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Clrcult Accruals Account5 2021-2022 THE METHODIST CHURCH REPORT AND ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 August 2022 Kingston Upon Thame5 Circuit Re8lstered th¥lty_ R•8lstriiirn nurnbor 1163652 London Dlstrlrt Nol arcult No 35138

Klngston upon Thames Circuit Tn￿tee5 Annual Report For the year ended 31 August 2022 Reference and admlnlstratlve detsils Full Name of Charity: Kingston UkM)n Thames Methodist Circuit Registration Charlty Numl>er. 1163652 Date of registration: 18 September 2015 Maln communlcatlon address (arcuit office): Surbiton Methodist Church 39 Ewell Road Surbiton Surrey 66AF rcuit Ministers and offlcers Active Clrcuit Ministers: Rev Dr stanley Brown Rev Or Karl Rutlidge Rev Dr Mark Wakelin Circuit Stewards: Mr David Knowles Ms Ruby Es50n Mr John Harvey Ms Helen Lamb Admlnistralor: Mr Michael Axton Circuit Treasurer: Ms Br￿get Ru55ell Independent examlner: Simon Stumian Simpty Accounts and Tax Limited Epsilon Htyjse Ransome5 Europark Ipswich IP3 9FJ Bankers: Central Flnance Board of the Methodlst Church Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes Barclays Bank Pk

ng5ton upon Thames Circult Trustees Annual Report For the year ended 31 August 2022 Basis of preparatlon and legal framework The fSnancial statement5 have been prepared under the Chartties Art 2011 in accordance with the 2014 version of Actounting and Reporting by Charitie5.' Statement of Recommended Practice ISORPI applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS102- the Charities SORP IFRS1021 and taking note of the Update Bulletin l issued in 2016. The members of the Kin8Ston upon Thames Methodist Circuit meetin8 are the Charity Trustees, membership being made up of circuit offlce holder5, ministers and representatives appointed by the local churches. Fully membership is shown a5 Appendix A to this report. Aims and organtsation Mission Statement To support and develop the Methodist congregations and communitles of the tircuit through offering over sight. leadership in mission, training and support servlces. The circurfs policy is to encoura8e and enable growth in- . The nurnber and diversity of peo&le engaging with our congregations and community • Discipleship and spirituality Service to our communtty and the W￿er world Alms and oryanlsation Charity objeclive is to act as a Resource provider within the area around Kin8Ston upon Thames for the Methodist Church. The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deerned to have been sinte the Oate of Union. the advancement of: al The Chrbtian faith in accordance wtth the doctrinal standards and dtscipllne of The Methodist Church- bl Any charitable purpose for the time beiTr& of any Connexional. Distritt. Circuit. local or other organisation of The Methodist Church- cl Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution Subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church: dl Any purpose for the time bein8 Df any charity being a tharity subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Churth In addition el The or8anisation and resourcing of regular wblic act5 of worship open to member5 of the church and non-members alike. fj The teachin8 of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. 81 The resourclng of pa5tOTal work includin8 Visiting the sick and bereaved. h) Taking religious a55emblies in local schools. il Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and services. jl Provision of chaplainoi services to the local univetsity and other institutions.

ingston upon Thames Circuit Trustee5 Annual Report For the year ended 31 August 2022 Publlc Benefft In setting objective and planning attNlties. the Trustees have given due tonsideration to general guidance published by the Charities Commission relating to public benefit, includin8 the guidance "Public benefit running a charity IPB21 in exercising their powers or duties. Struclure, Governance and Mana8emeTht The Kingston upon Thames Methodist Circuit link5 four Methodist churches which serve the diverse and growing communitie5 of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Each of our congregations Is distinctNe with its own Style of worship and its own focus for mission and service, but we are held tO8ether by our common heritsge of Meth(#Jism and a shared passion to worship and seNe God within our local communities. The governin8 doojment forthe circuit is the Deed of Union (19321 and Methodist Church Art 119761. Detailed governan￿ arran8ements are outlined within the Constitutional Prartlce and Discipline of the Methodist Church by order of the annual conference ICPDI. Day to day management of the circuit is undertaken by the Circuft Leadership team along with the Local Preathers meetin& the Cirojit Finance and Property Committees. Purposes of the fjrcuit The purposes of a Methodlst Circuit are defined by the stsnding orders of The Constltutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church ICPDI. They include.. the effective deployment of the resources of ministry. whith include people, property and finance as they relate to the Methodist churches in the Circuit. to churches of other denominations and to participation in the life of the Communitie5 served by the Circuit. {CPD- Standing Order s￿1. The Circuit acts as Managing Trustees for the three residentlal manse properties occupied by its mlnisters and also for a fourth residential property fomierly (Kcupied as a manse but now let on a tenancy with the income supporting the core work of the charity. It supports and oversees the work of Church Councils who act as Managing Trustees for the local church properties and has an important role in p￿ding scrutiny and permission giving for key decisions affectlng the trusteeship of the local churches. Custodlan trusteeship15 provided by the Trustees for Methodtst Church Purposes. Trustee Training A range of 8uidance produced by Methodist Connexion to support the effective runnlng of the circuit specifically the leaflet The Role of a Trustee in The Methodist Church. is given to all new fjrcuit meeting members as induction to their role as trustees. Rel•ted Partles The Circuit is part of the London District and is also accountable to the Methodist Conference. The following Methodist Churches a￿ linked to the circuit Che5sin8ton Church. Kin8Ston Church. New Malden Church and Surblton Hill Church.

