REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1168635 ## WHITCHURCH METHODIST CHURCH, CARDIFF ## Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st August 2023 ## WHITCHURCH METHODIST CHURCH ## Trustees’ Annual Report ist September 2022 — 31st August 2023 Whitchurch Methodist Church is a constituent church of the Methodist Church in Britain within the Cardiff Circuit (The Methodist Church in Cardiff and Caerphilly) which in turn is part of The Methodist Church in Wales - Wales Synod Cymru. It is a registered charity, Number 1168635 Address: Whitchurch Methodist Church, Penlline Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff, CF14 2AA Minister: Revd Catherine Gale (From 1%t September 2023 Revd Dr Stephen Wigley) Church Secretary: Mrs Allison Hill, 43 High Street, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff CF37 1QP Organisation Structure:The members of the Church Council are the Managing Trustees. During the year 2022/23 the following people served as members of the Church Council: Chair: The Revd. Catherine Gale Mr Clive Carpenter (Treasurer) Mrs Allison Hill (Church Council Secretary) Mrs. Pamela Evans (Church Steward) Mr. Trevor Evans (Church Steward) Mr. Colin Jones Miss Alison Ketteridge Mrs Josephine Ketteridge Mrs Enid Nash (Church Steward) Mr Eric Nash Mrs Christine Stanley (Church Steward) Mr Andrew Swatton Mrs Monica Symonds Mr Steve McElveen (Circuit Steward) There is a Church Finance and Property Committee accountable to the Church Council which oversees matters related to Finance and Property. There is a Café Management Group accountable to the Church Council which oversees the running of the Roundabout Café Membership: At the 31st August 2023, there were 35 full members of the Church ## STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE Whitchurch Methodist Church, Cardiff is part of the Cardiff Methodist Circuit that is accountable to the Wales Synod and the Methodist Conference. The governing documents are the Deed of Union (1932), the Methodist Church Act (1976) and Methodist Church Standing Orders as found in The Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church (CPD). 1 The decision-making body for the Charity is the Church Council that meets twice a year. Trustees have been issued with a copy of the Essential Trustee as provided by the Methodist Church (also available on the Methodist Church in Britain website) and have been directed to the Trustees Document on the Charity Commissioners website. A copy of our governing document (CPD) which is revised annually following the Methodist Conference is available on the Methodist Church in Britain website. The managing trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the church and hence for taking responsible steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The church has an appointed Safeguarding Officer and Safeguarding is always included on the agenda of each Church Council Meeting and our safeguarding policy is reviewed on an annual basis. The Annual General Church Meeting is open to all church members and also to all other persons on the community roll. Church Stewards and Members of the Church Council are elected at this meeting. ## OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the Deed of Union the advancement of: - (a) The Christian Faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of the Methodist Church; - (b) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Synod, Circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church; - (c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institutional subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist church; - (d) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church ## Mission and Vision Statement Service: The church exists to be an open and welcoming community, to be a good neighbour and to challenge injustice. Learning and Caring: The church exists to offer ways for all ages to learn about faith as Christians through mutual support and care Evangelism: The church exists to make more followers of Jesus Christ by inviting people into lifechanging discipleship and service. Worship: The church exists to increase awareness of God’s presence and to celebrate God’s love by worship and preaching which have depth and relevance. ## Public Benefit The trustees of the Methodist Church had due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission in compliance with its duties under Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011. The guidance sets out 2 key principles: 1. The organisation must have an identifiable benefit 2. The benefit must be to the public or a section of the public 2 The church exists, inter alia to: 1. Increase awareness of God’s presence and to celebrate God’s love; 2. Help people to learn and grow as Christians, through mutual support and care; and 3. Be a good neighbour to people in need and challenge injustice. The trustees consider that for these reasons the charity meets these public benefit requirements. ## Covid 19 During the course of this year public worship and many of