## Southwick Methodist Church Trustees Report for the year ending 31st August 2023 

## 1. Objectives and activities 

In setting our objectives and planning our activities the Church Council meets three times a year under the leadership of the presbyter in Pastoral Charge. The General Church Meeting takes place annually as a forum for all members and friends. 

Our mission is to be a powerful spiritual influence in the community and a visible expression of God’s inclusive love. We aim to achieve this by developing the worship, learning, social and outreach activities that currently exist, and by seeking new ways to extend to others the fellowship of the Church family. 

## 2. Achievements and performance 

The Church funds and grants made to other bodies are all detailed in the Church accounts. The policy of the Managing Trustees on grant making is to ensure that all applicants can demonstrate public benefit and show imagination and creativity as well as a perceived need for that for which the grant is being applied. 

In the course of the year,  Southwick Methodist Church has provided regular acts of public worship on Sundays and other significant days of the Christian year.  Southwick  Methodist  Church  has  joined  with  the  members  of  other churches in Southwick to organise the Remembrance Day service and weekly Prayer meetings. It has joined with other churches in the West Sussex (Coast and Downs) Circuit to celebrate other Christian festivals. In the course of the year, the Church held  a gift day fund-raising event to which members of the wider Southwick community were invited. It also held outdoor events to for celebrations including the coronation of King Charles III. 

The Church provides opportunities for Christian education and companionship through  its  regular  Bible  Study  Groups  and  Prayer  meetings.  The  Church provides opportunities for children and young people to meet through its Boys’ and Girls’ Brigade Companies and Junior Church. Young families also meet for monthly Messy Church and twice a week for a parents’ and children’s group. 

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## During the year, the church conducted some Prayer times on zoom. 

The Busy Bees Preschool has continued to meet on the premises, but it is now a charity of its own. The leadership team of the church met once a month to consider how the church can be present in the community. This has led to many programmes and activities that have helped to pastor and support members of the community. In summer 2023, the church spearheaded a Churches’ Together mission programme, “Smile for Sunflower” project, that saw many people in the community growing and tendering sunflower plants. Though the bad weather did not bring much rain, some of the sunflowers blossomed and brought hope and smiles onto people’s faces. 

During the year the church has engaged in regular maintenance of the premises. 

## 2.1 Plans for future years 

Encourage initiatives for mission in the community. 

Support Churches Together in Southwick. 

Ensure that all those required to do so should attend appropriate safeguarding training. 

## 3. Financial Review 

Please see the accompanying accounts. 

The Managing Trustees have every reason to believe that the Church is a going concern. 

Trustees do not foresee any factors that will significantly affect the financial performance or position in the next year or two. 

The church holds no freehold property. 

The church’s principal sources of funds are from the free-will gifts of the members of the congregation, from fund-raising events and the hire of the church halls. 

## 3.1 Investment policy and performance 

To comply with Methodist Standing Orders, monies for long-term investment are lodged with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP). These sums are invested in unitised investments or held on deposit. The investment returns are close to tracking the movements on the FTSE100 index. The deposit 

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mirrors  the deposit rates  available elsewhere.  The Managing Trustees’ investment policy is aligned with that of the CFB and TMCP because these organisations  take  into  consideration  the  social,  environmental  and  ethical considerations, both negatively and positively, that make investments suitable for the Methodist Church. 

Short term deposits are lodged directly with the Central Finance Board (CFB) and attract good rates of interest. 

## 3.2 Reserves Level and policy 

Please see the accompanying Reserves level and policy agreed by the Church Council. 

## 4. Trustees’ Responsibilities 

For  each  financial  year  ending  on  31st  August  the  Managing  Trustees  are required to prepare financial statements that give a true and fair view of the Church’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing these financial statements the Managing 

## Trustees must: 

- Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently. 

- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. 

- Follow applicable accounting standards. 

- Prepare  accounts  using  The  Methodist  Church  Standard  Form  of Accounts. 

