CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS NEW MALDEN MEfHODIST Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 Klng$ton upon Thames Circuit Clrcuft no. 36138 Registorod Charlty - Charty Registration nUM￿r If not a regist8r8d charity HIS Majesty's Reven￿ and Customs Gift Ald number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in temis of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wshing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist Charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities a excepted from registration under Statulory Instrument 2014 No.242) 1176621 Minister. Rev. Dr Karl Rutli Church Stewards.. Julia Morton Julie Haines Elizabeth Edwards Treasurer. GloriaTaviner Church-feceiptS-and.payments-2024 1of5 ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 NEW MALDEN METHODIST Church Lh¥rn•trfct•d R•strlet•d Totsb th1• FU￿ Fund• Totals last SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Offerin s and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest arKI Investment income 43.279 43,279 49,832 a3 5.687 82.507 25.012 156A85 S.687 82,507 34.659 166,132 3,641 73.032 61,926 188.431 Lettin 85 Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 9,647 9,647 a6 {a71 SECTION b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circuit Assessment or Share b3 Donations 7,096 10,501 airs and Maintenance Utilities Iln$uran¢es, water char 8s. heatin htin b5 22.034 16,463 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMENTS 57,140 190.280 555 57,695 190,835 51,639 132.768 (b9) SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 a64)8 33.7 9,092 24.703 Totsl funds brought forward from last year 140,￿9 39.955 180,924 125.251 Sub total ¢1+c2 107.174 49,047 156.221 180,924 Transfers and ad'ustments ¢7 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR Ic3+c4) 107,17 49,047 156,221 {c81 180,924 (¢61 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ¢￿ TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATION5 thKe amounts ar• nol to be Included In totsl ro¢•1 d1 Balance brou hl forvRrd from last ar d2 Offerfn sIGifts . receNed for extemal nisations 3.613 5,314 d3 OffwtngslGifts - passed lo extemal organisations 3,610 5,314 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Id1+d2-d3) 2of5 NEW MALDEN METHODIST FCH AND SECMON E Summary ofth8 ChLvth ￿]ur￿3 lorthe year¢nW 31 Awl 2024 8fKJ Irrt¥r*l reF*xtsr*J bthechwrh PA*bNJ. Ntrte that ihefurldsof 8n Internal OFOBniukn rKrntyt* Restrkied furKJsur¥ess itLxN&J be lhatty￿kI ba us•Y ty8nyMeitKKJ*tpJtp)se. must b2 ¢7 •12 Church aGcrMJnts Itié brought from pw• 2. total¥ t￿Um￿l IM.132 (247031 1¢ 180.924 166 221 ¢8 ¢10 BYCHURCH It6,132 (X7031 180.924 166 221 ￿r￿e￿alry and briwthe tolala foThvard TOTAL RECEIPTS TOTAL SECnON F CL081110 CTrKMCH.CA8H FUND8 at JI Cash in har Bgnk CurrwtActtyJrrt BBnk De IArtow* Ctntial Fin8nL* P4Jw 78 170 47.702 50.144 SUB TOTAL- Church •t￿￿T￿ Tow fuThJs Intamal￿gar￿IKrn arta Iotsi fromato￿l le121 812 TOTALCASH FUNDS HELD BYCHURCH 166.221 8ÉCTION G OTHERA88ET8•¥1 LLAgIUTIES 31 Awv4t2024 L8nd & Bu Lo•n 14 thy Funds Central Nnar￿ Br*rd Nam8 of Church: NEW MALDEN MEfHODIST CHURCH No: 3&138 Declarations and Scrutiny I confimi that these Receipt arKI Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2024 have been prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the control of the Church trustees. Signature of treasurer........ ...................................................... Name and address of treasurer.. GLORIA TAVINER 4 Tumer Road Nffiv Malden Surrey Post Code l(r3 5NL Presentallon to the Church trustees I confirm that the annual report and ￿OUnts for the year en(led 31 August 2024 were presented to th8 meeting of the Church trustees held on 1st December 2024 Srgnature of the Chair of the meeting Name of Ihe Chalr of the meetiThJ: REVD DR KARL RUTLIDGE Date .. !Tl.Iil.14 Independent Examinefs Report to the Trustees of the New Malden Methodist chU￿h Charlty Number 1176621 Responslbllltles and basls of rnport I report to the trustees on my eXaMinat￿n of the accounts of the Malden Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages 1 to 3. As the Church's trustees. you are reswnsible for the preparation of the ac￿]Unts In accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act,). I report in respect of my examination of the Church's acc￿nts carried (Krt under section 145 of the Act and. in ￿rryIng out my examination. I have fOll￿￿ed all ￿ applicable Direclions given by the Charty Commission under seclion 145(5Xb) of the ACL ' delete or cirde as appropriate 4of5 Name of Church: NEW MALDEN METHODIST CHURCH No.. 35138 Independent Examiner's Statement I have completed my examination. I confinn 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 wrth 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. 