Registered Charity Number 1168635 WHITCHURCH MEfHODIST CHURCH, CARDIFF Trustees Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st August 2025
WHITCHURCH MEfHODIST CHURCH Trustees, Annual Report 1st September 2024- 31st August 2025 Whitchurch Methodist Church is a constituent church of the Methodist Church in Britain within the Cardiff Circuit (The Methodist Church in Cardiff and Caerphillyl which in turn is part of The Methodist Church in Wales - Wales Synod Cymnj. It is a registered charity. Number 1168635 Address: Whitchurch Methodist Church. Penlline Road. Whitchurth, Cardiff, CF14 2AA Minister: Revd. Dr. Stephen Wigley (to 31" August 20251 Revd. Evelyn R. Bhajèn (from 1st September 20251 Church Secretary: Mrs Allison Hill, 43 High Street, Pontypridd. Rhondda Cynon Taff CF37 IQP Or8an15ation Structure:The members of the Church Council are the Managin8 Tru5tee5. Durin8 the year 2024125 the following people served as members of the Church Council: Chair. The Revd. Dr. Stephen Wigley Ms Judlth Powell (Church Treasurer) Mrs Allison Hill Ichurch Council Secretary) Mrs Linda Carpenter Mrs. Pamela Evans Mr. Trevor Evans Ichurch Steward} Mr. Colin Jones Miss Allson Ketterid8e Mrs Josephlne Ketteridge Mrs Enid Nash Isenior Steward) Mr Eric Nash Mr5 Helen Smlth Mrs Christine Stanley Mr Andrew Swatton (Church Steward) Mrs Menna Swatton Mrs Monica Symonds (Church Steward) Mrs Janet Woodcraft (Church Steward) 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 accountab to the Church Council which oversees the running of the Roundabout Café Membership: At the 3tst August 2025, the were 38 full members of the Church
STRucfuRE 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 UnM)n11932}, the Methodist Church Act11976) and Methodist Church Standin8 Orders as found in The Constitutional practi and Discipline of the Methodist Church ICPDI. 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 Brf(ain websttel and have been directed to the Trustees Document on the Charity Commissioners website. A copy of ourgoverning document ICPDI which is revised annually following the Methodist conferen 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. OBJEcfivES AND AcnvmES 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 wrth the doctrinal standards and discipline of the Methodist Church- Ibl Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexlonal, District, Synod, Circult, 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. Idl Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church Mlsslon and Wision Statement Service: The church exists to be an open and welcoming communty, to be a good neighbour and to challenge injustice. Learning and Caring: The church exists to offer ways for all ages to learn at#)ut faith as Christians through mutual support and care Evangelism= The church exists to make MO followers of Jesus Christ by inviting people into life-changing discipleship and seThice. 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 wtth its duties under Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011. The guidance sets out 2 key principles-. l. The or8anisation must have an identifiable benefft 2. The benefit must be to the public or a section of the public The church exists, inter alia to- l. 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 reason5 the chartty meets these public benefit requirements. Volunteers Many of the jobs in the church are done by volunteers. and although fornial records are not kept of the number of hours contributed in order to njn 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 volunteer5 (to whom the trustees express their sincere gratitude). ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMAN Worship Public worship 15 held each Sunday Moming. All are welcome to come to the table and share in the Lord's Supper at Communion Services which are Usual 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 tsken our turn at hosting the local Churches Together monthly service of prayer. A Remembrance Sunday service was held in the church again thi5 year. with the minister and some members of the coftgregation joining the wider community at the War Memorial at 11am. We also shared in ecumenical services for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in January. and an ecumenical March of Witness on Good Friday. In particular we have been delighted to develop our growing relationship with the Welsh Church Ebeneser who meet for worship with us on Sunday afternoons and who share increasingly in special servlces and other events wtth us. It has been good to return to a more regular pattern of Christma5 and Easter services, including a service led by the choir and a well-attended Chri5tingle service on Christmas Eve. However, the Sunday School continues to be impacted by the period of Covid restrictions and so meets only intermittently. A Church hoUsroUp continues meeting in person on Mondays to share in Bible Study and fellowship. Church Choir The Choir has re8sJlar meeting5 for practice on a Thursday aftemoon and has resumed its pattern of leading worship for special services. for example during the Christma5 sea50n.
