Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date Perichj ènd date From 01 2023 31 08 2024 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name, Weslon-super-mare & Burnham-on-sea Methodist Circuil Othor n2mog eharfty Ig known by,, NIA ftegi$torod charity number (if any 1164765 Charity's prlncipal address 143a Berrow Road Burnham-on-sea Somerset Po3tGodo TA8 2PN Names of tho charlty trustees who manage the charty Datè8 a¢t•d If not for T•shol• ••r Tru•t•• n•m• Offic• lil any) Ex Officio Circurt Superintendent Minister Ex Officio Circuit Minister Minister In Other ointment N•m• of pernon lor bodyl •ntitled I olnt tru•t Il•n M8thodist Conference Revd Steven Bennett Revd Judith Lincoln Revd Karen Mur Revd Margaret Tra Revd Stephen Marr Miss Rosemary Krull Melhodist Conference SuFemumerary Supemumerary Senior Circuit Steward Circuit Stewardl Treasurer Circuit Stewardlcircuit meetin secreta Circuit Steward Circuil Meeting Mr Paul Gregory Circuit Meeting Mrg Rogem8ry Gilling Circuit Meeting Mrs Sue Baldwin Mr Andrew Gillin Mr Robin Jenks Mrs Janet Widdess Revd Tim ddess Circuit Meeting Circuit Meeting 10 Circuit Steward Circuit Steward Circuil Meeling CirGuiI Meeting 12 Circurt Steward 13 Circuit Steward Circuit Meeting Circuit Safeguarding Offi￿[ Mission ID Britain Re resentative Circuit Meeting 14 John Trebble 15 Mrs Linda Trebble Circurt Meetin9 TAR March 2012 16 Mrs Jill Bethel World Missions Treasurer Secretary- LP&WL and Circuit Pro Secretary - All We Can Secretary - Mission & Justice Representative for Action for Children Circuit Local Preacher's Tutor Representative Representative Representative Representative Circuit M8gting Mr Christopher Luker Circuit Meeting 17 18 Mrs Celia Dewfall Circuit Meeting 19 Circuit M8@ting 20 Circuil Meeting 21 Circuit Meeting 22 Mrs Judy Allen Mrs Rosemary Baker Mrs Gill Poulter Mrs Clarain8 Clark Brean Méthodist Church Brean Mèthodist Church 23 24 Brent Knoll Methodist Church Brent Knoll Methodist Church 25 26 Mr Geoffrey Stait Representative Burnham-on-S8a Methodi8t Church Burnham-on-sea Methodi8t Church Burnham-on-sea Melhodlst Church East Brent Methodist Church East Brent Melhoéisl Church 27 Mr¥ Marian Kingsbury Representative 28 Reserve 29 Mr8 Jlll Legg Mrs Margaret Scott Mr Gcrdon Lagg Mrs Ann Brown Representative Representative Representative Reserve Reserve Representative Representative Representative Representative 30 31 East Brent Metmodlst Church 32 33 East 8rent Methodist Church East Brent Methodist Church Locking Castle LEP Milton Methodist Church 34 35 36 Mrs Adele Lloyd Mr Rob Missen Mrs Lynn Daniels Mr Bnan D811imore Mrs Deborah MDof8 Mr Adrian Tu er Mrs Brenda Goédard Mrs Margaret er Milton Methodist Church 37 Milton Methodist Church 38 Bournville St Andrews LEP Representative 39 Representative 8ournvill8 Sl Andrews LEP 40 Representative Bournville Sl Andrews LEP 41 Bournvllle Sl Andrews LEP Representativ8 Representative Representative Representative 42 Mrs Pat Bidmead Mrs Janice Barrett Mrs Ann Hunt Mrs Christine Thomas Uphill Methodisl Church Uphill Methcdist Church 43 Uphill Methodist Church West Huntspill Methodist Church 45 Representative TAR MatGh Z012 • of adviser Auditor Architecusurveyor Dr Anne Hicks Adrian Male Associates Name of chief oxecutive or narnes of senlor staff memb8rs Iopuonal Infomiation) Tarrs Fami Brean Road. L sham, BS24 OHD Midtrees, The Green. Hambridge. Langport, Somerset TA10 OAT Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlptlon of Ihe charlty's trusts Deed of Union {1932) and Methodist Church Act (19761 Type of goveming document leg. trust deed, conslilutron) How the charity 18 constituted. leg. Irusl, associabon, company) Act of Parliament Trustee selection methods leg, appointed by, electsé by) Appointed by local churches and exlsting trusiees Addltlonal governance188ue• {OptlonJl Inforniatlon) Trainingllnductlon Range of guidance provided by the Methodist Connexion You may choom to Include additional infomiation, where relevant, about.. Structurn Part of the Bristol Distriet of thè Methodist Church and a¢¢ounlablo to the Methodisl Conference policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees, the charlty's organisatlonal