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 balance sheet date. Signature of independent examiner Name of independent examiner Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Name of fim (where appropriate) -9 £or-ll Si IIFJ-T. I￿￿(￿19￿) ufofv) fhAthSs Address Date delete or circle as appropriate Ft¥mRqvkwYd Church-receipts-and-payments-2024 Sof5 NEW MALDEN METHODIST CHURCH TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT for the year ended 31st August 2024 Reference and administratlve details Re istered Name.. New Malden Methodist Church INMMCI Charit Number.. 1176621 Address 49 High Street. New Malden, Surrey KT3 48Y Trustees: Susan Abell Richard Bland Alison 8ullett Peter Bullett Liz Edwards Susan Knowles Julie Haines David Knowles Rev Vindra Leelawatee Maraj-ogden Sarah Moore Julia Morton Rev Karl Rutlidge Gloria Taviner Objectives and activities The purposes of the Methodist Church are. and have been Since the date of the union, as set out in the Methodist Church Act of 1976. NMMC exists to exercise the ministry of Jesus Christ, particularly in the local community, through worship, fellowship, pastoral care. mission and service, and emphasis is plated on undertaking these tasks ecumenically. NMMC is part of Churches Together in Malden. Structure government and management NMMC is part of the British Methodist Church. Its governing documents are the Deed of Union119321 and the Methodist Church Act 1976. All Methodist churches a￿ connected to each other and are governed by the decisions laid down by Connnexion, through a District, Circuit and the local church. NMMC is part of the Kingston upon Thames Circuit which in turn is part of the London District, and is accountable to the Methodist Conference. The members of the Church Council are the charity trustees, membership being made up of church office holders, ministers and representatives appointed by the church at the Annual Church Meeting. Achievements and Performance This has been another busv vear for NMMC. Having brought a new staff member onto the team to help u5 maintain and develop the work of weSle￿S Cafe, we have developed our pool of volunteers and are able to open the café 10am to 2pm Monday to Friday. As the café faces out onto the High Street, it is the main focus of our engagement with the local community. In response to the cost-of-living crisis. we have continued to run our Community Larder so those who need it can access free food. and tokens allowing people to access free hot drinks without having to explain their situation. Alongside this, we have continued with activities such as Tai Chi. concerts and initiatives such as a fortnightly arts and crafts group and a board games club, to respond to lonelines5 and isolation and provide welcoming warm space5. We are pleased to be able to offer hospitality to the local community, and it has been good to get to know those who drop in for a cuppa and/or to pray in the Sanctuary through the week. Being on the High Street means we sometimes find ourselves welcoming and supporting people in crisis and in this past year, this has included providing prattical support to refugees and to people who are struggling with their mental health, among others. We have been working with Citizens UK as one of the many Be Well Hubs across South London, with a specific focus on mental health and wellbeing. Member5 of the church have received mental health training from the local NHS trust, and we have been exploring various wellbeing activities. With financial 5UPPOrt from various generous funders. we aim to continue and develop this work. At the year end the church's membership stood at 78. with a fair and growing number of adherents. Regular acts of worship are provided, both in the building and online via YouTube. Everyone is welcome to attend, and we have made increasing use of social media lespecially Facebook and Instagraml to let the community know what we are doing and to reach new people: the number of subscribers is steadily growing. When possible, children's activities are provided during services, and we are grateful for the volunteers who have enabled this to happen. Bible study and prayer groups have been held at various times during the week, and pastoral support is given by both the minister and our appointed pastoral visitors. Holy