the Church Council and Leadership Team. 

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## **WORSHIP** 

_“The Church exists to increase awareness of God’s presence and to celebrate God’s love_ .” 

At the heart of KMC’s life is worship, and we offer a range of services including informal morning worship, café-style services, and local arrangements where congregation members take the lead. We also continue to offer a reflective, informal and intimate environment for our monthly evening service, as well as joining the wider church family in occasional evening services with our other three circuit churches. The church hosts special and celebratory services, such as Mothering Sunday, Harvest Festival, and Christmas services. During Easter Holy Week KMC joins its neighbouring churches for a Palm Sunday joint procession and service, Maundy Thursday supper and Good Friday Walk of Witness.  A highlight this year was Easter Sunday, when KMC welcomed 15 new people into membership of its church. 

For people in our congregation who are unable to worship with us physically and for many in the wider community, our Minister 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 continues to enjoy a warm relationship with Hanbeet Korean Church who fill the building with worship and song on Sunday afternoons. The leadership teams of our two churches meet socially every few months over a shared meal. 

## **LEARNING AND CARING** 

_“The Church exists to help people to grow and learn as Christians, through mutual support and care.”_ 

Our Bible month morning services in June featured an in-depth study of St John’s Gospel and in café church and other services the congregation learnt about ‘A Methodist Way of Life’: twelve practices which help to encounter God. 

In addition to weekly worship Kingston Methodist Church has in this year also nurtured the spiritual life of its congregation by offering a well-attended ecumenical five-week Lent Course organised by the Circuit using material from 'On the Third Day'. 

An important event we support is the annual gathering for children and young people in the Methodist Church, 3Generate, which was held this year at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham and where everyone camped indoors together. We are 

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proud that the group coming from KMC was one of the largest, with a lively and diverse mixture of volunteers and attendees. 

Caring for one another and opportunities for fellowship are at the heart of KMC’s shared life.  Integral to this is the work of the Pastoral Committee, which supports church members and the wider community, and the Prayer Chain offers support to those who are unwell or going through difficult times. Our regular newsletter keeps people in touch with what the church is doing. 

The fortnightly Reflection Group provides opportunities for fellowship, support and learning, with guest speakers and activities.  An ongoing feature of KMC’s life is the Thursday afternoon Chat Room, which offers an informal get-together time for KMC friends. 

## **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: 

- **Action for Children** - £810 from both a Christmas appeal and a service on AFC Sunday. 

- **Whitechapel Mission** - £370 The cash donations for Whitechapel are secondary to donations of food items, clothes and toiletries. 

- **Christian Aid** - £885 The figure for Christian Aid was enhanced by having the ecumenical Christian Aid service at our church this year and also includes some money raised by our two house-to-house collectors, as well as proceeds from our CA lunch. 

- 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 raised £250.  The second is the Methodist World Mission Fund through **Junior Mission for All (JMA)** where some of our children and young people held a lunch and collected monthly donations amounting to £306.32 to support JMA projects, helping children in the UK, Ireland and around the world. 

Most of the funds raised also attract gift aid. 

- KMC’s two main fundraising events, the Christmas Fayre and our Plant and Produce sale, involve the local community and the proceeds go to charities nominated by members of our congregation and agreed by Church Council.  This last year we decided to concentrate all our efforts on one local charity we continually support but which is always grateful for much-needed funds – **Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness (KCAH).** They are currently trying to support and house 10+ new people each week.  To help with this KMC raised an amazing £4,112.23 which we know will make a difference.  In addition, KMC makes an annual donation of £250 to KCAH. 

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- 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. The Brigades’ programme of activities culminates in a joint summer camp with other companies from Kent and Devon, this year again on the Isle of Wight. 

- In addition, KMC continued its policy of annual donations of £250 to another local charities: **Refugee Action Kingston** , and this year also added **Oxygen** who are facing significant financial pressure yet are still making an impact on the 100+ referrals each year for young people in crisis. 

- KMC 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. CREst is currently helping over 150 people a week, from 102 different countries. 

