Clreult Accruals Accounts THE METHODIST CHURCH REPORT AND ACCOUNTS (ACCRUALS BASIS) for the year ended 31 August 2025 South Worcestershire Methodist Circuit (05116) Registered Charity Number 1164581 Soulh Worcestershlre Meth￿a￿￿(05/I6j TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDEDAUGUST 2025 PaRe I Introdu¢tk)n South wOr￿stershIre Methodlst Circuit 15 a Small butvibrdnttircultwith thurthes based around the dty of Worcester and the town5 of Droitwich. Evesham and malv￿). It contalns both rural and urban areas and all in between. Alms and OT¥anlsatkon Methodists In South Worcestershlre, mlndful of'our call5￿, and the Prioriti￿ of the Methodist Chu￿h, we seek to serve, enable. Inspire afid challenge our member thurches to engage In God's misslon in a thanging w(M4d by: ' Pmwding opportuniJes to grow tO8ether as Spirit4ed, grace-filled,Jesus-centerÈd people of God. AssSsfjng our ¢hurthes In intreaslng awareness of God's presence and sharing the love of God In our communitiÈs. ' Helpln8 our churches to work lorjusti￿ and Pea￿ forall people. a))d care forthe environment R￿eW ofthe year South Worcestershlre Methodist arcukthas fuffilkd its objectNe5 durlrq the lastyear bysupportlng the thurthes wlthln the Clrcuit provlding Christian mini5tryln their l(xzl cOrnmUn￿e￿ The churchestonunue to work hard to respond to local need5, ahhou8h they fate varlous challenges pertalning tochanglngexpectat5ons and abS11￿es. and conilnued adapts￿ons followtn8 the pandemlc. Congregations consist of memberswho are able toattend worship phy51c8lly, and those who worship onllne from home; several churche5 have Èmbraced this h￿rid approath by inve5tinB In resources and tralnlng to enable this. Several churches also offer a vadetyof worshlp cwortunltteg In fomiatswhlth dlffer from a traditional Sundayservl¢e. R￿erend Elizabeth Harris was stationed to the Or0J￿a%supèrintÉndÈnt Mlntster In Septsmber 2024. alongside the two Presbyters and Deacon In the Clrcult MlnlstyTeam. supported by supernumerary minlster& The team exerc￿eS pastoral Over￿￿ht of the 8 Methodlsi thurthes land 2 loca1 ecumenical partnerships) that make up thè artult. The 2 Presbyters are slthng down (retiring frorn ministry) inAugust 2025. and &% a LSrtultwÈ are In the statlonlng pro￿$5 to fill those va￿ncle$ from september 2025. Some churthes continue to find iidlfficultto meetthelr flnancial commitments Fdl(bWI￿ a review of the clrcultassessments, the arcult Meetln8 in Marth 2024 agreed to malntainthe asse55mentsfor the 2024125 year atthe same level as the prevlous year. The Orcuit provldes support and leadershlp ILKal thurthes In the fom of Local Preachers and Clrcultstewards. There arè also many other office holders who supm the thurthes wtth hdp and adNice on property, finance, worship and work wlth young people and famllles. r churches have supported various IcKal and woddwide charitable caw5es. and several thurthes have bulldln8s vA)Ich are used bythelr local communibes for a variety of use5 and events. We Con￿nUe to encoura8evarfed work across the Qrcui¢ supporttn8 a part-tlme Family w0￿er at Droltwlch and a part-tlme Pastoral Worker In Malvem. Income and èxpendlturetrends cIrcu￿ income mainty arises from the a5se5srnent paid by eath of the GroJttchurches, whlch In turn is raised from local thurch giving and fundralsln& Stlpend expenditu￿ in(￿ased In Ilne with the I￿￿$ approved by Methodist Conference. Lay salaries havè also been Increased in Ilne with the higher leve5 of stipends. The fjrculV5 CQlltribution to the tlstrtct and Connexlon amounted to 16% ofexpenditure117% in 20231241. of whith a$ignffi¢ant part Is used to fund the work of the wlder