Communion is taken to the housebound and those in care homes when possible. Events have been held to provide opportunities for people to (lonate to organisations and charities associated with, or ancillary to. the Methodist Church, including All We Can and Christian Aid. Donations have been made to various locèl. national and international organisations. We look forward to being able to support charities and organisations further in the future. We have been providing free food to primary-aged children who are entitled to free school meals and their families, and we are grateful for the funds we have received to enable us to do this. Also, we operate a monthly Bereavement Café in conjunction with Princess Alice Hospice. which offer5 space for bereaved people to share their experience5 and be listened to- the numbers attending have been steady over the past year, and we now have a group of regular attendees coming most months. Working with South London Citizens has seen LIS deepen ecumenical and interfaith relationships, and our Minister is one of the two co-chairs of Churches Together in Malden. Music has continued to be an important fixture of our common life. We have again enjoyed a series of free lunchtime concerts and continued Sunday concerts. as well as a very successful Good Friday music event. Looking to the future, we continue to pray about and think through what it means to be at the heart of the High Street. Public benefit The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. NMMC exists to facilitate public worship in line with the Methodist Church tradition. Rooms are available for use by community organisations, including a daily playgroup. These rooms are let at a rate in line with other premises locally and are well used, with discounted rates offered to charities. NMMC runs a daily coffee bar Iwesley'sl from 10am to 2pm, which is run as a not-for-profit facility- the proceeds from Wesley's are normally divided equally between two charities. This year. these went into the fund to replace the boilers in the Church, as a contribution to raising nearly £60,0￿ for this essential work, but we will be returning in 2024-25 and thereafter to our usual practice of donating this money to other good causes. Note that, on Saturday mornings. Weslevs is available for outside organisations to hire for hosting charity coffee mornings. We charge a nominal fee of £15 for this. and charities/organisations then keep anything they make on top of this. By this mechanism. we have supported a wide range of other causes. from the local Rotary Club to Kingston- based dementia care and international development charities. This is in addition to our specific focus on raising money for charities at Harvest and during Christian Aid Week. for example, arbd the twenty-five local, national and international tauses supported via the annual Christmas Tree Festival. The latter included, in this yearfs selection, a local charity facilitating community refugee sponsorship, an LGBT+ organisation and All We Can, which is the Methodist Chruch's international development charity. Financlal revlew NMMC income is primarily drawn from the Sunday collertions, Gift Aid and rental income including the letting of the church flat. These remained much the same as in the previous year. The major expenditure is in relation to the assessment paid to the Kingston upon Thames Methodist Circuit which is used to pay the District assessment and stipends and related costs of ministers. NMMC also employed a Church Administrator dvring this period. Our premises are owned by Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes. NMMC is responsible for the cost of repairs and upkeep which in the year amounted to £63.056 which included the installation of new gas boilers. The Church is indebted to the dedicated commitment. financial support. gifts in kind, work and self-sacrifice of our members in many ways without which we, and the neighbourhood, would be much the poorer. From time to time, the Churth has surplu5 funds to invest on a short-term basis. Funds have traditionally been placed with the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church. which has a record of prudent management and good returns, coupled with flexibility and ease of repayment. Reserves The church does not maintain a separate Buildings Fund and feels it IS therefore prudent to maintain a reserve that covers 6 months of annual running costs. Risk management The major risks have been identified and recorded by the Trustees with professional athiice taken as required.