LORD STREET WEST UNITED CHURCH TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS Charity name.. Lord Street West United Church Charrty's principal address.. Lord Street West Uniled Church Lord Street West Southport Merseyside PR8 2BH Trustees during the year and since the year end.. Hilary Ambrose Dorothy Anderson Wendy Aspin Joan Bennett Barry Edwards Maria Edwards Timothy Hall to 16 July 2025 Ruth Lane Lesley Meredith Karen Phillips lan Wright Wendy Wrighl Susan Yelland eTRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The goveming document of Lord Street West United Church is the Constitution adopted on 6 May 2014. Lord Street West United Church is a charitable unincorporated association. Lord Street West United Church is a Local Ecumenical Partnership of the Methodist Church and the United Refonned Church. The charity is administered by a body of trustees consisting of.. a) Ex officio Trustees. beiThJ the ministers of the Local Ecumenical Partnership for the time being b) Thirsty six Elected trustees are elected at the Annual Congregational Meeting,. and ¢) Not more than six ¢tropted Trustees appointed by the Trustees OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The purpose of the chanty is to advance the Christian faith in accordance with the principles and practices of the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church. The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and, in particular. the specific guidance on charilies for the advancement of religion.
In achieving its purpose, the charity engages in a range of activities induding.- al The celebration of public YrShIP., b) The teaching of the Christian faith.. c} Mission and evangelism", dl Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and t)ereaved-, e) The provision of facilities wtth a Christian ethos for the local community. including th8 elderly, the young and other groups with special needs- and Q The support of other charities in the UK and overseas. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE During the year ended 31 December 2024, Lord Street West United Church celebrated public worship every Sunday at 10.45 except on four Sundays when y had joint services with the other churches in the Southport and Fomiby Team Ministry and on one Sunday when had a joint Servi with the other churches in the Southport Methodist Circuit. Worship is led by our ministers and by ministers and preachers from the Methodisl and United Refomied Churches. The music in our worship is enhanced by our choir and organist. JAM Club (Jesus and Me) for children took place at the same lime as the morning service. On Wednesday mornings there was coffee and fellowship at 10.30am followed by a service from 11.15am to 11.45am. Messy Church, for families. was held on some Saturdays during the year. Pastoral care is provided by the minister, outreach and pastoral worker and pastoral visitors. Each member has a pastoral visitor, Covordinated by our pastoral secretary. Our Outreach and Pastoral Worker also takes Extended Communion to those who cannot attend church and organises Messy Church. Little Fishes, Baby Boogies and Matewalchers. The work of the church was also carr1 out through the followng church organisations.. Monday Fellowship Parent and Toddler Group known a$ Little Fishes Baby Boogies Malewatchers West End Players Youth Club FINANCIAL REVIEW During the year ended 31 December 2024, on the unrestricted funds, payments exceeded receipts by £33,798. The largest item of payments are the assessments and contributions paid to the Methodist Church and the United Refomied Church, which pay for the costs of ministry and the wider work of the two denominalions. The unrestricted funds had balanS of £343,274 at 31 December 2024, comprising General Fund of £50,000, Legacy Fund of £199.814 and Sunter Fund of £93,460. The Sunter Fund has been de$unated to pay for the Lay Worker. The reslricted funds of £7,980 comprised the BeVolent Fund of £366. Roof Fund of £6,351, Fridge Fund of £400 and the unspent balance of a grant received for the youth club of £863. The ohurch organisations had opening balances of £6,962, receipts of £4,686. payments of £2,843, contributs'ons to the churth of £2.1(Xl and closing balances of £6,705.
