2022-08-31-accounts - Driffield-Hornsea Methodist Circuit

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Driffield-Hornsea Methodist Circuit Annual Report Year Ended 31[st] August 2022

Registered Charity Number

1174599

Principal Address:-

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

Circuit Ministers

Rev. Dr. Richard Teal (Superintendent) Deacon Jackie Fowler Local Pastor John Gleaves 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, local pastor and local preachers.

Following the COVID 19 outbreak, all the churches in the Circuit have reopened, a testament to the positive impact the churches have in their local communities. Most churches are offering weekly services and other events, e.g coffee mornings and lunches, have been reintroduced into the churches calendar. The ministers have continued to support the church communities and following the pandemic, additional pastoral support has been introduced to help with the additional challenges that have arisen following the lockdown period. The Circuit has been fortunate in obtaining grant funding to enable a full time Local Pastor to be employed for 3 years, commencing July 2022, to work with four of the village churches.

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 as they continue to develop and meet the challenges that have arisen as a result of the covid lockdown.
Following the mission planning initiative, the Circuit applied for grants and have raised funds to provide for a Local Pastor who is now employed to work alongside the ministers, specifically in four of the rural churches.
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. 6. The Circuit has now sold a manse, which was surplus to requirements and Kelk chapel which had recently closed. The funds will 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 accounts 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 £3000 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 a minister. Most of the expenditure is related to the pay and associated costs of presbyters and lay workers.

Approved by the Trustees on 9[th] March 2023 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 Driffield-Homs8a Circui FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 Yorkshire North & East Dl#trlct c1ul¢ no 29135 Reg18tored Charlty- Charlty R¢glstr•tlon number 1174599 If not a registered chty H&r MaJ&8ty'8 Revonue and Customs Glft Ald numbor IThe HMRC number VJ eqUivanI to a registered charty number in terns of edence of charilable slalus and may be used lo give lo donors grant fundefs wishing to see ewdenee of the organisation's charitable status. Melhodisl charities in England ar Wale5 that are registered charities are excepted from regislTalion under Slatul¢xy Instrument 2014 No.242 Ministers: Rev. Dr. Rthard Teal Deacon Jackie Fowler Cir¢uil Stewards: Geoff Ward Ann Bradshaw Hilary Himsworth lan KitchiThJ Treasurer. ott

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 AUGUST 2022 DriIdl0rnSea Circ Un- Circuit Tal5 last ytar SECTION A Furnts Ftyxl Funds yaar a1 RECEIPTS Note Assessmenvshare 10¥2C(I.(KI 112900 a3 Ca ital recei 15 Bank and CFB inlerest and Inveslm&nl income e4)7, 607.908 3.110 679 as Grants 63. 63.500 43,000 Other rece a7 TOTAL RECEIPTS 39 a8 173 112 SECTION B b1 b2 PAYMENTS Sliptrnds, salaries, NIC. Pen$Jn aThJ Iiavel o)sts b3 Manse Costs 7.47 7,475 AdministfatKJn etc 11.¢X15 247 11,31 10.548 b5 Dislrid Assessment 23,3(Kl 23.300 24.832 Grants & donations 76. b7 other ments 6125 24 203 699 b9 TOTAL PAYMENTS 131251 30 SECTION C MET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 •74>9 69.229 608 Total funds tU hl fOard from last ear 256.6 86.55 21.667 318.1 Sub totsl c1+¢2 315.908 422,801 21.756 760.465 362,743 Transfers and ad'u8lrnenls 1,473 1.473 c7 2,160 TOTAL FUNDS AT EIID OF YEAR ¢3+¢4 315 422 801 c8 c6 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION OMLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO ERmAL ORGANISATIONS th•8• amounts Should not be included in total recei tslp&ents •l>)ve) d1 Balan¢e brou hl forward from L4st d2 Offerin sIGifts . r1ved I( extemal o anisalicffls d3 Offeri sIGifts- a55ed lo extern ( d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID d1+d2-d3 15 CIrct R 8r]d P*1y

Drfffi8ld-Homsea Cl SECnON E Summary of the clrt actyurts fortrÈyearerKJed 31 Aust 2W22 and InleJnal Orgaf#sknn5 rerutry to the Circurt MeebrvJ Note th81 fund$ of an Internal Organisgkn rvm¥ty be Restrtted Un rtcxjukj iE cjearfy that fv Lxkld be us&Y fix any Melhthist wrrKtse Ths £250.OCQ, ltrtn A£oiJ8Ls AMDA OIFFERENT FORM must L? wy to rqxxttsmxits 11thIStV) Ple888 IIITER14AL ORGANISILTIONS ckn Sub i¢rtd dlrrtem cts¢UrtW0Ufitr broughl lorw4rd If 2-tO1m TOTAL CASH FUND8 HeLD BY cifteuiT 758 993 134 TOTALREC8Frs TOTAL PAYIIEIITS SECTJII F CLONG 8ALANCES elRCiIT. CASH FiWDS HEL04131 A L•tIO22 &4L4ACES 36,245 102.552 136.381 148.947 138.3 471,248 SUB TOTAL ¢• Totd funds hdd ty Irrtem otwi11ts¢b?W4 •12 TOTAL CASH FUIIDS HELD BY CIACU SECMCIIG OTHER ASWS•Trd UAwuTie8 772.961 OtherAu8 Ln 14 Futthw atttwCwtr FMwKe I015CnyJRp

Name of Circurt ....Tr.R.! i- F !éL TJ +loR A£tM............ No..Jqlèg Declarations and Scrutiny I confimi that these Rlpt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 have been prepared from the records of the Circuit and that they indude all funds under the control of the Circuit rneeting. Signature of treasurer Date..a. I Name and address of treasurer ....... Mrs Angda PreBoJtt. Orc*wd Croft, 20 Easlgate. LLmd, Driffield Eastyorkshire.................... Post C<xle Y025 9TQ Presentatlon to the Clrcult meetlng I confirm that the annual report and accounts for year ended 31 August 2022 wereAfyd 09.03.23 presented to the Circuit meeting held on . Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting . Rev. Dr. Rrhard Teal Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the Driffield - Homsea Circult Charlty Number 1174599 R&8ponslbllitie8 and basis of report I rèport to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the .Driffie-Homsea Circuit for the year ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages ... 1 to 3... As the Circuit's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'}. I report in respeci of my examination of the Circuit's accounts carried OLrt under section 145 of the Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by ihe Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. ' delete or cipde as appropriate 2015 Crwl R Als

Name of Circuit ... Drrffiehd- Hom5ea 29135 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 resped.. the accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Act,. or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concems 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 hplhave not" obtained independent verification of all investments with the Twstees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts. bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are indivKlually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner Mr David Lundy Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner p4J JL Name of fimi (where appropriate) Address Post Code oif 6L Date delete or circle as appropriate Sep-22 2015Cirrt R 8Th1 P.>Js 1 of1