structure and any wider network with which the charity works., re18tionship with any related partie?., trustees, consideratlon of major risks and the sy9tem and procedures to manage them. Relatèd Parti•s Cllen otanley Colemah Trusl (have IruJtees In Gominon) Rlsk Management 1. Safeguarding Policy adopted annually. and risks monitored by the Circuit Safeguarding Officer. ? GDPR urKler the guidance of Trust888 for Méthodist Church Purposes 3. The Circuit Leadership team regulady consKler the consequences of new and 8XiSting risks and take advlce from profasslonals and the wider Methodist Church where necessary. Section C Ob"ectives and activities TAR Marth 2012 The wrposes ofthe Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the Date of Union the adv8n¢ement of.. A) The Christian faith in accordance with the doetrin21 Atsndordg gnd discipline of The Methodist Church, B) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connectional, District, Circuit, local or other organisation of The Methodist Church, Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governlng documont C) Any chartable purpose for Ihe lime being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary lo The Methodist Church D) Any purpose for the lime being of any charty being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church Summary ofthe main activitiés undèrtaken for the publlc beneflt In relatlon to these object$ (Include wlthln Ihls soctlon th• statutory doclaration that trusteeg havo had regard to the guldance Issued by tho Charity Commlssion on public b•nellt The Circuit produces a quarterly P￿a¢hIng Plan to ensure regular acts of worship take pla￿ at each of the Methodist Churches and Local EcumeniGal Partnerships in it8 g¢ographiGal aroa. TheB• are open lo all people, without charge. The Minister In Other Appointment provides a Chaplaincy Seryice to the Local Hospice. The Truslees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public beT￿rrt. Addltlonal detalls of objectlves and actlvltles Ioptlonal Infomiatlon) Grant Maklng The Circuit Model Trust Fund contains the funds from the sale of ¢hapel$ and manses and is restricted by the Methodist Conference. Thls restriction is an internal regulation though the fund can be used for variety of purposes. The Trustees have drawn up a set of ground rules to ensure that grants made from the Circuit Model Trust Fund are usèd effectNely for mission and capital works. You may choose lo include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking- policy programme related investment", contribution made by volunteers. Inve$trn¢nt Funds are held in a local Bank Account wth excess funds invested both with.. 1. The Centr81 Finance Board of the Methodist Church arKI 2. T￿￿t0p¢ for Mothodict Church Purpo£￿. Two manses are not currently occupied by staff of the charity bul may be required in the future as follows. 1. Manse unc¢¢upied as Minister has have $pe¢ial temporary permission to reside elsewhere. 2. Manse unoc¢upied but may be ￿qUired to house lay workers in fvture. The charity therefore beneffts from rertal income lat market rates). Volunteers - The Charity relies heavily on the goodwill of volunteers Section D Achievemenls and performance TAR Marth 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of tho charfty durlng the year The Circuti Leadership Team has observed the ￿tIdIng of numerous new homes within Weston-super-mare wrth interest over the last few years and has started to work on the new Mead Fields Estate. The Circuit Meeting is keen to proceed with this work as soon as possible. With homes now being built significant resources have been made available for this project in conjunction vthh an application (made with th? adjoining Circuit) for Connexional Funds The Circurt Leadership Team maintains links with other voluntary and ¢haritable organisations that share its value8 in order to support those in need in the local area and advance the Christian faith. In coniunctton with the District Safeguarding Officer, the Circuit Safeguarding taam has implemented a range of safeguarding training i and r•froshor tr2ining during tho yaar. A packago of blondoé logrning io I now available. Section