- KMC’s building is used by a wide range of community groups during the week, ranging from Al-Anon and Gamblers Anonymous to Danceforce and Good Life Gymnastics.  Our user groups are much valued, and we are happy to be able to share the gift of our extensive premises with others. The **Playbox Preschool** , which is owned and managed by KMC, continues to provide a valuable service for local families, with a strong record of staff retention and support for children with additional needs. One of the highlights of the year is always welcoming animals from a local urban farm. 

## **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 2024 to 31 August 2025 show: 

- Receipts £87,220 

- Payments £84,182 

At year end, the excess of receipts over payments of £3,038 was transferred to the Church Reserve – see details below. 

The receipts of £87,220 came from: 

- General offerings from the church congregation plus Gift Aid from HMRC - £33,514 

- Money given to the Benevolent Fund plus Gift Aid from HMRC - £243 

- Interest from monies held with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, Central Finance Board and Methodist Chapel Aid - £11,834 

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- Room Hire, including the Licence with Hanbeet Church and a donation from y Playbox Pre-school for use of the premises - £36,259 

- Other receipts - £5,370 including money raised at the Christmas Fayre and Plant 

- & Produce Sale (see below) 

The payments of £84,182 were for: 

- The Methodist Church for the ‘Circuit Assessment’ - £30,930 

- Repairs and maintenance - £30,225 

- Insurance and utilities - £9,854 

- Donations to charities - £5,362 

- Benevolent Fund payments - £885 

- Other payments - £6,927 

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: 

||**Receipts £**|**Payments £**|
|---|---|---|
|Fairfield Playbox Pre-School and Stay & Play|88,371|97,961|
|14th Kingston & Merton Boys' Brigade Company|1,344|1,293|
|1st Kingston Girls' Brigade Company|8,252|7,602|



## **RESERVES POLICY** 

In October 2025, 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. 

2. A **Property Reserve Fund** , containing a minimum of £50k, for work on the development and/or maintenance of the building. 

3. A **Playbox Reserve Fund** , containing an amount equal to the cost of staff wages and other essential costs for one term (eg for use in the event of Ofsted requiring Playbox to close whilst an investigation was carried out or to cover wages due during notice periods if redundancies must be made) plus the statutory redundancy payments due 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. 

Signed Date  09/06/26 

Rev Dr Karl Rutlidge, on behalf of Kingston Methodist Church Trustees (Church Council) 

