South Molton and Ringsash Methodist Circuit
Annual Report from Trustees to year end August 2023
The South Molton and Ringsash Circuit is made up of 7 churches and one class of Burrington Methodist Church located in North Devon. The Circuit consists of Brayford, Burrington, Chittlehampton, Kings Nympton, North Molton and South Molton Methodist Churches. A Methodist fellowship at Filleigh shares worship in the Anglican Church in the village. The Circuit is a single minister Circuit employing one Superintendent Minister, a part time administrator and a young families worker based at South Molton Methodist Church.
The numbers of members of the churches varies across the Circuit. Meetings for public worship take place across the Circuit every Sunday, together with meetings for study, prayer and fellowship in all church buildings. These meetings are open to all, with Sunday service times being advertised on the Circuit Preaching Plan (the Plan) which is available locally and/or through the circuit web site, which also has details of Circuit and of local church events. The web site is in process of being refreshed as this is seen as an important part of communication across the circuit and into the wider community. In addition to adult activities, there is also a great deal of children’s work in our churches. Girls and Boys Brigades are well attended.
The Circuit meeting meets twice a year to explore and develop Circuit policy and to receive reports. These include the areas of staffing, finances, mission and training. Minutes are taken and reports are given. The Circuit meeting is responsible for ministerial staffing and for the geographical deployment of staff as well as having financial oversight of Circuit funds. The Circuit Leadership Team (CLT) meet around once every 6 weeks to support the work of the circuit meeting. On occasions some decisions will be devolved to the CLT by the Circuit meeting as per the constitution of the Methodist Church.
The Circuits link with the wider Methodist Church through the Plymouth and Exeter Methodist District and to the Methodist conference.
As with every Methodist Circuit, the governance document is the Constitution, Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church which is published every year by the Annual Methodist Conference.
The Circuit meeting works with local churches to support mission and ministry in ways appropriate to the location and experience of the community in which the church is set. The plan gives details of local contacts in each community. All of the chapels work with their communities in providing space for worship and many for community activity, with halls and rooms being made available for community use. There are increasing links with other agencies as partnership working in communities is encouraged within the guidelines of the Methodist Church. While each local church has its own Church Council the Circuit Meeting also supports work in each local church. Volunteers give their time in the annual production of local financial and building schedules which are brought to the Circuit meeting. The Circuit meeting produce an annual report and accounts.
Many of the Circuit Churches hold meetings for older people and these form an important part of the work of the Circuit. The local churches provide coffee mornings, space for the church and community to meet, space for community groups to meet as well as public worship and the
occasional offices of baptisms, weddings and funerals.
Work among families and young people includes BB and GB companies, activities on Sunday mornings for children, various preschool activities and engagement with local schools through leading assemblies.
The above work and other work locally is managed by the local Church trustees and is supported by the Circuit meeting.
The Circuit meeting has oversight for Safeguarding for children and vulnerable adults through its lay safeguarding officers and the circuit work within the guidelines for safeguarding produced within the Plymouth and Exeter District and the Methodist Church at a connexional level.
Partnership with other churches and other agencies is encouraged so as to work together to support the communities in which the churches are set.
The circuit churches seek to work ecumenically with other Christian denominations and bring to their communities a distinctive and open exploration of faith and community development from a Methodist perspective.
The circuit meeting encourage the local churches in affirming the historic nature of faith which is lived out today in the Methodist tradition in the context of the communities of the 21[st] century. The chapels are community spaces and the policy of the Circuit is to develop their use in current as well as in new ways.
The Circuit affirms the living Christian faith shown in all of the Methodist churches within the Circuit and continues to encourage the work locally with all of the 7 Methodist churches, and their surrounding communities, which are part of the South Molton and Ringsash Methodist Circuit.
