## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01.09.2023 Period start date To 31.08.2024 Period end date Charity name: Swaffham Methodist Church** ## **Charity registration number: 1163777** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP refer**e**
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ce.| benefit ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The charity does not make grants.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|The charity has invested in improved
facilities and continues to develop contact
programmes.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers currently provide for all activities
undertaken by the Church. This includes
hospitality and catering, finance, planning,
marketing and communications and
stewardship of the building.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|・We have promoted the church, facilities
and programmes in local publications and
this has increased take-up, including rentals
for local authority events and well-being
services and to a variety of local
organisations.
・The membership of the church has
stayed constant, in spite of the
loss of numbers of members through illness
or old age, as new Swaffham residents have
joined. Local uniformed groups join in for
major festivals bringing younger people into
the church’s sphere.
・There have been a number of family
baptisms and the bright and open aspect of
the interior has made the church a preferred
venue for remembrance occasions.
・The location of the church in the town
centre makes it inviting to dropping in, and
the internal changes and addition of
programmes such as drop-ins and a
friendship club have been effective in
increasing occasional footfall.
・The church’s ability to network in the local
community has been enhanced and the| needs of more people met as a result. ・ Members and attenders contribute to the local foodbank. ・ The church has adopted an inclusive approach and now welcomes same-sex marriages on the premises. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity holds consolidated funds of
£46,276 a proportion of which is held in
ethical investments.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity has reserves equivalent to 3
months’ running costs and seeks to
increase this whenever possible.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£9,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Inward facing donations and outward facing
events.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Investments are with the Central Finance
Board of the Methodist Church and as such
are held in ethical funds.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Declining membership would result in
reduced donations. Ageing membership
would result in reduced volunteering.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Association| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Appointed by Church members| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The church is governed under the oversight
of the Methodist Church in Great Britain.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|The church is governed under the oversight
of the Methodist Church in Great Britain and
works, ‘in connexion’ with other churches.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Swaffham Methodist Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|None| |Registered charity number|1163777| |Charity’s principal address|3 London Street
Swaffham
Norfolk
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Allen Geraldine M|Circuit Steward||| ||Muriel Olive Bean|||| ||RayCunningham|||| ||Jan Hills||Resigned 01/11/2023|| ||Pat Edwards|Steward|Resigned 30/06/2024|| ||Revd Jacqui
Horton|Minister||| ||David Jones|Steward|Appointed 30/06/2024|| ||Susan Jones|Steward|Appointed 30/06/2024|| ||Grant Kennedy|PropertySteward||| ||Christel Peck||Resigned 12/06/2024|| ||Michael Peck||Resigned 12/06/2024|| ||Sarah Rodgers|Treasurer||| ||Sandra Simm|Secretary||| ||Jennie Tasker|||| ||Jo Trick|Senior Steward||| ||Anne Thorp|Steward||| ||Barrie Thorp|||| ||Deacon Jen