ngston upon Thames Circuit Trustees Annual Report For the yeai ended 31 Au8USt 2022 Rlsk Management The major risks have been identffied and recorded by the Circuit Finance and Property Cornmittee with professional advice taken as ￿quIred. There is a regular annual ￿vIeW process undertaken and recorded. Income and Expenditure 15 bein8 rnonitored in totsl and is cornpared with the approved annual budget on a half yearly basis to detect trends as part of the risk marbagement process to avoid unforeseen calls on reserve5. Safegu•rdlng Every person has a value and dignity which comes directly from the creatbon of rnale and female in God's own ima8e and likeness. Christians See this potential as fulfilled by God's re-creation of us in Christ. Among other things this implie5 a duty to value all people as bearing the image of God and therefore to proted them from hami. Methodrst Connexional practice outlines commitrnent to the following principles- The care and nurture of. and respectfvl pastoral ministrywrth. all children, young people and adults. The safeguarding and protectKJn of all children. young people and adults when they are vulnerable The establishing of safe, caring communities which provKJe a loYin8 environrnent where there is informed vigilance a5 to the dangers of abuse We will carefully select and train all those with any resp)n5ibility within the Churth. in line with Safer Recruitment principles, including the use of criminal records disclosures and registration with the relevant vetting and barring schemes. We will respond without delay to every complaint made which suggests that an adult. ch51d or voung person may have been hamied, cooperating with the police and local authority in any investi8ation. We will seek to work with anyone who ha5 suffered abuse. developlng with them an appropriate ministry of informed pastoral care. We will seek to challenge any abuse of power. especlalty by anyone in a p05ition of trust. We will seek to offer pastoral care and sUPPOrt. induding 5uperYi5ion and referral to the proper authoritie5, to any member of ourchurch community known to have offended against a child. young person or vulnerable adult. In all these principles we will follow legislation. guidance and recognised good prattice. The Kin8Stort upon Thames Circuit commits itself to ensuring the implementation of Connexional Safeguarding Policy: government legislation. guidance and safe practice in the circuit and in the churches. The Kingston upon Thames Circuit commits itself to the provisKin of support. advice and training for lay and ordained people that will ensure people are clear and confident about their roles and sponsibilities in 5afe8uarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults who may be vulnerable.

