– Elworth Methodist Church Report 2023 24
Our church has developed its work within the community through becoming a 'warm place' for people to come and have a meal and seek companionship and help when needed. This has brought new friends to join our church family.
Our family includes all who meet for whatever reason the premises and has given us the opportunity to get to know people's needs.
All activities held in the church are open to everyone and payment for any activity is by donation thus ensuring that nobody is restricted from access to any of our events. This continues to be one of the most important decisions made years ago and we have been fortunate to be able to continue to follow that plan and still meet our yearly expenditure despite an increase in costs and thanks to the dedication of church members willing to give of their time and energy each week.
Working with the community has a high place in our regular weekly activities and we are open on Sunday for worship, 4 days a week for refreshments and keep one day for other activities or for use by other charity organisations.
We are working together with local supermarkets to challenge food waste and have regular times throughout the week where the community can come and collect a wide range of surplus supermarket foods.
We have also taken a small part of our land for an allotment which provides small quantities of food for the many meals we provide.
There are monthly quiz nights and a monthly walking group both of which involve local people and which have grown in number this year.
We continue to be responsible for the village Remembrance service in November and support both the British Legion and Help for heroes at this time.
Other charities supported include the Christmas shoe box appeal and Action for children.
We continue to work together with the local park committee and the station committee.
When possible we are able to support residents at our neighbouring Approved premises with people released from prison who stay for a short period of time before moving on to other accommodation.
Fund raising events included a display based on the books of Roald Dahl and Beatrix Potter which proved to be very successful and a popular Easter egg hunt.
Our aim is to continue to work across the community bringing people together for social events and where needed support and help. Jean Ellershaw
ELWORTH METHODIST CHURCH, ACCOUNTS FOR 2023 / 24
|**GENERAL FUND**
**BENEVOLENCE FUND**
**GENERAL REPAIRS FUND**
**FOR OTHER ORGANISATIONS**
**BANK RECONCILIATION FOR FUNDS HELD 31st**|**b/fwd**
**17973.91**
**200.00**
**2697.61**
**20871.52**
**0**
**August 2024**
unpresented cheques|**income ( + transfers)**
37053.49
0.00
203.23
37256.72
773.50
9852.56
0.00
7254.66
4082.99
**21190.21**|**expenditure ( + transfers)**
36722.03
0.00
216.00
36938.03
773.50|
|---|---|---|---|
|
**NAT WEST**
10156.06
-303.50
cash in hand
**C.F.B. No 1**
**C.F.B. No 2**||||
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ELWORTH METHODIST CHURCH, ACCOUNTS FOR 2023 / 24
## **bal c/fwd**
18305.37 200.00 2684.84 **21190.21**
**0.00 21190.21**
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ELWORTH METHODIST CHURCH, ACCOUNTS FOR 2023 / 24
|**GENERAL FUND**
**BENEVOLENCE FUND**
**GENERAL REPAIRS FUND**
**FOR OTHER ORGANISATIONS**|**b/fwd**
**17973.91**
**200.00**
**2697.61**
**20871.52**
**0**|**income ( + transfers)**
37053.49
0.00
203.23
37256.72
773.50|**expenditure ( + transfers)**
36722.03
0.00
216.00
36938.03
773.50|**bal c/fwd**
18305.37
200.00
2684.84|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**21190.21**|
|||||**0.00**|
|||||**21190.21**|
## **BANK RECONCILIATION FOR FUNDS HELD 31st August 2024**
|**NAT WEST**
10156.06
-303.50 unpresented cheques
cash in hand
**C.F.B. No 1**
**C.F.B. No 2**|9852.56
0.00
7254.66
4082.99|
|---|---|
||**21190.21**|
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ELWORTH METHODIST CHURCH, ACCOUNTS FOR 2023 / 24
|**GENERAL FUND**
**BENEVOLENCE FUND**
**GENERAL REPAIRS FUND**
**FOR OTHER ORGANISATIONS**
**BANK RECONCILIATION FOR FUNDS HELD 31st**|**b/fwd**
**17973.91**
**200.00**
**2697.61**
**20871.52**
**0**
**August 2024**
unpresented cheques|**income ( + transfers)**
37053.49
0.00
203.23
37256.72
773.50
9852.56
0.00
7254.66
4082.99
**21190.21**|**expenditure ( + transfers)**
36722.03
0.00
216.00
36938.03
773.50|
|---|---|---|---|
|
**NAT WEST**
10156.06
-303.50
cash in hand
**C.F.B. No 1**
**C.F.B. No 2**||||
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ELWORTH METHODIST CHURCH, ACCOUNTS FOR 2023 / 24
## **bal c/fwd**
18305.37 200.00 2684.84 **21190.21**
**0.00 21190.21**
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## GENERAL FUND
## 2023/24
|**RECEIPTS**
**Balance brought forward**
**Offerings**
Collections
Gift Aid
**GASDS**
**Donations**
Tuesday
Other income
Badminton
Quiz
**Interest**CFB 1
Nat West Bank
**Lettings**
Room hire
Coffee lounge
**Other**
**receipts**
Breakfasts
Sale of goods
* Special events
Wedding & funeral fees
World Mission
Home Mission
Presentation gift
**TOTAL**
Special events
harvest lunch
Under the sea
Carols – afternoon tea
Christmas lunch
Rafes & Lucky square
Burns' night
Pizza & quiz night
Christmas sales table / refresh.