Methodlst Church. Fund balances at 31 August 2025 the net cu￿ent assets of the Qrwltwere £880,502. pro￿￿1n￿o¥ero￿e yearfs coverfor clrojlt expendI￿re. Plan5 for 2025126 Our rnew Supednlendent mlnlster. A￿rend lizabeth Harris. was stationed to the Qr¢uit and began work in September 2024; she was Warni￿ welcomed at a arcuTt Service In September 2024. and 15 sething in wetl.Two of the Clrcuit presbyters, Rev Katherlne Pickerlng & Rèv Nlgel Coke-woods, sat down Iretiredl In August 2025. The arojlt has entered the 2025126 Stationlng process and WLS suttessful wth one full time presbyterlRev Patrfda Mukorombindol startins in September 2025. The arcuit will a4aln enter the stadonlnR Drocess to flll the rernalnlnq Dresbvter mle. Oespite varlous challenges, ar￿1t life contlnue5. and plans for Outr@ath and Misslon are bÈift8 rÈvlslted and developed- Ihls Is in the form of a Clrcult Mission Action Plan which the Circuit iEader5hipTeam arèworklng 0￿ on behalf of hte Clrcult Meetin& The lJrcult 15 continuing tr> develop mlwonal strategie5 to supwt the wod¢ ofthe CJrcult and churches in p051twe ways, as we enable and support the Ongoi￿ gLKJd workof ourc0￿relatl0nS and local communltie5. South Woycestethre Method15t ljrtuit (05116) Tru$tee'$ Annual Report on FInan￿ and Governance Page 2 Basis of preparatlon and legal framtrwork The Charitls annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 have been prepared In accordance with the Charltles Act 2011 and the Charltles: Statement of Recommended Practlce 2019 as applicable to the Flnandal Reportlng Standard IFRS} 102. Full Name of Charty: Scmrth Worwter5hire Methodlst Clrojlt Re8lstratlon Charlty Number. 1164581 Date of Regtstration: 26 November 2015 Maln communication address: The Llrcuit OffKe, Amphlett House. 114 Worce51er Road. Droltwich, WR9 8AW The members of the South Worcestershire Methodist Clrcuit meetingare the Charlty Trustw, membership comprlslng of drcurt office holders, mlnlsters and representatives appointed by the local thurches. Full membershlp Is shown as Appendlx A to this reporL arcult Mlnlsters and Officers Actlve Circult Minlsters Deacon Corlnne Brown Rev NIRel Coke-woods Ileft AuRust 20251 Rev Elizabeth Harrls Rev Patrlcla Mukorimbindo lioined Sept 2025) Rev Katherine P￿erIn% Ileft AuRUSt 20251 Clrcult LaYwo￿eTs Miss Anne Rich Mrs Sarah lessoD Mr Joel Wilson Clrcultstewards Mrs Heather Lewi5 Mr David Mather Mrs Chrlstlne Parker Mrs MarRarÈt Saunders Mrs Sheila Wearv Admlnlstmtor Ms Vanessa Hearn (to November 2025) Mrs Janet Staley (from November 2025) Treasurer Mr TIM Hlgglnson IndependentEKaminer James Cruse FC4. FCCA- JW Hlnks LLP, 19 H¥hfield Rod. Edgbaston. Blmilngham. B15 3BH Bankers Central Flnance Board of the Methodlst Church- 9 Bonhill StreeL London. EC2A 4PE CAF Bank Ltd- 25 Klngs Hlll Avenue. Klngs Hlll. West Mallin& Kent, ME19 4JQ InvestmentBonkers The Trustees for Methodlst Church PurpLW- Central Bulldlw, Oldham StreeL Manthester, Ml LIQ South Worcestershlre Melhodist arcult1051161 Pa8e 3 Alms and organ15atlon The charity objective is to art as a Resource provider within the afea around Wo¥cester, Evesham, Mafvern and Droitwich for the Methodlst Church. The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been slnce the ￿éte of Union. the advancement of.. al The Christlan faith in accordan￿ with the doctrinal standard5 and discipline of the Methodlst Church,, bl Any charrtable purpose forthe time being of anyconnexional. District. Grcuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church; cl Any charitsble purpose forthe time being of any soctety or institution 5ub5idiary or antlllaryto The Methodistchurch; dl