CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
The Trian
le Communi
Methodist
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2025
Bolton
Circuit
Cir¢uit no.
01103
Registered Charity - Charity Registration number
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 tenns 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)
1174435
Minister=
Revd Robert Kasema
Church Stewards:
Alan Jermyn
Brian Jackson
Flavio Mazini
Pauline Stott
Jane Durkin
Kevin Durkin
Janet Getlrffe
Treasurer..
Fiona Gorton
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
The Triangle Community
Methodist
Church
Unrestricted Restricted Totsls th1•
Funds
Funds
ar
Totslg last
ear
SECTION A
a1
RECEIPTS
Note
32
Offerin
s and Tax recovered
Bank and CFB Interest and
Investment Income
68.918
68,918
63.996
3.589
3,589
21.438
3.619
a4
Lellin
21.438
21.411
a5
Other receipts
Relum of Connexional Pension reserve payment
TOTAL RECEIPTS
48.372
610
48.982
44 662
17.620
18.231
17.620
160,$48
a6
142.317
la7)
133.687
SECTION
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Circuit Assessment or Share
65.467
65.467
73.299
b3
Donations
9,895
9,895
26.196
10.836
b4
Re
airs and Maintenance
Utililies (Insuran￿s, water
char
es. heatin & li
hlin
26.196
15.928
b5
18.839
18,839
24.137
b6
b7
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
34,679
155,076
102
34,781
155.178
22.399
b8
102
Ib91
146,600
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
¢1
la6-b8)
112.7591
18.129
5.370
{12.9121
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2
38.083
10,485
48.568
(¢6
61.480
c3
Sub total
{c1+c2
25.324
28.613
53.938
48,568
Transfers and ad ustments
1.369
11.3691
c7)
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
(c3+c4)
26.694
27,244
53.938
(c8)
48.568
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY." PAONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
Ithese amounts arn not to bo included in tolal receiptsipa
ments fi
ures above)
d1
Balance brou
ht forward from last
ear
10
270
d2
Offenn
sIGifts - received lor extemal or
aniSat￿nS
2.547
2,319
d3
OffennggJGifts - passed to externa5 organisations
2439
2,579
d4
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
Id1 +d2-d31
117
10
2of5
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The Trian
le Communi
Methodist ChLTrrch
SUMMAR Y OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL QR
ANISATIONS REPOFITfpiG 70 THE CHURCH COUNCIL
SECTION E
Please lollow the Guiaance Notes to com
-IfT.d'. ol CThuich accoufj15'0' I'lp YÈ81 tthJe4 ?1 l%UQU5'. 202E and lilpT3 D'oxrniEaii!n4 lo Chiir.I coLIfjVIl'CTh￿'Ctr KleeT.na Note i*èi IDe luTrd* ol
a. Iniemai Drganisaiion normallj be Rè51ncieo lund5 vnle5s Il rould bè eiearty 5hw Ihal Ihe* (x)uld be used for any N4plh¢* sl puwse This 5e(Iion rnusi be
,rilP1pfj io arrive al i*e gr05s InroTDe aryo expendildre iolais ol Ihe Chu£1 11 gtyss IncorTre exceed5 IDe Accruals Ihieshold Ihen Ihe AccruA15 rnÈihoo ol Kcnunling
AND A DIFFFRENT FORM rnvsi tr u5e# lo iewrt IhE ac£ounts isee Mellr¢I5'. w*bsiiel Please reler 10 Ihe guidxnce nole* regaioin? IraTh51e￿ tetween ile Di510
conn¥ieo OisiiiL10103n15alion5
INTERNAL
ORGANISATIONS
Nei Receip￿.
Payrnpp.15
OpeniDg
bJiante$
Rec*ipis
Paymen
bal&nces
rro¥v 8rid e T•nnls Club
2656
225)
403
49Je
5.341
Sub 101è10
Iniemal
Orgènisaiions lund5
Z.856
2253
403
4,938
5.341
e12
Church a¢coun¢s (totals
brought forward Irom page
2 totals columThl
160,$18
laTI
155.17B
5,370
48,568
53,938
8YCHUflCH
163.204
157,431
5,773
53.506
S9,279
co￿tInue on a sepaTrle sheet
Il necessary and bring lThe
101815 lorward
TOTAL RECEIPTS
TOTAL
PAYMENTS
secTION F
TATEhlENT
ETS At4D LIABILITI
OPENING
eALANCES
CLOSING
BALANCES
CHURCH. CASH FUNDS HELD at J1 Au
Ltst 2025
Cash In h8nd
Bank Curyeni Account
15693
4852
Bank Oe
srt Account
Central Finance
32.876
49.086
Tru51ees for Meth￿1￿1 Cnuth Pu
Cllher fun05
SU8 TOTAL- Chvr¢h accounty
Total lunds hera Dy Iniernal OTyanissknns (the c*)si
balantè Iolal frorn Btovei le121
48,668
l(£)
53,938
4,938
5,341
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH
63.506
69.279
SE¢nOP4 G
Al
I Sepiember 2024
Al
31 AugUSI 2025
OTHER ASSETS •1￿ LIA8ILITIES
lThY￿le Er*Jryrnts
47 334
52 645
Lan# & a￿1
see noies re InSUfanc* value
2 797 327
2 990 797
Loanlsi - amount Outstsndin
e81 ena
LiabLlilies
14 Indude wly Ftsryds tyelfj al Ihè Cenvat Firnan￿ Board
f¢ InaJde onlw FLndS helo ai Irustees loi Meinc￿ls1 Chuich PdTwges
g- Ind&le othpr ifjve51merLS Inoi Ihe casn eipmeni ol TPthLP Irusts accnunis this Is InclJde(I In line IS
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Name of Church . The Triangle Community Methodist Church Charity number 1174435
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that Ihese Receipt and Payment based accounts for the 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 trustees
Signature of treaSu￿r .
