## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[st] September 2024 To 31[st] August 2025** **Charity name: Brixton Hill Methodist Church Charity registration number: 1173770** ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 a. The Christian faith in accordance with
the charity as set out in its the doctrinal standards and the
governing document 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;
c. 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
ancillary to the Methodist Church.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Equipping church members from highly
1.19
activities in relation to those diverse backgrounds through church
purposes for the public services, pastoral visiting, eating together &
benefit, in particular, the bible studies.
activities, projects or services Pop-In group for older people
identified in the accounts. Initiation of Circuit Choir
Support of Robes homeless project.
Partners with local residents and Lambeth &
Croydon Foodbank to run a weekly ‘Warm
Space’ / Foodbank Hub in the foyer.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 Trustees are aware of the requirement that a
whether the trustees have charity be for the public benefit.
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
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SORP reference
Grants will be decided by Trustees on a
Para 1.38 case by case basis, considering financial
Policy on grant making condition of the Charity. The Community
Fund, inherited from Kings Acre, earns
investment returns that are available, by
decision of the Trustees, to community
projects.
Trustees rent office space to a prisoner
Para 1.38 befriending organisation at favourable rental
Policy on social investment as positive support for their work in prisons,
including program related considering the church is opposite Brixton
investment Prison. The church also rented space to a
nursery; as well as providing income to
support the church, it is seen as a
community asset.
Kings Acre buildings are used for youth
activities, some in conjunction with Clapham
Youth Centre.
The Charity is highly dependent on
Para 1.38 volunteers, trustees and others.
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**| |---|---|---| |SORP reference||| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Equipping church members from highly
diverse backgrounds through church
services, pastoral visiting, eating together &
bible studies.
Growth of Warm Space, along with Elm Park
residents and Lambeth Foodbank, providing
advice as well as food parcels, tea& coffee
etc.
Part of circuit hosting overnight stays of
homeless people under Robes project.
Community group for older people – ‘Pop-In’.
Continued support of youth work at Kings
Acre / Clapham Youth Centre.| **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Consolidation of improvement of the
financial position of the church while moving
from envelopes towards regular transfers..| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Funds held with CFB performed well, both
deposit and investment.
Investment funds held with CCLA performed
poorly in comparison with previous years.
Deposit (interest bearing) fund was fine.| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The charity is in a reasonable financial
financial position at the end position but does not have sufficient funds
of the period for a much-needed redevelopment. Good
surplus this year, because little was spent on
property.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 The church’s total liquid funds are close to
policy for holding reserves its turnover. We need to build up our
stating why they are held reserves for redevelopment.
The Community fund has significant value,
used to fund projects from its investment
return; the trustees are willing to run down its
value on a suitable local project.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Reserves at August 2025 - £159k, excluding
Community Fund
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Funding largely from contributions by
members and rental from buildings.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Retain sufficient accessible funds for
refurbishment of premises.
It will consider use of Kings Acre premises
work taking account both of the need to raise
income, and social investment for youth
work.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Increased fuel costs.
High maintenance costs for old building –
quinquennial inspection report highlighted
over £200k of work needed.
Level of dependence on rental income.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|DEED OF UNION (1932) AND METHODIST
CHURCH ACT(1976)| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|TRUST| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|The church annual meeting (open, but only
church members vote) elects the church
council who are de facto trustees, along with
the circuit minister assigned to the church.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |||| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The charity conforms with the ‘Constitution
Practice & Discipline of the Methodist
Church of Great Britain’ (CPD)| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Brixton Hill Methodist Church
Other name the charity uses BHMC
Registered charity number 1173770
Charity’s principal address Elm Park
Off Brixton Hill
London SW2 2TX
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Kristin Markay Minister Lambeth Methodist Circuit