E Financial review 8rlof Atalement of the charlty's pollcy on T•s•rvos The charity maintains funds lo covor 6 month'8 avèrage expenditure and ongoing capital expendrture. In addition, a sum is held to meet any unforeseen major item of expenditure on mans&s, andlor to continue planned activilies in the event of the closure of 8 large church or an inability lo rai$e the full Circuit As6essment from churches. The Charity has earna￿ed £2(X),000 for Mead Fields projeGt. It 19 necessary to hcld SLrfficient WOtkin9 Gapilal to enable the payment of ministerial stipends and business expenditure for 2 ministers, salary of a Circuit Administrator, and our contribution to the Digtricl. The charity has reviewed ils commitment to its ministers and the next available date for significant change to this expenditure is September 2026. Detalls of any fund• malerlally In deflclt None Further flnanclal revlew details (Optional inforniation) Prlnclpal Sources of Fundlng Most of the charity's income is provided ty the local churches by way of aggeggment and (in the case of Local Ecumenical PartneryJhips} by donation. Other income is received from the letting of a manse and from investment inte￿$t. You may choose to include additional infomation, where relevant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraisingl., how expendilure has supported the key objectives ot the charity., investment policy and objectives including any How oxponditure has supported the key obJectlve• of the charlty Payment of minister's stipends and associated cosls Payment of Manse costs for ministers Payment of Distnct Assessment which is used to fund Ihe work of the wider Methodisl ChurGh Grants lo thurthes and CirGUrt projects. TAR March 2012 ethical investment policy adopted. Investment pollcy and objectives including any ethical investrnent policy adopted. The Central Finan￿ Board of the Methodist Church and wilh Trustees for Methodist Church Pur￿SeS have ethical investment policies. Section F Other optional information None Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the tru8tees' report above. Slgngd on behalf of the charlty'8 trust••8 Slgnaturel Full name(sl Posltlon log Secrelary. Chalr. etc) Date ZOLS TAR Marth 2012 RESERVES POLICY Report on behalf ol West0n4uper￿are & Burnham.on4ea Clr¢ult Meetlng Bristol District Wé submh our annual r8POrt in accord8ne8 with Ihe requirements of th8 hlathodisl Conlerence and Ihe Chorlly Commission gui¢tanco In CC19. 11} The trustees have estsbbsh•d th•ir miÉwon aims taking into account all of the re￿Vr¢ available in lerms of p8opbe, prlyrty and money 1115) We havè 8greed a R8serv8s Policy whlch 18 sel OLrt ovèrloaf and is recorded In the tnJsl¢e$' mlnules and our Annu81 Rèport Irvl W& r•cognw tho n•ed to be accountablè 88 charity tnjslees for all the money which Gomes into our hands and will PTDW(Je further infom¥tion rgouirgd by thé Q"r(￿lUDistriCI1COnTr8X10n lill Ml8$lon Ini1SollvèWyoJèc19 have been costed or 8st#nat88 mad8 of projoctsd futUf8 C061s which take into a¢¢ount th• n•¢d$ of the building5 and the requiremgnts of the Qulnquannial Inspection Report18 Iv) Our Repc*t is attachad ovorfoaf ' ￿&ase delete as apprcwriate To be completed by Receiving Body The Bristol District rèceived the RESERVES POLICY of W8slon-sup8r-Mar6 and Burnh8maOTr•Se8 Circull Meeting Policy accepted and acknovlod9ement sent to thé tnJsl88s YES Policy noted and th8 following enquirie5 made of the trustees Responses recelved and any lurth8r 8Ction taken Dl•trlct SIBnatur•o RESERVES POLICY of Weston-su er-mare & Burnhamwon4ea I'church Councilt]iClrcult MeetlngEYDistric G•n•ral Fund$ h•ld at YIE 3110812024 £ 362,664 ReSt￿thd Fund5 held £ 20662 Endowrnent Funds hehy £0 Re$er¥as pollcy for Ge￿ra1 Funds f.?00,000 is eam)ark8d to support th• outrèa¢h work on tha Maadfialds egtst¢. £23,466 is eam)arked to support our churches in the coming y8ar. The circuit's running costs this coming year are expected lo be in the region of £150.000. The Circuit aims to hold a reserve of £50,000 now we have 2 members of staff. £60,000 is r8garéed as the Circ#Jit Advance Fund. The remalnder is regarded as rnon8y set aside for 8XP8nditure such as hostlng conf8r8nces, covering moving expens85 at times of ministerial chang• over, immediat8 quinquenial repairs. 