The Managing Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the church and enable them to ensure that financial statements comply with the law. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the church and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

## 4.1 Risk The Church is largely risk averse. 

## 5. Structure, governance and management 

The Church is governed by the Methodist Church Act 1976, the Deed of Union and the Model Trust Deeds of the Methodist Church. 

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## 5.1 Structure 

Southwick Methodist Church is part of the West Sussex (Coast and Downs) Circuit. As such it is represented on the Circuit Meeting which meets four times a  year.  The  Methodist  Conference  meets  once  each  year  as  the  supreme denominational body for all Methodist Churches. 

1) Overall regulatory authority rests with the Methodist Conference. 

2) The Connexional Office implements decisions made by the Conference  and  is  responsible  for  the  stationing  of  presbyters  and deacons (collectively known as ministers) in individual Circuits within the District. 

3) Connexional decisions are passed to the Chair of the District and the appropriate officers of the District for implementation. 

4) The District passes down to Circuit level for implementation by the Superintendent  Minister,  ministerial  staff  and  Circuit  Stewards,  and authority is delegated to the Circuit Meeting for certain matters. 

5) The  Circuit  Meeting  passes  regulatory  control  down  to  Church Councils for local implementation by the presbyter, the Church Stewards, and other officers, and this regulatory control is then exercised by the Church Councils as Managing Trustees of their charity. 

## 5.2 Purpose of the Church 

The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of: 

- a) The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church, and 

- b) Any charitable purposes for the time being of any connexional, District, Circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church, and, 

- c) Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society, or institution subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church, and 

- d) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a subsidiary or ancillary of the Methodist Church. 

The primary purpose of Southwick Methodist Church is to advance the Christian faith by providing opportunities for worship, Christian nurture and fellowship within the wider Southwick Community. 

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## 5.3 Governance 

The Church operates within a statutory framework of regulation and seeks to ensure that it follows Methodist Standing Orders. It relies on the Connexional Office  at  25  Marylebone  Road,  London,  NW1  5JR  to  provide  guidance  on changes that could affect the Church. 

The members of the Church Council are appointed under the terms of S.O. 610(1). The Superintendent Minister is ex officio chair of the Church Council but may delegate this task to other presbyters in the Circuit. The Church Council  normally  meets  three  times  per  year  and  deals  with  routine  and exceptional matters. It oversees the work of other groups within the life of the Church. 

## 5.4 Responsibilities of the Church Council 

The responsibilities of the Church Council and other committees are set out in Standing Orders 603 – 604 of the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church. 

## 6. Reference and Administrative Details 

- 6.1 Name of the Church Southwick Methodist Church 

- 6.2 Charity Registration number 1172433 

- 6.3 Superintendent Minister The Revd Rosemarie Clarke 

- 6.4 Presbyter in Pastoral Charge The Revd Dr. Frank Okai-Sam 

## 6.5 Names of Managing Trustees 

The Rev. Dr. Frank Okai-Sam, Ms. Emily Berry, Mrs Rosemary Dixon, Mrs. Pam Couchman, Mrs Anne Harris, Mrs Heather McKay, Miss Bridget Quint, Mrs Kim Upton, Mr Philip Webb, Mrs Yvonne Yates, Mrs. Julie Scarratt, Mrs. Phyllis Nicholls, Mrs. Janet Collett, Mrs. Elayne Peacock, Mrs. Wendy Cooke, Ms. Jenny Harris, Mr. Robert Disney. 

- 6.6 Independent Examiner 

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Mr John Young (7 The Crescent, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4LB) 