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 15 Still not meetin& these prayers are placed onto the church's Prayer Chain which has a coordinator and a number of participants. When requests for prayer are received the coordinator contacts the participants via text and telephone wtth 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 a responsible for keeping in touch. In order to provide some assistance to our previous 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 has proved to be an effertive way to exercise care so we have continued with it. Outreach The Parent and Toddler Group meets on Wednesday mornings in term-time from 9.31>11.00am and Is well attended by a regulargroup of Mums, child-minders & grandparents with their toddlers. The Minister also attends re8ularly and has led special services for Christmas and Easter. Thls group Is an outreach Into the community and seems to be much appreciated by those who attend. The Roundabout Café has continued to be a major part of the Church's mission to the wider communlty, providing a safe space for people who might otherwise feel lonely and shut in, as well as providing refreshments and good nutritious food. The Café is open on 3 days ITues/Wed/Thur51 a week with food preparation on Mondays and this continues to be very successful both in tem)s of dUcIng the pressure on volunteers and enabling the Café to operate on a higher capacity for the days it is open, as a result it has continued to rLJn at a small but steady operating surplus. So the future of the Café now looks pretty stable, which is important because the feedback from those who use it is that it is providing a very valuable seThice to the local community, as well a5 fulfllling the Calling of the Methodlst Church to provlde pastoral care and be a good neighbour to those in need. Support for rther Charltie5 and Organlsatlons The Church continues to support other charities and organlsatlons through a variety of events, activities and collections. Those supported during the year include Action for Children, Christian Aid and Space4U. Use of Prernlses The Premises are widely used by a wide range of community groups, from Dance classes. to Rainbows. to Elder fit and various Musical groups. as well as for special conrtS by local school5. Flnancial Rgvlow The Financial Report is submitted separatety in the fonn of Standard Fomi of Accounts ISFOAI as prescrlbed by the Methodist Church. The principal SOLFrce of funding is the freewill offerings made by our congregatlon, 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 Ihe panLlemlc.
The Church h35 contributed to Methodist Connexional Funds, and has raised funds for Christian Aid and Action for Children, through retiring collections. Re5er¥es Policy The Church's policy for General Funds is to hokl approximately six months SeNeS based on the day to day runnins costs of the church. This includes the amount that is needed each quarter to pay the Circutt Contribution in order thèt the Ministerial Stipends arKI on u)sts can be met. The policy for funds held in restricted accounts Imaintenance, Benevolen, Enabler and Roundabout Café) ensures that the funds are used forthe purpose for which they were either donated or ratsed. The Annual Report for 2024- 25 15 signed on behalfof the Church Councll. Revd Evèlyn R. Bhalan Chalr
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Whitchurch Meth¢xlist Church. Cardlff Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025 Cardlff Methodlst Circuit Circuit Circuit no. 2109 Registered Charity - Charity Registration number If not a registered charity His Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number (The HMRC nUMr is equivalent to a registered ¢hanty number in teS of evidence of chanlable 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 expted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1168835 Minister.. Revd Evel n R. Bha an Church Stewards.. Mrs Enid Nash (Senior Steward) Mr Trevor Evans Mr Andrew Swatton Mrs Monica Symonds Mrs Janet Woodcraft Treasurer. Ms Judith Powell Chur¢h-receipts-and-payments-2025 Final Version 1of5
