## **Hatfield Road Methodist Church** ## **Serving Christ and the Local Community** **Annual Report 2020/2021** The Methodist Church, Hatfield Road, St Albans is part of the St Albans and Welwyn Methodist Circuit in the Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire District of the Methodist Church in Britain. _The Calling of The Methodist Church in Britain is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission._ It does this through: ## **WORSHIP** By increasing awareness of God's presence and celebrating God's love ## **LEARNING & CARING** By helping people grow and learn as Christians, through mutual support and care ## **SERVICE** By being a good neighbour to people in need and challenging injustice ## **EVANGELISM** By making more followers of Jesus Christ _If you would like a larger print version of this Annual Report, please contact the Minister or one of the Church Stewards_ 2 |**CONTENTS**|**CONTRIBUTOR**| |---|---| |Our Minister’s Message|Rev’d Andrew Prout| |Church Stewards’ Report|Denise Willingham| |Church Council Report|Rev’d Andrew Prout, Angela Spriggs| |Safeguarding|Joanna Rose| |Church Treasurer's Report|Eric Bridgstock| |Property and Finance Committee|Sue Davey, Eric Bridgstock| |Lay Worker Project|James Rowley| |Aldersgate Café|Christine Ford| |Babies & Toddlers|Gina Woodhead| |Childrens and Families Worker’s Report|Emma Haggis| |Christian Aid|Anne Wall| |Cradle Roll (Baptismal Roll)|Rev’d Andrew Prout, Sally Crowther| |Day Care Group|Rev’d Andrew Prout| |Growmore Ramblers|Denise Willingham| |House Groups|Roy Vivian| |Junior Mission for All (JMA)|Sarah and Ruth Wallace| |Music Group|Joanna Rose| |Network Fellowship|Rev’d Andrew Prout| |Pastoral Team|Gina Woodhead| |Prayer Ministry|Roy Vivian| |Sunday Club and Youth Fellowship|Rev’d Andrew Prout| 3 ## **OUR MINISTER’S MESSAGE** At the time of writing last years’ report we were all only beginning to readjust to all the changes made necessary by the Covid-19 pandemic, and grieving those who had already died. This was followed by the subsequent announcement of the first national lockdown in March of 2020. It has needless to say been an incredibly challenging and difficult period for everyone, and only now is there a sense of an end in sight with the success of the vaccination programme. The pandemic has meant that we have not been able to gather in one place as a congregation since the announcement of the first lockdown in March of 2020. Between lockdowns, and more recently, when we have been able to meet, we have had to hold two separate services to accommodate rules on social distancing. We have throughout been particularly mindful of those who have not been able to attend services at all. For those who have been able, it has been difficult not being able to sing and to have to arrive and disperse without the opportunity for conversation. Having acknowledged this, we have still been able to pray and to worship together as a community, whether in the gathered space, or in the digital space through a combination of recorded and livestreamed services, or reading a service at home. It has been an incredible effort on the part of the Church Stewards, the AV Team, Chris Hancock as our Website Manager, the Music Group, the Property Team, our Preachers and Worship Leaders, Eric Bridgstock as our Notice Steward, and the Covid-19 Group working with the Church Council to make this possible. The Pastoral Team led by Gina Woodhead have separately ensured that all of our members and adherents have been regularly contacted by phone or when possible through doorstep visits, and that we have done as much as possible to give everyone encouragement and support. I must also at this juncture record my thanks to Denise Willingham for all she has done as our Senior Church Steward. It has been a time when we have felt deeply the loss of those who have died not least because of the circumstances. Since the pandemic began eleven of our most well-loved members and adherents have died – **Andrew Robertson, George Selvarajan, David Jones, Yvonne Winter, Glyn Lewis, Tara Samson, Geoff Burdett, Sheila Fowler, Margaret Tims, Sheila Wallace and Alan Davey** . In each case funerals have had to be conducted subject to restrictions. We continue to remember all who have died and to uphold them and each other, and each of their loved ones and families in our thoughts and prayers. In addition many of our normal activities have of course been curtailed or will have stopped completely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Growmore Ramblers, Holiday at Home, Network Fellowship, Girls’ and Boys’ Brigade, Babies and Toddlers and other social events were among the many activities suspended. Despite the restrictions many groups have continued to reach out to their members to provide support and adapt how they are working. The Aldersgate Café’s change to Café2U and the House Groups meeting via Zoom are two fantastic examples (see reports below). As we emerge from the pandemic I believe we can yet look forward positively as we seek to continue in our mission of ‘Serving Christ and the Local Community’. The last twelve months have witnessed many acts of kindness and care rooted in the Gospel. They have also witnessed the successful recruitment in partnership with Marlborough Road Methodist Church of first, a full time Children and Families Worker in Emma Haggis in August of 2020, and second, of a full time Anna Chaplain in Maggie Dodd in April of this year. This cements our commitment to both