the church’s regular activities resumed after the lifting of the Covid 19 restrictions; however it is still too early to discern what the longer term impact of the pandemic will be. ## Volunteers Many of the jobs in the church are done by volunteers, and although formal records are not kept of the number of hours contributed in order to run the church and the café on a day-to-day basis, it must be said that the church’s work relies to a great extent on the contribution made by a willing band of volunteers (to whom the trustees express their sincere gratitude). ## ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE ## Worship Public worship is held each Sunday Morning. All are welcome to come to the table and share in the Lord’s Supper at Communion Services which are usually held once a month. The congregation continues to enjoy the pattern of serving refreshments after the service in the coffee-shop. We are involved in several ecumenical activities with other churches in the Whitchurch and surrounding area. We have shared in and taken our turn at hosting the local Churches Together monthly service of prayer which moved from being online (due to Covid) to face to face once more. Remembrance Sunday service was held in the church again this year, with the minister and some members of the congregation joining the wider community at the War Memorial at 11am. After the lifting of the Covid restrictions, it was good to return to a more regular pattern of Christmas services, including a service led by the choir and a well-attended Christingle service on Christmas Eve. The Church’s Sunday School has begun meeting again after the lifting of Covid restrictions, but the impact of not meeting for a substantial period of time has had an adverse impact on attendance. One of the church’s house-groups has resumed meeting in person to share in Bible Study and fellowship. ## Church Choir The Choir has resumed regular meetings for practice and has begun to resume its pattern of leading worship for special services, for example during the Christmas season. ## Prayer A Prayer Box is situated in the Church café which may be used by church members and the general public to request prayers for either themselves or others and this is opened each Sunday morning prior to the service. As the Prayer Group is still not meeting, these prayers are placed onto the church’s Prayer Chain which has a coordinator and a number of participants. When requests for prayer 3 are received the coordinator contacts the participants via text and telephone with the appropriate details. This system enables the Church to respond quickly to urgent requests for prayer. ## Pastoral Care A team of Pastoral Visitors has been appointed and each visitor has a list of people for whom, together with the minister, they are responsible for keeping in touch. In order to provide some assistance to our Minister as she took on the role of Superintendent Minister and in response to the Covid situation, a telephone system was put in place to ensure that we kept in touch with all those on our community roll. This is still effective. ## Outreach The Luncheon Club has not been able to restart because of the impact of the Covid restrictions and it seems now unlikely that it will be able to restart in future. The Parent and Toddler Group has now re-opened fully meeting on Wednesday mornings from 9.3011.00am and is well attended by a regular group of mums, child-minders & grandparents as well as toddlers. This group is an outreach into the community and has been greatly appreciated by families who have felt isolated during the pandemic. The Roundabout Café has continued to be a major part of the Church’s mission to the wider community, providing a safe space for people who might otherwise feel lonely and shut in, as well as providing refreshments and good nutritious food. It has considerably increased its footfall over this last year which has helped make the Café financially viable, but has also raised some challenges in terms of human resourcing, whether in terms of staff or volunteers. This is something which will need to be addressed in the new Church year. However the feedback from those who use it is that it is providing a very valuable service to the local community, as well as fulfilling the Calling of the Methodist Church to provide pastoral care and be a good neighbour to those in need. ## Support for other Charities and Organisations The Church continues to support other charities and organisations through a variety of events, activities and collections. Those supported during the year include Methodist Homes for the Aged and Space4U. ## Use of Premises The use of the premises has increased as covid restrictions have been relaxed and usage is close to being back to its pre-Covid levels. ## Financial Review The Financial Report is submitted separately in the form of Standard Form of Accounts (SFOA) as prescribed by the Methodist Church. The principal source of funding is the freewill offerings made by our congregation, through the envelope system, open collection, and by standing orders. The other main source of income is through the letting of our halls. Church finances continue to be reviewed on a regular basis as we hope to recover following the pandemic. The Church has contributed to Methodist Connexional Funds, and has raised funds for Christian Aid, Methodist Homes for the Aged, Action for Children through fund raising, home collection boxes, and retiring collections. 