CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
West Preston
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2020
Preston Ribble
Circuit
Circuit no
21
Registered Charity- Charity Registration number
If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and
Customs Gift Aid number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of eviden￿ of charitable
status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's
charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are
excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
1178663
Minister:
Rev Ra
Bor
Church Stewards:
Peter Taylor, David Lowes, Marilyn Gregson
Treasurer.
Steve GregoTr
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2020
West Preston
Church
Unrestricted Restricted Totals this
Funds
Funds
Totals last
year
SECTION A
RECEIPTS
Note
a2
Offerin
s and Tax recovered
Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income
64,861
64,861
71,495
4,825
14,102
371,704
455,492
4,825
14,102
379.795
463,583
126,442
20,307
22,547
240,791
a4
Lettin
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
8,091
8,091
a6
(a7)
SECTION B
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Circuit Assessment or Share
64,792
17,431
6,454
64,792
15.201
6,454
66,541
5,326
9,742
b3
Donations
b4
Repairs and Maintenance
Utilities (Insurances, water
char
es, heatin
htin
b5
13,253
300
13,253
300
11,954
757
b6
Rent
b7
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
26,221
128,451
3,061
3,061
29,282
131,512
15,771
110,091
b8
(b9)
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
FO
c1
a6-b8
327,041
5,030
332,071
130,700
Total funds brought forward from
last year
257,228
6,107
263,335
c6
132,812
c3
Sub total
c1+c2
584,269
11,137
595,406
263,335
Transfers and adjustments
(c7
c5
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
(c3+c4)
584,269
11,137
595,406
(c8)
263,335
(c6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
(these amounts are not to be included in total receiptslpayments figures above)
d1
Balance brou
ht forward from last year
689
d2
Offerin
s/Gifts - received for extemal or
anisations
2,606
5,760
d3
Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations
1,576
6,449
d4
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
(d1 +d2-d3)
1.030
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Church
SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL
SEGTION E
Plea
e fofl
Guidan
e Notes t
thls
Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2020 and Internal Organisations ieporting to the Church Councillchurch Meeting Note that the funds
of an Intemal Organi3ation would normally be Re3tricted funds unle53 it could be clearly shown that they could be u?ed for any Methodi3t purpose. This section must
be corn￿eted to arrive at the gr055 income and expenditure tots13 of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method of
accounbng AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used lo report the accounts (see method￿ websrte). Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between
tha Dlstrict and connectod District Oraanisations.
INTERNAL
ORGANISATIONS
Net Roceipl
Pa
Opening
balancgs
Recol
nts
Closln
balances
Ashton Fellowshi
139
145
177
171
e7
Sub total of Intomal
Organisations furKIs
139
145
177
e11
171
e12
Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page
2 - totals column)
463.683
(a7)
131.612
(b9)
332.071
(¢7)
263,335
{c6)
595,406
(c8>
10
BY CHURCH
463,722
131,657
332.065
263,512
595,577
ly)
Continue on a separats sheet
rfnecessary and bring the
totals foThrdrd
TOTAL RECEIPTS
TOTAL
PAYMENTS
SECTION F
STATEMEN
ABILITI
OPENING
BALANCES
CHURCH. CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 Au
CLOSING
BALANCES
ust 2020
Cash in hand
Bank Current Account
33,409
9,421
Bank De It Account
f4
Central Finance Board
169,850
165.090
Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
60,076
421.924
f6
Other fund5
(1 ,030)
SUB TOTAL-Church accounts
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the
closing ba$a￿e total from above) (e12)
263,335
(c6)
595,405
(c8)
177
(e11)
171
(e12)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH
263,512
595,576
(y)
SECTION G
At
1 September 2019
OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES
31 August 2020
Investrnents (Include Endowments
Land 8 8uildings (see notes re Insuran
value
97.198
5,210,985
5.210,985
Loan
s) - show amount outstandin
ear end
Other Llabilitses
f4 Include only Funds held at the Central Finance Board
Include onty Funds hèld at Trustees for Moth¢)dist Church Purposes
g1 Include any other Investments (not tho cash olemort of TMCP trusts accounts thls Is Includ•J In Ilno15
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Name of Church .
No....
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2020 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 .
Date...
Name and address of treasurer .
77cAJ Lyffi
Presentation to the Church trustees
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2020 were/will be.
presented to the meetinq of the Church trustees held on
Signature of the Chair of the meeting
Name of the Chair of the meeting
Date .
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
..Church
Charity Number......
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the
Church for the year ended 31 August 2020 set out on pages .
to
As the Church's trustees,
you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the
Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under section 145 of the
Act and, in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Name of Church .
No.............
Independent Examlnerfs 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 respect=
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 concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinatiol i
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 balan￿ sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner
J9(l￿ SL4okLÉQGe
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner
Name of firm (where appropriate)
{sJ
rg.,-
Address
IS VIL
F4 ra
Post Code
(E>A
Date
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