CHURCH {Short Form) RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS (SHORT FORM) WINTERLEY METHODIST Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025 CHESHIRE SOUTH Clr¢ult Clr¢ult no 11108 Reglst8r8d Charlty - Charlty Reglgtratlon number If not a reglstered charlty HIS Majesty's Rfrvenue and Customs IftAld numbei <The HMRC number Is equlvalent to 8 regisl6red charity number In tem18 of evldence of charitable status and may be used to glve lo donors or grant funders wishing lo see evidence of the organi8ation'8 ¢harltable statu5, Methodist charities In England and Wales that are not reglst8red charllle8 are excepted from reglstratlon under Statutory In8lrumgnt 2014 Nc.242} Minister.. REVD CAROLYN LAWRANCE Church Stewards,, SUSAN ROLTON KIM FRENCH Treasurer: JACQUELINE PARKES ¢hurch4hort.1orrn4landard-fLwi-¥KOUnlS-202S_92lDGN2 1of4
Church Form $hort WINTERLEY Chre ACCOU14YSPOR YHE YEAR ENDEDSI AiIGU8Y3035 yqarfsamount SECTION A RECEIPTS Not• a2 0rfo¢i S èndT8Xrt(JM18d 9.SOD Bank andCF8lnrtst& InYe5trnBntlnDJffle 84 8.W20 9.386 oirwji i¢coi 9.2B3 TOTAi RE¢eipTS 21280 35,766 $ecTb)N 8 bl PAYMENTS Ci¢oJ 7.91 R no1 bs Vd4lv¢hor hial 8.043 Olhvr 974 ty7 TOTAL PAYMENT8 Z7,026 24743 5ECTIQN C NEfRECEIPY8IPAYMENT8 FORIHQYZAR 12.U22 T¢i•l lunds br hl forn¥4sd frthnlosi c3 YOTAL FUNDSAT END OFYEIR Ic1 + c2) )j, 34.184 sil hr•th• wiolol•n Qlh•ross•t&oiiheChur¢h Slaleerelh•totolda Il•WTrlle8 olihe ChuKh here in3 Chu(¢h SECMON DANALYSIS OF PUND$ dl BaTonc8s halTM¢Pa18l Au d? 8thncès l001¢FB 4 v81 25 d3 BDnkBnd cath baTreeal 31 A ujl ¢4 TOTAL - Box¢ SECTION E FOR IMFORMAYION ONLY.. MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSEDON TO EXTeRtIALQRGAMSATIONS {Ih4seamount5 aro Thotto bolnclDded kn toi41 rÈcèlptslpaym•nLs figuiuj abovèl el BanbrOU9h1lthWald Irorn ksiyear or(srl vts -rn¢efv8a•X18ma1 e3 oNeii YGMS . BALANfESTILL TO BE P0 le14e2-e31 WINTERLL.YSFOAJIQV2S 2of4
Name of Church .. wiNrTERLEY METHODIST CHURCH Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these Receipt and Paymgnt based accounts for th8 year to 31 August 2025 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they Include all funds under the control of the Church trustoe$. Signature of treasurer . Name and address af treasurer . rTh &5 . f A iiK<iLS TLf4wr LG Post Code.,........,,...... prentatIOn to the ChurGh trustees I confirm that the annual report and a¢counls for the year ended 31 Augusl 2025 werelwill be" presented to the meeting of the Church tru8lee8 held on .J. I, i o.,. Slgnature of the Chair of the meetlng Nama of the Cholr of the meeting Date . Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustees of the WINTERLEY METHODIST CHURCH Charlty Number.........,.... Responslbllltl&s and basls of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts o - Church for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pagesz. to As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in a¢cordance with the requirements of Ihe Charities Act 2011 {'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the ChLrr¢h's a¢counts ¢arried out under section 145 of the Act and. in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Dir8Glians giv8n by Ihe Charity Comtnission under section 145(5}{b) of the Act. delete or clrcle as appropriate WINTeYiL¥Y $FOA3105 3of4
Name of Church .. WINTERLEY METHODIST CHURCH Independent Examinevs Statement I have completed my examlnatlon. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention In conneelion with th8 examination I whlch glve m? Cause to believe Ihat in, any material respect: Ihe ac¢ounllng re¢ord8 were not kept In aGGordanGe th seclkjn 130 of th8 Act: or the a¢counl8 do not aGGord wlth the accountlng record5. I have no CDncern8 and have come across no other matters In conn8Gtlon wllh the examSnation to whioh attentlon should be drawn In thls report In order to enable a proper under8tandlng of th8 accounts to be reaGhad. i not. obtalned Independent verlflcatlon of all Investments wllh the Trustee8 for Melhodlst Church Purposes or held in other tru8ts, bank balan8 and funds 8t th8 Central Finanee Board of thè Methodlst Church whlch are Indlvldually In 8xc8s8 of £10,000 {ten Ihoueand pound6) at the balance Shgel date, Slgnalure of Ind8p8ndenl &x8mln8r Nama of Indèpendent exarnlner Relovant professlonal qLtallficallon of Ind9pendent examlner Name of firm (where appropd8le) Address Post Code Date delete or ¢Ile as 8pproprf8te WINTERLEYSFOA 310825 4of4
