2021-08-31-accounts - Driffield-Hornsea Methodist Circuit

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Driffield-Hornsea Methodist Circuit Annual Report Year Ended 31[st] August 2021

Registered Charity Number

1174599

Principal Address:-

C/O The Circuit Office 52 Westgate Driffield East Yorkshire YO25 6TJ

Circuit Ministers

Rev Richard Teal (Superintendent) Deacon Jackie Fowler Circuit Stewards

Miss Marion Bowen Mrs Hilary Himsworth Mrs Ann Bradshaw Mr. Ian Kitching Mr Geoff Ward Mrs Angela Prescott (Finance)

Trustees: A full list of trustees is available from the circuit office.

Advisors:-

Bankers:

Natwest Bank PLC, 63 Market Place, Beverley, East Yorkshire. HU17 8AA Central Board of Finance of the Methodist Church, 9 Bonhill Street, London, EC2A 4PE

Investment Managers and Custodian Trustees

Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes, Central Buildings, Oldham Street, Manchester. M1 1JQ

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The charity is incorporated and is governed under the Deed of Union (1932) and the Methodist Church Act (1976). The trustees are appointed by local churches and existing trustees. Ministers and circuit stewards are automatically trustees. The circuit is part of the Yorkshire North & East Methodist District and is accountable to the Methodist Conference. There are two presbyter ministers in the circuit and the superintendent minister has overall responsibility for the circuit. The ministers share the pastoral responsibility for the churches within the circuit. The ministers are supported with the day to day running of the circuit by the Circuit Leadership Team (CLT) which is made up of the circuit stewards and circuit ministers. The CLT reports to the circuit meeting which is the governing body of the circuit.

The Methodist Church provides a range of guidance documents to assist circuits and local churches to manage any risks that may arise including, the care and maintenance of property and safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults. These risks are considered by the circuit meeting or local church councils as appropriate. The circuit has adopted a safeguarding policy and the Circuit Safeguarding Officer supports local churches in adopting their own individual safeguarding policies and offers safeguarding training. The Charity Commission leaflet ‘The Role of the Trustee’ is available to all circuit trustees which outlines the responsibility of a trustee. Professional advice is taken as required, e.g. legal advice.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the Deed of Union 1932, the advancement of:

The Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and discipline of the Methodist Church 2. Any charitable purpose for the time being of any connexion, district, circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church
Any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution, subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist church
Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.

The circuit is responsible for producing a plan of preaching appointments to ensure regular public acts of worship take place at each of the churches in the circuit. Individual churches are responsible for organising its own activities for the communities in their area. The circuit encourages churches to engage in ecumenical relationships with other Christian denominations in their local area to enable the sharing of resources and to strengthen the growth of the Christian faith in each area. Ministers are instrumental in creating good relationships with fellow clergy.

In all activities the trustees have regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

ACIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The Driffield-Hornsea Methodist Circuit offers varied opportunities for faith and worship development in the thirteen churches within the circuit, including both village and town churches. The circuit aims to serve the local communities through the churches by providing fellowship, not only in the weekly services, but also in the form of mid-week spiritual activities, social activities, coffee mornings, lunches which bring people together for friendship and support. Everybody is welcome to participate in the church activities. The churches are assisted by the circuit ministers and local preachers.

The COVID 19 outbreak, resulting in the first lockdown in March 2020, saw the closure of churches for several months. Some churches did partially reopen in August. However, the closure has had a negative impact on the financial resources of churches through reduced collections and rental income. The suspension of social activities also had a negative impact on the church communities and the area they serve. The ministers continued to support the church communities, offering pastoral support and alternative worship in the form of on-line services.

During this financial year the Circuit has supported individual churches within the Circuit as follows:-

Employed a Presbyter Minister and a Diaconal Minister to assist churches with the ministry in their churches and communities.
Supported churches during the Covid lockdown by providing alternative You-Tube services and pastoral support. Also supported churches in re-opening their buildings following the Covid lockdown.
Following the mission planning initiative, the Circuit has applied for grants to raise funds to employ a Local Pastor to support the work of the ministers, specifically in four of the rural churches.
Agreed financial aid towards the Circuit Local Pastor project
The Circuit Safeguarding Officer offers advice and training to local churches and assists churches to ensure they comply with current safeguarding regulations.
The Circuit employs an administrator to assist the ministers and churches with day to day administration.
The Circuit continues to press forward with the sale of a closed chapel at Kelk.
The Circuit has made the decision to sell a manse, which is surplus to requirements, to liquidise funds to be used for mission and property projects within the Circuit

As a Circuit we seek to make the best use of the resources of lay and ordained personnel, buildings and finance. There are challenges facing some of the smaller congregations with the on-going costs of maintaining buildings and falling numbers but the circuit is committed to supporting all churches through these challenging times.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The circuit accounts include:-

a) The General Fund, the main operating account through which the expenditure and revenue for both operational and strategic purposes is handled
b) The Circuit Model Trust Fund, which is primarily funded through sale of redundant buildings no longer required within the circuit. Under Methodist Conference directions the fund can be used for capital projects and projects supporting the mission of the church. Applications have to be made to and agreed by the circuit meeting.
c) Other TMCP Accounts including both restricted and unrestricted funds

The circuit meeting has agreed the following financial grants to churches’ refurbishment and mission projects. These will to be paid when the building work / project is due to start.