families and people of younger years, and to people in later life, not just in the Church but also in the Local Community. It is a reminder of our mission which must reach out to each and every person at every stage of life. In April of this year the Circuit signed off ‘The Way Forward’ document. Although this will see a reduction in ministerial staff from 5 to 4 in September of 2022, it will see Marlborough Road and Hatfield Road Methodist Churches placed in a single section under one Presbyter working with a Deacon, giving over 50% 4 of their time, and with the Anna Chaplain and the Children and Families Worker. It will give further impetus to joint work across both Churches such as in ‘Holiday at Home’ and focus our efforts in both Fleetville and the City Centre. With Marlborough Road Methodist Church we will also be embracing from this Autumn the work in Salisbury Village where the Deacon is based. This is a piece of outreach that touches many people who live with challenges as a result of greater social deprivation. As we go forward, although the consequences of the long period of lockdown will mean that some of our activities might not emerge quite the same or may have to cease, others will yet emerge with renewed purpose as we seek to connect to people both inside and outside the Church. New ideas and activities will also be forthcoming as we work with Emma and Maggie, and as we consider all that is possible both within the physical and the digital space. Neither must we forget those who do not use the internet. It is about caring for the whole person all of the time, brother, sister, neighbour and stranger. In this vein we should not underestimate the personal trauma of these last eighteen months and the importance of responding to each end every person’s need. No one has been left untouched by the pandemic with personal bereavement, separation from and absence of contact with family and friends, physical and mental health implications, and challenges of work. Young people have had their education disrupted, others have seen their job disappear or been furloughed and others as key workers have faced constant pressure and strain. There is a very real work and ministry of healing and restoration in which we will need to be engaged. In all of this we remind ourselves that nothing can separate us from the love of God in Jesus Christ our Lord, and that to love God, our neighbour and each other is where everything must begin. How encouraging also that in December, whilst caught up still in the midst of the pandemic, Helen Wallace decided to go ahead with her confirmation and reception into membership of the Methodist Church. It was a confident assertion that God remains in our midst and nothing can hold back His work in our lives, in the Church and in the world. I record my thanks to everyone for their support and hard effort over this past year, not least when I was not well or feeling low myself, and I invite you to find strength and encouragement in the reading and digesting of this annual report. In different ways, even during the darkest days of this pandemic we have been able to minister to one another and touch the lives of people with the love and grace of God. The words of the Psalms have been a source of constant comfort and inspiration for me and for many throughout, and it is with the reassuring words of Psalm 139 I conclude … _If I rise on the wings of the dawn If I settle on the far side of the sea Even there your hand will guide me Your right hand will hold me fast._ _If I say, ‘Surely the darkness will hide me And the light become night around me’ Even the darkness will not be dark to you. The night will shine like the day for darkness is as light to you._ Together let us uphold and encourage one another, and know that God as always has plans to prosper us and give us a future. Thanking you most sincerely and remaining in your and God’s service as together we journey forth, forgetting not the difficult and challenging times we have shared or those whose names are now spoken in Heaven. ## **Rev’d Andrew Prout, Minister with Pastoral Charge** 5 ## **CHURCH STEWARDS' REPORT** The last year has inevitably been dominated by the COVID pandemic. It has been a year of great sadness for so many but also one in which the church community has drawn together to offer much support and pastoral care. We have faced many challenges but these have been met by different and creative ways of ‘doing church’. There have also been opportunities to encourage new shoots and to make plans for the future. Much has been happening behind the scenes and once again it is thanks to all the teamwork in the church. I am grateful to the Church Stewards who have continued to meet regularly with Andrew each month by Zoom. This has enabled us to respond flexibly to both the needs of the church and to the ever changing Covid regulations. In this regard particular thanks are also due to the Worship Consultation team, the Music Group, the Covid Group and the Property Committee. The Pastoral Team has provided unstinting support throughout the year. When the church has been open for worship the stewards have been ably supported by the Sunday Assistants. During the first lockdown in spring 2020 worship was moved online by way of a website service. New skills were rapidly developed including the Preachers creating videos of sermons and the Music Group recording individually at home. The church was gradually able to reopen, first in August for private prayer and then