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CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Kln
ton Methodlst
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2025
Kln
8ton u
nTham
Clr¢ult
Clrcult no.
R•gl*t•r•d Charlty . Ch•rlty R•gl8tratlon numb•r
JLnot a reg18t8red charity HI• MaJMty8 R•v•nu• and
Jstoms Glft Ald numb•r
(The HMRC number 18 equNalent to a regi8ternd charity number in t•rnl8 of ￿idence of Charitabbe
statu8 and may be used to give to donor8 or grant funder8 wishing to 80e evid8n¢e of the organisation's
charitable 8tatU8. Methodist charities in England arml Wales that are not registered charities are
excepted from regi8trats.on under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
1163078
Minister.
Rev Dr Karf Ruil*o
Churth Steward8:
Maggi• Eaat
Ruby E880n
Val Hayden
Nigel Spalding
LR Taylor
Malcolm I￿1n
Treasurer.
Nlgel SpaldiThJ
lQng8ton Methodist ChurCh4&*P&￿%Wn￿￿2O2￿2O26.xls
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Kingston Methodist
Church
SECTION A
Totsls last
y•ar
Funds
ar
a1
RECEIPTS
Note
Offeri
s and Tax rec￿er8d
Bank and CFB interest and
Invesknent income
33.514
243
35.119
a3
11.834
36,259
5,370
86,977
11,834
36.259
5,370
87,220
13.292
Lettin
35,281
7,893
91,585
a5
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
(a7)
SECTION B
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Circuit Assessment or Share
30,930
5.362
30.930
5.362
30.225
30,000
6,405
31.723
b3
Donations
ITS and Maintenance
,'ties {Insurances, water
charges, healing & li
Benevolent Fund
30.225
b5
9064
885
8,451
b7
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
6,927
6,927
84,182
5,392
81,971
b8
(b9)
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMEpirs
FOR THe YEAR
c1
a&b8
3,680
3,038
9.614
Total fvnds brought ftyward from
last year
283,729
1.620
276 010
Sub total
c1+c2
287.409
978
285,624
Transfers and ad"ustrnents
c7
275
c5
,TAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
{c3+c4
978
288,451
(¢8
285,349
SECTION D
FOR INFORIIATION ONLY: PAONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTER￿ ORGANISATIONS
these amounts ar• not to bo Indud•d In total rn¢•lp
d1
Bslance brou
ht fomard from
250
d2
Offerin
sIGrf18. receNed for extemal o
anisatrons
619
511
d3
OfferingslGifts . passed to extemal wJanFsabons
261
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
{d1+d2-d3)
250
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243.218
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13.547
13,038
TOTAL. ¢hur¢h ￿0￿1th
TLN*funds Ini0m￿ c*•h
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77
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Name of Church........ ...
3 Ttrts.-....tW*-&_a" rP No...........
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Re￿ipt and Payment tosed accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have beèn
prepared from the records of the Church and th* they include all furKts under the (¥Mtrol of the Church
trustees.
Signature of treasurer .........
Name and address of trtssuw .....
Po*Code.. !& c 2 r
P-gsentatlon to th• Church tr￿te0$
I confiTh that the annual tewrt and accounts for the
to the m86tlng of the chU￿h trustees held on ............. ...
Slqnature of thé Chair of the rneetFng
EV.Dn.KIDL ri.y1.LTQ.GC........ Dat8.0.1&. ... . . ... ..
Nameofthe Chairof tsm8etirKJ ..................... . . ..
Independent Examlnef8 Report to the Trustees of tho
- N4e-&a' dchurch
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R•sponglblllUos and basls of rep
I report to the tntstees on my examinat¥)n of the ￿(Yjnts of the ........ .
for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages l.. to .-. As the Churth's trustees, you a
responsible for the prewakn of the accounts in accordance *ith the r8quirÉm8nts of the Chanti8s Act
2011 {'the Act,).
I report In respect of my 8￿￿mInation of the Churr*'s axounts carried out under section 145 of the Act
and. in carrying out my examination, I have follo￿j all the applicable Dire4#K￿$ given by the Charity
Commission under sect￿￿ 14S(5Xb} of the Ad.
' delete or circle as approw
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Name ofchurch.....................
No.............
Independent Examlnerfs Slatement
I have completed my examinalion. I confim that no malerial matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination (other than that disclosed belovf) which give me cause to believe
that in. any material respect:
the accounting records ￿re not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Ac(. or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to
which attention shoukl be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the
-counts to be reached.
I havelhave not" obtained independent verification of all investrnents 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 indNidually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the
balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner fy!
Name of independent examiner
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner .f ccrj /
ame of finn (where appropriate) . ..*A.. Ac----
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. Post Code KT) > I
Date
° delete or circle as appropriate
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INCOME 1 Sept 2024 - 31 August 2025
Income to 31
August 2025
Total for SFA
Statement of
Accounts
enn
33.514.11
Cash ¥ven on
Pew Envelopes
Cheques & Credlts pald Into the Bank
Gift Aid Ipaid into CFB accounti
4.733.79
s￿.(￿)
21,993.50
6,1%.82
nterest
ntra
inance
330.56
11.107.57
388.18
7.57
11.833.88
Trustees for ￿￿1$t Church Purp05e5
Jvethodlst Chapel Aid account
Gift Aid (paid into CFB account)
om
ons
24.731.(Q
11.528.lJ)
36,259.1XJ
Hanbeet Llcence
pts
5,370.23
arpa
Christmas Fair
Plant and produ￿ Sale
3Generate Parents Ifor Oct 21T24)
3Generate London ￿"StriCt grant 2024
3Generate 2025 Parents
an
175.
1.422.45
2,689.78
19).
320.(X)
TOTAL
86.977.22
86.977.22