2 Avril Roy-Macaulay BHMC AGM
3 Lucie Ogunnaike BHMC AGM
4 Enley Taylor BHMC AGM
5 Sandra Taylor BHMC AGM
6 Roberta Burke BHMC AGM
7 Janet Oppong BHMC AGM
8 Trevor Gardner BHMC AGM
9 Adenike Musa BHMC AGM
10 Sherwayne Grumble BHMC AGM
11 Claude Campbell BHMC AGM
12 Kathy Rennalls BHMC AGM
13 Robert Smyth BHMC AGM
14 Geertje Bouwes BHMC AGM
15 Abigail Crabbe BHMC AGM
16 Euel Johnson BHMC AGM
17 Femi Popoola BHMC AGM
18 Oscar Fricke BHMC AGM..
19 Zant Adams BHMC AGM
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name None** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **----- Start of picture text -----**
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
None
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Declarations The truste•9 declare that t￿Y have approved tho tru5tees' report abovo. Slgned on b•half of tha charlty's trustoos Slgnature(s) Full name(s) Positlon (eg Secrotary, Chalr, etc) Revd Kristin Markay Chair Roberl Smyth Treasurer 4th JU[￿ 2026 ## **CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** ## **THE METHODIST CHURCH** # **STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** ## **Brixton Hill Methodist** **Church** FOR THE YEAR ENDED ## 31 August 2025 |**Circuit**
**Circuit no.**
**Registered Charity - Charity Registration number**
**Lambeth**|1173770
**35/6**| |---|---| If not a registered charity **His 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) ||Revd Kristin Markay
Church Stewards:
Minister:
Adenike Musa
Avril Roy-Macaulay|Revd Kristin Markay
Church Stewards:
Minister:
Adenike Musa
Avril Roy-Macaulay| |---|---|---| |||| ||Oscar Fricke
Esther Anim
Claude Campbell
Sherwayne Grumble
Zant Adams
Kofi Kyei
Treasurer:
Robert Smyth|| BHMC-SFA-25a 1 of 5 **Church** ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025** ## **Brixton Hill Methodist** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Funds year year
£ £ £ £
a1 RECEIPTS Note
a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 63,366 1,047 64,413 51,909
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment income 4,804 4,804 16,883
a4 Lettings 45,348 45,348 51,599
a5 Other receipts 469 474 943 2,777
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 113,987 1,521 115,508 (a7) 123,168
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 38,000 38,000 38,000
b3 Donations 244 600 844 260
b4 Repairs and Maintenance 19,429 19,429 19,027
Utilities (Insurances, water
b5 charges, heating & lighting) 26,992 26,992 28,074
b6 2,230
b7 Other payments 4,760 901 5,661 3,847
b8 [TOTAL PAYMENTS ] 89,425 1,501 90,926 (b9) 91,438
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS
c1 FOR THE YEAR (a6-b8) 24,562 20 24,582 31,730
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2 234,042 4,529 238,571 (c6) 206,570
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 258,604 4,549 263,153 238,301
c4 Transfers and adjustments (c7)
c5 [TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR ] (c3+c4) 258,604 4,549 263,153 (c8) 238,301 (c6)
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|d1
d2
d3
d4
d|**SECTION D**
**£**
**£**
0
0
457
273
437
273
**20**
**0**
**FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS**
**BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID**(d1+d2-d3)
Balance brought forward from last year
Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations
Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations
**(these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures**| |---|---| 2 of 5 BHMC-SFA-25a Brixton Hill Methodist **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 2025 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. **----- Start of picture text -----**
INTERNAL Net Receipts/ Opening
ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances
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) 115,508 (a7) 90,926 (b9) 24,582 (c7) 238,571 (c6) 263,153 (c8)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD
e10 BY CHURCH 115,508 90,926 24,582 238,571 (x) 263,153 (y)
Continue on a separate sheet TOTAL
if necessary and bring the TOTAL RECEIPTS
PAYMENTS
totals forward
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## **SECTION F** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** |f1
f2
f3
f4
f5
f6
f7
f8
f9
g1
g2
g3
g4
g5|**CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2025**
**SECTION G**
**OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES**
Other Assets
Central Finance Board
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
Other funds
Other Liabilities
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
balance total from above) (e12)
Investments (include Endowments)
Bank Deposit Account
Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value)
**SUB TOTAL - Church accounts**
Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end
**TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH**
Cash in hand
Bank Current Account|**OPENING**
**BALANCES**
98
48,263
51,627
39,478
99,104
**238,571**
(c6)
(e11)
**238,571**
(x)
At
1 September 2024
9,294,466|**CLOSING**
**BALANCES**
54
39,285
83,545
41,074
99,194
**263,153**
(c8)
(e12)
**263,153**
(y)
At
31 August 2025| |---|---|---|---| 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 BHMC-SFA-25a Namè of Church ....... 34-// Declarations and Scrutiny I confimi that these ReLeipl aKI Payment based the year to 31 August 2025 havé bgan prepared from the records of the Churth and that they Incl￿ au luThJs under the crftt￿ Church truste8S. Signatureoftreasurer................... .................... ........ ............ 2911(￿025 Name and address of trea8urer.................... Rob*t Sm 3 Sandhurstc(X￿. Acr8 Lane............................ W25TX......... Pre•entsllon to th• Chur¢h tru8ta•• I confimi that the annu81 report and axyxmts frx ts y8ar erKled 31 Aug￿1 2025 *preA￿. FYe8ented to the m881ing of the Church trustees held on ... 21/.Iv./? Synatureof theChabrofthemeetiTrJ .... ...... ......... .. . ... Nam8 of the Chair of the r￿eting ..... ... 10r25........................ Indopendent Examinerfg Report to th• Trustoe8 of the Brlxton Hlll PAothodist Church Charfty Nwnbor......11n770........ Respomlblllllos and ba•1• ol reprxt I report to the trustees ￿ my exarn1nat￿ of the ￿(￿nts of the Brixton Hill mel￿dISt Churth for the ended 31 August 2025 set out on pw ... . As the Church's trust88s. you are responsible for the preparation of the a(X%￿nts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charitss Act 2011 {Ihe Act,). l ￿pOrt in respeLt of my examinalion of the Church's ￿MInts c8￿1 (Mrt urbjer sect￿ 145 of and, in carying out my examinatM)n, I have fOlky￿d all the applicable Dired¥)ns given by the Chanty Commiss1t￿ unthr sedK)n 145(5){b) of the kt. ' del* or cirth as akyopr 4of5 Name of Church ………Brixton Hill Methodist Church………………………………… No 35/6 …………. ## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below*) which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - 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 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 have/have not* obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner …………………………………………………………………. Name of independent examiner …………Simon Andrew Lewcock Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner ………… FCCA Name of firm (where appropriate) ……………………………………………………………………… Address ………… Windsor Lodge, Millfield Road, Hounslow, Middlesex ……………………………………………………………………………….. Post Code ……… TW4 5PN Date ……………… 23/02/2026 * delete or circle as appropriate BHMC-SFA-25-examined 5 of 5