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Southwick Methodist Church
Income and Ex
enditure- Year Ended 315t Au
st 2023
31stAuK20Z2
Church Income
31stAug 20Z3
Notes
25,059.92
5.016.24
5,779.(Kl
1.814.04
6.938.94
4460&14
Giwfig- Dirett Bank
fjNing- Cash & Cheques
Gwin&- Envelope5
GI￿n8- Onllne
Gift Oaim
24.891.30 V
6,056.73 A,
4,048.00 V
1,314.75 V
7,378.67
43.589.45
20,960.QO
9,355.99
aOJiS.99
LetUnB
DonaitOn5from Internal (knnI5ath￿9
21.698.￿ A
8,810.86 V
30,508A6
Dcmtkns for Churth Ilse
In Memoriam
GÈnttal Ilncludes Wann spa￿￿ra￿tI
Gift Dav
Newsletter
aterin8
9,355.57
1,411.14
1.949.97
837.74
L407.85
340.(AI
ISJ0127
59.259.73 A
2,461.60
911.75 V
19S.00 V
1,541.80
358.05 4
64,727.93
Olher Ihcome
count Interest
Fees- Weddin8 & Fur￿1$
Paymer¢ts for PhotocopyinB &Teltphty
Relundsfrorn Circuit *15sessments
Ulillty Relunds
Olher REcelpts
1.812.17 &.
IS0.￿ v
1,131.22 V
S.226.OD V
1,095.95
201.82 V
9,617.16
275.C(I
1.154.26
6,182.80
645.25
1,387.25
9,72828
99,954.68
Total chur¢h Income
148,543.40

31s1 Aug ZOZZ
Church Expenditure
3ts1 Aug 2023
Note5
51.332.(M)
51.332.00
51,015.oD V.
51.015.00
17,933.63
9.297.24
2,791.46
2.311.70
2.914.98
830.
36.079.Ql
Maintenante& Repafrs
Cleansrvd
InwTrnce
Gas
12,893.03
9.819.17
3,174.39
5.824.34
5.078.71
818.47 V
37,608.11
8b
Water
Office and Admlnistrati
Stati¢)fiary & ONito Consumab￿1
Pr5nter
TdephoThe & Oroldband SeThKe
Copy￿&tht LkerKe
Technolo8¥ Ucences & Software
Tethnol¢4y Hardware
228.44
2.ICQ.08
555.os
743.39
390.30
164.47
4.181.73
398.72
1,613.18 V
504.84 V
351.89 V
864.75
2,546.98
6,180.36
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thurth E*penMs
Worship Boc*s& Cards
Flowers
Other Supplbe5 {Candle5/Cth￿MUnk1Th1
524.57
816.24
114.26
150.0)
259.84 V
804.99 V
27.98 V
I￿.00 v
857.50 A
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Other P*yments
1.605.07
Z.050.31
OtherExp￿￿KUre
prOfe￿onal Seryice5
Weddln8 Expenses
Hall DeF*)sfjl rte￿nd
Catering
Ma8a2Sno
Olher Payments
1.801.60
281.70 V
65.C#J
538.48
1.600.(
1,422.95
5.428.03
823.78
1,579.99
671.90 V
3,457.37
98,625.84
Total church ExPendI￿re
100,411.15
1,328.84
Overall Surplus/Loss
48.132.25
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31st 2021
Mission
31stAurf Z023
Noies
4A73.14
Balan￿5 brou8htforwarf from we¥Eow
IA07.24
941.38
2.357.59
Church Mission
Other Misyon Cdleclions
6.062.18
1.641.tYJ
Total Mlssion Income
7,703.18
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Church Mlsslon IAdur4 Refugees)
Churth Mlssion (Ghana Sthodll
Otlw Missfon
1,192.34
5,615.rKs
2,004.56
6,168.00
Total Mlsslon Expendlture
8,811.90
1.604.11
Balan￿ Held for dlstrlbutlon
498.52