EXPENDITURE 1 Sept 2024 to 31 August 2025
Trtal for
SFA
to 31 A￿ust
2025
Clrcult Assessment (from CFB ta<Krt)
.9X).OJ
30,930.(AI
tk•natfon5 to other oryantsatlorts
The Boy5, Brigade
The Glrw Bdgade
Refugee Kirffj5
Oxygen
KIngStc￿ c￿rthe5 Actkn cffj Hc¥neie5sr*5S
Kth95t￿ Churche5 Actkfj cffj Christmas Fatr
Kkn8St￿ Churches Act[￿ ￿ trkjnet￿snes$. Ptant S*
5,36Z.03
29).D)
2￿.l))
1,422.25
1689.78
RepaTrs & Malntenance
Te5tin8 seTricing: 3 boliers. gas cthr. certifkaie larfft*l.
payTwit5 ￿ce in year). fire alarm (SI¥￿￿)th1YI. fire lanN4ti.
Leglonelia ￿sease lamuall
Facllltles management Icleanlw matuws to￿ Tr￿
rem(wal, batterles, keys etcl
Professlthial cleanlr4 ail areas exceptW¢J¥hl) kn ar*J Vtsiry
Investlgarkn arn* mirw repair wxk Iw*Jer £3kl
Property ￿rk over £3k £1C
30,224.72
3.CB4.24
958.12
3.792.n
5.Y17.64
2Q.
Major Works £1(* to be Cluch lo¥b)arthl￿ UFger
Hall Stage)
Inraliatfjw of new a￿j70 4st•n irb area
11.¢&).20
1989.20
Utllltles and Inyjrance
Gas
Electrldty
Water
Teleph￿ and Bro&aba￿l
Insurance
9,853.54
3398.01
1.716.63
696.81
701.14
3.44).95
Other
Stationeryj Copying. Prtt)rin8 & Post
Consumable5 a￿1 Flfftr5
Worship Matertais
Organisfs expenses
SwOay
Ministerfs land Preacherfl E>wse5
Training / BO￿ for Cow5es
CCU Llttnce
Independent Examlnatl(xb of 2023124
Audlt of 2022123 aC￿￿ts Ilnclu(W IE) 2022123 siaternent of xcomtsl
E(wlpment
Soft¥Ya
TMCP admln charges Ifrthm TMCP *cwitl
Bank charges IHSBCI
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6,926.87
363.10
110.60
178.35
132.(
277.35
74).37
720.
1.(k71.rx)
427.64
W.23
756.82
-19.7f
1.6rL.1
TOTAL
83.297.16
83.Z97.16