0.2. ZL-.
Name and address of treasurer ... ... Fiona Gorton. Makanls Farn. Biad(bum Road, Bolton
Post Code.....
BL1 7LH
Presentation to the Church trustees
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 werelwill be"
presented to the meetinq of the Church trustees held on 1 Oth February 2026
Signature of the Chair of the meeting
Name of the Chair of the meeting
. Date. 10 Z..Its........
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
The Triangle Community Methodist Church
Charity Number . 1174435
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Triangle Communty Methodist
Church for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 2 to 3 As the Church's trustees, you
are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wilh the requirements of the
Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,)
I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts camed out under section 145 of the
Act and in carrying out my examinaiion. I have foll0v￿d all the applicable Directions given by the
Chanty Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Act
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Name of Church The Tnangie Community Methodisl Church Charity number 1114435
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 accountinq records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with the accountinq 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 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 balan￿ sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner
AcAA-.,..M./J.A..i.
Name of firm (where appropriate)
Address
Post Code .£.LJ.. SQP.
Date
loR
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RESERVES POLICY of
The Triangle Community Methodist Church
("Church Council, .
Ilcircuit MeetingliDistrictll)
General Funds held al YE 31108125
£70.371
Restricted Funds hekl
£27,244
Endowment Funds held
£8.968
Reserves policy for General Funds
We have considered our mission plans for the future. and the Maintenan￿ costs of the building as it
reaches its 10" birthday. along with our Circurt knessment. We have concluded that we should aim to
hold around 6 months of expendrture in General Reserves, which would cuffently be £70,00￿£75,Q0O.
Our General Fund reserves are within this range.
5. Policy for Restricted Funds
Restricted Funds are held as follows..
Fund for support of the Mayaka family refugee chiklren £5,276
Benevolent Fund £1.569
Funds for Youth and Childrens. music activities £2,100
Funds towards 3Generate tn'p £679
Property Life Cycle Fund £17.260.47 to cover future property Maintenan￿ and replacements
Tem)s relating to Endowment Funds held
Interest can be used for the General Purposes of the Church. If considered necessary for the work of the
church, and agreed by 213 majority of Church Counal. Ihe caprtal can also be rdeased for this purpose.
This Reserves Policy has been ap￿0Ved by | The Triangle Community Methodist Church
{'Church Councii&icircurt Meèti'ngt]iDistrictn)
Trustee
Treasurer
Full name Fiona Elizabeth Gorton
Full Name
Signature
Signat

RESERVES POLICY
Report on behalf of
The Tnan
le Communi
Methodist Church
("Church Counciv Circuit MeelinglDistrictl
To
Bolton Circuit
{'Circuit MeetinglDistrict)
We submit our annual report in accordance with the
liiil We have agreed a Reserves Policy which is
requirements of the Methodisl Conference and the
sel out overleaf and is recorded in the
Charty CoMmiss￿n guidance in CC19.
Iruslees, minutes and our Annual Report
11} The trustees have estsblished their mission
aims taking into account all of the resources
available in lems of people. propety and
money
{iv) We rerA)gnise the need to be accountable as
charity Iruslees for all the money which comes
into our hands and will provide further
information
as
requI￿d
by
the
CircuiVDistncUConnexion
lill Mission inits'aliveslprojects have been costed
or eslimales made of projecled future costs
which lake into account the needs of the
buildings and the requirements of the
auinquennial Inspection Reporvs
(v) Our Report is attached overfeaf
please delete as appropriate
rTo be completed by Receiving Body
The
'Circutt MeetinglDistrict received the RESERVES POLICY of
'Church Councillcircuit MeetinglDistrict
Policy acr2pted and acknowledgement sent to the trustees
YES
INO
Policy noted and the following enquiries made of the trustees
Responses re￿Ived and any further action taken
'CircuiUDi8trict
Signatures
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