Nafferton Methodist Church refurbishment project - £50,000 Driffield Methodist Church – Family worker (£9000 over 3 year) The Bus Stop project – Wetwang – Up to £7,000

Local Pastor project - £20,000 from the Sale proceeds of Kelk Chapel

Reserves Policy

The reserves policy for the Driffield-Hornsea Methodist Circuit is to hold a sum in reserve of 6 months average expenditure. This is felt to be prudent should any unforeseen expenditure arise requiring immediate payment and to cover short term expenditure in the event of an inability to raise the full circuit assessment from churches. It is necessary to ensure there are sufficient funds to cover the payment of stipends and expenses for ministers and lay workers and to pay the circuit contribution to the district. Funds in excess of the 6 month reserve are available to support church mission, building projects and general financial support to churches within the circuit, subject to circuit meeting approval.

Some funds are restricted. These funds include permanent endowments or gifts in memory where only the income from the trust can be used.

Principal Source of Funding

Individual churches pay assessments to the circuit. There is also rental income from a manse which is currently not occupied by ministers. Most of the expenditure is related to the pay and associated costs of presbyters and lay workers.

Approved by the Trustees on 24[th] March 2022 and signed on their behalf by:

....................................................................... ............................................................................... Rev Richard Teal (Superintendent Minister) Mrs Angela I Prescott (Circuit Steward –Finance)

CIRCUIT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Circuit FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Yorkshire Norlh & East Clrcult no R¢gl8tsr•d Ch•rlty . Charfty R•gl•tratlon number 1174599 If not a regHJternd chanty H•r IA•l••ty R•v•nu• and Cu•tom• Gm numb•r (The HMRC number18 equivalent to a regtered charity numb8r in terms of evthnce of charilable ststus and may be used to give lo doTh)rs or grant fvnders wishing to see evidence of the organisaknon's chantable status. Methc#Jist chaIrt8 in EnglarKt and Wales that ate not registarwj chanbe$ ar• except8d from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No 2421 Ministers.. Rev Ron Hicks Rtrrf Diarn HKks Cffcuit Geoff Ward Hila Hims*Drth lan Kitchin Treasurer.

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 Clrcult Un- Clr¢ult Totah l••t SECTION A Fund• Fund Fwids a1 RECHPTS 82 A88e88mVSharo 112.900 109.100 Bank and CF8 intW08t and Investment IrK)xie 303 314 Grants 43,000 9.000 87 TOTAL RECEIPTS 314 262 SECTION bl b2 PAYMENTS Stspend8. •alaiiM, NIC. Pansion w#J travel c08ts 63,810 b3 Man8• Co¥1$ 12294 12,294 Administration etc 10,332 A4.832 177 39 b5 Di8trld A•8Wt)rt 24,832 Grants & donations b7 b8 Olher /14.839 185 17,220 b9 TOTAL PAYPAENT8 204 b9 132913 8EcnoN C NET RECEIPTSIPAYIAENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 a74)9 Total funds bro ht forward fmm It 18.836 318 13$ 308,451 Sub total c1+¢2 362,743 318318 Tran8f•rn •nd ad. 2,180 c7 183 TOTAL FUN08 AT END OF YEAR c3•¢4 318 136 ECTION D FOR INFORPAATION ONLY: IKINEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TI thM• •mounl• •hould not b• Includ•d In tot•1 d1 8slance brou hl forymrd from188t d2 Offerin d3 sIGffts- aSd to extemal 8ALAWCE STILL TO BE PAID d1 +d2.03 2Q15QruMt R P 1rJ1

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DECLARATIONS Treasurer I Confi that I have ppared the xcounts tr of the Circurf( and that they w)cIle all funds under the cy)ntrol of the Circurt snature of Trea$urer Name Angeki Prescott Address Orchard CrolL 20 E•, Dftffi, E. Yorks, Y025 9TQ Pr•s•ntatlon to tho "Clrcuft Meotlng for approval. I confimi that the Accounts have been preswtsd to the Cifcuit Meetsng l.J and were approved. Synature of the Chair of the rneeling Name of the Chair of th8 meetirwJ E)t2 . RILHA£% TC--AL 4.3.¥ Independent Examlnoes Report to the Tru8tw• of th• Drlffl•ld - Hom8 Clrcult This R6port18 on ts Circuii A£o)unts tho yoar ended 31" August 2021 RMp•etlv• ruponslbl1h1 of Trust•M and Examln•r The charity's trustees are resFthSitde for the preparath)n ol the accfjunts. The tharitys truste88 (xmsidei is not required for this year urKler seclhin 144 of ts Chants A£t 2011 lthe Charit*s A¢tl and that an in examinaticm is ne&knJ. i ¥ It Is my respcffjsibility to.. Examin the ac(x)unts under Sxlion 145 of the Charblies Act to the wttedures laKI in Ihe geal Dtrectsons gNen by the Chanty commissi (under Sectim 145(51{b} of the Chanli8s Act). and to slate whether particular matters have come to my attention. 2015 c1t R aThJ P.xls 1(A1

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