CIRCUIT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Soulh Molton and Rln sash Mothodlst Circuit FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2023 outh and Ex8tar District Circuit no 24122 Reglstorod Charity- Charlty Reglstrntlon number 1168118 If not z rsterei charlty Her MaJeBtys Revonuo and cltM$ Gfft Aid number (The HMRC number rs equivalent to a registered charity number in tems of evidence of ch8rttable status and may be used to give to donors or gr8nt funders wSshing to see evldence of the organisatlon's charitable stat*. Methrylist charities in England and Waleg that are not registered charitles are exceptsd from registrathjn under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) MSnistets- Rev S Innalls Circuit Stewards: Mr M Short Treasurer. Mr5RHi hman 1of1
20ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 Augiist 2023 South Molton and Rlngsash Methodlst Ctr¢utt Clrcutt Tota15 la•t SECTION A Fund8 Fund Funds y•ar al REC&PTS Moto a2 Assessmenvshare 80,743 80,743 83,389 38.176 83 a4 tal recel ts B8nk and CFB InteSt and Inveslmont InL>)mè 2.738 6.285 8.993 1.333 as Grnnts a6 Othgr receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 17.744 101225 17.744 107,180 23.718 146.616 a7 6.255 (a8 SECTION B b1 b2 PAYMEKrs Stipgnds, salaries. NIC. Pan8ion and Iravel Lxjsts 42,154 42,154 38,691 b3 Man58 Cos18 48,820 AdnwnistItin olc 003 21.333 b5 District Assessment 18.801 19,842 GJBnts & donation8 b7 Other 57,688 160.062 166.095 223.783 334.306 19,648 148.334 TOTAL PAYMEI(rs 174.244 Ib9} SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR a7*9 167 989 1,718 Total funds bTOU hl forwarf fn)m last ar 123.145 6,610 331.241 332,959 Sub totsl c1+c2 64,308 33.497 331.241 Transfers and 8d"u5tments 405 405 c7 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR (c3+c4 64.713 34092 6,610 104415 ¢8 331341 SECTK>N D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RecENED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS them amounts should not be Includ In total r•c•l yments above) Balance brou ht f0fv48rd from last d1 ear d2 Offerin slGifts - r8c8ivèd for oxtemal o otferin sIGIts- pa$5ed to oxtwnal organIsaOn$ 8ALANCE STILL TO BE PAID d1+d2.d3 anisations (13
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Name of Circuit ..... South Molton aTrJ Ringsash Mèth(Klist No...1168118. Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that those Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2023 have been prepared from the rec))rd$ of the Circult and that they indude all funds under the control of the Circuit meeting. signUre of treasurer Name and address of treasurer IA.ts..R II/AWA/oJJ..aw. A4 l...........,.... Post code.érs J/ Presentalion to the Clrcuit meeting I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 werelwill be. presented to the Clrcuit meetlng held on . Signaturg of the Chair of the m8eting Nam8 of the Chair of the meetlng Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of the South Molton and Rlngsash Methodlst Circuit Charfty Number 1168118 Responslbllltles and bas1$ of roport I rèwrt to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of th8 South Molton and Ringsash M8thodist C Circuit for the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages 2 to 3. As the Circuifs trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Cir¢uiVs accounts carrled out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Dir8Ctions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. delet9 or circle as appropriate 1011
Narne of Circuit....South Molton and Ringsash MethLKlist No ...1168118 Indopgndent Examlner's Stalemont I have cornplatsd my examination. I ccmfimi thal no material mall8rs have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disdosed below") which give me cause to beli8ve that in, any material r&sL thg accounting records were not kept in accordance section 130 of the Act. or the accounts do not accord with accounting récords. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the 8xamination to whlch attentii)n should be drawn in this report in order to gnable a proper understanding of the account5 to be reached. I have not obtained indèpendent verifiGgtion of all Investments wlth thè Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other tnjsts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which 8r8 individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the bal8n¢8 sheet date. Signature of ind8pend8nt ex8miner Name of Independent examiner . lan Hugg8tt Rdevant sxofessional qualrfication of Independent examlner FCA Name of fimi (whwe appropriate) ...W8Stcotts (SW) LLP Address ...47 Boulport Streèt. Bamstapl8, Devon ..... Post Code ...EX311SQ delete or circle as appropri8t8 1011
Name of Circuit....South Molton and Ringsash Methcxjist No ...1168118 Indopendent Examlnerfs Statsmènl I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection ryth the examination (olh8r than that disdosed below") which giv8 me cause to beli8v8 that in, any material respact: the accounting records were not kept in ac¢ordanc8 with s8dlon 130 of the Act: or the accounts do not acrd with the aco)unting records. I have no concems and have come across no other matters 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 not obtalned independent verifiotion of atl Investments vth the Trust88s for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balancès and funds at the Centfal Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10.000 (ten thou88nd pounds) at the balance sh68t date. Slgnature of indeperKlent examiner Name of independenl examiner .lan HUjett Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner FCA Name of firm (where appropriate) ...Westwtts (SW) LLP Address ...47 Boutport Streèt, Bamstaple. Devon ..... . Post Code ...EX31 1SQ Date delete or cirde as appropriats 1011