81c. 5. Poll for Re•lrlct•d Fund• £14912 of the restricted funds are for the Mead Fields ovtréach prcject, ￿1¢h is alroady undernvay. £1750 are grants towards the Methodist Church's contribution to the running costs tsf one of our ecumèn￿41 partners.. Locking C8slle Church. £4000 is a granl for NPNP., targeted at scoping. T•rins relatlng to Endowrnent Funds This Reserves Pollcy ha8 been approved by Weston-su er￿are & Burnham•on4ea ('Church Council lQ"rcull Meeting IDlstrkl Treasurer TTuslee crfrt( Full name Paul Andrew Gregt)ry Full Name REJ S A. ÉeAqe Slgnal **CIRCUIT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** # **THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** Weston-super-Mare and Burnham-on-Sea Circuit **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024** Bristol 7/17 **District Circuit no** **Registered Charity - Charity Registration number** 1164765 ## 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 terms 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 ) ## Ministers: Rev Steve Bennett Rev Judith Lincoln ## Circuit Stewards: |Paul Gregory|Rosemary Krull| |---|---| |Andrew Gilling|Rev Tim Widdess| |Rosemary Gilling|Janet Widdess| |Robin Jenks|Sue Baldwin| Treasurer: Paul Gregory 1 of 5 circuit-r_and_p-2024 WSM & BoS **Circuit** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Un - Circuit
restricted Model Trust Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Fund Funds year year
a1 RECEIPTS Note £ £ £ £ £
a2 Assessment/Share 260 260 83900
a3 Capital receipts 331964
a4 Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income 12736 8496 21232 14032
a5 Grants 12750 12750 6000
a6 Other receipts 26184 26184 30580
a7 TOTAL RECEIPTS 39180 8496 12750 60426 (a8) 466476
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Stipends, salaries, NIC, Pension and
86999 86999 119426
travel costs
b3 Manse Costs 16041 16041 29369
b4 Administration etc 5030 510 5540 5898
b5 District Assessment 36664 36664 33568
b6 Grants & donations 6453 6453 116485
b7
b8 Other payments 3390 32404 35794 10462
b9 TOTAL PAYMENTS 148124 6963 32404 187491 (b9) 315208
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS FOR
c1 THE YEAR (a7-b9) (108944) 1533 (19654) (127065) 151268
c2 Total funds brought forward from last year 291016 179059 40316 510391 (c6) 359123
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 182072 180592 20662 383326 510391
c4 Transfers and adjustments 50000 (50000) 0 (c7) 0
c5 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (c3+c4) 232072 130592 20662 383326 (c8) 510391 (c6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
d (these amounts should not be included in total receipts/payments above)
d1 Balance brought forward from last year
d2 Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations
d3 Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations
d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1 + d2 - d3)
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2 of 5 circuit-r_and_p-2024 WSM & BoS **Circuit** ## **SUMMARY OF CIRCUIT ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATION REPORTING TO THE CIRCUIT MEETING** **SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page** Summary of the Circuit accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Circuit Meeting. Note that the funds of an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This section must be completed to arrive at the gross receipts and payments totals of the Circuit. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold of £250,000, then the Accruals method of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the Circuit and connected Circuit Organisations. **----- Start of picture text -----**
INTERNAL Net Receipts/ Opening
ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances
e1
e2
e3
e4
e5
e6
e7
Sub total of Internal
e8 Organisations funds (e11) (e12)
Circuit accounts (totals
brought forward from 60426 187491 (127065) 510391 383326
e9 page 2 - totals column) (a8) (b9) (c7) (c6) (c8)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS
e10 HELD BY CIRCUIT 60426 187491 (127065) 510391 (x) 383326 (y)