Woodfin|Deacon||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|None| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|Buildings are held on behalf of the Methodist Church in
Great Britain.| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|Governed by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
(TMCP).| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |Architect/
Surveyor|Whitworth|18 Hatter Street, BURY ST EDMUNDS| |||| |||| |||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** ## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)** S **a** ndra Jane Simm **Full name(s)** Sara **h** Louise R **o** dgers **Position (eg Secretary,** Trea **s** urer S **e** cretary **Chair, etc) Date** 13th **M** ay 2025 CHURCH RECEIPTSAND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Swaffliam Methodist Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 Central Norfolk Circuit Clrcuit Circult no. 14115 Registered Charity - Charlty Reglstratlon nurnber 1163777 If not a registered charity HIS Majesty's Revenue and Customs Glft Ald number (rhe HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in tem)s of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charilable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registrab'on under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) Not applicable Minister- Rev. Jac ui Horton Church Slewards: Mrs Pat Edwards 10 3016124 Mr David Jones appointed 3016124 Ars Susan Jones appointed 3016124 Mr5 Sandra Simm Mrs Anne Thorp Mrs Jo Trick Treasuref". Ms Sarah Rodgers Standard Fom of Accounts church-recelpls-and-paymenls-20244)ala￿ 4 1 of5 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 Swaffliam Methodist Chur¢h Unrnslrfctsd Restricted Totals thi8 Funds Funds year Toto18 last year SECTIOM A a1 RECEIPTS a2 Offerin s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investment income 29.924 139 30.063 32,312 a3 1.388 1.582 528 Lettin 4.768 8,294 44.374 4.768 9.064 4S.477 14.045 a5 Other receipts TOTALRECEIPTS 770 6.595 53.480 a6 1.103 {a71 SECTION b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 28.215 28.215 26,298 b3 Donabons 850 850 924 Re irs and Maintenance Utilities Ilnsurances, water charges, heating & lighb.ngl Adminislralion, Licences and Comms Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 6.056 6.056 22.379 b5 6,047 6.047 5,359 1,138 365 1.239 1.239 380 b7 380 b8 42,786 42.786 Ib9} 56,463 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 a6-b8 1,588 1.103 2.691 2,983 Total fund5 brought forvrdrd from last year c2 42,491 1.094 43.585 c61 46,568 c3 Sub totsl c1+c2 44.079 2.197 46,276 43,585 Transfers and ad'ustments c7 c5 TOTAL FUNDSAT END OF YEAR {c3+c4) 44.079 2,197 46,276 Ic81 43,S8S (¢61 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Ithes& amounts are not to be included in total rÈctiptslpaymènts figures above} d1 Balance brou hl fO￿ard from last ear 158 151 d2 Offerin sIGifts- received for extemal or anisations 550 931 d3 OfferingslGifts - passed to exiemal organisalKJns 708 924 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID {d1+d2-d31 158 2of5 Swdard fonn 0(ArCou￿sCh￿ICtp￿ctIMs-I￿d￿Yn￿Nk2Q2￿￿arny 4 Swafftwm Melhodtst Church SECT￿ E Followth• Summary ¢hutch fvrth2yeai ended 31 2024 ￿ Iniwa* Organts*iXtsferrtrfbW ￿ theCtrAxth CoLY￿￿hVtth Meètsw. ihal ￿efUndS n Infemsl TrganiSÈtsnwOukl rKrfm*Èy be Res1￿ funds dEarfy th*1W<￿￿ bp u5vJfr)rèfry PLYf4)se muStb• mpwed to arn¥e att￿ grgls IrLornE tolas crfthe CbL¥th. Ifoross InLLimeeXteetstr*P4x￿$thrWW, methdolg¢counbry ANDA DIFFERENT FORK4 Tmstbe L¢ed xc¢¥Jrts I¥LX Plosg¢rslNk) traD*rs thèDI$th¢i INTERNAL (NteANisAmoNS ¢2 t3 e7 Sub to& ollthrn OrgAnlsabons luThSs è12 Church accourbtslt¢>t* broughtlthvArd from p 2-tot4h tdumnl TAL BYCHURCTr¢ 45N77 a71 42,786 (¢7) 43.585 {c61 46.276 (￿1 eLO 45N77 1$ 43.585 48,276 Ccrtlinueona separatethoDI il necessaryand bmgth2 TOTAL RECEPTS SECTION F CLOSING ALANCE3 CHURCH.