Klngston upon Tharnes Circuit Trustees Annual Report Forthe year ended 31 August 2022 Revlew of the year Introdurtlon During the year of this report the circuit supported 2.5 {2021.' 2.51 full time equivalent Methodist Presbyters and employed one part time administrator. This wre staff team. however, only exlsts to SUPPOrt, encourage, enable and St￿ngthen the ministry of our congregations and the majority of our activities- in worship, service and trusteeship- are led by volunteers. Our local churches enjoy enrithing relationships with partner churches throu8h the various "Churches Togethe￿ groupings in the Borough and we artNely 5UPPOrt a number of borough wide inltiatives including Street Pastors. Food 8anl Kingston Churches Action on Homelessness and the Oxygen youth work project. 5tsffin8 In September 2021 the Orcuit Meetin8 agreed to extend their invltstion to Rev. Dr. Karl Rutlidge by four years starting in Sept. 2022 and that of Rev Dr Stan Brown by a further year from August 2022 to retirement in August 2023. The retirement of the current superintendent minister In August 2023 has required a major consuttation exerose in 2021122 to find a suitable replacement presbyter. We are pleased to announce that the Rev Vindra Maraj-ogden will be joining the clrcuit wrth effect from 15epternber 2023. Rev. Dr Stan Brown had a three month sabbatical April-june 2022. in accordance with the Methodist Church'5 policy of sabbaticals every seven year5 for its ordained ministers. Detailed arrangements for cover of pastoral worK worship and thurch leadership were made in collaboration with the Circuit Leadership Team. The sabbatical per￿d passed successfully with both the circuit and local churches malntsinlng initiative and continuty through thi5 time. We were pleased to welcome Hannah Chun a5 a Student Minister in the circutt during the course of the year. She is training for ordained ministry following a new Clrcuit Based Learning Pathway. Our circuit has been repeatedly used as a base for student placements over a number of years and we a￿ please(l and proud to be able to offer these opportunities to those preparing for ordained ministry. The Circuiys Part Time Co-ordinator has continued to work effectlvely during the year supporting and enabling our administration and management. A new more flexible working pattern including home worklng has been introduced post COVID. De¥elopln8 New Patterns The four churches of our circuit have emer8ed from the COVID crisis in a much stron8er position than we had feared. Skills learned through the Icrtk down periods have enabled new initiatives to take place. Online worship continues to be available alongside face to face worship in church, using mixture of livestream and pre-recorded worship material around the circuit. Facilities have been created for hybrld meeting5 and this has enabled a B￿ater participation in some key meetings for those whose work patterns orjourneys make evening meeting particularty drfficult. A Short review exercise entttled Yemperature Checw invr¢ed the churches to cons￿￿er their position Post Covid. It revealed a fairly consistent pattern in which fa￿ to face congregation5 had not

Kingston upon Tharnes Circuit Trustees Annual Report For the year ended 31 August 2022 returned to full stren8th but were supplemented by online worship. The main cause of concern was shortage of volunteers for key responsibilitTres. especially the more fom)al ones invofved in trusteeship and the management of property and finance. The return of children's work remained somewhat patchy at the time of the review. being strongest where a professional children's worker had remain in place and active through the lockdowns. There have. however. been further signs of recovery since the review period. Conslderable work wa5 done by the circuit through this reporting year to ensure that safeguarding training and processes have a￿ kept up to date with the latest Polic￿$. Thls being the main focus of our trainin8 effort during the year. Hnance Reserves are held both by the individual chvrche5 arKI the circuit. Each church holds and reports on their reserves separately. Each indNidual church contributes a5 they are able to the runnlng costs of the clrcult and the stipends of the ministerial staff. The circuit held its arcuit assessment to each church at the Same value as in 2021. Apart from this artion. it has not been necessary to call on the circuit reserves to support any of the local churche5. Local thurch reserves have been regularly monito￿d with forward projections to indicate when each church might drop below the recommended reserve of six months expenditure. Income trend5 rcuit income Is primari￿ drawn from the assessment paid by the circuit churches. The ￿ntaI Income relates to the rental of a manse In Kingston upon Thames. Expendlture trends Stlpend expenditure ha5 increased each financial year in line with conference approved increases. The other expendi￿re Includes costs involved in the upkeep of other manse property within the Circuil. Fund balances A5 at 31 August 2022 the net turrent as5et5 of the Qrcult were £183.09212021: £174.9381. giving sufficlent cover for a yearfs expenditure excluding provision for manse renewal costs. Plans for 2022123 Circuit financial plans for the coming year have been prepa￿d on the basis that there are 2.5 full time ordained staff with anticipated Cost of living stipend increases combined with an increase in the assessment paid to the district. Reserves Policv The Resetves Policy for the Circuit is to hold a minimum sum equivalent to six months, average expenditure together with an amount of £20,C(Kl to cover estimated future manse expenditure in maintalning them to a suitable standard. The circuit's operating reserves policy applies to the general, unrestrlrted fund and not to the St James 8rft which ￿ treated as a restricted fund in these accounts.