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INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS, REPORT FORM
SEcfioN H
hl
£259
88,11205
88371.05
SEcfioN I
PAYMEFITS
2500
95.260.83
97760J3
TOTALPAYNIEFTl3 ItoP*ymrnts (d p•ge31• thtkn•L* •¢¢w￿)
SECTION J
(L7.fj)
26346.61
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16956.83
SEcfioN K
kl
Iso.00
16.806.83
(k14t2+k3)
169S6.&3
SECTION M
Balaace b
ALANCE STILL TO BE ?AtD
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INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS, REPORT FORM
SEcfioN H
RECEiFrs
£612
7.639.69
8251.74
SECllON I
7.60182
7601.82
SECTION J
ET RECEipfs (PAYMEKfS)
(h3-t31
649.92
3 ts the
4822 73
5472.65
SECTION K
kI
CathirLb8r
5.472 65
k4
TOTAL FUNDSHELD (should4TE¢wIth MlltJ4 kn)
(k1+k2￿)
547165
SECTtor4 M
Balan￿
m4
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R&4MSAT]O
REPORT F
CLAL Y
ENDED
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SECt7ON H
fjiJts& dots3ts0
255.4
1,089.(YO
h3
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SECTION I
PAYMKKrs
1267.30
1292.8
TOTALPAYfvIErifs Ito Pwts ￿ p•g•3I& th¢
SEcfIoN J
KET 14ECEIPTS {PAYMEpris}
(h3_J31
51.6
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1995.79
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2047.3
SEcfioN K
HOW THE FUTriDS ARE HELD
2,047 39
k3
k4
TOTALFt]NDSHEIII{thouhl •8rrtwtrb ltheJ4 *kn1
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2047J9
stcrioN M
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CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Kln
ton Methodlst
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2025
Kln
8ton u
nTham
Clr¢ult
Clrcult no.
R•gl*t•r•d Charlty . Ch•rlty R•gl8tratlon numb•r
JLnot a reg18t8red charity HI• MaJMty8 R•v•nu• and
Jstoms Glft Ald numb•r
(The HMRC number 18 equNalent to a regi8ternd charity number in t•rnl8 of ￿idence of Charitabbe
statu8 and may be used to give to donor8 or grant funder8 wishing to 80e evid8n¢e of the organisation's
charitable 8tatU8. Methodist charities in England arml Wales that are not registered charities are
excepted from regi8trats.on under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
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Minister.
Rev Dr Karf Ruil*o
Churth Steward8:
Maggi• Eaat
Ruby E880n
Val Hayden
Nigel Spalding
LR Taylor
Malcolm I￿1n
Treasurer.
Nlgel SpaldiThJ
lQng8ton Methodist ChurCh4&*P&￿%Wn￿￿2O2￿2O26.xls
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Kingston Methodist
Church
SECTION A
Totsls last
y•ar
Funds
ar
a1
RECEIPTS
Note
Offeri
s and Tax rec￿er8d
Bank and CFB interest and
Invesknent income
33.514
243
35.119
a3
11.834
36,259
5,370
86,977
11,834
36.259
5,370
87,220
13.292
Lettin
35,281
7,893
91,585
a5
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
(a7)
SECTION B
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Circuit Assessment or Share
30,930
5.362
30.930
5.362
30.225
30,000
6,405
31.723
b3
Donations
ITS and Maintenance
,'ties {Insurances, water
charges, healing & li
Benevolent Fund
30.225
b5
9064
885
8,451
b7
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
6,927
6,927
84,182
5,392
81,971
b8
(b9)
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMEpirs
FOR THe YEAR
c1
a&b8
3,680
3,038
9.614
Total fvnds brought ftyward from
last year
283,729
1.620
276 010
Sub total
c1+c2
287.409
978
285,624
Transfers and ad"ustrnents
c7
275
c5
,TAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
{c3+c4
978
288,451
(¢8
285,349
SECTION D
FOR INFORIIATION ONLY: PAONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTER￿ ORGANISATIONS
these amounts ar• not to bo Indud•d In total rn¢•lp
d1
Bslance brou
ht fomard from
250
d2
Offerin
sIGrf18. receNed for extemal o
anisatrons
619
511
d3
OfferingslGifts . passed to extemal wJanFsabons
261
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
{d1+d2-d3)
250
2015

ton Methc#Jk81
8ECTKIN
IKfERNAL
oRG￿SATK)￿8
oIrtB B
Od7
¢7
H102
7>
èy ¢WRC
31
Contynu• ¢n • ••p•r•l• •
nw•••ary4Tr9 I
•ECnOM F
CLOIING
BALANCE$
•hinhw
B•nk
8•nk
C•rrtr•l Fln•rK• e¢Jrd
243.218
M8thtrJ*tChaWAkJ
13.547
13,038
TOTAL. ¢hur¢h ￿0￿1th
TLN*funds Ini0m￿ c*•h
tWtrryn abM)1•121
77
•12
318
14
SECMON a
3t Awwt2028
Lar￿1
f4 IrK4ud8 aith•CW4 Btwd
3ots