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025 Whitchurch Methodist Church, Cardiff Church Unrestricted Restrlctsd Tota15 this Funds Fund¥ Totals last yoar SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Note a2 Offenn s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and Invèstmant income 24,519 24,519 21.587 1.604 1,754 3.358 2.519 a4 Lettin 14.091 10,425 50.639 14,091 64.987 106.955 13.254 67,028 104,388 a5 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 54,562 56.316 a6 {a71 SECTION b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 24,565 24.565 19,675 925 b3 Donations 950 950 b4 Re Irs and Maintenance Utslities Ilnsurances, water har es, heating & li htin Salaries 7.642 8,740 b5 10,1C6 10,108 25,146 23,872 92,281 b6 25.146 23,110 48,256 24,367 31,125 91.910 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 762 b8 44,025 Ib91 SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 6.614 14.674 12.478 Total funds brought forward from last year 39,619 51,797 77,364 Sub total c1+¢2 46,233 S9,857 106,090 Transfers and ad'ustments 700 700 1,574 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR 1¢3+c4} 46.933 69.857 108,790 91,416 SECTION D FOR INFORhlATION ONLY.. MONEI RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS these amounts are not to bo Included In total recel d1 Balance brou ht forward from last d2 Offerin sIGifts- received for extemal o anisations 115 1,234 d3 OfferingslGifts - passe(J to exiemal organk%ati'ons 115 1.234 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d243) Nll Nll 2of5
Whrtchurch Methodist Church, Catdiff Chureh PAARY HURCH 19ATIONS REP SEcmoN E Plea8e IlOth9 GUIdat Fthxes to c SUMrnaryoftr Trur¢h&ctyJntsforthè 31 At20 and Orgkn$ rehrjto Churth cJ4ChurCh Mting. Note thatlhelunds of an lrntem OrganisaknU be RestrvAed itctthj tÈt4rlYsyfft Ih3ltrÈY¢c Lp any Mettt(Ji%t Thi5 section must be ANDA DIFFEREP4T FORM rnust be 10 (seel&1. Plea Iarty tsatEtW5 betswthe rStra DistrKtOrgan INTERNAL ORGANtSATrOK8 hclr 145 974 Parenvfothjfern 335 SurMI &hDcI e6 e7 SL lots[ Intsmal rAsatis1unds 548 145 011 &12 Church accounts V(rtaL8 broughtfomrd from 9• 2.totsl8 column) 106.955 la7) 92181 Ib9 1W4 700 {c71 91A16 106.790 1¢8} BYCHURCH 107,503 18m7 93.129 Continuema sepaRtes rfnEcessary and briwthe tc4alsforvArd TOTPL REcPT5 TOTAL pAFirS SECTM)N F TOFAS ET Lm CFWJR¢H. CASH FLWD8 HELD8t31 •JJ CLOSING BALANCES C>5h har 150 Bank CuttentAox 21,637 kDe FlAtsni Cenw FE[w Bo¥d .003 SUB TOTAL. Churth aEcr Totsl fuThts nehi by Irrtemal (gari$hIthe dctsNvJ batranrxtDtslfrom atJvel le121 91A16 106.790 c8 1.713 1.416 1212 TOTAL CASH FUF3 HELD BY CHLIICH 93,129 Ixl 108.206 SECTION G OTHEII ASSETS I# LIABILffiES 31 Auou512025 LaThl & &ikJ . shuwanxwrrt f4 knduae onty Fd8 atthe eal Bo¥d f5 Indude onty Fund¥ hew atTruYtw fryMe¢Jrth PLwpces 3of5
Name of Ghurch .. WhIt¢hu Ilethodlst Chuh. Cardiir 1168635 Declarations and Scrutiny l confirm that these Receipt and Payment based arxounts for Ihe year to 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signaturè of treasurer .<::- Name and address of treasurer ... ... .. Pre8entstlon to th• Church tru8ttt8 I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 wereAvill bo" pre8enled lo the meetlng of the Church truslees held on A..?..- o S -JoR 6 b Sign8tUT8 of the Chair of the meeting 2q_ oc.2o26 Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustseg of the WH 1ST .-Chureh Chartty Number 116 8 65 Responslbllltles and ba81$ of report I report to the truslees on my examination of the accounts of the .WHirepkn&cH £7.0 !4fchurch for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages l.. 10 .3. As thè Church's trustees. you are rèsponsible for the Prepar*n of the accounts in accordance with the requirement8 of the Charltles Aot 2011 ('the Act.). I report In r88pect of my examination of the Church's accounts carrfed out under section 145 of the Act and, in carying out my examination. I have folknved all the applicab Dirgctions given by the Charty Commission under seclion 145{5)(b) of the Act. ' delete or Gircle as approptiate 4of5
Name of Church . idJrt1 fGfv:qCH MJo. Dis r Independent Examiner's Statement I have completed my examination. I confim 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.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act" or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no COnmS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be dravffl in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. I s-. I Iw/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 Finan Board of the Methodist Church which are indtvidually in eXsS of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balan sheel dale. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Name of fimi (where appropriate) £ rs Ll W-LI TZ Address Post Code frii Date delete or circle as appropriate Church-receipts-and-payments-2025 Final Version 5of5