Annual Church Meeting Reports
Sunda
6th AJ)ril 2025

Contents:
Leadership and Pastoral Care
Minister (Rev Shaun Sanders)
Leadership Team (Ross Richardson)
Pastoral Care (Ruth Evans)
Church Administration and Stewardship
Finance (Duncan Curtis)
Property (Chris Mills)
Safeguarding (Catherine Heffernan)
Worship and Outreach Section
Pudding and Praise (Ross Richardson)
Sunday School (Catherine Heffernan)
Youth Group (Jeannette Curtis)
Messy Church (Jeannette Curtis)
WITS (Rosanne Jackson)
Prayer Group (Ross Richardson)
Small Groups:
TAF Tuesday Afternoon Fellowship;
Lent Groups,
Contemplative Group
(Jeannette Curtis / Ross Richardson)

Minister s Report
Rev. Shoun Sanders
l am grateful for everyone's support during my
first six months here at Walton. I reflect that
despite the challenges which all churches face,
there have been several highlights which should
encourage us for the future.
The harvest festival service in September saw
the church packed with people of all ages as we
were joined by the Guides, Scouts, Cubs and
Beavers who meet on the premises during the
week. They all contributed to the worship and
donations of food and other items were given for
the Walton and Hersham Foodbank.
A service of remembrance and thanksgiving
took place in October when we named those we
love but who are no longer with us and we lit
candles in their memory.

On Christmas Eve, we held Messy Church for
all ages and came together for a simple act of
worship with our Christingles which we had
made.
We enjoyed pancakes on Shrove Tuesday in a
special coffee morning and raised money to
support ovarian cancer research and care.
Throughout the year a small band of
volunteers from the church have joined me at
Glendale nursing home where we have led a
small act of worship and we have sung familiar
hymns with the residents.
Other activities include our work with children
and young people, pudding and praise,
fellowship groups, contemplative oasis
meditations, other coffee mornings and special
services, pastoral care, stewardship of our
premises and finances, safeguarding, admin-
istration, weekly worship and much much more
which allows us to support the ministry and mis-
sion of our church. Thank you for everyone's
contribution in whatever way.

I reflect over my many years of ministry that
churches which flourish or survive against the
odds are more likely to have broad edges. They
have links which reach out to the wider pastoral
community, user groups, local community and
wider world so that many more folk feel they
belong or have a connection with the church.
That's always a challenge to maintain when we
already feel under pressure. However, it's a key
part of our Methodist tradition and reflects the
Christian Good News for all.
Shaun

The Leadership Team Report
Ross Richordson
The Church Stewards who (together with Rev
Sydney Samuel until August 2024 and Shaun
Sanders from September 2025 onwards)
constitute the WMC Leadership Team have been
across the past year (since April 2023):
Ross Richardson (Senior ,
Val Barker
Dave Paterson
Dave Paterson also continues in his roles as
Circuit Treasurer and Local Preacher and Chris
Mills is our Circuit Invitations Committee
Member. We are very grateful to Chris for her
role in this group as she worked tirelessly in this
role to help secure our new minister Rev Shaun
Sanders.
Aside from helping with some administrative
elements of the weekly services, the Leadership
Team attempts to navigate a course for the
Church through the Liturgical year. We try to
meet every 6 weeks where we attempt to plan for

each quarter- which I sometimes find difficult
(for example
thinking about Christmas in June
and Lent and Easter in October).
The visible part of the role is on a Sunday
morning, where you will see the steward
opening the service, welcoming the minister and
highlighting any notices.
We try to resolve issues (practical, pastoral, and
administrative), keep an eye over various
aspects of Church Administration (GDPR, Risk
Assessments, EDI and Safeguarding). We also try
to think "Creatively and Strategically" about new
worship, service, church growth or
community outreach ideas. All of us are involved
in other parts of Church ministry though this is
absolutely NOT a requirement of being a
stewa rd.
We also try and execute some of these ideas.
Some of us went to the Circuit Planning days last
year and came away with seeds of new ideas for
services and initiatives, some of which we have
put in place over the past year.