in September for public worship. Further lockdowns ensued during which worship continued on line. It was a great joy to be able to reopen for public worship in time for Holy Week. Easter Sunday felt particularly special this year. Live streaming was established to support the funeral ministry of the church, something for which the families involved were very grateful. Live streaming of Sunday worship is now offered each week. The number of hits on the website has demonstrated the immense value of online worship being available to those who are not able to attend church. This is something which will therefore continue. Paper based services and communications have continued to support those who need them. The church is deeply indebted to Chris Hancock who has devoted his time and considerable gifts to developing all the many aspects of online worship. The Hatfield Road and Marlborough Road church stewards have met regularly by Zoom. This has enabled us to work together on the ‘Way Forward’ proposals from the Circuit and to build closer links between the two churches as we prepare to have one presbyter and a part time deacon in St Albans. The joint meetings have been very productive and have identified various areas where the churches can work together or share ministries. Any hoped recommencement in 2021 of established activities such as Holiday@Home will necessarily be dependent on the status of the pandemic. Excitingly one area of joint work has already borne fruit in the successful appointment of two lay workers to the churches. Emma Haggis was appointed as the Children and Families worker in August 2020 and in April 2021 Maggie Dodd starts her role as Anna Chaplain to St Albans. We eagerly anticipate the possibilities that these new roles will bring to the joint ministry of HRMC and MRMC. We thank God for His faithfulness through this difficult and challenging year. We pray for His continued guidance in our ministry as we come out of the pandemic and look to the future. ## **Denise Willingham, Senior Church Steward** 6 ## **CHURCH COUNCIL** The duties of the Church Council are to Act together and in person and not delegate control to others; Act strictly in accordance with our governing documents; Act only in the church's interests; Manage the church's affairs prudently and take a long term as well as a short-term view; Not derive any personal benefit or gain for the trustees; Take professional advice on matters in which they are not themselves competent. The Church Council is responsible for the affairs of our church and usually meets three times a year. Members, who may normally serve for up to 6 years, are appointed ex officio (e.g. the Minister and Church Stewards), elected by the annual Church General Meeting, or appointed by the Council itself to ensure that all areas of the church’s life are adequately represented. Church Council meetings are open to any church member but only Church Council members may vote. Non Council members may speak with the permission of the meeting and, if the wish to do this, should speak to the Minister or Church Council Secretary in advance. Papers about the meetings can be found on the church website. Hatfield Road Methodist Church is a Registered Charity (Registration No. 1173147). Registration with the Charity Commission was completed in 2017 after the Churches income in the previous year rose above the threshold set by the Commissioners which would have allowed ‘excepted’ status. By the Charities Act 2006 charities including churches are accountable to the public for the resources they control. As with other groups the Church Council has had to adapt to new ways of working during the COVID crisis. Meetings were temporarily suspended and the May AGM cancelled in accordance with guidance from the Government and the connexional Methodist Church. Meetings resumed in July by Zoom. Unfortunately this excluded two members without online access. Since July the Council has been extremely busy. As well as the three normal meetings within a year (July 2020, November 2020, and March 2021) there were three extraordinary meetings to discuss the ‘Way Forward’ (September 2020, February 2021 and April 2021). The last extraordinary meeting was held jointly with Marlborough Road Methodist Church. Representatives to the Church Council also attended cross-Circuit meetings on the ‘Way Forward’. During the year there have been no changes in roles but one member, Sue Davey, stood down after 14 years of service on the Council. We thank Sue sincerely for all her work and support over this time. ## **Rev’d Andrew Prout; Angela Spriggs, Church Council Secretary** ## **SAFEGUARDING** The past year has been very different for all of us, with the Covid-19 pandemic meaning that we have had far less direct contact with our children, young people and vulnerable adults. Even when much of the contact has been by phone, or online, we maintain a safeguarding policy which restricts those who can work with them and who are subject to appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks. We follow the guidelines set down by the Methodist Church on safe recruitment, and once in post, job holders have to undertake the Methodist Church’s Creating Safer Spaces training, with a refresher course every four years. Training has been difficult this year, with no face-to-face training being able to take place, but the Methodist Church has now agreed that training can be undertaken online, and the Circuit has two people recently trained to run the course. Training will recommence in the early summer. 