CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
DROITWICH METHODIST
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2025
SOUTH WORCESTERSHIRE
Clrcult
Clrcult no.
05116
Registered Charity- Charity Reglstratlon number
If not a reglstered ¢harfty HIS Maiesvs Revenue and
Customs Gift Ald number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terThs of emdence of charitable
status and may be used to give to doTrJrs or gfant funders wishing to see evidenc* of the organisation's
charllable status. Methodlst ¢harities in England and Wales that are not register&d charities are
ex￿pted from registration under Statutory Instrum6nt 2014 No.242)
1163089
Minister.
REV ELIZABEfH HARRIS
Churth Stewards:
GRAHAME DRAIN
SlbAON JESSOP
SANDFIA DRAIN
KAREN NICOL
CHRISTINE PARKER
STLIART WATKINS
JULIA WATKINS
CLIVE BROWM
Treasurer.
MR JOHN DETORRE
Church-reoelpls-and•aymenls-2025_Nofmd.xls
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QENERAL
In September 2024we welcomed our new Minister Rev Elizabeth Harris who not only arrived to
have pastoral cha￿e of Droitwich but was Supeilntendent forthe ¢i￿￿1t. Since her arrivalw8
have seen a steady upturn in Sunday moming attendance. Usergroupsfor tha room rental ha8
a180 bgen strong agaln this year.
This financialyear has been much 'quieler' than the previous one, lor which we 8re very grateful.
Most items of 'Expendlture' and'lncome. were generally close to the'orlglnal Budgev wlth no
scares on the'Expendrture' front. The Accounts revealthat we f inished the financialy8ar with 8
surplus of £29,342. However, this figure has been arttficially irrfi8ted tythe'unspent Grantfor
Church Hall Kltchenwork, of£20.OOOandthe'Unspent Grantforth8Church Buildingsoiar
System. of 25,700. When these two Items are deducted (see Accounts) you will see that wo stlll
have 8 Surplus of £3,642 for the year- which 15 brilliatrt!
It is worth notlng that we had a surplus of £3,283 for the pr8ViOU8financlalye8r1202&241.
Anotheryear of 8chievements thanks to the hard and detem?In8tlon of 8veryon8
concemed.
The refurbishment of Room 5
The orrice move to upst8irs 811owing the old offices to be repurposed ￿en budget
allows.
Grant fvnding forthg solar and theffttin8 thereof.
tch8n lottery funding achleved reaty for F8bruary 2025 reflt of the Church Hall kitchen
Plans are now drawn upforthefuture development-Entrance. toi18ts, lobby and Wesley
room kltchen.
Vestry finaLiy watertight and redecorated
Church tower water leaks 8881ed
rhings to do and things 8lre8dy8gr88dforthe comlng FY.
Staging at the front of the church to be removed in November-ther8 will inevttably be a
lot othidden cost here.we must be mindful ofthiswhen usingftjnds.
As above-the plans for fLrture developrnent need to be shared and agr8od and
presented to council.
Flooring in the corridors of Amphiett house are breaklng up and need to be dealt wtth
before they become a trip haz8rd for staff and users allke.
Paintlng day to be held to redecorate the coiridors in Amphlett house before we c8n
move forward with the fioorlng.
Gutterin& facla and sofflt boards negd repairing aiiaround Amphl8tt house.
Speaker replacement in the church
With Gods help we will smash through the tssks ah88d. and make our church 8nd community
bulldlngs more welcoming, safe and modern sOth8tV￿ can continue to be an asset to the local
communlty and beyond.
We lookforward totheyearahead.

Accoupifs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
DROITWICH
METHODIST
Church
UnrnS1￿t#d Rg5tricted Totals tNs
Funds
Funds
Tota15 last
SECTION A
a1
RECEIPTS
a2
Offerfn
s and Tax recovered
Bank and CFB interest and
Investmwt income
73,539
73.539
71,999
2.603
.680
21.116
147,938
1603
50,680
51,116
177,938
3,024
52,424
35,481
162,928
a4
Lettln
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
,000
30,000
86
(a71
SECTION B
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Cirtult Assessment w Sharo
73,497
73N97
127
74,115
279
b3
Donallons
127
Re
alrs and Malntenance
Ulililies {InSuran￿S, water
gs h8atin
hltn
8,016
24,552
b5
13.172
13.172
b7
Olhar payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
49,484
144.296
4,300
4.300
53,784
148,596
49,468
159,645
(bg)
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYIIENTS
c1
3,642
25.7DJ
3.283
Total funds brought forward from
last year
81,935
81,935
¢6
78,651
Sub total
c1+c2
85.577
25,71XI
111,277
B1,935
TransfeTS arKI ad usknenls
c7
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
{c>c4)
85,577
25.700
111.277
(c81
81.935
Ic6)
SECTtON D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
thes8 amounts are not to be Included In totsl rocel
Urns above
d1
Balance brou
ht fotward from last
d2
Offeri
Gifts- received for extemal o
1.310
d3
offe￿ng5/G1ftS - passed lo extemal org8nlsations
1.310
d4
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
{d1+d2-d3)
zero
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81,935
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610
BYCHURCH
17T,938
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111,277
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TQTAL RECEPTS
TOTAL
PAThENT8
SECTION F
CLOSNO
BPIANCES
CHUR¢H.¢ASH FUND¥ HELD at31
Cash hharwj
19)
8Hrt¢ ￿rr￿n¢*￿￿nt
1670
Bank De
Centfal Boa
7.756
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12nc8total tyom8bovel le121
81.935
111.2TT
812
TOTAL FUND5 HELD BYCHURCH
B1.935
Ixl
111,2TI
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Name of chU￿h DROITWICH METHODIST CHURCH
No 05116
Declarations and Scrutiny
I conflm Ihal these Receipt and Payment based accounts for tho year to 31 August 2025 have been
prepared from the records of Ihe Church and that they include all funds under the ￿nt￿)I of th8
Church truste6S.
Signature of treasurer .......
Name and address of treasurer. Mr John De Torre
27 Waterside, Droliwich Spa, Worcestershi
WR9 8UL
Presenlatlon to thg Church trustees
I confimi that thé annual report and accounts
the meelino of the Church trustees held on 8
or ts year ended 31 August 2025 were presented lo
October 2025.
Signature of the Chalr of the meeting
Name of the Chalr of the meating Rev Elizabelh H
Independent Examinerfs ReF)Ort to the Trustees of the
DROITWICH METHODIST CHURCH
Charlty Number 1163089
Responsibilities and basls of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the a¢xounts of the DROITWICH METHODIST Church
for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 2 to 3. As the Church's trustees. you are
responsible for the preparation of the acLounts in alx))rdan￿ vath Ihe requlrem&nts of the Charilies
Act 2011 {the Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the Churth's accounts carTied out under seciion 145 of lh8
Act and. In carrylng out my examination, I have followed all the applicabl8 Directions given by the
Charity Commission urKler section 145{5Xb) of th8 Acl.
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Name of Church DROITWICH METHODIST CHURCH No 05116
Independent Examlnerfs Statement
I have completed my examlnation, l a)nfimi that rK> matsrial matters have come to my attentlon
in connection vAth the examination {
lo￿) which give me cause to
believe Ihat In, any material respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with sectlon 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no COn￿rnS and have come across N) other matters in connection with the examination to
which attention should be drath￿ In this report in ord6r to enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
I IpAfj81have 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
Finan￿ Board of the Methodist Church whith are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand
pounds} at the balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of indeperKlent examiner
Relevant professional qualification of irKlependent examiner
Name of finm (where appropriate)
Address
Post Code
R£ 2TI3
Date
Jo %02s
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