We have not reviewed our Mission Statement and
our plans, purposes and future direction as a
Church. This is a project for this next
anniversary year, and together with our minister,
and hopefully whole community involvement we
will look at what this may entail.
We are always looking for new stewards to join
the Leadership Team. If you feel called to
contribute of your time and energy and would
like to be part of what I have described, then
please speak to me.
I would be very keen to explore this further with
you.
As ever, we would appreciate your prayers for
our efforts as stewards, for our Minister and for
our Church in the coming months as we seek to
be Salt and Light to each other and in the world
outside of our Church.
Ross Richardson

Pastoral Secretary's Report
Ruth Evans
It is good to report that although several pastoral
visitors have retired, after years of faithful visiting,
we still maintain a reduced team of Pastoral
Visitors who have taken on extra visiting.
However, with a smaller team of Pastoral Visitors,
it is difficult to maintain the same level of care.
We are still managing, just about, to cover the
whole church with our care. It does mean an
extra load for our caring but if folk are not
visited, we phone to keep in touch or make
contact by email.
We hope no one feels neglected. Our aim is to
look out for each other especially at Sunday
Services. If anyone feels the need for a visitor,
please let me know. Our Minister Rev Shaun
Sanders and I visit anyone who is housebound.
Many thanks to Catherine who helps me with the
administrative side of things and she herself is a
dedicated Pastoral Visitor.

If anyone who is reading this feels led to come
forward as a pastoral visitor, please come and
speak to me and I can let you know more about
this rewarding role.
Ruth Evans

Finance Report
Duncan Curtis
Walton on Thames Methodist Church
Notes to the Annual accounts for the period
ending 31" August 2024
Another satisfactory year is behind us and
thankfully we are still on a relatively sound
financial footing. Can I thank you once again for
your generosity, whilst so many other costs
are increasing for us all. However, although
collections remain around static, our Gift day
result was substantially down and my expectation
is that this will continue. So our savings will be
depleted and it will be harder to find cash for
essential work on property repairs and the like.
These notes are meant to be read in conjunction
with our annual accounts and are a way of
explaining them more clearly than just in figures.
Our Income and Expenditure statement for the
year end highlights reasons why the predicted

deficit was smaller than anticipated. If you don't
have a copy of the accounts and wish for one,
please ask.
Thanks to Chris who works with me so well on all
matters, propety related. Also to Rosanne, who
has been instrumental with help in keeping our
lettings going again, although they were well
below budget. For the benefit of the Charity
commission and in relation to VAT rules, we are
in no way profitable. Our rental income is only
around 16 % of our total income although of
course our renters occupy the building for far
longer than the average Church member.
Catherine and Tony save us money too and
Catherine helps wherever she can on property
matters.
This year both Electric and Gas contracts have
been renewed at sharply higher rates.
So do your bit please to keep costs down by
turning off lights and water heaters and boilers
when they are not needed.

Our Charitable giving fell this year but mainly
because of a lower Gift Day result.
Bank interest on our funds is increasing but of
course inflation is reducing the capital
value and the cost of building work, (which most
of the funds are for) is going up by leaps and
bounds. However it came in at £6357 as
compared with the budget of £4000
Cash collections were around 14% of our total
collections, the rest coming by standing order,
cheque and internet banking.
Many thanks again to Alan Weight, for all his help
with both accounts and the Gift Aid claim. He is of
great assistance.
As your treasurer l am at your service and in the
event of any query please contact
me.
Duncan E Curtis

Property Report
Chris Mills
We have had a quieter year on the Property front
this past year- I'm sure our treasurer is happy
with that!
Most of the jobs carried out were routine
servicing or small maintenance jobs.
The more significant jobs were:
Re-sanding of the hall floor- costing £2750
Purchasing of new pew cushions - £3950 - from
our legacy funds, from which we also purchased
some more hymnbooks.
We have been approached by the Guides group
for permission to replace their outside storage
unit which is leaking badly (this is at the back of
our grounds at the side of the church).

However, this has led to concerns about the
agreement we have with the Guides over use of
this storage space. At the recommendation of
TMCP (Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes)
we have sought legal advice about how to put
a formal agreement in place. This is an
ongoing process.
At the suggestion of church members, we plan
to purchase a bench for outside the front of the
church.
l am always interested to receive suggestions of
improvements to the church premises from
anyone.
Chris Mills

Safeguarding Report
Catherine Heffernan
l am pleased to report that it has been a
relatively quiet year, Safeguarding wise.
We recently had our Circuit Safeguarding audit
to complete, where we are asked various
questions about the necessary paperwork being
in place and confirmation that we are following
the Safeguarding Policy, Procedures and
Guidance as set down by The Methodist Church.
I was able to submit a return showing that we are
almost fully compliant.
All our Volunteers have been safely recruited,
including obtaining references and where
necessary DBS checks. Safeguarding training has
been completed or is due to be completed.
I continue to monitor when DBS checks and
Safeguarding training become due and remind
the respective individuals.