Any purpose for the tlme belng of any charity being a charity 5ub5idiary or andllary tr* The Methodist Church. Including, but not exclusNely: The organlsatlon and resourcing of regukir public acts of worship open to members of the church and non members alike. The teaching of Christianity through sermons. courses and 5rnall group> The re50ur¢ing of pastoral work Induding visiting the sKk and bereaved. Taking religious a55emblies in local schools. Promotlon of Christianitythrough the stsglng of events and seryKes. Provision of chaplaincy servtces to the local university and other institutions. Public Benefft We confirni the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commlsslon's guidance on public benefit. Siructure. GoYeTnance and Management The governing document for the circult is the Deed of Union11932} and Methodist Church Act119761. Detailed governance arrangements are outlined within the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church by order of the annual conference ICPDI. Day to day management of the circuit is undertaken bythe arcuit Leadership Team, along with the L￿1 Preachers meetin& the arcutt Finance and Property Commtiles and the Qrcuit Meetin& TrusteeTralnlng A range Df guidance 15 produced by Methodist Connexion to support the effective running of the clrcult, specifically the leaflet'The Role of a Trustee in the Methodist Church, is gr￿en to all new Circuit meeting members as induction to thelr role as trustees. Related Partles The Clrcuit is part of ihe Blrmlngham Dlstrlct and is accountsbEe to the Methodist cOnfe￿nce. The following Methodist Churches are linked tD the arcuit.. St. Andrews Worcester, Droitwich, Bromyard Road, Ombersley Road. Lansdowne c￿Scent Somers Park Avenue. Upper Welland and Evesham. Rlsk Management There is a regular annual re%Aew process undertaken and recorded. Incorne and Expenditure Is being monfcored in total and is LX)mpared regvlaftywlth the approved annual budget to detecl trends as part of the rlsk management process to avold unforeseen calls on reserves. South Worcestershlre Methodlst Clrcutt {05116) Page 4 Safe8uordln8 Every person ha5 t7 volue and dignity which comes directtyfrom the creution of male andfemule in God's own image ndlikeness. Chr￿tIanSSee this potentiolasfumllledby God's ￿reatiOn of us in Chnst. Among other thlngs thi5 Implles o duty to value ullpeople as bearing the iffloge of Godand therefvre to protect themfmm harm. Methodist Connexional pracdce outlines commitment to the following principles- ' The care and nurture of, and respectful pastoral ministrywith, all thildren, young people and adults. ¥ The safegaurding and protection of all chlldren. young people and adults when they are vulnerable. The establishing of safe, caring communities wht¢h provide a loving environment wherethere 15 informed vigilance as to the dangers of abuse, * We wlll carefully select and train all thosewith any re5p0nslbl1￿ wtthln the Church. in line wlth Safer Recruftment prlnclples, Including the use of criminal records disclosures and regtstration with the relevant vetting and barrlng schemes. * We will respond without delay to every complaint made whtch suggeststhat an adult, chlld or young person may have been harmed, cooperating with the police and local authority in any investigatlon. * We will seek to work wrth anyone who has suffered abuse. developing with them an appropriate mlntstry of Informed pastoral care. We will seek to challenge any abuse of power, especlally by anyone in a position of trust. We will seek to offer pastoral care and support. including supervision and referral to the proper authorltles, to any member of