## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[st] September 2023 To 31[st] August 2024** **Charity name: Tavistock Methodist Circuit** ## **Charity registration number: 1168514** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Our Mission Statement: Building Christian
centred churches that, in the power of the
Holy Spirit, and in partnership with other
Christian churches, serve their communities,
and make disciples of Jesus, to the glory of
the Father.
See also theMethodist Church Act1976.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Provision of public worship in each of the
Churches that together comprise the
Tavistock Methodist Circuit. Certain of the
Churches are authorised to carry out
weddings, baptisms and funerals.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had due regard to the
Charity Commission’s guidance on public
benefits.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Grant making is not a primary role of the
charity. However, from time to time, the
Circuit provides financial assistance to
individual churches, to enable them to carry
out appropriatemissionprojects.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |||| 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|Regular acts of worship occur in each
Church allowing people to express their faith
in God. Other group meetings allow
fellowship, support and growth in faith. In co-
operation with other denominations in the
area, various support groups and activities
bring benefits to the wider community.| |||| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives|Para 1.41|Donations cover the costs of buildings,
employees and activities within the Circuit.| set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
ofthe period|Para 1.21|As a whole, the Circuit managed to maintain
a healthy financial position.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statingwhy they areheld|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£50,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity’s principal source of funds is
from the voluntary giving of its members and
other adherents of the various church
congregations.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Act of Parliament| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Model Trust| |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 Circuit Meeting or individual
church councils (some ex officio).| ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**| |---|---|---| |Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatementswhererelevant 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|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|Tavistock Methodist Circuit| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|| |Registered charitynumber|1168514| |Charity’s principal address|Tavistock Methodist Church
Chapel Street
Tavistock
PL19 8DX| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Rev Chris Brown|Presbyter (Chair of
Meeting)||Ex officio| ||Rev J Moles|Supernumerary
Minister||Ex officio| ||Rev P Smith|Circuit
Steward/Peter Tavy
Church||Circuit Meeting| ||Rev M Richards|Circuit
Steward/Yelverton
Church||Circuit Meeting| ||Mr D Dodd|Circuit Steward||Circuit Meeting| ||Mr C West|Circuit Steward/Bere
Alston United
Church||Circuit Meeting| ||Mrs M Tamblin|Circuit
Administrator/Circuit
Archivist||Ex officio| ||Mrs H Boot-
Handford|Circuit Steward/Bere
Alston United
Church||Circuit Meeting| ||Mrs L Wright|Circuit Steward/Bere
Alston United
Church||Circuit Meeting
Circuit Meeting
Circuit Meeting| ||Mr G Skedgell|Circuit Steward –
Finance||| ||Mrs P Skedgell|Local Preachers’
Secretary||| ||Mr I Parsons|Bere Alston United
Church||Bere Alston United Church| ||Mr R Holliday|Bere Alston United
Church||Bere Alston United Church| ||Mr J Emptage|Horrabridge Church||Horrabridge Church| ||Mr N Wylie|Horrabridge Church||Horrabridge Church| ||Mr G Shillabeer|Mary Tavy Church||Mary Tavy Church| ||Mr B Dingle|Mary Tavy Church||Mary Tavy Church| ||Mrs J Ball|Peter Tavy Church||Peter Tavy Church| ||Mrs S Dodd|Lay Pastoral
Worker/Peter Tavy