We are very lucky that our Circuit has several
Safeguarding Foundation module trainers,
including our own Carol Morgan, and so the
Circuit are able to deliver the necessary training
courses to keep the Safeguarding training at
Walton Methodist Church up to date.
We are also very fortunate that Claire Coles has
joined the South East District as our new District
Safeguarding Officer and she has been on hand
to offer help and guidance where needed.
Our church took part in Safeguarding Sunday on
Sunday 17th November, where Rev Shaun gave a
very insightful sermon on this subject.
At a recent Church Council meeting we were
reminded that Safeguarding is everyone's
responsibility, and we had an insightful True or
False Quiz.
Catherine Heffernan

Pudding and Praise
Ross Richordson
Now in its l O year of existence, our Pudding and
Praise café styled service, held 3 or 4 times a year,
continues to do "what it says on the tin
has a heavy focus on lovely Puddings and Spirit
led Praise always beautifully curated by Breeze our
pop up group of musicians led by Tracey Ball who
is supported by Lynda Shaw, Glen Penfold, Mark
Hargreaves and Caroline Pearce.
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I believe that Pudding and Praise offers a blank
sheet, experimental "liminal space" opportunity
for the Holy Spirit to abide with us, and I would
encourage anyone who would like to enjoy a
different worship experience to come along and
enjoy this service. We encourage the leadership of
this to be from our lay people rather than clergy,
and try to involve different voices and faces in
them.

If you have suggestions for a theme for the music,
discussions or puddings or would like to be
involved then we would love to hear from you - so
get in touch!
Cornerstones of this service are Breeze under
Tracey Ball's leadership and Dave Paterson who
spends a lot of time sculpting these services. l am
very grateful for their energy and efforts which go
into making every one of these services very
special. Additionally, we have enjoyed a thoughtful
P&P service which was led by our Youth Group -
special thanks again to them for the care and
attention that they took over this particular service.
This year we will have a theme running through
some of our services which is based on our
relationship with God - these are titled "Up, Out"
and "In"
Intrigued? Come along and discover
what it all means for yourself !
li li
Ross Richardson

Sunday School
CalBirE ￿￿enlan
Our Sunday School continues to thrive, with 6
regular teenagers and now some new under l Os
starting to come more regularly.
On the I" Sunday in the month, when we have
Holy Communion, we do not have Sunday
School, but the young people are encouraged to
stay with us in the service instead.
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The 2nd 3, and 4 Sundays are covered by our
three regular Sunday School teachers: Catherine
Heffernan, Lynda Shaw and Ross Richardson,
who each take one session a month.
Jeannette Curtis has also kindly said she will take
a session in a 5 week month, to ease the strain
on the other Sunday School teachers, which is
very much appreciated.

We have been faced with quite a tough
challenge, in that our younger children are now
too old for the creche, but are much younger
that our current cohort of Sunday School young
people.
As we do not have enough volunteers for two
Sunday School groups we are trialling having
one extra person in the room to help if some
younger children come, while the main Sunday
School teacher works with the older ones.
We have been very fortunate that seven
additional people from the congregation have
come forward to be that 3rd person, when
necessary.
Materials and activities are prepared for the
extra helper by the Sunday School teacher and
it is hoped that this will provide a fun time for
the younger children, without disrupting the
more mature lesson the older ones will be
having. Watch this space!

We follow the material provided by 'Roots'
which is available in a magazine and online.
'Roots' provide all the material and the Sunday
School teacher just has to choose which items
they think will work best for our groups, so they
do not have to think up a lesson themselves!
It would be really great if someone could come
forward and offer to take one Sunday School
lesson a month. So, if you are reading this and
think you can spare one Sunday
morning a month, please let us knowl
We are also very blessed that several members
of the congregation have agreed to be a 2,
DBS checked adult, to sit in on our sessions.
Without their help it would not be possible to
run the Sunday School, so we are extremely
grateful to Rita Hopkins, Linda Holden, Rosanne
Jackson, Joy Lord and Wendy Mulvagh for their
amazing support.
All the Sunday School teachers and helpers have
up- to-date DBS checks and have
attended the relevant Safeguarding Training.
Catherine Heffernan

Youth Group Report
Jeannette Curtis
At Walton Methodist Church, we are fortunate to
have a wonderful group of young people. They
enjoy coming to church and having a chance to
have their own part of worship in Sunday school.
l am very appreciative of Catherine for
organising the rota and the teachers and their
helpers. The young people certainly challenge us
in these meetings. l am glad that they also take
up challenges. As we saw at the Local
th
Arrangement (LA) on Sunday 19 January.
Some time ago Divine was not sure whether he
was too old for Sunday school and I did explain
that it was good to have him in Sunday School,
to keep the discussions going. Certainly, during
the fvrfo Sunday school sessions that I took, to
plan the LA service, he was very useful in giving
ideas.
The theme for the LA was God's love. The two
stories that were used to illustrate this love were
Jonah, which Divine spoke about and
Zacchaeus, which lan spoke about.