7 All those working with children, young people and vulnerable adults within the church should be able to identify signs of various types of abuse, know how to react, and who to inform of any concerns they may have. We do all we can to create a safe space for everyone within Hatfield Road Methodist Church and for those with whom we have contact virtually, either online or by phone. No alcohol is allowed on the premises. The Methodist Church has a policy not to do so. ## **Joanna Rose, Safeguarding Officer** ## **CHURCH TREASURER'S REPORT, 30 April 2020** The 2019-20 Accounts were examined by an Independent Examiner, John Robinson, and were fully signed off on 24 March 2021. Our application for a CAF Bank account was delivered in July 2020, and the account was opened in September. The Barclays account was closed at the end of October. All problems experienced during the transition have now been resolved. CAF continues to provide all that we want but, from 4 January 2021, the monthly charge increased from £5 a month to £8, and there is now a 50p charge for issuing a cheque. This is still much better than Barclays. The interest rate on our Deposit Account (with Methodist Central Finance Board – CFB) has recently fallen to 0.01%. In Sept 2020, we received about £100 interest per month; it is now £2 a month. A phone call to the CFB concluded that there are no attractive alternatives – they either incur risk or tie the money up for a number of years. The Covid-19 pandemic has nullified income from church groups and activities (such and Babies and Toddlers and the Aldersgate Café) and from external lettings, but the energy bills have also been lower due to reduced heating. The engagement of Emma as our Children and Families Worker has involved the management of Pledges, Grants, and her Payroll and Pension. The response to the Appeal for Pledges was exceptional and heartwarming, as has been the activation of those pledges. The lack of a weekly cash collection in church has reduced the Church’s income, although many have created new standing orders. The response to a note about the Envelope Scheme also yielded various positive responses – either new standing orders or cheques being sent to the Treasurer. Giving is generally healthy. Our gas supply is managed by Church Energy Savings Consortium (CESC) under a Crown Commercial Service (CCS). For presumably commercial reasons, CESC switched gas supplier from Corona to Total Gas & Power. It has taken a year for the ramifications of this to settle down. The first Direct Debit payment occurred in December, and online access to invoices was obtained in January. No fault on our part – just poor management and administration by CESC and Total Gas & Power. It is too soon to assess the effect on our gas bill. BIFFA was contacted to see if we could reduce the frequency of our bins being emptied. We have moved to four-weekly collection, instead of weekly. More significantly, they advised that they had been charging us rental for our own bin since 2013. The outcome was credit notes worth over £1200. ## **Eric Bridgstock Church Treasurer** 8 HATFIELO ROAD M￿HoD15TCHuRcM- FINANCE WMMARY, SECONDQUARTER Sept 1020-Feb 1021 201#12O ACTUAL$ Fryll 2020121 BUDG￿ agrted bi CC 2 IIOT 202•-21 q1-G12 Aclials ACTUAIS 2•18- 11￿19- 3118120 ACTUAL8 2020 119120 Prop•ri•oi ol bqdg¢t C•••¢ È57.052 É12,788 11,031 ti,601 t91,742 É211 11.134 tl,014 É2,630 I20,223 132 68 Étg.537 12,233 É251 ,000 1$61 to Éo Éo 541 1021 Sl1 25% 66% l & EThdowmtfil lThcomt 4hhu& Circwt Officé PayTh&ht Doh4ti•h*l•r C￿r¢b Sund4y C411¢¢ C)1¢ Bobiv &Toddlti Suhdry L)yWorktr: N¢Th¢ ihy¢4114 411 Non¢ iThy¢)I lo dil¢ Nofi¢ iThy¢)I lo d41¢ iThcI É220cofftptThAftty)i fvom Barclar 8** 2 (Notol 82% 1001 691 É22,121 TOTAL É52.800 l13,424 126,400 É650 soi R¢poY &RtThtY141 2,635 tl.486 655 È500 pph¢r ch4n*d Wstti Ralé t4.282 É2,65) 378 tl.966 530 É2,502 É315 t161 t201 ¢1,183 12,585 t152 É1.073 t433 É500 t206 -ll86 -1132 Éo to 961 281 501 82% C1¢4niThg & é¥ppIK= Icoyid=￿plI1= don41¢d Youthlsuhday Club Nohé thi: L4tg ¢•pyihg p4ym¢M*rff¢<¢iv¢dQ1 Subé ¢xc¢¢d piymtnl= -661 0% Or94hi*l* & Mu*K tl80 Éo Éo 2,305 t128 É526 É2,IT$ t44 585 6¢i¢Y•l¢h¢¢ Fybd Ig18 I108 Éo Éo t14,520 t41470 1841 221 SuThdry p¢Thd iTh2020 & Ouirt4ch LayWork¢r: TOTal SUAPLUS t48 101 t18 324 Stt A•le 8 Ilolo I lThl¢rtrl ralt lor our D¢poéril 4ccovThl plufftThéttdfiofft O.7114Vo1 April 100.3% li NoYtmb¢r, aThd O.OIXfrom Januaiy. Noié 2 Froht loJdÉd wilh Graht*lt88501 plu.r lufftp pltdgé:. Stahdih9Ordèr* ¢OhtlhUt y¢4r. 6 lThcludt Hote T Dirdtorieddowh by lower dpéhd oh tior9y laboL* h4111 ahd répair:: •4* * Boiltf1É2Okl ih QS ahd two Laywoikérp will croatt tht bJd9tttdw4i%k Surplu: (Lo::) ih Qts& Q4 **Appointed**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Circuit Ministers**
SO 610 (1) (i)||Rev Rosemary Fletcher (Superintendent)||09/2013| |||Rev Andrew Prout(Minister Pastoral Charge)||09/2014| |SO 610 (1) (i) & SO 610 (4) (i)||Rev Alison Facey||CLT 2015| |**Church Stewards**SO 610 (1) (vi)||Denise Willingham(Senior Church Steward)1a||05/2016| |||Angela Andrews1||05/2018| |||Tomas Cvrcek1||05/2018| |||Lianne Weidmann1||06/2017| |||Joe Kinchenton1||O7/2019| |||Noelene Browning 1||10/2019| |**Church Treasurer**SO 610 (1) (vii)||Eric Bridgstock||06/2018| |**Pastoral Committee**SO 610(1) (viii)||Gina Woodhead3||01/2009| |**Church Council Secretary**SO 610(1) (ix)||Angela Spriggs||10/2019| |**One Circuit Steward appointed by the**