Notss..
Aslight reduction is bel￿ seen which Br¥en the irKrEase5 in o¥ewall tOSts lsdlsapp0lnt(￿ As It can be seen our
regulèr glvSn8 Is drwpinBand current projection is this will COntin￿ethI￿Ve3ras￿UrfflÈffl￿￿rsh1p decreasÈ
A5 it can seen thls was a lar8e increaseon no￿al rnaiThty due ￿the re￿IptOf the t*questfrom E15ie ￿tson whlch
had taken some years to come through.
The increase thi5 yearwas mall￿d￿e toa £IAW8rant tosutwrtwarrn 5paces,so overall our8eneral donations
have rernaiThed the same as la5tyear. It should be noted that'8entral donations, aredeemed to be thosewhere the
doThtsr ha$ 5tsted a spÈtifit reason and I￿￿deS such thln8s as Wami Spaces and the Pantry.
For unclear reasonsthe donatioThs to the Newsletter have dropped a lotlhisyear- down frorn £857 la51 yearto £195
thls year. A5 the c05t of the New51etter ￿E16r1)• th15 mear•sthe thurthcanWn8 a lot ofthe wtyJuctioTh
C05t5 dbre(tly.
The largeT arnountof Utility Tefundsthlsyearwas based OTh￿0 thlrv4s 11 we than8ed water wpplier and 8Ot
refund of the amounts they hold & 21 there had been an i5yJe at the end of the previous year because of an
overpayrnent whith didn't8et refvndtd thE22-23 fI￿n￿lIVe￿.
The lower asse55rnentwhllst8ood for the bank balarKe ts a direct refie(tion of the fact our membershlp is lower, in
the 23-24 year It has dropped further.
Whllsi Malntenance and repairs shows a decrea5ethls year It Is because lastyear the costof the replacemerst rc*)f
and hall do¢)rswas wlthln the f(nancial year. We have already spentapprox. £7,(KKI so far thlsyeaf on the Ilghtsn8
replacement $0 5t sh￿Id be expected that the 23-24 year c05tswlll inrrease as we now have the funds Irom the
legacy to corryout sorne rnalntenln￿ wh5th we have been able todelay but should now be carrTred out.
our fjasand Ele£trl£ bllls have increased dramaticalty a5 they have for m4fiy people. The fa¢¢ that they are onlv
showln835 approx. dtyjble is becav5e theori8lnal flxed p￿￿￿ntract onty explred In February 2023 as the wlnter
ended- we should expett the costsforihlscurrent ye•rsiisea8e to be muth hl8her.
The costs of the printer are show+￿ lower 45 we h•ve 8 new printerand cO￿raCt ￿nce No¥ 22 whlch Ismuch more
C05t effertive and the next flnan¢lal report should skv)w a fvrther deuea5e. Wedo recover a reasonable an￿Unt of
thesetosis from oryanlsatlons who use the prfnler.
The copyrtght Costs have reéuced by 50% becausewe no knn8er have to have a licence toco¥er as many attendee5 of
our servlces. A8aln good lor the bank balance but sa¢Jty a reftertion M ourde¢reasingattend•n¢e at seNltes.
io
The technoloay software expcnditure show5 hiBher thisyearaswe h￿e a c(yJpe of IlceTrceswe pay only bl-annual
whlch carne in thisflnancial yÈ•r. Someof theseo)sts have been reco￿red fmm drcult as they share the 50ftware.
Thls also coversthe monthl fee for ihe Dona DI itsl Colle¢tion w*e.
The technology hardware was hl8herthi5 ye4ra5 we inve51ed in.. A newoffice PC. the r*w N. stand and DVD player
and tht'Lobby51Bn' display.
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Thls Is a partial c05t of pro￿dIn8￿r Family iworker (Manthl wfth 3 extra hr*JTS per week overthe circuit hour5 to
enhants our outreach to¥outh and famllie5.
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At the end of the year whllsi li shows usa5 havinB 4 5vrplus01 E48.cK#J11 must bedeady reallsed that had It Th)t bee
for the £59,c￿ we received frorn the E15ie Kitson Bequett I would have been repJrtin83 defiat of £ll,ty)D. Thls wo5
150the EHse la￿ yearwhen we had nearly £lO.(KKs bequestsand showed an syrplusof £1.3TrJ. ae0￿¥ la￿ sa¢lyl
we are only retsiningour financial 5tabllity becayse of bequests.
In order to slrnplifythe feportingof payrnentsto misslon I ha¥e than8ed the alignrnentto reffiect the church rni5$10n
for both thefinandal year In questloTh and the previou5 oneas alm05talways the￿ isan 4mDunt which iscarfted
overto the next finanual yearand pr￿¢XIS only showed the different mI￿10n merged. L￿t tothis I have only left
last year total aftd not the split.
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Summary:
The 22-23 finanaal year reflectsa trend that our inc(wne 15 gixng whi15t(HJT expense5 are going up. Forthe last two
vears Ihls has been countered bythe ¥etript of kind Lwue5ts. but we do havea Mmberof ur8ent malntenantr projects
which will con5urne these resetsr￿. Additionally it can be seen that our ability to hi￿ our hallsout is cr¢lical to our incorne
stream and that requires Usto provide a 5atÈ andwdl maintsined property. CNerthe nextyÈ8r and followingyeatswe wlll
havÈ to be Èxtrernely tareful on fttusSng Ouf expenditure lthat whith we can controllon project5 which help grow the
¢hurch. Thls wlll mean thaL we wlll r￿t be able todo everylhingthatwe would like todo. ¢*lnthe mafir*rwÈ would IlkÈ.

CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Southwick Methodist
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2023
West Sussex (Coast and Downs
CSrcult
Clrcult no.
3609
Reglstered Charlty - Charfty Reglstratlon numb•r
If not a registered charity Her Majesty8 Revenue and
Customs Glft Ald number
rrhe HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in temis of evidence of charitable status
and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see eviden￿ of the organisation's
charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales thgt are not registered charities are
excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
1172433
Minister:
Rev Dr Frank Okai-sam
Church Stewards..
Bridget Quint
Philip Webb
Julie Scarrati
Flamela Couchman
Treasurer"
Philip Webb
churches-re*ipts4nd-payments-2023.xls
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023
Southwick Methodist
Church
Unrestrlcted Restricted Tot* th1$
Fund5
Funds
year
Totsls last
year
SECTION A
a1
RECEIPTS
Note
82
Offerings and Tax recovered
Bank and CFB inte￿t and
Investment income
43,689
43.689
44,608
a3
1.812
21,698
81.344
148.543
1,812
21.698
81.344
148.543
84
a4
Lettings
other re¢eipls
TOTAL RECEIPTS
20,960
34,926
100,577
a5
a6
la71
SECTION
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Circuit Assessment or Share
51.015
61.015
274
51,332
1.014
b3
Donations
274
b4
Repairs and Maintenance
Ulililies Ilnsurances, water
charges, heating & lighting)
25,259
25,269
27,395
b5
14.973
14,973
8,933
b6
b7
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
8,890
100,411
8,890
100,411
10,051
98,725
b8
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR
c1
la64)8
48.132
48,132
1,852
Total funds brought forward trom
last year
51.199
51,199
(c61
49.3SO
c3
Sub total
(¢1+c2)
99.331
99.331
31,202
Transfers and adjustments
{¢71
131
c5
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
(c3+￿)
99,331
99,331
Ic8)
51,199
1¢81
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
(the8& amounts are not to be in¢luded In tolal ro¢•lptslpayments figures abovel
d1
Balan￿ brought fomrd from last year
1,607.24
4,473
d2
OfferingslGifts- re￿IVed for external organi&qtions
7,703
3,302
d3
OfferingslGifts - passed lo extemal owanisations
8.812
6,168
d4
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
Id1+d24J3}
499
1.607
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Southwick Methodist
Chw¢h
ARY
RCHA
TS I
RPUL
TOTHE
RCH COUPXI
SECTION E
Gu
this
SumThary Dflh$ church aC￿ntsftsr the yearended 31 AU￿St 2023 and Intemai OrganiSat￿>￿S TEwbffj to the Cthh CounoJVChurch Meetrw. Not¥thWthe I￿￿5 ofan
Intemal OroartL4atlon norm*ly be Restricted furf¥ unless rt GOLAd be de*iy thaitWcouk1 be L*ed forwry Metthod15t purp)se This seL*on must be
cotnltrled 10 wrive althe ￿n￿rnea￿ exyetwJrtLK8 ofth2ChLrf£lI. If￿ irvm exco*J$theAttn￿s thre￿￿J. AxvJa15 of3￿ntin
AND A DIFFERENT FORM ttmjst be LWJ to ￿rttheac￿ts {see i*irKOsi*Etr*). Pkntor*Èithe ￿¥jI￿On0tss rwdry transf•g tstwthe Di51ti*and
I￿nnected DE¥lrictOryaDr63tions.
INTERNAL
ORGANISATIONS
bALqn
ng b3L4n
Wqdn•8day F•110￿hlP
3.J24
Dsl
2.693
1,988
¢2
3rd GB
6.997
6.978
621
10.421
11.042
C•méo
IBt South￿￿ BB
1,621
.507
9,155
Coflqo Shop
75e
758
50
ManN Lunch Club