lanna and Joanne wrote the prayers and they
decided on the hymns together in the early
stages of the planning. It was good to have
Seram to close the service and Elikem did the
PowerPoint and a reading.
They have now taken a Pudding and Praise and
a LA. l am hoping they will take the service on
Palm Sunday i which is a LA.
Sunday school is really the youth group meeting
time. They do use many forms of social media to
communicate with each other. I was thankful to
Joanne for allowing the group to meet at her
house to do the final planning, for the LA in
January. They do consume quite a lot of food
when they meet. It is good that we have a
generous amount of money in the youth group
fund so that Duncan can pay for this.
There are plans for a day in London on Easter
Monday. If we do not have a youth leader it is
great that the youth can organise themselves and
if we can help them out financially sometimes,
that is good. There is money in the church
account to pay for some of these outings.

Messy Church Report
Jeannette Curtis
Since Lockdown we have started up slowly with
Messy Church. Then at the start of 20241
started treatment for cancer. This meant that we
did not do much at the start of the year. At Easter
the young people set up the Easter garden.
In September Shaun joined us and has shown an
interest in Messy church so we did do Christingle
on Christmas eve. We had three families and it was
good to see the young people helping the little
ones make the Christingles and colour angels to
hang up.
The wonderful team that helps with Messy church
has changed. We are pleased to welcome
Margaret, Cynthia and Wendy, their talents are
much appreciated. Ashvir, my grandson, has been
involved with the technical side and has prepared
the PowerPoints. He tells me he would like to do
these in future.

Talking to Shaun, l anticipate doing Messy
Mothers on March 29th when we will look at
mothers in the bible possibly Ruth and on April
th
19 (possibly in the morning) Messy Easter when
we will make the Easter garden and think about
the new life that is about to come.
I do appreciate the prayers that we have for
Messy Church, it is outreach into Walton and
other areas, we are part of a bigger organisation
and there is plenty of help for us on the Messy
church website.
Jeannette Curtis

WITS
Rosonne Jockson
Chris hosted a summer get-together in her
garden one evening and we were blessed with
the good weather.
We also organised a Macmillan coffee morning
at the church in October.
Jeannette hosted an evening in November
remembering Christmas past.
Our annual January meal was held at
Carluccio's and was enjoyed by all.
Rosanne Jackson

Walton MC Prayer Group
Ross Richordson
Our prayer group has been meeting since 1998
each Saturday morning. As Christians - we are
encouraged to "pray at all times" not just "some"
times.
We are encouraged to pray for all people and
across the whole spectrum of life's
circumstances and seasons - joy, grief, success,
happiness, celebration, doubt, distress, illness,
lament and pain.
The Prayer Group prays through all these things,
every Saturday from 8am for our Church, Na-
tion, Local Community, and World.
We successfully moved our prayer meeting online
as soon as we went into lockdown 4 years ago. It
is very rare for us to have missed a week in the
last year and meet online via WhatsApp each
Saturday. Messages flow as we discuss the lec-
tionary scriptures and pray through the needs of
our world and community each week.

You are welcome to "pop in" and join the
conversation any Saturday, or you can simply sit
in them, read the messages and not join the
conversation.
Our meetings are always uplifting. If you would
like prayer for yourself or a friend, please contact
the prayer group through the website or speak to
Ross.
Ross Richardson

TAF - Tuesday Afternoon Fellowship
Jeannette Curtis
During lent last year we, with the other group, read
and studied "Tarry Awhile" a book written by
Selina Stone and recommended by the
Archbishop of Canterbury as the Lent book for
2024.
We all found this book very challenging in many
ways. However when Lent finished we realised that
we had hardly touched the many topics that are
raised. So in May and June we continued to study
two more chapters, as we were now
meeting once a month. July and August we used
the prayer handbook of the Methodist church as
the basis for our devotion.
l am grateful to Sandra and Colin for providing
the refreshments and the suggestions that the
group makes. There was difficulty hearing what
was being said, when we met in the church, and so
now we meet in the Narthex and the sound is a bit
better.
With Lent this year about to start we will be
ecumenical as a group as there will Catholics and
URC members joining us for'soul Food"

Lent Group
Ross Ri(hordson
We have run Lent Groups for the past 25 years,
sometimes with ecumenical members. This year
we have 2 groups which meet on a
Tuesday afternoon and evening.
We are currently studying the Methodist Church
interactive material which is titled Soul Food and
also has the feature of a daily email update
from the Methodist Church.
The material will give us the opportunity to think
about different elements of our spirituality some
of which may be challenging
which is perfect
for the Lenten season.
Ross Richardson

Contemplative Group
Ross Richardson
I came across the TakeTime contemplative
organisation some time ago, and sensed that
there may be an opportunity and desire for this
spirituality for this at WMC. The meditations are
based on the principles of Ignatian
contemplation which involves immersing yourself
as an onlooker in a piece of Gospel.
I trained myself on one of their courses, which
enables me to lead these sessions in their style,
and in the Ignatian tradition. We have
purchased a licence which gives us access to a
huge database of scripts and videos that can be
used in services or small groups.
I run this group in blocks of around 6 weeks
usually following the lectionary readings each
week following Lenten and Advent themes in
these seasons.