**Circuit Stewards**SO 610(1) (xii)||Stuart Johnson||09/2020| |**Not less than six representatives nor**||Graham Danbury 1||05/2018| |**more than fifteen elected annually by**||Chris Hancock1[Elected byballot]||07/2009| |**General Church Meeting**(SO 610 (1) (x)||Ros Hancock1||05/2015| |||Helen Jeffery 1 [Elected byballot]||02/2005| |||Chris Kitchin1||06/2017| |||Caroline Tough1 [Elected byballot]||05/2012| |**Plus up to 15 additional persons appointed by the Church Council to ensure that all areas of the church’s**
**life are adequately represented and in particular that, wherever possible, young people are included in**
**its membership**SO 610(1) (xi)as follows: 5 & 6||||| |**Sunday Club and Youth**
**Superintendent**|Vacancy|||| |**Property & Finance Committee**|Eric Bridgstock (Chair of Meeting)
Vacancy||06/2019|| |**Mission Secretaries Action Group**
**(Mission in Britain / World Missions /**
**JMA/ Christian Aid/ Justice & Peace)**|To Be Appointed||-|| |**Worship Consultation Convenor**|Peter Wallace||09/2015|| |**Safeguarding Officer**|Joanna Rose||05/2009|| |**Other**|Freda Gray [Catering & Property]
Val Parker||08/2017
06/2019|| |||||| |**Elected to Circuit Meeting**
(Ex Officio Officers) SO 510 (1) (vii)
(plus 3 others) SO 510 (1) (viii)|Church Steward [Ex Officio]: Denise Willingham
Church Treasurer [Ex Officio]: Eric Bridgstock
Joanna Rose
Chris Hancock
Vacancy||09/2015
09/2017
XX/XXXX|| 21 ## Notes to membership - _1 Elected annually by the General Church Meeting (SO 632), must be a Member of the Methodist Church (SO 632) and may serve for a maximum of 6 years or for longer subject to there being no one to fill the vacancy and their election being endorsed by ballot with at least 75% voting in favour (SO 607)._ - _1a Elected by the church stewards as senior steward for one year at a time._ - 2 _Appointed annually by the Church Council, must be a Member of the Methodist Church (SO 635) and may serve for a maximum of 6 years or for longer subject to there being no one to fill the vacancy and their election being endorsed by ballot with at least 75% voting in favour (SO 607)._ - 3 _Appointed annually by the Church Council from among the members of the Pastoral Committee (SO 644 (6), must be a Member of the Methodist Church (SO 632) and may serve for a maximum of 6 years or for longer subject to their being no one to fill the vacancy and their election being endorsed by ballot with at least 75% voting in favour (SO 607)._ - 4 _Appointed annually by the Church Council and may serve for a maximum of 6 years or for longer subject to there being no one to fill the vacancy and their election being endorsed by ballot with at least 75% voting in favour (SO 607)._ - _5 Appointed annually by the Church Council (SO 610 (1) (xi)), must be a Member of the Methodist Church (SO 610 (2A))_ - _6 Young people under the age of 18 cannot legally become managing trustees and so are not eligible to vote on managing trustee business (SO 610 (2A) (b) footnote)._ The references here to Standing Orders (SO) are those of The Methodist Church contained in _The Constitutional Practice and Discipline of The Methodist Church Volume 2._ 22 ## **Custodian Trustees** Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, Central Buildings, Oldham Street, Manchester, M1 1JQ Tel: 0161 236 5194 & legal@tmcp.methodist.org.uk ## **Bankers** CAF Bank Ltd, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4JQ ## **Appointed advisers** The Church Council continued to use the services of an Independent Examiner in Mr. John Robinson (contact details available on request) to examine the accounts for the financial year 2019-2020. ## **Websites** www.hatfieldroadmethodist.org www.stalbanswelwyncircuit.org.uk www.methodist.org.uk www.tmcp.org.uk ## **Registered address and Charity Number** The Methodist Church, 133b Hatfield Road, Fleetville, St Albans, AL1 4JX Charity Registration No. 1173147, ## **Why not keep in touch with the wider Methodist Church in Britain...** - **the connexion** , regular magazine, copies in the Foyer _www.methodist.org.uk/theconnexion_ - **Methodist Prayer Handbook** from Methodist Publishing & Rev’dColin Rowe - **Regular e-news** : _www.methodist.org.uk/news-and-events/sign-up-for-e- newsletters_ - **Leadership Blogs** : _www.methodist.org.uk/news-and-events/leadership-blogs_ - **Latest news** : _www.methodist.org.uk/news-and-events/news-releases_ - **Sharing good news stories** : _www.methodist.org.uk/news-and-events/sign-up-for-enewsletters_ - **Safeguarding** : www.methodist.org.uk/ministers-and-office-holders/safeguarding - **Further resources** from Methodist Publishing _www.mph.org.uk_ ## **Copyright** © All material contained in its publications and on the website is covered by United Kingdom and International Copyright laws. All material is copyright of the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (TMCP). 23 ## Recycle or Re-use! Please pass this copy of this Annual Report to someone else, or recycle. 24 ## **CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** # **THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** ## HATFIELD ROAD **Church** ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED ## 31 August 2020 |**Circuit**