Name of Church........ ...
3 Ttrts.-....tW*-&_a" rP No...........
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Re￿ipt and Payment tosed accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have beèn
prepared from the records of the Church and th* they include all furKts under the (¥Mtrol of the Church
trustees.
Signature of treasurer .........
Name and address of trtssuw .....
Po*Code.. !& c 2 r
P-gsentatlon to th• Church tr￿te0$
I confiTh that the annual tewrt and accounts for the
to the m86tlng of the chU￿h trustees held on ............. ...
Slqnature of thé Chair of the rneetFng
EV.Dn.KIDL ri.y1.LTQ.GC........ Dat8.0.1&. ... . . ... ..
Nameofthe Chairof tsm8etirKJ ..................... . . ..
Independent Examlnef8 Report to the Trustees of tho
- N4e-&a' dchurch
116207&
I<1￿5
R•sponglblllUos and basls of rep
I report to the tntstees on my examinat¥)n of the ￿(Yjnts of the ........ .
for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages l.. to .-. As the Churth's trustees, you a
responsible for the prewakn of the accounts in accordance *ith the r8quirÉm8nts of the Chanti8s Act
2011 {'the Act,).
I report In respect of my 8￿￿mInation of the Churr*'s axounts carried out under section 145 of the Act
and. in carrying out my examination, I have follo￿j all the applicable Dire4#K￿$ given by the Charity
Commission under sect￿￿ 14S(5Xb} of the Ad.
' delete or circle as approw
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Name ofchurch.....................
No.............
Independent Examlnerfs Slatement
I have completed my examinalion. I confim that no malerial matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination (other than that disclosed belovf) which give me cause to believe
that in. any material respect:
the accounting records ￿re not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Ac(. or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to
which attention shoukl be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the
-counts to be reached.
I havelhave not" obtained independent verification of all investrnents 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 indNidually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the
balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner fy!
Name of independent examiner
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner .f ccrj /
ame of finn (where appropriate) . ..*A.. Ac----
. WI", L
. Post Code KT) > I
Date
° delete or circle as appropriate
fjngston Methodist chur(*we(apl>and-paYm*2￿24-202s.XIs
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INCOME 1 Sept 2024 - 31 August 2025
Income to 31
August 2025
Total for SFA
Statement of
Accounts
enn
33.514.11
Cash ¥ven on
Pew Envelopes
Cheques & Credlts pald Into the Bank
Gift Aid Ipaid into CFB accounti
4.733.79
s￿.(￿)
21,993.50
6,1%.82
nterest
ntra
inance
330.56
11.107.57
388.18
7.57
11.833.88
Trustees for ￿￿1$t Church Purp05e5
Jvethodlst Chapel Aid account
Gift Aid (paid into CFB account)
om
ons
24.731.(Q
11.528.lJ)
36,259.1XJ
Hanbeet Llcence
pts
5,370.23
arpa
Christmas Fair
Plant and produ￿ Sale
3Generate Parents Ifor Oct 21T24)
3Generate London ￿"StriCt grant 2024
3Generate 2025 Parents
an
175.
1.422.45
2,689.78
19).
320.(X)
TOTAL
86.977.22
86.977.22

EXPENDITURE 1 Sept 2024 to 31 August 2025
Trtal for
SFA
to 31 A￿ust
2025
Clrcult Assessment (from CFB ta<Krt)
.9X).OJ
30,930.(AI
tk•natfon5 to other oryantsatlorts
The Boy5, Brigade
The Glrw Bdgade
Refugee Kirffj5
Oxygen
KIngStc￿ c￿rthe5 Actkn cffj Hc¥neie5sr*5S
Kth95t￿ Churche5 Actkfj cffj Christmas Fatr
Kkn8St￿ Churches Act[￿ ￿ trkjnet￿snes$. Ptant S*
5,36Z.03
29).D)
2￿.l))
1,422.25
1689.78
RepaTrs & Malntenance
Te5tin8 seTricing: 3 boliers. gas cthr. certifkaie larfft*l.
payTwit5 ￿ce in year). fire alarm (SI¥￿￿)th1YI. fire lanN4ti.
Leglonelia ￿sease lamuall
Facllltles management Icleanlw matuws to￿ Tr￿
rem(wal, batterles, keys etcl
Professlthial cleanlr4 ail areas exceptW¢J¥hl) kn ar*J Vtsiry
Investlgarkn arn* mirw repair wxk Iw*Jer £3kl
Property ￿rk over £3k £1C
30,224.72
3.CB4.24
958.12
3.792.n
5.Y17.64
2Q.
Major Works £1(* to be Cluch lo¥b)arthl￿ UFger
Hall Stage)
Inraliatfjw of new a￿j70 4st•n irb area
11.¢&).20
1989.20
Utllltles and Inyjrance
Gas
Electrldty
Water
Teleph￿ and Bro&aba￿l
Insurance
9,853.54
3398.01
1.716.63
696.81
701.14
3.44).95
Other
Stationeryj Copying. Prtt)rin8 & Post
Consumable5 a￿1 Flfftr5
Worship Matertais
Organisfs expenses
SwOay
Ministerfs land Preacherfl E>wse5
Training / BO￿ for Cow5es
CCU Llttnce
Independent Examlnatl(xb of 2023124
Audlt of 2022123 aC￿￿ts Ilnclu(W IE) 2022123 siaternent of xcomtsl
E(wlpment
Soft¥Ya
TMCP admln charges Ifrthm TMCP *cwitl
Bank charges IHSBCI
3GenÈrate 202415ee also Irthne" flgwes stra*Jte ￿ f￿￿￿5*&y$l
6,926.87
363.10
110.60
178.35
132.(
277.35
74).37
720.
1.(k71.rx)
427.64
W.23
756.82
-19.7f
1.6rL.1
TOTAL
83.297.16
83.Z97.16