The meetings are short usually running to
befvrfeen 25 and 40 minutes and there is no
requirement to be involved or say anything -
you can simply sit quietly and enjoy some peace
infused time for yourself.
The response to these has been enlightening
and gratifying with around a dozen people
dipping into these groups and really enjoying
the opportunity to slow down and sit quietly in
the presence of the Divine each week.
We meet both in person in the Church and by
Zoom - so you can join in from the comfort of
your couch if you would like to.
Ross Richardson

CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Walton-on-Thames
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
Sunday 31 August 2025
Wey Valley Circuit
Circult
Circuit no.
3616
Registered Charity - Charity Registration number
1174524
If not a registered charity His Majesty's R8vonue and
Customs Gift Ald number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in tems of evidence of charitable status
and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see eviden￿ ofthe organisation's
charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered Gharities are
excepted from registration under Statulory Instrument 2014 No.242)
Minister.
RÈV Shaun Saunders
Church Stewards:
Ross Richardson
Dave Paterson
Valerie Barker
Treasurer..
Duncan Curtis

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
Walton-on-Thames
Church
Llnrestrictèd R•strlcted Totals this
Funds
Funds
year
Totals last
year
SECTION A
a1
RECEIPTS
Notg
a2
Offerings and Tax re¢overed
Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income
59,503
120
59,623
60.346
5,873
1,501
7,374
14,773
325
8.024
13,476
1,806
83.653
Lettings
other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
14,773
325
a6
80,474
1,621
82,095
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SECTION B
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Circuit Assessment or Share
38.274
38,274
38,274
2,116
30,483
b3
Don8tions
2.500
50
2.550
Repairs and Maintenance
Utilities Ilnsurances, water
charges. heating & lighting)
9,695
9.695
b5
7.894
7,894
7,479
b7
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
7,153
65,516
209
7.362
65,775
9.465
87.817
b8
259
Ib91
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR
c1
la6-b81
14,958
1,362
16,320
14.1641
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2
132,147
33,902
166,049
{c61
170,213
c3
Sub total
(c1+c2)
147,105
35,263
182,369
166.049
Transfers and adjustments
{c7
c5
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
(c3+c41
147.105
35,263
182,369
{c81
166,049
Ic6}
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
(these amounts are not to be Included in totsl receiptslpayments ligures above)
d1
Balance brought forward from18St year
61
d2
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3,094
3.014
'd3
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2,898
3,020
d4
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
{d1+d2-d3)
257
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Name of Church Wallon-on-Tharnes Methodist Church
No 1174524
Declarations and Scrutiny
l Confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been
prepared frorn the records
the Church and that they include all funds ursder the control of the Church
trustee$.
Signature of t￿aSUrer .
Dale.....
Name and address of treasurer
Duncan Curtis
1 Wadham Close, Shepperton
Post Code TW17 9HT
Presentation to Ihe Church trustees
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 werelwill be.
presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on .
Signature of the Chair of the meeting
Name of the Chair of the meeting
.ifj LL,
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
Walton-on-Thames Methodist Church
Charity Number 1174524
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the
.NA4k.A-. Church
for the year ended 31 August 2025 sel out on pages .
to
As the Church's trustees, you are
responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 I'the Acl'l.
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 145{5llbl of the Act.
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Name of Church Walton-on-Thames Methodist Church
No 1174524
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 {
) 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.
I4￿￿elhave 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
Relevant professional qualtfication of independent examiner
Name of fimi (where appropriate)
£ CJ g<
Address
Post CcKle K ! i 1 gc
Date
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WMC Stsndard Fom ofAccounts 2025 {11.xls
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WALTON-ON-THAMES METHODIST CHURCH
Income & Expenditure Account for the period 011091202& 3110812025
RESTRICTED FUNDS
INCOME
EXPENDITURE
2023124
rrEM
Benevolent Fund
Collections
Trdnsferfrom General fund
Deficbt
2024125 OUDGET
2023124
rrEM
2024125 BUDtXT
120
Payments
Surplus
70
120
120
Charltsble FLbnds
Collections
DefieAt
3.014
2.537
3,020
Paid lo charit￿9
Surplys
2,342
19S
2.537
3.020
3.020
Connexional Funds
Collections
Defidt
557
Paid lo ¢onnaxion
Surplu5
557
557
557
Messy Church Fund
00n8￿On$
Tax Rebate
Defi¢il
38
Expenses
SuFpIus
36
Youth Work Fund
Tmnsfer from GeneTal Fund
Donatlons
Interest
Tax Rebate
Deficil
623
1.667
Salary
Expenses
1.501
2.447
208
156
Surplus
1,292
1.501
SURPLUS r8 Restrf¢led
1.557
Grand Totsl
Grand Totsl
4.714