Ingston upon Thames Circuit Trustees Annual Report For the year ended 31 Au8USt 2022 This should be sufficient to meet any unforeseen item of major expenditu￿ on manses and to be awe to continue, in the short term. funding planned activities in the event of any inability to raise the full Circuit A55e55ment from churches. Property The cirojit has fulfilled its responsibility as managing trustees for the manse properties through the work of its manse stewards and has overseen the work of local managing trustees for the churches through the Circuit Meeting. There are nine Methodist Trust properties in the circuit and Quinquennial inspections are carried out by rotation with rna1ntenan￿ schedules being developed from these inspections. The circuit manages one rental property- a former manse now let a5 residential property- In the prior year. a void in the tenancy at the beginnin8 of the reporting year gave an opportunty forthe property to be inspected and some redecoration and minor improvements to be made on the advice of the estate agent. The"sinking fund" for major manse repalrs had not been established long enough to cover this work and the circuit made use of reserve5 in order to complete the work and get the property back on the market as quickly as Possible. Income from the property and the manse reserves poliry is repaying the cost5 taken from our general reserve. SafeBuardln8 The circuit has a role in ovetseeing the safe8uardin8 work of each k¥cal church. Durin8 the year our circult safeguarding officer has worked hard wtth each local church to ensure that local safeguardin8 officers are in place and training provided to all relevant volunteer5. Our safeguarding policv receives an annual ￿VIeW which was carried out by the Circuit Meeting. Safeguarding is of the highest importance across all our work and we are grateful for the care with which our volunteers ensure this resp)nslbility Is constantly kept before us. Lookln8 Forward Ouring the year the Circuit Leadership Team increasingty reco8nised that its role and the rni55ion of the clrcuit needed to be reviewed in the Ivdht of the rapidly changin8 arcumstances. The difficulty of ensuring full and proper consultation and conversations during a time of sporadic video conferencing wa5, however. ￿COgnised and significant discussion has been postponed until the sr¢uation Improves. Rev Dr Stsn Brown Superlntendent Minister

Klngston Upon Thames Clrcult Ckcuh Mo ty)8 Statement of Financlal Actlvllles (SOFA) for the year ended 31 August 2022 C¢tslt Mod•l D•slynd G•nÈrnl Fund TnHt •ccounts IUnrASlrf¢ied) IUnMtrKkndl lunrpstrfct•d) Fun Endoyment Total FundB 2021-22 Income 1 Lknn8ttn8 8n¢J 2 InryJrne from rnL￿etsry in￿lM￿￿ 3 Intsyrne frorn inve3kn￿l proFerbe¥ 4 A5se58menl8 ￿ ChLth8 5 CAprf￿ Rec8iPts 6 Grants recthved 7 Other ch4rilablelrKL 8 Totsl Incom• SS9 23.71S 151.D79 23.715 1$1.079 174.794 ss• 173,3S3 Expenditur• 9 Grants and d￿ati￿ 10 SdLqries 8TrJ 8s8oraated 11 mnt)ance 12 ConneNiunal asye5Jffjent & tru41 13 0i5trictA35es5menl & L 14 Deweriation 15 Offi￿ ewenses 18 0th8routgL¥ng 17 Totsl Charitab￿ expndltLM• 18 GoIn￿l0$¥e$l mrtttsry trrtesknonls 19 GainW(1085e81 on in¥8stsn WOFL 20 Not In¢•mellèxpÈniliiurnl 21 Transtsn8 ￿kn¥t￿n fvnds 22 OIhBr9an￿(IO55¢S) 23 N•t movofftgnt In lunds 24 Totsi fundsbroueht for4rd 2STo1alfi￿lS ¢•rfel 101.393 101.393 1&089 36• 36.S23 1.￿5 7.539 36,5rJ 11.847 1.979 167.200 12.65fj1 1,979 157J27 13 7.539 12.6561 17AST 11,77¥ 5,497 115.S02} 15.802 17.481 2.134.613 1152.0 11.TTS1 76.273 74.491 25.1971 25.697 15J02 5,497 2.226,583 2.242.Q80 15J02

Klngston Up¢)n Thamgs Circuit CIr￿tt No 3S138 Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2022 Au mlatgd Tola Tr￿ F￿0$ FlA￿A￿Vi• 2.013. 15.502 Is￿2 10549•1 2.1111.045 74,4 76.273 88.713 11,952 1743 Pojrd O•po 7449 C¥ed1aixldut￿L1th I vhn I￿1. 114012 174•M 115 12rtovu 423&U3 ion¥terni aftqrW21.22 1151QeO 74Ag8 I342￿ 236.563 Fffjd• otth• C*¢utt 2.15IL 2.IS2.W) 74A 2.1J4.01J 76.275 74. 15J)2 T0￿F￿d5 1&5P2 1242