THE METHOD￿ CHURCH
TION
ox Play
5.
HAqp6J
2oe
o"
aoa
11 s)eCoML￿F 1025
1 q12

INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS, REPORT FORM
SEcfioN H
hl
£259
88,11205
88371.05
SEcfioN I
PAYMEFITS
2500
95.260.83
97760J3
TOTALPAYNIEFTl3 ItoP*ymrnts (d p•ge31• thtkn•L* •¢¢w￿)
SECTION J
(L7.fj)
26346.61
Ol+i24lj3)
16956.83
SEcfioN K
kl
Iso.00
16.806.83
(k14t2+k3)
169S6.&3
SECTION M
Balaace b
ALANCE STILL TO BE ?AtD
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TrE METHODIST CHURCH
LOR
ISATION
I AUGUST20
TINS fm be ￿ed fty a ctr0Jd￿c￿￿i( reqxes d8ts1s oflhe at¥#xrt&
15tKI
Girf$' B
I ￿nabIeS secfjcrf
24 11- 2
1st
Qrls. Bvi
(4
s eo26
L£od£¥s Is&¥i
24-
gr

INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS, REPORT FORM
SEcfioN H
RECEiFrs
£612
7.639.69
8251.74
SECllON I
7.60182
7601.82
SECTION J
ET RECEipfs (PAYMEKfS)
(h3-t31
649.92
3 ts the
4822 73
5472.65
SECTION K
kI
CathirLb8r
5.472 65
k4
TOTAL FUNDSHELD (should4TE¢wIth MlltJ4 kn)
(k1+k2￿)
547165
SECTtor4 M
Balan￿
m4
ANCE STILL TO BE PAID
{]trl4m2-￿J
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THE METHODIST CHURCH
R&4MSAT]O
REPORT F
CLAL Y
ENDED
UGUS
Each year every organtsation Vhth a CTr￿￿. C¥rait Di51rYA£ieoired byst￿￿$
2S
wll prqjer aTrJ the ￿thrtse act as tre8sueTs.
AVrt4YDEN
lilli1￿lj
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INFERNAL ORGANISATI
NS, REPORT FORM
SECt7ON H
fjiJts& dots3ts0
255.4
1,089.(YO
h3
T(YfAL RECElVt3{to rglp*%r3 in the x(c￿ty)
SECTION I
PAYMKKrs
1267.30
1292.8
TOTALPAYfvIErifs Ito Pwts ￿ p•g•3I& th¢
SEcfIoN J
KET 14ECEIPTS {PAYMEpris}
(h3_J31
51.6
0PErffl￿G K4LthCE (toopepi
1995.79
CLOSING BAIANCE Itoclw pyj
fj"l+J2+1fj3)
2047.3
SEcfioN K
HOW THE FUTriDS ARE HELD
2,047 39
k3
k4
TOTALFt]NDSHEIII{thouhl •8rrtwtrb ltheJ4 *kn1
(ki+k2+k31
2047J9
stcrioN M
FOR IF4FOIRMA TION ONLY.. MOFIEYRECKIVED AF4D PA&8ED ￿T0 IXFEII ZXTZRNAL ORGANI￿￿10￿$
Ii*b
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
<ml+JnZ4M3)
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