Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date 01 ,09 Period end date From 2024 To | 2025 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Wesley Centre, Harrogate Other names charity is known by Registered charity number lif any) 1168825 Charity's principal address Wesley Centre Oxford Street Harrogate Postcode HG1 1PP Namas of tha charity trustees who manage the charity Name of person lor body) entitled to appolnt trust80 ifan Tru8t88 nama Office (if any) Date8 acted If not for whole year Eleanor Borkett Benjamin Clowes Michael Greenberg Gordon Hay Donald Rolls Chair Geoffrey Runcorn Leslie Sudron Edward Walton Treasurer Victoria Wheatley Judith Yeats 10 Secretary 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole Trustees For Methodist Church Purposes ear TAR March 2012 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiation) of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior Staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and mana Description of the charity's trusts The Methodist Church is constituted by an Act of Parliament ement Type of governing document How the charity is constituted Governing documents are the Deed of Union 1932 and the Methodist Church Act 1976 Trustee selection methods Appointed by The Nidd Valley Methodist Circuit'meeting Additional governance Issues (Optional Information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and prO￿dureS to manage them. Section C Ob"ectives and activities The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the Deed of Union the advancement of.. The Christian faith in accordan￿ with the doctrinal standards and discipline of The Methodist Church. b. Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, District, Circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church. Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsidiary or ancillary to The Methodist Church. d. Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancilla to The Methodist Church. Summary ofthe objects of the charity set out in its governing document TAR March 2012 Wesley Centre has a significant and important part to play in the ministry and mission of the Christian presence in the town centre of Harrogate. It provides a base from which Christian and community groups and charities function. These include the Wesley Chapel Methodist congregation, Harrogate Homeless Project, and Wesley Concerts, as well as good working relationships with groups such as Supporting Older People, Mencap and Harrogate International Festival. We also enable other local charities to raise funds through Saturday coffee mornings. Summary of the maln activities undertaken for the publlc benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) TAR March 2012 You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking. policy programme related investment" contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year TAR March 2012 Section E Financial review Our aim is to hold sufficient reserves to ensure that we can continue to cover routine expenditure should there be a major loss of income or unexpected expenditure. The key vulnerability in this respect is that approximately 40 % of our income comes from one tenancy. The current reserve is considered adequate but needs to be reviewed regularly, if for example, any further major repair work on any of our buildings is re uired. Other sources of fundin are bein ex lored.- Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially Sn deficit Further financial review details (Optional infonnation) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees dèclare 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) Edward Walton Donald Rolls Treasurer Chair Date 23 October 2025 TAR March 2012 THE METHODIST CHURCH WESLEY CENTRE, HARROGATE STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025 Nidd Valle Circuit Circuit no: 29126 Chari Re istration number: 1168825 Ministers: Trustees Eleanor Borkett, Rev Benjamin Clowes, Rev Gordon Hay, Mike Greenberg, Donald Rolls, Geoff Runcorn WWWM4i¥WVIW￿￿1W1￿WI￿¥IwwIi￿WIK￿￿¥1l}W1I4IY￿mvI￿Iw￿w¥ivwNlwv￿WivW￿¥kv1V4WWlWWIV&I1WWlWiy1vI￿￿￿Iv￿wIYIWl￿WWIwwW￿ydlV4w￿lvIWlVWJwW1WWIv￿W￿Wl￿1￿l Leslie Sudron. Edward Walton, Vicki Wheatley, Judith Yeats IWW141WWwIVIW11411Jl￿J1VIlwIi11yll1i'.1￿￿wIIl￿￿. Treasurer: Edward Walton Page 1 Wesley Centre, Harrogate ments for the 12 months to 31 Au cei ust 2025 Unrnstrlcted Restrlcted Funds Funds Totals thls Prevlous year year to dato totals R8celpts Donations and Tax recoverable Interest and Investment Income Lettlngs Other receipts 1,263 94,135 1,263 94,135 608 83.295 Intemal Organisations 34,640 34,640 24. 