our church communlty known lo have offended against a thild young person or vulnerable adult. * In all these principles we wlll follow legislation, gumlance and recognise(I good practi￿. The South Worcestershlre Circuit commits itseff to ensurlng the Implementation of Connexional SafegLtarding Pollcy; government legislatlon, guidance and safe Pfa¢ti¢e In the circuit and in the churches. The South WOr￿terShIre Circuit commlts itself to the provision of support, advice and training for lay and ordained people that will ensure people are clear and confwAent about their roles and responsibilities In safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults who may be vulnerab￿. Reserves Pollcy The Re5eNe5 Poliry for the ￿rCuit is to hokl a minimum surn eqU￿alent to 4 months, average expenditure. Th should be sufficent to meet any unforeseen ￿eM of majorexpenditure on manses and l OT to be able to continue, in the short term, fundlng planned actlwties in the event of any inabiltyto ralse the full Circuit Assessment from churches. Restricted re5er¥es- the arnount shown in the 2024125 accounts of £59,509 is restrleted to the expenditure relating to an Evesham lay worker. During the year no lay worker was employed at Evesham so the balance has accumulated wtth interest. wa￿%￿h1r& Methodstart￿{C61l6) Page 5 strt*nert oIFID•d¥IkUthI￿A] forthÈyended 31AW2025 Toi•l$ last vear 2024 tothe Fth￿s Funds thlswr ID¢ome Donatlons and legade5 Assessments on churches Fmm Monetsry inve5tmEnis From Investment properUe5 Rerrt IrKorne Capltal ￿ceipts Grants received 2529 297.3(6 2,529 297.306 291365 429.43È Investments oth 9.331 31774 L940 25308 37,222 32,774 369811 23,079 2D,351 771.633 Totallnc(ffle Ex￿d￿lure on: Ministedèl stlpends, 141C & pen￿ort Layw0￿er salades. NIC & pen¥Drb Dlstrfct Assessment Methodlstchurch Fund arcult ETrMts Telephone, travel & admlnlstr4Yon Manse Insurance, counc15 tai &votw Ma1ntenance on manse woperty EN￿￿1$Ure on otherdrcultprDP Depreciati¢)n Ourtreach and mlsslon Other ExpeNltswe Grants and donatlor Dlrtdct Adydnre Fund I li 167.652 34239 59,832 167.652 34.239 YJ,832 177.967 29,737 56388 8,814 932 1&070 22 8,814 19,932 18.070 2.922 IL154 19,366 k7,263 5.291 9A72 4,895 707 9,442 14 5,2 11779 30.263 11779 )263 5,765 3L95S Totsl empendlture 367.720 Net Irhcorne bef 429J51 Totsl fuTrJs brought fonydrd Prforyear adjustment Yotsl fimd5(*rld fTh•rd 297 671￿1 56.926 2.791503 2.362,152 515M3 59.51YJ L793ffj14 791,$03 Pa8e 6 Bal•tK• Sh•et as •t 31 AW 2025 Ger*ral fvnd5 C￿(￿lIM￿le1 Tfttst Fund Re5trkted fund5 Tota15 thls vear 2025 Totals last ¥eai 2024 lunds Tarylble Flxed Assets Land & Bulldlngs Equlpment Irhvestment propertle5 Investments 16 16 1?13,OC 1,913,1 16 17 112 112 108 1.913,112 1.913.112 1.913.108 Cyrrent Assets Debtors and Prepayments Cash at Bank In harnd Trustee5 for methl¥l￿ Churth Purwse5 deposhs entral Flnance Board Deposlts Totvlrwrent tsssets 18 21.237 17.774 V70 23,107 77,283 179,645 73,789 19 59,509 19 19 513.763 513.763 294,787 908,940 520.176 114,806 888,416 294,787 333.798 515.633 59,509 Credktsrs arnlAecruals Idue kn under I yea Trade Cred￿r5 and accruals Totaldue tn under Iw 20 28,438 28,438 28.438 28,438 10.021 10,021 Nrtwrrent assets11Sabllltlesl 305.360 2218Nll 515.633 SI5￿3 59,509 S9,509 880,502 2,793,614 878,395 2,791,503 iognsand Credltor5 Idueafterl y8Brl Pr¢)vlslonsfor Ilabllw and charges 21 2,218.472 5L5.633 59,509 2,793,614 2,791,503 Funds of the cIr￿lt General funds rcult Model Trust fU￿d Designated Funds Restracted fund5 221&472 2.218.472 515,633 2N62,297 672,280 23 515,633 23 23 23 59.S(YJ 59.509 59,509 2,793,614 56,926 2,79L503 TotslFunds 2218rt72 515,633 