Mary's talk
Easter lunch
Hunt the rabbits
Sunday cofee
Catering
ACM lunch|**2023/24**
2022 / 23
**PAYMENTS**
**17973.91**
_11164.04_
**Circuit assessment**
**11059.52**
_10271.80_
**Donations**
Gen Prop Fund
**2099.40**
_1764.00_
Presbyters & Deacons
**1564.77**
_1534.98_
Christmas shoe boxes
**4439.26**
_4836.04_
World Mission fund
**869.99**
_370.75_
Mission in Britain
**50.00**
_120.00_
**Repairs/ Mainten.**
Boiler service
**471.42**
_232.15_
Pianos
**246.31**
_86.04_
Organ
**169.13**
_82.90_
Fire extinguishers annual checks
**2230.00**
_2010.00_
Fire alarms annual checks
**6855.54**
_5696.59_
Emergency lights annual checks
**1160.47**
_1019.90_
PAT test
**786.80**
_439.55_
General maintenance expenses
**4540.88**
_5390.76_
**Utilties**
Gas
**410.00**
_0.00_
Electricity
**50.00**
_0.00_
Water
**50.00**
_0.00_
Church Insurance
**0.00**
_130.00_
**Other payments**
Photocopier rental & paper
~~**55027.40**~~
~~_45149.50_~~
Stationery, printing & postage
Catering
Wedding & funerals
184.00
***** Other expenses
1084.46
Presentation gift
145.00
**sub total**
507.00
**Balance carried forward**
526.50
**total**
789.50
115.00
***other expenses**
170.75
website
54.02
ccli
140.00
wreath
80.00
Cleaning materials
404.65
Banners
300.00
Crockery
40.00
Hope magazines
**4540.88**
keys|**2023/24**
**13661.04**
**200.00**
**200.00**
**30.00**
**62.50**
**62.50**
**433.80**
**130.00**
**390.00**
**86.40**
**182.40**
**61.80**
**0.00**
**869.40**
**5399.92**
**6212.56**
**505.67**
**2358.10**
**432.00**
**74.81**
**4121.99**
**100.00**
**1147.14**
**0.00**
|2022 / 23
8913.96
200.00
200.00
35.00
98.65
63.10
401.40
65.00
378.00
80.40
86.40
0.00
0.00
257.96
3407.74
4601.09
431.90
2293.30
481.17
90.64
4336.94
0.00
622.94
130.00
|
|---|---|---|---|
|||~~**36722.03**~~
**18305.37**
|~~27175.59~~
17973.91
|
|||~~**55027.40**~~|~~45149.50~~|
|||77.85
288.72
20.00
133.65
170.00
433.92
13.00
10.00||
|||1147.14||
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2023/24
## **INCOME**
||**INCOME**|
|---|---|
|**BENEVOLENCE FUND**
Brought forward|200.00|
||**200.00**|
## **EXPENDITURE**
|**Bal in hand**|200.00|
|---|---|
||**200.00**|
## **COLLECTIONS FOR OTHER ORGANISATIONS**
|Help for Heroes
British Legion
Action for children
Easter ofering
All We Can|330.00
105.00
100.00
60.00
178.50
|
|---|---|
||total
~~773.50~~|
|Help for Heroes
British Legion
Action for children
Easter ofering
All we can
**bal in hand**|330.00
105.00
100.00
60.00
178.50
0.00|
|---|---|
||773.50|
## **REPAIR FUND**
## **General repairs**
**General repairs Income** Bt Fwd 2697.61 CFB2 interest 203.23 ~~2900.84~~
**Expenditure** Cheshire drains 216.00 **Bal in hand** 2684.84 **2900.84**
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