747 Total Recelpts 95,398 34,640 130,038 108, 650 Payments Circuit Assessment Grants & Donations Repairs and Maintenance Insurance, Utilities etc Other expenditure Administration Internal Organlsations 18,000 100 59.295 22.374 739 4,9.13 21, 151 22,838 17,690 634 43,865 22,838 17,890 634 43,885 26,982 26,982 Total Payments 84,827 111809 126.572 Net Recelpts & Payment8 Transfers & Adjustments Net Total funds brought for¥Yard Total fund8 clf 10,571 6,000 16,571 58,641 7.858 ,000 1,658 18,300 19,959 18,229 -77,922 18,229 74,942 93171 / -17,922 79, 174 61,252 73,212 For Inforniatlon Only: Money Recelved and Pa888d On To Extsrnal Organl8atlon8 Th18 Year La8t Y￿r Balan¢0 brought fomrd Collections for Extemal Organ18ations Payments to External Organisations Balance stiii to bo pald WCH accounts 202425 SOFA Centre Page 2 Wesley Centre, Harrogate Summary of Internal Organisations reporting to the Management Committee Receipts Payments Net Receiptsl Transfets & Opening Payments Adjustrients Balanc Closing Including Balances cash Events Project 34,640 26,982 7.658 -6,000 18,3 19,959 100 Total 34,640 95,398 130,038 26,982 84,827 111,809 7,658 10,571 18,229 -6,000 18,300 56.641 74,942 19,959 73,212 93,171 100 General Centre Account Total Centre Funds 6,000 Statement of Assets & Llabilitles Cash Funds Openlng Balance8 Closlng Balance8 Cash In hand Bank current accounts Central Finance Board TMCP Total Cash Funds held by the Centro 100 69,918 4,923 100 87,924 5,147 74,942 93,171 Other Assets & Llabilltleg Openlng Balanc88 Closlng 8alance8 Investments Land & Buildings Other Assets Loans Other Liabilities 400,000 400.000 WCH accounts 2024-25 Notes Centre Page 3 Declarations and Scrutiny Treasurer I confirm that I have prepared the accounts from the records of the Wesley Centre and that they include all funds under the control of the Management Committee Signature of Treasurer Date . ?Ji£ Name Edward Walton Address 4 Stockwell Avenue, Knaresborough HG5 OLA Presentation to the Management Committee for approval I confirm that the Accounts have been presented to the Management Committee and were approved on 2 S O L4'JL¥2L' Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting Date Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Wesley Centre, Harrogate Charity Number 11668825 Responsibllltles and bas18 of report I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Wesley Centre Harrogate for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 1 to 5. As the Charity's Trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 { the Act"} I report in respect of my examination of the Wesley Centre Harrogate's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act Page 4 Name of Charity Wesley Centre Harrogate Independent Examlnefs Statement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no m*rialmatters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than dlsdosed t)e10￿) ¥thich gives me cau* to believe that in, any material respect: • the accounting records vKre not kept in a￿OrdanCe with section 130 of the Act or . the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connection wth the examinatlon to ich attenion should be draKn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accountsto be reached I have not obtained independent verification of all the investments with the Trustees for Methodist church Purposes or held In other trusts, bank balanos and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at tha balance sheet date. Name Ethmn Peter Gambles Signature Relevant profes8ional qualification of the Independent Examiner Retired Registered Insurance Broker Address 1 Hornbeam Crescent, Harrogate HG2 8QA Date 102 Page 5 RESERVES POLICY Report on behalf of WESLEY CENTRE HARROGATE TRUSTEES ("Church Councill Circuit MeetinglDistrict) NIDD VALLEY CIRCUIT MEETING ('Circuit MeetinglDistrict) We submit our annual report in accordance with the requirements of the Methodist Conference and the (iii) We have agreed a Reserves Policy which is Charity Commission guidance in CC19. set out overleaf and is recorded in the trustees, minutes and Ouf Annual Report {[) The trustees have est8blished their mission aims taking into account all of the resources liv) We recognise the need to be accountable as available in terms of peopla, property and charity trustees for all the money which comes money into our hands and will provide further information as required by the CircuiVDi8tricVConn8xion {ii) Mission initiativeslprojects have been costed or estimates made of projected future costs which take into account the needs of the buildings and the requirements of the Quinquennial Inspection Reporus (v) Our Report is attached overleaf please delete as appropriate To be completed by Receiving Body The Nidd Valley Methodist Circuit "Circuit MeetinglDistrict re￿iVed the RESERVES POLICY of Wesley Centre Harrogate 'Church Councillcircuit MeetinglDistrict Policy accepted and acknowledgement sent to the trustees Policy noted and the following enquiries made of the trustees Responses received and any further action taken 'CircuiUDistrict Signatures Please delete as a Date............ ro riate RESERVES POLICY of WESLEY CENTRE HARROGATE ("Church Councilt]ICircuit Meeting General Funds held at YIE 3110812025 IDistrict £73,212 Restricted Funds held £19,959 Endowment Funds held £Nil Reserves policy for General Funds Our aim is to hold sufficient reserves to ensure that we can continue to cover routine expenditure and future maintenance on the building. 5. Polic for Restricted Funds The only long-temi reserve held for restricted funds is for Events, to cover potential losses on concerts and is considered adequate. Terms relating to Endowment Funds held This Reserves Policy has been approved by Wesley Centre Harrogate Trustees ('Church Council Icircuit Meeting DistrictE]) Treasurer Trustee Full name Edward Walton Full Name Signature Signature