**ST ALBANS & WELWYN**|**Circuit no**|**34/13**| |---|---|---| |**Registered Charity - Charity Registration number**||| |||1173147| 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 ANDREW PROUT Church Stewards: DENISE WILLINGHAM TOMAS CVRCEK LIANNE WEIDMANN ANGELA ANDREWS JOE KINCHENTON NOELENE BROWNING Treasurer: ERIC BRIDGSTOCK Church R and P 2015.xls 1 of 5 **Church** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020** ## **HATFIELD ROAD** ||**SECTION A**|||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**|**£**
**69,841**
**1,031**
**4,801**
**57,015**
**Totals this**
**year**|**£**
**69,841**
**1,031**
**4,801**
**57,015**
**Totals this**
**year**|**Totals last**
**year**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**|| |a1|**RECEIPTS**||**Note**||||||| |a2|Offerings and Tax recovered|||£69,841||**69,841**||71,472|| |a3|Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income|||1,031||**1,031**||874|| |a4|Lettings|||4,801||**4,801**||9,451|| |a5|Other receipts|||6,792|50,223|**57,015**||24,763|| |a6|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|||**82,465**|**50,223**|**132,688 **|**(a7)**|**106,560**|| ||||||||||| ||**SECTION B**|||||**52,800**
**180**
**13,424**
**6,942**
**11,240**|||| |b1|**PAYMENTS**||||||||| |b2|Circuit Assessment or Share|||52,800||**52,800**||52,800|| |b3|Donations|||180||**180**||3,418|| |b4|Repairs and Maintenance|||13,424||**13,424**||39,890|| |b5|Utilities (Insurances, water
charges,heating& lighting)|||6,942||**6,942**||7,913|| |b6|||||||||| |b7|Otherpayments|||8,844|2,396|**11,240**||11,878|| |b8|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|||**82,190**|**2,396**|**84,586 **|**(b9)**|**115,899**|| |||||||**48,102**|||| ||**SECTION C**||||||||| |c1|**NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR**
**(a6-b8)**|||275|47,827|**48,102**||(9,339)|| ||||||||||| |c2|Total funds brought forward from
last year|||56,530|113,839|**170,369 **|**(c6)**|176,072|| |||||||**218,471**|||| |c3|**(c1+c2)**
**Sub total**|||56,805|161,666|**218,471**||**166,733**|| ||||||||||| |c4|Transfers and adjustments||||||**(c7)**|3,636|| ||||||||||| |c5|**TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR**
**(c3+c4)**|||**56,805**|**161,666**|**218,471 **|**(c8)**|**170,369**|**(c6)**| ||||||||||| ||**SECTION D**||||||||| |d|**£**
**(these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above)**
**FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS**|||||||**£**
|| |d1|Balance brought forward from lastyear|||||348||847|| |d2|Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations|||||2,911||2,919|| |d3|Offerings/Gifts -passed to external organisations|||||1,896||3,418|| |d4|**BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID** (d1+d2-d3)|||||**1,363**||**348**|| 2 of 5 Church R and P 2015.xls HATFIELD ROAD **Church** ## **SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL** **SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page** Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2020 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church Meeting. Note that the funds of an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This section must be completed to arrive at the gross income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the District and connected District Organisations. ||**INTERNAL**|||||||Net Receipts/|||||Opening|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**ORGANISATIONS**||Receipts|||Payments||Payments||Adjustments|||balances|||Closingbalances||| |e1||||||||||||||||||| |e2||||||||||||||||||| |e3||||||||||||||||||| |e4||||||||||||||||||| |e5||||||||||||||||||| |e6||||||||||||||||||| |e7||||||||||||||||||| ||Sub total of Internal|||||||||||||||||| |e8|Organisations funds|||||||||||||**(e11)**|||**(e12)**|| ||**Church accounts (totals**|||||||||||||||||| ||**brought forward from page**|||||||||||||||||| |e9|**2 - totals column)**||**132,688 **|**(a7)**||**84,586 **|**(b9)**|**48,102**||**1,015 **|**(c7)**||**170,369 **|**(c6)**||**219,486**|**(c8)**|| ||**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD**|||||||||||||||||| |e10|**BY CHURCH**||**132,688**|||**84,586**||**48,102**||**1,015**|||**170,369**|**(x)**||**219,486**|**(y)**|| ||Continue on a separate sheet
if necessary and bring the
totals forward||**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|||**TOTAL**
**PAYMENTS**||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||| ||**SECTION F**|||||||||||||||||| ||**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**|||||||||||||||||| |||||**OPENING**|||**CLOSING**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2020**|||**BALANCES**|||**BALANCES**||| |f1|Cash in hand||||||||| |f2|BankCurrentAccount|||21,730|||23,827||| |f3|Bank DepositAccount||||||1,000||| |f4|Central FinanceBoard|||148,639|||194,659||| |f5|Trustees for Methodist Church|Purposes|||||||| |f6|Other funds||||||||| |f7|**SUB TOTAL - Church accounts**|||**170,369**|(c6)||**219,486**|(c8)|| ||Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing||||||||| |f8|balance total from above) (e12)||||(e11)|||(e12)|| |f9|**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH**|||**170,369**|(x)||**219,486**|(y)|| ||||||||||| ||**SECTION G**|||At|||At||| |||||1 September 2019|||31 August 2020||| ||**OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES**||||||||| |g1|Investments (includeEndowments)|||352|||346||| |g2|Land &Buildings (seenotesreInsurancevalue)|||2,565,341|||2,632,046||| |g3|Other Assets|||139,200|||139,175||| |g4|Loan(s)-showamount outstanding at yearend||||||||| |g5|Other Liabilities||||||||| f4 Include only Funds held at the Central Finance Board f5 Include only Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes g1 Include any other investments (not the cash element of TMCP trusts accounts this is included in line f5 3 of 5 2015 Church R and P.xls Narng ofchurch ............HATFIELD ROAD METHOOISTCHVRCH..................... No. .34113.......... Declarations and Scrutiny I confimi that these Receipt and Pay￿￿nt based accounts for the year to 31 August 2020 have been prepared from the records ol the Church and that Ihey indude all funds under the contrd of the Church tDJstees. Slgnature of treasurer... IG¥lslTr)Zi Narrte and address of treasurer ..... ..ERIC BRIDGSTOCK 16 Evans Grove, StAlban$. H•rts.......................... P05t Code......AL4 9PJ............ Presentation to th• Church trustees I confim that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 AugLESt 2020 were P￿Sented lo the eling of the Church Iruslees héld on 9 April 2021 SKJnalure of the Chair of the meeting Name Of the Chair of the rrEeling ..REVANDREW PRO￿...... Indepgndent Examine￿5 Report to the Trustees of the ..HAf.I4LTr....F.04T)..ItÉJl$2>JJf.Church Charlty Numb•r .. 1173147 Rèsponsibilities and basis of report I report to the Iru5tees on my examinab.on of the accounts of the Haffield Road Methodist Chuf(* for Ihe year ended 31 August 2020 sel out on pages 1 to 3. As the Church's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of thè accounts in accordance vthh the reqU1￿ments of the char￿eS Act 2011 I'the I report in respecl of my examination of the Church's arxounts carried out under sectw)n 145 of the Act and, in carryin9 Out my examination, I have folbbbtd all the applicable Direthn$ gNen by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act. . delete or ￿rde as appropriate 4￿$ Name ofchurch . ..HATFIELD ROAD MEfHODIST CHURCH................. -34113.......... Independent Examlnerfs Statement I have ¢ompleted my examination. I confinn that no material matters have wme 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 accordan￿ wth section 130 of the Act.. or the accounts do not accofd with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection thith 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 have/ha¥￿￿or obtained independent verification of all investments wth 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 balan sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner ..JOHN ROBINSON.............. Relevanl professional qualification of independent examiner Name of firm (where appropriatel Address 5 HARMER DELL......... WELWYN,.........HERTS............ Post Code ..AL6 OBE............ Dale delete or cirGle as appropTiate 2015thurth R wd P S￿$ ## **CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** # **THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** ## HATFIELD ROAD **Church** ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED ## 31 August 2020 |**Circuit**
**ST ALBANS & WELWYN**|**Circuit no**|**34/13**| |---|---|---| |**Registered Charity - Charity Registration number**||| |||1173147| 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 ANDREW PROUT Church Stewards: DENISE WILLINGHAM TOMAS CVRCEK LIANNE WEIDMANN ANGELA ANDREWS JOE KINCHENTON NOELENE BROWNING Treasurer: ERIC BRIDGSTOCK Church R and P 2015.xls 1 of 5 **Church** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020** ## **HATFIELD ROAD** ||**SECTION A**|||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**|**£**
**69,841**
**1,031**
**4,801**
**57,015**
**Totals this**
**year**|**£**
**69,841**
**1,031**
**4,801**
**57,015**
**Totals this**
**year**|**Totals last**
**year**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**|| |a1|**RECEIPTS**||**Note**||||||| |a2|Offerings and Tax recovered|||£69,841||**69,841**||71,472|| |a3|Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income|||1,031||**1,031**||874|| |a4|Lettings|||4,801||**4,801**||9,451|| |a5|Other receipts|||6,792|50,223|**57,015**||24,763|| |a6|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|||**82,465**|**50,223**|**132,688 **|**(a7)**|**106,560**|| ||||||||||| ||**SECTION B**|||||**52,800**
**180**
**13,424**
**6,942**
**11,240**|||| |b1|**PAYMENTS**||||||||| |b2|Circuit Assessment or Share|||52,800||**52,800**||52,800|| |b3|Donations|||180||**180**||3,418|| |b4|Repairs and Maintenance|||13,424||**13,424**||39,890|| |b5|Utilities (Insurances, water
charges,heating& lighting)|||6,942||**6,942**||7,913|| |b6|||||||||| |b7|Otherpayments|||8,844|2,396|**11,240**||11,878|| |b8|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|||**82,190**|**2,396**|**84,586 **|**(b9)**|**115,899**|| |||||||**48,102**|||| ||**SECTION C**||||||||| |c1|**NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR**
**(a6-b8)**|||275|47,827|**48,102**||(9,339)|| ||||||||||| |c2|Total funds brought forward from
last year|||56,530|113,839|**170,369 **|**(c6)**|176,072|| |||||||**218,471**|||| |c3|**(c1+c2)**