Kingston Upon Thames Circuit Circuit No 35138 Notes to the Accounts 1. Basi5 of accountlng The fin8rth?l st8lenrits have bEen prEpared mJBrthe Chath8Pd 2011 in aC0)rd￿ 2014 of Attounling ond RepryI￿9 ty Chaiits.' Statement of Re￿￿MeThIed Prath￿ ISQRPI appk¢3ble to dwribe5 preparirvJ thelr aux)unts in 8¢¢ord￿￿ 111th FRS102- Ihe Qarits SORP IFRS10218nd iakv¥J note of tre Updale Bultin 1 issued in 2016. 2. Funds The fiJnds held o)rtiluie." Gerrnl Furls purpose of ihe CKrJJrt are UNestrxed. Tl MDdEI Tnjst Fund has wide pw)05es defined in Stanthry Orders and is c4legorsed as urwe$tsxxed. Re$knded f￿ts ¥thich are held for a narroYrpu￿0st. TI￿rE atE ￿ Er￿r￿Thent Iwth. Delaikn oleath matend fv￿fj a￿ thef￿￿ rvjle to these afAMJnb. kny fund5 may be ￿preSented by more Iban cash. 3. Accounting policies 8asls These accounts ha¥e teen Prepa￿ on the of hi(wiul cos1 except that Theslrnents are al their markel valu• al the eTrJ oflhe year. on the awyals to showa Inx faw ofthe Cwuits finarl Incorning Resources IncoN is Inthded irb Statemert OfF￿￿adI {￿Al l)e¢¢Mnts lo the resowces, and Ihè Iruslee5 arE rea5￿0￿ rArtain re¢￿ve Ihe resosw," and IhÈ m¢fietsry vthe caTh be measured ilh suffldent iabllty. Resources Expended Th￿ 1$ rtcognised wJr•l, ora I￿nstr￿ irn. that resu5 in the pawwt unavc4dab. Liabilthes are recogNsed as SODll as an otholecorwr t•nefilh c￿￿￿jered fflore likdy than ￿ uNlei Ihe kgal oro)nslrud¥e oblhjalon ¢ommrfiing C¥uJit to pay tyjt rESOWfS. Grants Grants made bythe cY￿rt frryn bJThJ8 8re rerxwmgj in fv18tthe tine olayrt￿tt or¥An the Cirr xc4pts Ihatth¥e is alogl oy Lwa¥onal oblyabjn to make the payll￿ VAT Sknce the Circuil nolVAT reg￿red. al wyrtVAT ts ))•ryd Ihe ewuses lo li refers. Tanglble flxed assets for use ty the Circuit TaTrJi1I8 fixed 8888ts are cawlalsed t¢ wj 114n y. aThJ oJ81 al ast £5W. The freemd property r6 Ihe •coyJrtts at 2015 leemed values. No depretiatirm ts prUy￿ bu1￿￿9 becau8e trustees Cullsilerlhe cwrenl re5kJual faw ¥abJe of ble manse twJldtyvJ$ lon •$5umplion that it had reaclTred the ofts usefvl e¢xfiomic kle ty the￿81￿￿) to be not s8than (￿l￿rt knydewEualiJn not b• m8teri81. The property has been rEvvAEd for ￿Pa￿Me￿. Invegthi¢nt Propertlos In¥e8bmentproFéth8. no pr(yety K ¢JEBnvJ to rnibe for Ihe hjry lern wrpty8es ollhe th•r. Inveslments Investrwtts are v•lthd in Ihe balm sheel at marAtvak at Ihejvrtykl. I￿￿trneTht is inchAed kn the •co)uftts n rew¥aWe aTrJ any gain c¢ Tos8e8on revakAtith) aithe ￿￿end •rE 51wi SOF Debt0￿ and Prepayments None Credltorn C¥edrys Ind￿Je exper￿ blal rewe lo aithe eThJ ￿the a¢r*￿￿r¥j yèar.

1. Payment to Truste There werB no payments made to tr￿lÈe$ ft*AIthiR)Ml #er¥w to Ihe c￿rt ty #gre￿￿￿1th thE c￿11 MeeliThJ. this exckth8 8￿pendS. Trustee 8yp8ns 2021122 2021H21 Numbgr ofTwstse5 Total amount S. Fees for examination or audlt of the accounts 2021122 2020r41 Indep￿d￿nI examinèls or 8udilm' tees for reporting on the ac£ounts Other fees (eg.. a￿Ce, de￿n1￿cY serNic8s1 paid to the indepeThJent examiner or authior
2. Pakl employees Stsff Costs pald durlng th• ￿ar￿•[$. 2021122 2020 Gross wages. salariès benefits in kry*J Ernployerfs National Insuran￿ ¢￿ts Pension costs 77.141 6.302 17.950 101.393 76,155 6,052 17,731 99,938 Total siaff costs Aver¥g9 nurnlJ•r of full4tm• •qul¥al•nt employ••8 In th• werp:

3. Capltal Commltrngnts and Contlngent Uabllftles Al the 315t August 2tr22 there a￿ no eapitsl ￿)rnM￿ents. No Contingent liabilKti85 ￿￿Te thitified at 31st August 2022.