Summary ofthe Irrtemal or￿n￿ationS ¥epMlnE to the arc1J￿ Meeiin& ThÈfunds ofan Internal (￿n￿￿OnWOU1d noTmalty be Restritted funds unle4 It ￿￿Id be ¢karty shownthatty could be used forzny Methodbt WryK>Se. Internal Or an1￿t OoenlnR aoslng Totsl South Worcestushlre Methodlst arcult105116) Page 7 Notes to the Accourt5 l Ba￿S of accountlt)g The financial statements have been prepared In aco)rdance wlth the tharitie5Act 2011 and the tharftles: Ststement Recommended PracU¢e IsoRP} appllcable to charltie5 preparing their a¢¢ounts In accordance with Finandal Reporting standard IFRSI MI2. 2 Funds The fund5 held wnstltute: General Funds hdd for any purpose of the QroJiL whith are Unrestrlcted. The arcurt Model Trust Fund has wlde purposes defined in Standing Order5 and is categorised as un￿strIcted. Restrlcted Fund5 are held for a narrower purpose. Details of each materlal fund are dlsdosed In Note 23 of these accounts. Any funds may be represented by more than Just Cash. 3 Acwuntlng polldes Ba51s These accounts have been prepared on the basls of histDrical cost lexcept that In¥e5tments are shown at thelr market value at the end of the year). on the accruats basts to show a true and fair of the cIr￿lt,$￿nanClal position and activ1￿e$. In¢omlng Resources Income is induded In the Staternent of Financial Adlvltle$1SOFAI when theurcuit becomesentitl￿￿ to the resour￿$, and the Trustees are reasonablè certaln wlll recenfft the resour￿.. and the monetary value can be measured wlth sufficient reliability. Resources Expend¢d Thls Is recognised when a Ilabillty is Incurred. or a constructlve olllgation arises. that resu￿$ in the payrftent bplng unavoidable. Liabllwties are recogniged assoon as an outhow of economic benefrt is ¢oftsldered more Ilkely than not under the legal oi constructive obllgatlon committlng the arcuit to pay out resour￿. Grants Grants made by the Circuit frorn its own funds are recognised In full at the time of agreement or when the Clr¢ull aC￿pt$ that there Is a legal or operatlonal obllgation to make the payment. When ihe Krnnt Is reL￿rrent o¥eT more than one year the balance payable in future year5 is treatetl as a prO￿$10n for future commltments in the Balance Sheet agalnst the approprfate fund, the prO￿$10n belng rdèased lft future years a5 instalments are pald in accordan wlth the originally aBreed temis. VAT Since the arcult Is not VAT r￿Stered, all input VAT ts thar8ed wlth the expens￿ to whl(h It refers. TanElble Ilxed assets for use by the Ckcult These are capitallsed if they can be used for MO￿ than oneyear, and indi￿dual￿ cost at least £l.000. The freehold property is shown In the accounts at deemed values. No depreciation 15 prt>vide(l on the bulldlngs because the trusiees consSder the ¢urrent fe51dual fairvalue of the manse buildlngs to be not less than thelr ajrrent value. Any depreciation would not be materlal. The properties have been revlth¥ed for Impalmwit. Investment Propertles The Clrcuit dld not hold any Investment propertle5 durfn8 the year. In¥•stments Investments are valued Ir) the balance sheetat market value at the yearend. IrNesiment income Is Induded in the accounts when ￿te1Vable and any gains or losses on Tewdluation at the year end are shown In theSOFA. Debtors and Prepayments Debtors Include the payment of the September 5tlpend in AugusL and othw prepayments. Cfedltors Credltors Indude accrued exper¢se5 arKI trade (Teditors. ￿u5 the p￿lon of the tay worker grant for 2025-26 salarles PèJ& 8 INS Last Tr*ar 2025 2014 De￿￿8*d Tnist Fwd Totsl 4. Don•tTon58nd leyclesT•thed Sundrydona￿onS TDtal 29 2529 29 519 S. Ch•rf14bl¢ J¢¢lvltles-d*r As5es5menls w thurthe¥ 297X 297 Capttsl