Continue on a separate TOTAL
sheet if necessary and TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS
bring the totals forward
SECTION F
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
OPENING CLOSING
CIRCUIT - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2024 BALANCES BALANCES
f1 Cash in hand
78666 5527
f2 Bank Current Account
f3 Bank Deposit Account
f4 Central Finance Board 252666 247207
f5 Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes 179059 130592
f6 Other funds
f7 SUB TOTAL 510391 (c6) 383326 (c8)
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the
f8 closing balance totals above) (e12) (e11) (e12)
f9 TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CIRCUIT 510391 (x) 383326 (y)
SECTION G At At
OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES 1 September 2023 31 August 2024
g1 Investments (include Endowments)
g2 Land and Buildings (see notes re Insurance value)
g3 Other Assets
g4 Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end
g5 Other Liabilities
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- f4 Include only Funds held at the Central Finance Board - f5 Include only CFB Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes g1 Include any other investments (not the cash element of TMCP trust accounts this is inserted in line f5) 3 of 5 circuit-r_and_p-2024 Weston-super4kn & BumharyH)TrSea Name ofciw￿lt................................................... 7117 Declarations and Scrutiny I ￿nfirni that these Re￿ipt and PayThent based accounts for the ygar to 31 August 2024 have been prepared frffl) the rgLa)rds of the CirGUit and that they indude all funds under the Mntrol ol the CiKuit meeting. Slgnalurooftreasurer....... ......................... Name and address of trea8urer .. Paul Gregory: 42 B8!rnornl Way Weston-super4A8re, North Scmef8al B822 9AL Pr•s•ntatlon to th• Clrcult moollng I confim that the annual report and acc(￿nts for the year ended 31 August 2024 ￿Te1vAIl be" presented to the Clrwlt meetlrwJ held m ..... Slgnalure of the Chalr of the meetin Name of the Chalr of the meetlng . Dale Indepandont Examlnofs R•port to the Trusta•8 of th• We*on*uper-Mare & Bumham<￿ Sea . Clrcult 1164765 Charlty Numb•r.............. Ro•pon•lblltl•s and ba•1* of r•port I r8POrt to ts Irustees on my examinatlon of tha accounts of the.. Circuit for ￿ yaar ended 31 August 1124 set out on pag8S ... to 3 As the Clrculvs trustees. you are r8sponslble for the preparation of the ac(a)unts In accorflance with the reqUirer￿nts of th8 Chari￿es A 2011 {'Ihe ACY). WSM & Bos I report in respect of my examination of the Cirojit's acc￿nts cwried out under Section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examlnation. I hw48 followed dl tt* ap￿Kable Directlon$ glven by Ihe Char Commission undèr sectson 145(5Kb) of the Act. ' delete or orcte as approprkgte 4c45 Name of Circuit ..... We$tofvsup8r￿ar0 & Bumham< No 1164T65 Ind•pendent Examln•fs Stat•m•nt I have completed my examination. I c(￿firM that tKI material matter5 have o)me to my attention in Connection V•ith the examination (other than that disdosed below") which give me cause to be116V8 that In. any materlal r8SPOCt: th8 accounting records were not kept in accordanc8 ¥4rfth $￿t￿n 130 of the Act,. or the ac￿Unts do not accord ￿￿th the accwnting records. I have no con¢ems and havè comè across no other matters in connection wtth the examination to which attention should be drawn in Ihis report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be r8achad. I havelhave not. obtalned Ind8pendent verlfic8tlon of all Investments wlth th6 Trustee6 for Methodlst Church PuryKJses or h8ld In oth6r INsts, bank balanc8s and funds at th8 Central Finance Board of the M8thodist Church whlch are individually in excess of £10.OCQ (ten thousand pounds) at the balance she9t date. Signature cf independ8nt examin8r Name of Sndepertdent examlner Relevant professlonal qualfftcation of Independent exemlner Name offirni (where approprl8te) .................................................,.............................., A..yMf.[..HA7t Addr88S . Post Code ..... . Date Z.6/ .71£4&............. delete or clrde as appropriate 6d5