WALTON-ON-THAMES METHODIST CHURCH
Income & Expenditure Account for the period 0110912024- 3110812025
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
INCOME
EXPENDITURE
2023124
ITEM
2024125 BUL)GET
2023124
38,274
4,484
246
1,815
ITEM
Circuit Assessment
Secretarial Exptrnsos
Office Expellses
Worship Expgnses
Mission Expens¢s
Training
Gift Day Charities
Transfer ILI Y￿th Work Fund
2024125 BUDGET
38,274
38,275
4,768
5,250
479
750
1,675
2,500
1,000
31.429
5,265
36,694
Envelopes & Std Orders
Cash
28,946
5,640
34,586
30.000
10.760
12,065
455
1,207
6,357
13.476
175
30
144
Gift Day
ax Rebate
Circuit Grants
Legacies
lllt8fvSt
Lettings
FundraSsing
Donations
Sundry Income
13.315
11,350
10.000
10.000
210
1.616
2,000
5,873
14,773
5,500
12.500
4,631
6,382
4.791
19-.311
166
2.848
soo
60
Utilities
General expendllure
Cleaning
Repairs & Rèplacernents
Junior Church
Insurance
Connexional Funds
Bank Charges
4,657
3,452
4,912
1,331
171
3.238
500
7,500
5,5(Xl
15,000
250
3,300
5(Xl
252
325
500
81,362
80,474
68,500
85.334
65,516
67,025
3,972
18,525
SURPLUS re Unrestricted
14,958
85,334
Grand Total
87.025
85,334
Grand Totsl
80,474
87,025

WALTON-ON-THAMES METHODIST CHURCH
Balance Sheet as at 3110812025
31Aug-24
31￿U9-25
Bank & Cash Balances
10,994
18,294
15,751
22,280
63,267
2,306
33,193
25
CAF Bank
Central Finance Board- Depos￿ Alc
Legacies
General Reserve 2023
Propety Reserve {from Gift Days)
Mental Health Reserve 2019
Sp￿la1 Projects Youth Work
Petty Cash
6.762
19,684
15,427
23,290
80,541
2,410
34.485
25
166,110
182625
resent d b
UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
136,119
13,972) 132.147
General Fund Ibalce blf 011091241
Surplus l Deficit { )
132,147
14,958 147.105
132,147 TOTAL OF UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
147.105
RESTRICTED FUNDS
129
Benevolent Fund {balce blf 01109124}
Surplus l Deficit I I
129
70
129
199
68
Charity Collections Ibalce blf 01109124)
Surplus l Deficit I I
61
195
61
257
Connexional Funds Ibalce blf 01109124}
Surplus l Deficit l )
616
(361
Messy Church Fund Ibalce blf 01109124)
Surplus l Deficit { )
580
580
580
33.350
11561 33,193
Youth Work Fund Ibalce blf 01109124)
Surplus l Deficit ( }
33.193
1,292
34,485
33,963 TOTAL OF RESTRICTED FUNDS
35,520
166.110
182,625

WALTON-ON-THAMES METHODIST CHURCH
Charitable Giving
2023124
2024125
Connexlonal Funds
World Mission
500.00
500.00
500.00
500.¢)0
Other Donations
Action For Children
All We Can
Bible Society
Christian Aid
Crisis
Elmbridge EGohub
Foodbank
Love Russia
Mcmillan Cancer care
MHA
826.87
547.89
50.58
93.15
141.26
157.60
820.84
151.51
141.00
155.00
279.00
168.16
181.17
170.40
205.00
233.00
396.00
Smiles2Smiles
st Georges
Target Ovarian Cancer
Tear Fund
152.66
85.00
131.27
222.57
62.74
War Child
3,013.80
178.13
2,537.00
Gift Day Charities
Action For Children
All We Can
Alzheimerfs Society
Anna Chaplaincy
Foodbank
Fund For Human Need
MHA
Rent start
War Child
202.00
500.00
500.00
202.00
202_00
202.00
202.00
202.00
202.00
202.00
500.00
500.00
1.616.00
2,000.00
5,129.80
5.037.00