Recelpts Sale of Sroa(kvay Method4￿ Cknurth C¢nneNJornal Prloty Fufvj Le Share o+pr(rfE2dsfrom rrtathse SÈllln8 A8eMs fees Le801 fee5 Total 425lJ38 IsoAIs 429.438 7. IntomelEXWd￿r& Interest4nd thdends Totsl It)come Ex￿￿ture AgerKyfees Property rnalntg￿O Property Insurance Total Expendltwe 9331 9331 25X 253 37,222 37222 23.079 23,a79 NetGaln on hwestmwt 9.331 37.222 23￿79 & otherlnrarne Canti)b￿on$ towards lay employees Rental Income from do5￿ thutche5 Dism£kA(fvan￿ Fund rebate Prayer handbwks MethDdist Pertslon kheme refvnd Otherlncome Tothl (Grants Pl￿other) 14542 13 14542 IL787 4.533 3.612 419 357 357 LSA54 2LX) 32.774 32.774 20351 9. Paymentto TrustÈe8 IAI Paymenis madel0tr￿5tees foraddftion31 ser¥7￿5 vllth the artuV( Meetl IBI Numberoftrustees wh) were paid extwses The e¥peMes Prfr￿ rdateto rpltnbw5emErtfur tr￿. ￿￿a￿l￿￿niin8lY￿S TOtsI amount pald 3.178 10. Fetsfor examlnattonwwdll ofthear3 20. AMly*of CUwr•rtlt￿1Ide5a￿d lor¥ u¢Jtor5 A¢¢rued expenses and delured I￿orne Total CurrentUabllltle5 ?RA38 28A38 ,ozi 10,021 Amount loan Repaid In theyear 8al•nce at SOu￿e PurFO)se ol loan year None AepFym)¢nt d Wlthln 12 mnths Totsls 3V0812026 3V08t1027 Bets¥een l aNJ 5 years 3V08nwJo 22. Cathl Commknwtsortd Co￿￿n￿LIa￿lI¢les At3tstAwJst2025 thp ar￿1th1S no cap￿1 commfjknentsand no(￿t*￿t 1ablli*sweweld&￿fvd. Page13 Prfw 05eof General 13A7651 Nn General arr￿￿nn1Th8WenS&$ ItModelTrusrFund 19551 SI5￿3 gnated fvnd55et&deft(the hwtherancèoFthe Lé)Je¢uves¢fthoartuit 2L577 82¥1(6 Pur 51916 S9￿ Ehtsh*b layworttt Totsls 51916 5ISD9 Yotsi ¢fLh¥estr]tted ￿ Restrkthdfimdsexdu m%0 operty. m Tthl F￿Thd5 1,913AXXI ZM503 L911(OJ 1791 The 1eaxwfwthEtr￿￿r$￿¢ Asfd+yw arwttprtWy15ah¥ayscarrfed In the General FUDd1Hrt￿￿￿s*thÈ hÈt￿telL*￿t Model Tw5tFvnd.Th55requlres3n ￿l￿s￿￿n1￿d￿vsuth1a1e$dllrI4Tthe￿Xare T*lett&4 Therewereno ￿tId￿￿ Irb¥L%orwtyuLysalesthJthithe￿1. Oetsis Endowment Nme Toi* Page 14 2& Rolat•d pwty tMnsactlon¥ RS102 r8qulr85 thal charities that have one orfflore Patlyfra￿(aK)nS ust disdosè.. the names of the tranSa￿l￿g ￿kated p•b'ès', - a desuipuon of a r81atlonshlp betw￿ Ihe pa . B descp.plion of the transaGtiQnS', . tho amounts invo￿￿., ' any other elements of the transedbns n￿&SSaryfOr8n understandiTrJ of he a￿unIs.. . the amounts11￿ to orhDtn re￿1 parues at th8 b8￿nc8 sheet date arKI provlsbns for doutlful debts frow such patbe5 atthat dat&,' aKI . amounts writtèn off in the p8rk)d In r8sp&X ofdth due to or frDm re￿ed patliE& Name of related party loans to AmDunts related ￿rtY related patty related party ye￿ted pèrty owed byho In the yaar theyEar in ts*year In theyear related party atyearend Thls Clrcuit Methodist (jurthes Birmingham D15trirt of the Mèthodlst Church Methodlst Churth - Scmjth Warwickshire Orcuit Mèthodist Connexlc*)al Grants ream Total 297.3( 59A32 297.306 59.832 Circuit Methodist Churches 8irmlngham District of the Methodlstchurth Methodlst Property Fund Methodist COnne￿onal Grants Team Total 56,988 298.365 56,988 Note.. The clrcult thurches do cdlect MO￿ for Methodist related proiects. whlth Es recorded and sent dirett to the Methodlst Fund by the drcult-appointed Fund Treasurer5. No documents nor moneyare seen by the CJrcuitTrea5urer and such finan￿ Is not included in these clrcuit accounts. A separate report 55 issued each year by the cOnne￿onalTearn. P*Je16 DECLARATIONS 24th t4ir¢h 2D28 CfvwofY* ofthe eeong Page 18 South WDrcest•rshSre meth￿tst thcutt1051161 Independent Examlrberfs Reportto theTrusteesofS¢MrthW•r<*terthlre meth￿Ist arcuft Thls Report15 on the Cirtuit A￿OUnts for the year ended 31 Au8U 2025 Respertlve reSpon￿bIlItIeS of Trustees and Examlner The charitvs trustees are