RESERVES POLICY A minimum of £50,000 of unrestticted funds is held to cover six months. assessments. contributions and running costs. Approved by the Church Council 8 September 2025 ALI eq Rev P Evans Chair
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Lord Street West United Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 December 2024 Southport Circuit Circult no. 18119 Registered Charity - Charity Roglstratlon number If not a registered charity His Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in tenns of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1163996 Minister: Rev Patrick Evans Churth Stevrards.. Hilary Amtyose Barry Edwar(Is Lesley Meredith WerKly Wnght Treasurer. lan Wright Standard Accounts 2024 1of5
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Lord Street West United Church Totsis last year SECTION A Fur Furnls a1 RECEIPTS a2 Offerin s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Investment income 24.331 24.331 23,318 a3 9,495 54,207 24,322 111,342 a4 Lettin 44.316 30,569 107.060 44,316 32.880 109.371 a5 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 2,311 2.311 a6 SECTION B b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Sha 31,363 31,363 31,670 b3 Donations 2,130 b4 Re airs and Maintenance Ulililies Ilnsurances. water charges. heatin La Worker 24.569 24.569 28.807 b5 34.228 41,842 16,971 33.727 140.858 16.971 33,727 140,858 20.071 51,763 176,283 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS b8 {b91 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 33,798 2,311 31.487 64,941 Tol81 funds brought forward from last year 375.072 5,569 380,641 c6 442.982 c3 Sub total ¢1+c2 341,274 7.880 349.154 378,041 Transfers and ad'uslmenls 2.OCKI 100 2,100 c7 2.600 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR {c3+c4) 343,274 7.980 351.254 Ic81 380,641 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS (these amounts are not to be included In totsl rKeiptsl Balance brou ht foTrvard from st 12 Offenn sIGifts - reNed for extemal nisatThs 405 753 13 OfferingslGifts - passed to extemal organisalvy 405 753 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID d1+d2-d3} 2of5 S4ndard A¥¢ouThts 2024
Lord Street West United Chw¢h Y OF CHURCH ACC ECH CHC SECllON E INTERNAL ORGANISAIICV balarte$ F?r Fund 164 953 Monoa F•M04N 428 393 W•81 End Pl 1,972 5,159 5.057 W•At End 145 Youth Club 187 187 ubtOLqI ol Iniemal •11 Church i¢¢ountA Itota bfOU9hl frrfward Imm p z- tol41s <olumnl {a71 {c71 380,641 ic61 3S1.254 OY CHURCH 114M7 387.603 3S7.069 CoDiinueon a separate &ht 11 ne5ary 4nd bnn9 1 iot81$ fow TOTALRecEIP7S TOT PAYI•ENT8 SECTION F CLOSING OALANCES CHURCH.CASHFUNDS +ELD •¢)1 O•¢•w•n4 Cash In h• Bank CvmJnlAccwnl 14.8T Centr81 Fin8n¢e Bo• 179957 139.804 Tru$iees lor VeihtyYI¥¢ ChLYth 185.812 2CK1.646 OttRrfundS Sue TOTAL. Church J•o.rA1 01 ¢8 Total lunds held by hiernBI balancfrbwi 8t¢yrt)1•1• 6.962 6.705 TOTAL CASH FUNOS HÉLD BY CFKV¢CH 387.603 357,969 SECnON G Al At 31 Decamber L8no & BuAdi 17 365 317 OtherAssots Loan f5 Ill¥lely FuThYs hek1 at Trustees for klethothstcthh g1 InclLKJe any olherintrThts Imt e)wTrPtrUSts 0¥5 i%vx*thJ 15 3015
Name of Church.. Lord Street West United Church No. 1163996 Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year lo 31 December 2024 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signature of treasurer . Oale.. 7th May 2025 Name and address of treasu[.. lan Wright 15 Stretton Drive, Soulhport, Merseyside Post Ccmle PR9 70R Presentatlon to the Church trustees I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 were presented lo the meeting of the Church trustees held on 8th Seplernber 2025. Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meetin9 Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the Lord Street West United Church Charity Number 1163996 Responslbllltles and ba$ls of report I report to the tTuslees on my examination of the accounts of the Lord Street West United Church for the year ended 31 December 2024 set out on pages 2 to 3. As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of Ihe Charrties Act 2011 ('the Act.). I report in respect of my exaMinat)n of the Church's accounts carried out undeT seCtn 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have folknved all the applicab Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act. delete or circle as appropriale st*8rfAryywni$ 2024 4of5
Name of Church: Lord Street West Unrted Church No: 1163. Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•e$ Stal•m•nt I have c(Knpleted my examInatk. I confimi that no material matters have (x)me to ry attention in connection with examination (other than that disck)sed bek> whith give me cause to believe that in, any material respe the accountsr¥ rec¢yds re not kept in a(%danCe wrth 8e(Aion 130 of the Act; or I have no con(xms and habE come acxoss no Lther matters in connedK)n with the examtnallon to %%thich attention should be dra in this report in ffder to enth a prw)er urJerstaThJing of the accounts lo be reathed. Church Purposes or hekl in other trts. bank balan arkl fvnds at t Central FinarKX Board of the Methodist Church which are indiualty in exce88 of £10,(MXI (ten thousand pouTh*8) at the balance Sheet date. Name offirni (WIre apprwe) ................................................................................. Addres8 .... Date ' delete or circle as apprwr 5d5