Winterley Methodist Church Charitynumber: 1174291 Mission Statemènt. To Invlte the communityand to share the love of Chrlst" REPORTOFTHETRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31stAUGUST 2025 Winterley Methodist Church is part of the'methodlst Church of Great Brltaln. whose stgtus as a charity has historically been derived from the Deed of Unlon 1932 and the Methodist Church Act 1976. We are connected to Cheshlre South Methodist Clrcult which itself Is part of the Chester & Stoke-on-Trent Methodist Distrlct. We operate In the administrative unitary authority are8 of Chèshire East. Our Constitutlonal practices can be lound in www.m8thodlst.org/ministèrs-8nd- offlce-holderslcpd A8 a Methodist Soclèty we are accountable to Circult, District and Connexlon and are requlred to comply wlth regu19tior)s lald down In th8 Constltution, Practlce and Discipllne ot the Methodlst Church, which Is updated annu811y. As 8 Soelety we make decl8Sons at Church Councll mgetlngs of whlch we are required to hold at least two per ye8r and more 88 and when required by the local situotions. Voting members of Church Councll must be members ofThe Methodist Church ol Great Brlt8in and trustees of Winterl8y M8thodist Church. Rlsk managoment-the major rlsk8 to whlch the charltyls exposed have been Identifie(J 8nd mitlg8ting actlons 8re being developad. Appropriate controls are In place to provlde reasonable assurance agalnst f raud and financlal error. Pubil¢ 8eneflt The Trustees confirm that they have complled with the duty in S8Ctlon 17 of the Charities Act havlng du& regard to public benefit as per guidance publlshed by the Ch8rity Commlssion. OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES We are 8 local Metho¢Jist Church. sltuated in a semi-rural location between Crewe and Sandbach in Che$hire. We are primarily a worshipping and fellowship church. We host a pieschool pl8ygroup who have a Licence to Use a dedlcated building attached to the main church building. Winter16y Brass Band also practice regularly in
the building. They have a good reputation and perform at both Methodist and comrnunity events in the area. There is a regular weekly act of worship, calé style services and a regular midweek coff8e morning open to all. All events are well advertised to the local community in the village. The building was totally refurbished in 2017. ACHEIVEMENTS IN THEYEAR BEING CURRENTLY REPORTED Fundraising Activities in¢lu¢ing a book Sgle . Soup and Carol evening and Pancake Party took place during the year. The Coffee Fellowship and Social Groups includlng the U3A, Pllates, Karate and Sunday Lunches continue to 8ttr8Ct 8 signific8nt number of participants. The Winterley Band contlnues to have an extenslve prograrn of events and has had successful year of fundraising. Band Members also assisted in the Church Fundraising events. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE PERIOD Continue with Fundraising actlvlties and to grow the Church by encouraglng membershlp of the Methodlst Church. 5. RESERVES POLICY The reserves pollcyfor 202512026 Is to hold at least É6000 In r88dlly avallable funds in the General Fund lunrestrietèdl, which is sufficiént to meet tyPlC81 general expenditure for 8 period of six months. LEGALAND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION 1. Appolntments In the 202412025flnanclalyear Minister and Chair of Trustees: Reverend Carolyn Lawr8nce Treasurer: Jacqueline Parkes Trustees: Ellen Cieka Susan Rolton Kim French There were 4 volunteers providing 8dministrative support to the running of the charlty in v8rious roles. 2. PrinGipal addres5for Correspondence Wintprley Methodist Church & Community Centre,
Crewe Road, Winterley. Cheshiie CW114RP 3. Independentexamlner Patri¢i8 Ann Austln 4 Little Cliffe Road Stoke-on-Trent ST32DN 4. Banker8 Lloyd$ Bank. 13 Vl¢toria Stre8t. Crewe Cheshlre CW12JQ