re5F)onslble lor the preparation of the 8ccoun￿ TheTrustees considerthat an audrt Is not required for th15 year under Section 144 of the (harltie5 Act 2011 Ithe CharitiesActl and that an Independent examlnatlon Ls needed. It Is the Independent ExamlneT'S responslbllltyto: follow the procedures laid down in the geneial tlire¢lSons ￿ by the Charity Commlsslon under Section 14515llbl of the Charltles act,. and state whether partlcular matters have come to thelr attentKIn. Basls of Independent Examherfs Report My examlnatlon was carried out in accordan￿wIth the general Dlrections gfven by the Charlty Commtssion. An examlnatlon Includes a review of the accountln8 records kept by the charity and a comparison of the Kcount5 p￿sented wlth those records. It a150 indudes consideratlon of any unusual items or dI￿osUre$ In the aCt￿nts. and seeking explanatiorts from you a5 Trustees concemlng any such matters. The procedure5 Undertak￿ do not provide all the evidence thatwould be requlred in an audlt and consequently no oplnlon is glven as to whether thè accounts present a knje and falr vieYR and the report 15 limite(I to those matter5 set out In the statement below. Independent Examlnerfs Statement In connectlon wlth my examlnatlon. no matter has come to my attentwjn: 111 whlch gfves me ￿sonable cause to believethat in any m3terlal respect the requiremenLS: to keep accountlng records in accordan￿ with Section 130 of th.e Charttle5AcL to prepare accountswhlch attord wlth the accounting records and complywlth the accountlng requirements of the Charllles Act. have not been met,. or 121 to whlch, In my opinion. attentlon should be drawn in Nderto enabie a proper understanding of the af£ounts to be reached. I have not obtained independent verification of all Investments with theTrusteesfor MethodLst Church Purposes I'YMCP'I or held In otherfrusts. Bank balances and Funds at the Central Nnance Board of the MethodLst Church I"CF8"I, which are Indivldualty In exce5S of £IO,OCQ (ten thousand poun(tsl atthe balance sheet date. Name Jame5 Cruse FCL FCCA SIBnature )LTh Relevant profe5slonal quallfication or body ICAEW & ACCA Address a JW Hlnk5 LLP. 19 Hlghfiekl Road. Edgbaston, Blnningham. B15 3BH Date 24 March 2026 South Worcastershlre Melhodlst Clrcult- list of Trust¢¢s Appendlx A Those servlng In 2024125 and up to Pr￿ day Name Apwjlttt Name Appointed Rev E H8rrls (Supw) 0110912024 J Slaley 0111112025 H Watton 1310912025 Rev P mukor￿nbIndo 0110912025 M Voyiagis 0410612025 l Thomas 041c￿l2025 C Gallagh8r 041(W2025 R Edwards 041CW2025 Rev A Simpson 1810912024 S Jessop 1810912024 G Cornwell 1810912024 D Mather 1810912024 S Hicks 2610fI2024 S Nevltt 2610612024 S Weary 2610612024 H Le￿S 06￿6r2023 Rev P Salter OW06Q023 J P Gogarty 0710312023 Rev H A V Lewls 0710312023 A D Martin 07103120rJ R H Badey 0111112022 Deacon C Brown OiAW2022 Rev S D T Froggatt 01n1912022 P C Hawkeswood 01A1912022 A Thomas 0110912022 M Saunders 14￿￿12021 A V MGWhirter 0910312021 K A Evans 2310212021 G Drain 1311012020 S Draln 1311012020 Accapd 1710912019 D Capel 1710912019 J W De Torro 1710912019 P Gwllllam 1710912019 Rev D A Haslam 1710912019 C G H￿lIeS 1710912019 R Ingles 1710912019 E A Yellar 1710912019 VDay 2610212019 J P Curkns 1 giiH2018 A Phillips 0710912016 H V Ashf￿d J B E(hv8rds Rev M Austin Gccox C J Davis MDLDaMs Rev P M Gr{M￿￿d T D Higgins H M La￿al￿o D A Lavrfanc R Le￿r￿JOneS T knbby Deacon A B Martin J R Merriman CJ Parker AVR N J Stephw P R Wetherall 1S109r201 S 1510912015 0110912015 01mw2015 0110912015 0110912015 0110912015 0110912015 0110912015 0110912015 0110912015 0110912015 0110912015 0110912015 01109r2015 0110912015 01109r2015 01K1912015