Church||Circuit Meeting| ||Mr N Tamblin|Tavistock Church||Tavistock Church| ||Mrs P Sawyer|Tavistock Church||Tavistock Church| ||Mrs D Bevan|Tavistock Church||Tavistock Church| ||Mrs P Wylie|Tavistock Church||Tavistock Church| ||Mrs C Hunt|Yelverton Church||Yelverton Church| ||Mrs M Owen|Yelverton Church||Yelverton Church| ||Mrs M Luckhurst|Yelverton Church||Yelverton Church| |27
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Officer||Circuit Meeting| ||Mrs J Palmer|TACT||Circuit Meeting| ||Mrs A Mansfield|Pioneer Worker||Circuit Meeting| 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 None held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** aROJIT RECEIPTS AIID pAy￿￿Ts COUMTS THE METrIODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OFACCOUNTS TAMsf(XK Cff (uit FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 Distiid Cir￿* no 24 . Regi51èRd Charty. Chanty Regi5tratI￿ Nrt>eT 11th514 Ifnd 8 regis￿￿ thvty Hr5 ReNonve and Custom5 Gift Pld nunber lThe HKRC is e(y'¥gwt to g règstwed tharfy nLtrbw in tm ol st*LS 8r*J be L$81 t￿9￿tkn dtffla5 ty grwikn(kns t¢>5* evK*rtÈ oftr* cfpnsat•)rls &•¢étle st*L5 r*Wrt￿ Brd W8lES t￿t￿* r[¥tr￿l￿ frL¥n r¥5tr8ti￿ IrbtrLrert 2Q14 N&2421 tg5". Rev P￿ls￿￿.(Slpn.[rW￿￿_ Rw JaYm)￿ Rev ￿!￿k>th ww_wJL_____._........__.____.. Cr(yJrt Sknwts.. Rob Pskrer Tre&Ll￿." tr Ske(L*l ACCOUMTS FOR ￿ YEAR EMfED 31 t2•24 TAMSTOCK ar¢wt T•kn t• Y•4r T•t•& y•w SECTK)NA F¥• a1 REI21STS I￿21$ 13J21• 130 524 -ai 2A8P 3.136 5.611 7263 259) 14.&72 14.ln 2Q Jrjti '. TOTAL IECEVTI 3.13£ 15J.711 16•.3 SECrnNB PAy￿NTs fj2.5 12.535 83.)4: 14.?44 20 JSIJ Athr "itr.?2m C 4_•7• Asstrnert 27.9&1 .944 28 82Q J.s•• 3.3(p) prw O)¢¥ 19.1ce 19.1•1 28.410 Ja TOTAL PA YI*NTS nJAO SECrnMC T REce]PTS*A YIZHTS YEAR c1 P74A 3.1¥& 2511 Totsl &JrvJ 59JA15 1272C 7a0 3JJ1 SuDtLtsI 6•2 %1 127 Tr4rdkns•d TOT￿ FLIIDS AT END￿YEAR 6•2.%1 124.947 1271•5 SECrnND OR IMFORW4rnN ONLY.. MOMEY RecEIVeD AND PAS SED OH TO exTeRNAL ORGAM SA TK¥NS tr￿• amunt• 11K￿j rbot b• InrAul•J kn btsl fvc• UffJ4Urn kJM4•J Iwi 22J9 2.6Q1 951G"ts. ry94ni5ab¢Y 22iy 2 Dijl LAPICE 5nLL TO BE PAID a1+a2-aJ TAVI•TOUt ryiTVJ 124 M7 IOL4LC4Spl tli IWMTtv J TCiA' rytcirrs PAT4IWS clo 1305 496 2￿3 67. 613Ql 55 Acl 127 124.947 5Lc 11 5674 SA41 ri Declarations and Scrutiny LS lo￿tr- Narndth•char￿th•n* .C..P...:EALoknl.O.::............ Ch•rfty Nwnb•f.Jlk.8.£t*- . I reF¥Xt to My rfthe •C¢￿rtS ol tt* .TAUIS. !.ok.,. Ntfn40txsr Cwcubt for tr* yo•r 31 2024 Mt pag•8 ... Ad Y￿r a•C*￿ 146(SXb) of **iA FCA ..LlC.Atr￿IJ . aROJIT RECEIPTS AIID pAy￿￿Ts COUMTS THE METrIODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OFACCOUNTS TAMsf(XK Cff (uit FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 Distiid Cir￿* no 24 . Regi51èRd Charty. Chanty Regi5tratI￿ Nrt>eT 11th514 Ifnd 8 regis￿￿ thvty Hr5 ReNonve and Custom5 Gift Pld nunber lThe HKRC is e(y'¥gwt to g règstwed tharfy nLtrbw in tm ol st*LS 8r*J be L$81 t￿9￿tkn dtffla5 ty grwikn(kns t¢>5* evK*rtÈ oftr* cfpnsat•)rls &•¢étle st*L5 r*Wrt￿ Brd W8lES t￿t￿* r[¥tr￿l￿ frL¥n r¥5tr8ti￿ IrbtrLrert 2Q14 N&2421 tg5". Rev P￿ls￿￿.(Slpn.[rW￿￿_ Rw JaYm)￿ Rev ￿!￿k>th ww_wJL_____._........__.____.. Cr(yJrt Sknwts.. Rob Pskrer Tre&Ll￿." tr Ske(L*l ACCOUMTS FOR ￿ YEAR EMfED 31 t2•24 TAMSTOCK ar¢wt T•kn t• Y•4r T•t•& y•w SECTK)NA F¥• a1 REI21STS I￿21$ 13J21• 130 524 -ai 2A8P 3.136 5.611 7263 259) 14.&72 14.ln 2Q Jrjti '. TOTAL IECEVTI 3.13£ 15J.711 16•.3 SECrnNB PAy￿NTs fj2.5 12.535 83.)4: 14.?44 20 JSIJ Athr "itr.?2m C 4_•7• Asstrnert 27.9&1 .944 28 82Q J.s•• 3.3(p) prw O)¢¥ 19.1ce 19.1•1 28.410 Ja TOTAL PA YI*NTS nJAO SECrnMC T REce]PTS*A YIZHTS YEAR c1 P74A 3.1¥& 2511 Totsl &JrvJ 59JA15 1272C 7a0 3JJ1 SuDtLtsI 6•2 %1 127 Tr4rdkns•d TOT￿ FLIIDS AT END￿YEAR 6•2.%1 124.947 1271•5 SECrnND OR IMFORW4rnN ONLY.. MOMEY RecEIVeD AND PAS SED OH TO exTeRNAL ORGAM SA TK¥NS tr￿• amunt• 11K￿j rbot b• InrAul•J kn btsl fvc• UffJ4Urn kJM4•J Iwi 22J9 2.6Q1 951G"ts. ry94ni5ab¢Y 22iy 2 Dijl LAPICE 5nLL TO BE PAID a1+a2-aJ TAVI•TOUt ryiTVJ 124 M7 IOL4LC4Spl tli IWMTtv J TCiA' rytcirrs PAT4IWS clo 1305 496 2￿3 67. 613Ql 55 Acl 127 124.947 5Lc 11 5674 SA41 ri Declarations and Scrutiny LS lo￿tr- Narndth•char￿th•n* .C..P...:EALoknl.O.::............ Ch•rfty Nwnb•f.Jlk.8.£t*- . I reF¥Xt to My rfthe •C¢￿rtS ol tt* .TAUIS. !.ok.,. Ntfn40txsr Cwcubt for tr* yo•r 31 2024 Mt pag•8 ... Ad Y￿r a•C*￿ 146(SXb) of **iA FCA ..LlC.Atr￿IJ .