1.719
1,718
e5
3.790
3.914
118)
$90
L•dle• th•¢ Bmkl•
791
478
c7
Meisy ChuKh
32D
294
Oroanl88UonsfrJnda
20,616
20.975
25,819
25,360
Chur¢h vxounts ItOthi•
browhlfonvard from p•09
2- totDls £oiumnl
{#71
1¢71
61,199
99.331
by CHURCH
189.069
121.jm
47.ln
77,018
124,891
Continu• on 8 warats 8D8et
11n￿lIary ￿ brtrfj tr
to￿1$ lorw•rd
TOTAL REWPTS
TQTJL
PAYMeNTS
SECTION F
QPENIMG
CL081NG
BALANCES
CHURCN-¢A$H FUNOS HeLD •t 31
C¥sh In h•nd
Pank ¢uiMIActQLnt
31,045
26,19D.08
centsO1 Flnarts BoArd
17.819
Z1.766 40
Truste8$
2.165
51.3e4.29
QlherfrJnd8
SUB TOTAL. ehu¢th xcounts
TrAal fur￿ by Imgrnal OryanAatknr@(trA dt*hii
balan￿t0￿1 from ab￿}1¢12)
61.199
99J30.37
Ic81
2S￿l9
26,360
TOTAL CASH Fu￿￿3 HELD BYCHURCH
77,018
124,691
SECTION G
Al
31 AuBus12V2
OTHER ASSEfs an(t LIABIUTIES
Investmerit5 (indudè En￿￿r￿nts)
Land & 8u1￿Ir￿js (E￿ notesre In￿ra￿￿¥4￿)
Olh8rA¥¥ets
Lo8nlGI. Show￿￿￿1¢Y￿s￿l￿g at>T¥eTh
OUW Wilitse5
f4 I￿￿U￿e ¢nIyFUndshe￿ althe C￿traI FrtAr￿ lloard
15 Include￿lY Funds ￿￿k$atTrUStee￿￿￿￿knQd￿tetr￿rth PwTW¥
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Name of Church . Southwlck Methodist
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confim that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 have
been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of
the Church trustees.
Signature of treasurer .
Name and address of treasurer ..
e￿.1.￿lF....I￿&..,...L{x..U.e.eF￿. < P
Post Code.....
Presentatlon to the Church trustees
I confim that the annual report and accounts for the year en
31 August 2022 werelwilk*e'
ID
Signature of the Chair of the meeling
Name of the Chair of the meeting
.5
Datè .
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
g.o.VTH WSGL.. ...Church
Charfty Number ...
Responslbllltles and basls of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the .
Church for the year ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages
I to .2 As the Church's trustees.
you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the
Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act,).
S.QQT.H￿.IC.k...￿¢ r+ub,sr
I 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, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act.
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Name of Church
.Southwick Methodist......
No 360812
Ind6p8ndent Examinevs Statsment
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention
in connection wth the examination {other than that disclosed below.) which give me cause to
believe that in, any material respect..
the accounting records V￿re not kept in accordance with sects'on 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord wtth the accounting records.
I 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.
I havelhave not. obtained independent verification of all investmenls wrth 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 indivKlualty in excess of £10,000 (ten
thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner
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Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner
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Name of firm (where appropriate)
Address
Post Code
13fv¥.. Z4. L
Date
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