Wahon-on-Thames Methodist Church
Govemanc8- decision making
The following was agreed al the Church Council ICC) Meeting 18 October 2016 and reviewed Au
usl
The propgrty secretary can agree expenditurè up to £2500. The Propgty Secrglary will
always check with the Treasurgr il ovor £500. Thg Propety Secretary wlll continue lo report
any expenditure to the next CC meeting.
Any item over £2500 will ba brought back to CC. ￿ a dgcision is required in advance of the
next scheduled CC meeting the Propety Secretary and Treasurer will request the
Leadership Team call an extraordlnary CC meeting. 14 days, notice is required. 11 tha mattel
Is urgent and above £2500 emails can be used to appTove the decision, with a minuled
agenda Ilem at the ne￿ CC meetlng. Emafls wlll not be usad outslde of these Circumstan￿$.
aintenance contracts are in place for expenditure such as the lir¢ alarm, photocopier, lire
extinguishers and sound system.
AII BACS payments have lo be electronlcalty released. and at present a norninated
authorlsed signatory does them all, after the Treasurer enters then into the CAF bank
system. This is lor any amounl. However, in future. a nominated aulhorised slgnalory will
conla¢l a member of the Leadership team lor conllrmallon that sihe can release any ilam
over £2500. This GontaGt can be by phone, email or in person, bul slhe wlll make a note of
who has agreed and koep records which will be pa55ed to the Treasurer 88ch Augusl and
kept on file with the rest ol the papeNork
All cheques are signed by two pe¢)ple {the Treasurer and an aulhorised signatory).
If the Propety SeGrelary Feceives a quote IOT £2,500 and over she will seek a second quote
unless a rg¢ognised provider is used whose standard ol work t)as pioved sallslaclory in the
past. She wlll then liaisg with a Steward and then the Trgasurer. This will be ieported to the
next CC meellng.
The Benevolent Fund 18 to be used at the Minlsler's dlscrellon. In the absence ol a Mini￿er,
the Leadership learn are allowed lo authoTise any amount from this lund when it was
needed, and report back to CC.
Any project which is done in the name ol Ihg Church should come to the CC for its approval.
for example the Uganda project and 3Generate. CC should approve projects before plans go
ahead. This helps to ensure projects are aligned with the vision and strategy of Wakon-on-
Thames Methodlst Church and helps lo achleve the widest reach ol Ilmrted resources.
Small raffles are allowed. at the discretion of the CC. in line with the Methodist Church
Constitutional Practice and Discipline. A raffle can only be held wilhln a fundraising event,
the cosi of prizes must be undeT £50 and no alcohol is allowed as Pfizes.
These notes wlll be Illed In the front ot the CC folders stored at the Chwch.
Currgnl role holders-
Chris Mills - Property Secretary
Duncan Curtis- Treasurer
Hilary Rlchardson- the only person lan authorised signatory) who can relea8e the el8clronlc
payments

Minutes of Zoom meeting 14 January 2026 regarding Charities to be supported
at Walton on Thames Methodist Church during 2026
Present Shaun, Val, Catherine, Jeannette and Duncan
Coffee Collections
Feb Mar
Mind
Apr May
Bible Society
June July
Local Ecohub
Aug Sept
War Child
Oct Nov
Wood Green Animal Sanctuary
Dec Jan
Foodbank
Collections on December 20 in the evening and on Dec. 25 will be taken
for Crisis. At the Carol Service the collection will be taken during the service
and prior notice given of these cash collection&
Gift Day pause
May 3"
Charities
Action For Chilthen
Rent Start
Cherry Tree5
M.H.A.
A quarter each of how much is raised
Article for this coming Aspire regarding the charities
World Mission Fund from Church Funds £500 plus individual donations. During July
21 March SaNrday
Poems for Mind Charity
David, Catherine and Val
Ties in with Coffee collections
23 May Tear Fund Quiz 24pm
Dawn and Catherine to run this
One off donations in lieu of Gift Day throughout the year if people wish to make them
for the benefit of the Church
We will not be seeking sponsors this year foT the SuTrey Churches cycle Tide
Macmillan Cancer charity coffee date to be fLxed Jeannette and Rosanne in OctobeT.
Should Dot dash with Harvest.
Harvest Food donations for Foodbank. Date to be fixed by L T
Pauline Wakefield will speak about Wood Green Animal sanctuary on Animal Sunday with cakes
being sold to beef up our coffee collections in October and November.
Date to be fixed.
Catherine to possibly sell Cherry Trees cards for Xmas.
Duncan 14101126.