4 ## Reserves Policy The Church’s policy for General Funds is to hold approximately six months reserves based on the day to day running costs of the church. This includes the amount that is needed each quarter to pay the Circuit Contribution in order that the Ministerial Stipends and on costs can be met. The policy for funds held in restricted accounts (Maintenance, Benevolence, Enabler and Roundabout Café) ensures that the funds are used for the purpose for which they were either donated or raised. The Annual Report for 2022-23 is signed on behalf of the Church Council. ## Revd Dr Stephen Wigley Chair (from 15t September 2023) 5 ae # CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS # THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS ## Whitchurch Methodist Church ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2023 ## Registered Charity - Charity Registration number ## Circuit no. 2/09 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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If not a registered charity Her 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) ## Minister: Rev. Stephen Wigley Church Stewards: Mrs. Christine Stanley Mrs. E Nash Treasurer: ## Clive Carpenter Churches Receipts and Payments 2023 1 of 5 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 Whitchurch Methodist Church SECTION A Unrestricted Restrittod TotatS thiB Funds Funds year Totals labl Or a1 RECEIPTS Noie Offerin s and Tax recover8rt Bank and CFB inleresi and Investment income Lettin 23,624 714 23,624 25,841 a3 975 1.689 a4 171 13.652 7,934 Oth&r recgipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 652 70,011 a6 62,077 77,972 116 808 la7) SECTION B PAYMENTS b1 02 Cir¢uit As$essmgnt tsr Share Donats'oTrs b3 925 14.770 925 Re Irs and Malnlenan Ub"lilies Ilnsurances. wal8r char , heatin Salaries 995 b5 7,184 1,709 31.145 8.893 31,145 9,944 b6 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 1,142 701791 Ib91 SÉCTION NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE Y ¢1 a6-b8 3.253 3,932 7.185 22.539 Total fun0¥ bTL¥Jght for￿r￿ from last y8ar 26,012 43.667 69,679 47.140 Sub total ¢1*c2 29,265 47,599 Transfers and ad'uslrnents 500 500 ¢7 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR Ic>c41 29,765 47,599 Ic81 Ic61 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY.. MONEY REcewED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS thtrse Bmounts ar• not to bo In¢lude(I In total re¢oipt Uf¢s abov• dl B8lanc* brou ht foNKrd from las( d2 Offefl IGtft8- rerxived for external or anEsal 696 1,234 d3 OFfeT+rgs/Gift5 - passttt to or9ani5ations 696 1.234 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Id1*d2-d31 015 LhuKihcs PaymEnt￿l￿23 Whitchurch Methodist ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHUR H COUNCIL Church F CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTE ## SUMMA\ **----- Start of picture text -----**
Summary of the Chuof r ch accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 and Internal Organisati i i i
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independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
Whitchurch Methodist
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## Charity Number 1168635 ## Responsibilities and basis of report > | report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Whitchurchi Methodisthodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages ... to .... As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). { report in respect of my examination of the Church’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. * delete or circle as appropriate Churches Receipts and Payments 2023 4 of 5 segateeeseonstccomeraeemepscs........ No .....2/09 ## Name of Church Snnemel MGHNOGI ## Independent Examiner’s Statement - | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below*) which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect: e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. | have no concerns 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. | have/have not* obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner tn IO ncn iene Name of independent examiner ee En eS, © re Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ....4..6..1. 8000000000000... a Nameoffirm (where appropriate) ene n cet i BS ADGIESS 20... cesesseeeseenereeeeensesesegneeT© ivcsssnesescaessnsstscssastsssesssenenssesaeaessatsrsecseversvetsesteseee. otis era ers ghee uae mth aencancacedeoceaasarostoeeect ae. Post Code .........c0e...... Date M6] AB corres * delete or circle as appropriate **----- Start of picture text -----**
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