4. Tanglble Flxed Asyts Cost or valuation FixluTrs, ffttlngs and •quipmeni Paym•mts on •ccountand as80ts undor construcllon Land bu1￿￿ Balanca brought loNffjrd 2.042,975 511 2,043.486 Ad¢Jiticffls Revaluations l+l-I Disposa151_1 Transfers. l+l- Balancè camad fonward 2.042.975 511 2.043.486 Accumulated dÈpr•elatlon Balance brought foward Balanco ¢8Fried forward N•t book value Brought loAvard 2.042.975 511 2.043.486 CarrN8d forward 2,042,975 511 2.043.486

5. Investment assets Th? rircuit has rKJ Investmont wcyerties An4￿18 of Iw•¥lrn•nt rno¥•m¢nts 2021122 2020rn1 Other investments 15.502 18.159 Chang• In Inve8tm•nt values CarryiTrJ VBlue at beginnirwj of 18,1 38,670 Ada. dityons to in¥￿tr￿ents at cost Less.. disposals at carrying 120.1961 Net gain Illossl on Tevaluation 12.656 13161 Caryiw Imarket) ¥￿ue 8tyearr 15.50 18,1S8

6. Loans Th8 oJrrgnty h•$ no loans
7. Reser4es R88tri¢t• The$8 fvnds relats to the St JaThs Grft hehl 1lh TIKP tich has b8•n by the doncf for use wth resp•￿ to th9 upkgep of tr circu￿* m¥n¥es.
8. Priory8ar adjustm•nt During th¢ pr?paral￿n ofthg 31 August 2022 financaal statem8nts rt Was fouTh1 that ts inv¢strn?nt in the St James giftwas doubK• c(¥Jnt8d in bjth Ihe In¥estrnenls and in the balances h8kJ vAth the Cèntral Finance Bo8rd. The oynp8rati¥e balan￿ have been restated by £25.697. Thtfè has been no irnpact on lh8 SOFA c4Jrnparati4w. Reserves p￿iouS￿ ra1￿0￿ R*wrv•s reststgd 2.262.2 2,236.

Name of Clrcult Klngston Upon Thames No 35138 Dedaratlons and krutiny I confirm that these atcruals-based accounts for the yearto 31 Au8USt 2022 have been prepared from the records of the Circuit and that they indude all funds under the control of the fjrcuit meeting. Signature of treasurer....-.....-.....-...-.........-....-.-.......-.-......... Oate........ Name Irea5urer: Ms B Russell Piesentation to the Clrcult meeting I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2022 wlll be presented to ihe Clrcuit meetin8 held on 1910612023 -.oate .........-...-.......-.... Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting: Rev DR S Brown 15

Name of Clr¢uit Kirbgston Upon Thame5 No 35138 Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustees olthe Kln8Ston Upon Thames Circuit Charity Number 1163652 Responslbllltles and basis of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Kingston Upon Thames Circuit for the year ended 31 Au8USt 2022 set out on pages one to fourteen. As the Circuit's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in actordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Circuiys accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and. in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Dirertions given by the Charity Commission under sectlon 14515llbl of the Act. Independent E¥amlnerfs Statsment I have compleled my examination. I confirm that no material matter5 have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that di5clo5ed below) which give me cause to believe that in. any material respect: the accounting ￿CordS were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act: or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. or the accounts Ilo not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fomi and Content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2(KJ8 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view, which Is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination the tru5tees' annual report is not consistent with the accounts I have no concems and have COTne across no other matter5 in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I have obtained independent verification of all investments WTth the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church whlch are Individualty Sn excess of £IO,(KJO (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner: Simon Sturman Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner: FCCA Name offirm: Simpty Accounts and Tax Llmited Address.. Epsilon House, Ransomes Europark. Ipswich. Suffoll IP3 9FJ Date: 1AIRI?n?3 16