WALTON4)N-THAMES METHODIST CHURCH
PHASED BUDGET 2024-25
INCO
BUDGET
2024125
Phased Cumulative Budget other qtrs
Q1
Q2
Q3
ITEM
Unrestricted
Collections
Tax Rebate
Interest
Lettings
Gift Day
Sundry
30,000
10,000
5,500
12.500
10.000
500
7,500
15,000
22,500
1,375
3,125
2,750
6.250
4,125
9,375
10,000
375
125
250
Grants
Legacies
Fundraising
Donations
Other Church Groups
Restricted
DEFICIT
18,525
8,684
20,809
16,990
41.240
19,754
EXPENDIT
BUDGET
2024125
Phased Cumulative Budget other qtrs
Q1
Q2
Q3
ITEM
Unrestricted
Circuit Assessment
Secretsrial Services
Office Expenses
Worship Expenses
Mission Expenses
Utilities
Propety - Gen Exp
Propety- R&R
Cleaning
Junior Church
Insurance
Connexional Funds
38,275
5,250
750
2,500
I,ooo
7,500
7,200
15,000
5,500
250
3,300
500
9,570
1,315
187
625
250
1,875
1.800
3.750
1.375
62
19,140
2,250
375
1,250
500
3,750
3,600
7,500
2,750
125
28,710
3.845
562
1,875
750
5,625
5,400
11,250
4,125
187
3,300
500
Restricted
SURPLUS
87,025
20,809
41,240
66.129

Walton on Thames Methodist Church
Notes to the Annual accounts for the perlod ending 315t August 2025
Another satisfactory yeaT is behind us and thankfully we are still on a relatively sound financial
footing. Can I thank you once again for your generosity, which is much appreciated. However,
although collection totals remain rougbly static. Gift Day is much lower than past years although a
littl¢ up on 2024. So our savings will be depleted and it will be harder to find cash for essential
Work on Propety repairs and the like in fijttue year8.
These notes are meant to b¢ read in conjunction with our annual accounts and are a
way of explaining them more clearly than just in figures. Our Incorne and
Expenditure statement for the year end hÈghligbts reasons why the predicted deficit
turned into a sutplus! Virtually everything on the Income side of the accounts wa5 better than
anticipated by me wl]ilst expenditure items were nearly all under budget. A good result in my book.
I don't mind being wrong that way round. Part of the reason is because spending on Property this
year was a lot less tban anticipated. l expect ChTiS will put tbis right in the coming yeaT?
If you don't have a copy of the ac¢ouots and wish for on4 please ask.
Thanks Éo ChrÉs who works with me so well on all matters, PTopety related. Also to
Rosanne, who has been instn]m¢ntal with help in kccping our lettings going again, and this time up
on budget. For the benefit of the Charity commission and in relation to VAT rnles, we ar¢ in no way
profitable. Our rentsl income is only around 18 % of our total income although of course our renters
occupy the building for far longer than the average Church member. Catherine and Tony sav¢ us
money to and Catherine helps wherever she can on Property matteTS. Catherine has also b¢etL
relieving Rosanne of 50m¢ letttngs work, allowing Rosanne to keep going with it and, in additton,
we ¢ut out Children's parties to reduce paperwork and a lot of time and effort for not a lot of
r¢ward.
Please continue to do your bit please to ke¢p ￿$tS down by tUrn2ng off lights and water healers and
boilers when they are not needed. Our utaity costs were well inside budget but this was partly du¢
to a large refimd from E.D.F, some of which related to last year. We were paying them a flat amount
¢ach month. much as many of us do at hom¢, but the amount was too rnu¢h atkd tbey seemed
reluctant to bring it down. Now I pay them each month for our actual consumption which l think
will work better. Our ElectriGity contract runs out in April 26 but the gas one runs on until 2027.
Charitable giving this last year was very similar overall to the year before, 8t around £5000, but Gift
Day giviThg (part of the overall amount) was up about £400.
Bank interest continues to provide a helpful Gontribution to our fi￿dS and was over budget although
interest Tates have dropped tbis last year. This of course only tends to partially compensate for
inflation.
Anyone who would like to switch to paying their Collection by standing order straight to our ChuTch
bank accounL rath¢r than in the bags on a Sunday, would b¢ very welcome. It is easy and you know
how rnuch you contribute. If you bave not adjusted the amount you pay upwards re¢ently, please
think about doing so. Some have remained static for many years. We havc lost at l¢ast one generous
giver this y¢aT and it takes a lot to make up the difference.
Many that￿ again to Alan Weight, for his continued help with both accounts and the Gift
Aid clairn. He is of great assistan¢¢.

As your treasurer l am at your service and in the cv¢nt of any query pleas¢ c¢)ntact
rne.
Duncan E Curtis
duncanandjeannette@gmail.com
Sept 25
Banks now used ar¢ th¢ Charities Aid Foundation Batjk and tbe Central Finance Board of the
Methodist ChuTCh.