¢ASH FuKJ$ HELDJtJ1 t2024 Cash In hand B￿k Cu(fwiAccount 21.ts)1 25.259 Bank De IA(xounl Gentr4 Fina￿ Pr•rd 21.559 19,082 TruSteesfc*Kleu)odiStChurth Pwp)ae5 1,025 1,935 SU8 TOTAL. Church i(¢0￿￿tr 43,585 Totd fundswd by atwx ktyfrom gbovel le121 TOTAL CASA FUNDS ￿LD BY CHURCH 43,$85 46,276 SECTK)N G 31 2024 OTHERASSETSand LIA&LITIES InYtstn*nL% Land & Bu1￿ see K¢es Tr IDsur*￿e¥auF 1.565.￿5 1,620 377 110945 114829 LoAn . dmountOUts&nd" f4 FL￿$ Atth¢Cenwal F1w1￿ P￿d r5 I￿4￿￿&0n1Y hgK AtTn￿￿esfvr￿otlVjJ￿ehurtkn PLry6ey 91 Indudeany Imtthecasb el￿Trt r4 T￿PtrustS aE(xMffts knèf5 3ofS SwAFFllft.ffj. YIEtAofs.itr....CKv.rt.cA No..... .... Nameofchurch........... Declarations and Scrutiny I confimi Ihal these Receipt and Payment based a(￿Unts forthe year to 31 August 2024 have been prepared from the records of the Chur¢h and that they i￿lUde all funds under the contrd of the chU￿h trUSt￿s. Signature oflreasurer.................. Nameand addressoftreasurer........... ....... ....... . Post C(MYe.. Presentstion to the Church trnstees I confim that the annLJal rerx)rt and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 wereknil presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on .￿C).,..10 . 2D2+ Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name ofthe Chair of the meeting Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the i !.gS.777 Charity Number... Responsibilities and basis of report I report lo the trustees on my examination of the a¢¢ounls of Ihe for the year ended 31 August 2024 set ¢yJt on pages .1 lo J. As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ wi(h the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'Ihe Act,). I reFKJrt in resp￿ of my examination of the Church's accounts caNied out under Seth"C￿ 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the appluble DIrect￿n$ given by the Charrty Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. delete or circle as appropriate 4of5 Name of Church ... Indèpondent Examln*s Slateme I have 0)M￿¢ted my trxaminat￿. I confirm that no material mattets have c(Kne to my attention in ccinnection wth the exarninats'on (other Ihan Ihat th.￿)Sed whth give me ￿USe lo Wieve Ihal in, any matenal r8specL" the ac￿UntIng records w8ie not kept in actt)rdan￿ ¥￿th sectiw 130 oflhtrNrt r the accounts do not acoyd with a￿Unting rwds. I have rK) concems aThJ have come across ￿ (thr matters ￿ connecticn Ihe eXaDunaD(￿ tr) which attention should t* itrawn in this reFo)rt in uder to ena￿e a Fwer ￿￿r$I2￿jlng ol the accounts to be reached. I havelhow•NoblairEd iThYependent verific*tron of all investrnents th the Tru51eÈs for Metlmxlist Church Purpostss or hekl in other trusts. bank balan￿ and fiJnds at the Central Finan￿ Board of Ihe Methodist Church which 8re irKliMdualty in èx(*ss of £10.(KM) (ten tIKMts*KI p￿ds) a the balants theet date. Sign8lure of independent èxam#ier Name 0f￿￿ependerrt ex8minÈr ........... .. Relevant professional qualificab'on of 1rKIeFend￿I pJarniF Name of firm Iwkere aFpropriatel Post C(MJe Datè delete w crcle as appropriate Slandatd Form ofAccountsChUKh-￿￿pl￿yMe￿t￿2o2&b?￿rynC8 Sof5 Name of Church ... Indèpondent Examln*s Slateme I have 0)M￿¢ted my trxaminat￿. I confirm that no material mattets have c(Kne to my attention in ccinnection wth the exarninats'on (other Ihan Ihat th.￿)Sed whth give me ￿USe lo Wieve Ihal in, any matenal r8specL" the ac￿UntIng records w8ie not kept in actt)rdan￿ ¥￿th sectiw 130 oflhtrNrt r the accounts do not acoyd with a￿Unting rwds. I have rK) concems aThJ have come across ￿ (thr matters ￿ connecticn Ihe eXaDunaD(￿ tr) which attention should t* itrawn in this reFo)rt in uder to ena￿e a Fwer ￿￿r$I2￿jlng ol the accounts to be reached. I havelhow•NoblairEd iThYependent verific*tron of all investrnents th the Tru51eÈs for Metlmxlist Church Purpostss or hekl in other trusts. bank balan￿ and fiJnds at the Central Finan￿ Board of Ihe Methodist Church which 8re irKliMdualty in èx(*ss of £10.(KM) (ten tIKMts*KI p￿ds) a the balants theet date. Sign8lure of independent èxam#ier Name 0f￿￿ependerrt ex8minÈr ........... .. Relevant professional qualificab'on of 1rKIeFend￿I pJarniF Name of firm Iwkere aFpropriatel Post C(MJe Datè delete w crcle as appropriate Slandatd Form ofAccountsChUKh-￿￿pl￿yMe￿t￿2o2&b?￿rynC8 Sof5