**Sub total**|||56,805|161,666|**218,471**||**166,733**|| ||||||||||| |c4|Transfers and adjustments||||||**(c7)**|3,636|| ||||||||||| |c5|**TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR**
**(c3+c4)**|||**56,805**|**161,666**|**218,471 **|**(c8)**|**170,369**|**(c6)**| ||||||||||| ||**SECTION D**||||||||| |d|**£**
**(these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures above)**
**FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS**|||||||**£**
|| |d1|Balance brought forward from lastyear|||||348||847|| |d2|Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations|||||2,911||2,919|| |d3|Offerings/Gifts -passed to external organisations|||||1,896||3,418|| |d4|**BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID** (d1+d2-d3)|||||**1,363**||**348**|| 2 of 5 Church R and P 2015.xls HATFIELD ROAD **Church** ## **SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL** **SECTION E Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page** Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2020 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church Meeting. Note that the funds of an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This section must be completed to arrive at the gross income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the District and connected District Organisations. ||**INTERNAL**|||||||Net Receipts/|||||Opening|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**ORGANISATIONS**||Receipts|||Payments||Payments||Adjustments|||balances|||Closingbalances||| |e1||||||||||||||||||| |e2||||||||||||||||||| |e3||||||||||||||||||| |e4||||||||||||||||||| |e5||||||||||||||||||| |e6||||||||||||||||||| |e7||||||||||||||||||| ||Sub total of Internal|||||||||||||||||| |e8|Organisations funds|||||||||||||**(e11)**|||**(e12)**|| ||**Church accounts (totals**|||||||||||||||||| ||**brought forward from page**|||||||||||||||||| |e9|**2 - totals column)**||**132,688 **|**(a7)**||**84,586 **|**(b9)**|**48,102**||**1,015 **|**(c7)**||**170,369 **|**(c6)**||**219,486**|**(c8)**|| ||**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD**|||||||||||||||||| |e10|**BY CHURCH**||**132,688**|||**84,586**||**48,102**||**1,015**|||**170,369**|**(x)**||**219,486**|**(y)**|| ||Continue on a separate sheet
if necessary and bring the
totals forward||**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|||**TOTAL**
**PAYMENTS**||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||| ||**SECTION F**|||||||||||||||||| ||**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**|||||||||||||||||| |||||**OPENING**|||**CLOSING**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2020**|||**BALANCES**|||**BALANCES**||| |f1|Cash in hand||||||||| |f2|BankCurrentAccount|||21,730|||23,827||| |f3|Bank DepositAccount||||||1,000||| |f4|Central FinanceBoard|||148,639|||194,659||| |f5|Trustees for Methodist Church|Purposes|||||||| |f6|Other funds||||||||| |f7|**SUB TOTAL - Church accounts**|||**170,369**|(c6)||**219,486**|(c8)|| ||Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing||||||||| |f8|balance total from above) (e12)||||(e11)|||(e12)|| |f9|**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH**|||**170,369**|(x)||**219,486**|(y)|| ||||||||||| ||**SECTION G**|||At|||At||| |||||1 September 2019|||31 August 2020||| ||**OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES**||||||||| |g1|Investments (includeEndowments)|||352|||346||| |g2|Land &Buildings (seenotesreInsurancevalue)|||2,565,341|||2,632,046||| |g3|Other Assets|||139,200|||139,175||| |g4|Loan(s)-showamount outstanding at yearend||||||||| |g5|Other Liabilities||||||||| f4 Include only Funds held at the Central Finance Board f5 Include only Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes g1 Include any other investments (not the cash element of TMCP trusts accounts this is included in line f5 3 of 5 2015 Church R and P.xls Narng ofchurch ............HATFIELD ROAD METHOOISTCHVRCH..................... No. .34113.......... Declarations and Scrutiny I confimi that these Receipt and Pay￿￿nt based accounts for the year to 31 August 2020 have been prepared from the records ol the Church and that Ihey indude all funds under the contrd of the Church tDJstees. Slgnature of treasurer... IG¥lslTr)Zi Narrte and address of treasurer ..... ..ERIC BRIDGSTOCK 16 Evans Grove, StAlban$. H•rts.......................... P05t Code......AL4 9PJ............ Presentation to th• Church trustees I confim that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 AugLESt 2020 were P￿Sented lo the eling of the Church Iruslees héld on 9 April 2021 SKJnalure of the Chair of the meeting Name Of the Chair of the rrEeling ..REVANDREW PRO￿...... Indepgndent Examine￿5 Report to the Trustees of the ..HAf.I4LTr....F.04T)..ItÉJl$2>JJf.Church Charlty Numb•r .. 1173147 Rèsponsibilities and basis of report I report to the Iru5tees on my examinab.on of the accounts of the Haffield Road Methodist Chuf(* for Ihe year ended 31 August 2020 sel out on pages 1 to 3. As the Church's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of thè accounts in accordance vthh the reqU1￿ments of the char￿eS Act 2011 I'the I report in respecl of my examination of the Church's arxounts carried out under sectw)n 145 of the Act and, in carryin9 Out my examination, I have folbbbtd all the applicable Direthn$ gNen by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act. . delete or ￿rde as appropriate 4￿$ Name ofchurch . ..HATFIELD ROAD MEfHODIST CHURCH................. -34113.......... Independent Examlnerfs Statement I have ¢ompleted my examination. I confinn that no material matters have wme 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 accordan￿ wth section 130 of the Act.. or the accounts do not accofd with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection thith 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 have/ha¥￿￿or obtained independent verification of all investments wth 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 balan sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner ..JOHN ROBINSON.............. Relevanl professional qualification of independent examiner Name of firm (where appropriatel Address 5 HARMER DELL......... WELWYN,.........HERTS............ Post Code ..AL6 OBE............ Dale delete or cirGle as appropTiate 2015thurth R wd P S￿$