West Preston Methodist Church Reports for Annual Church Meeting – 11.30am 9[th] June 2024 

## Minister’s Report 2024-  West Preston Methodist Church 

While the last year has been challenging there have also been many highlights to reflect on.  I continue to gratefully value the incredible people I serve alongside, many of you volunteer and support the wide range of activities across West Preston Methodist Church with little fuss each week.  Where would we be without you? 

In September we embarked as a circuit in a new way of working, so West Preston Methodist Church is now grouped with Hope Methodist, Hoole Methodist and Hesketh Bank Methodist churches in Mission Group 1.  We welcomed Rev. Sharon Thraves (Mission Group 3) to the circuit and also Deacon Rebekah-Joy (RJ)who will work with Rev Mike in Mission Group 1. While RJ is mainly based in Hope, Hoole and Hesketh Bank, she has been much appreciated when available in West Preston. 

Just before Easter this year Simon Skidmore, our Youth, Children’s and Families Worker gave in his notice having been appointed to a new post managing a Wellbeing Youth Centre in St. Helen’s where he lives. This was sad news as we have all appreciated Simon’s dedication to his role over the last 4 years with us and was much loved.  We wished him well at a special joint service followed by a lunch on 5[th] May. We also gave our thanks in August 2023 to Sylvia who had been Café Manager at the @home Café for 6 months. We had hoped to have appointed someone to take on a new Community Inclusion Worker role. The last year has seen trials with our recruitment in difficult times for many employers and particularly so in the charity sector trying to fill posts.  We have struggled to fill this post as a part-time role and with Simon leaving we have been able to rejig how we carry out our work and are now looking to advertise a full-time Lay Worker post with Community, Pastoral and some Children and Families work.  We are also working on an Admin post to support the Ministry team across West Preston Methodist Church, which might be linked with the Circuit Administrator post to make a full-time post. 

Some of the highlights from the last year. Last summer’s holiday club went very well and was loved by the children who came and wanted more.  We will look forward to repeating something similar this year. The ‘Out of the Ordinary’ Advent and Christmas theme was much appreciated. Then ‘Unbounded Love of God’ Lent materials with another successful Maundy Thursday Messy Church, Communion and meal. The One Friday – Good Friday Service was very  moving leading into our Easter Celebrations. The Pentecost weekend at Ingol with the prayer stations and weekend of Praise and Prayer being highly successful, “best Pentecost I’ve had” one person told me.  In the last year we have welcomed in several new who have brought enthusiasm and willingness to serve which has been much appreciated. 

Our Community projects have continued time with the @home café, Cottam Coffee Morning and Thrift shop supporting communities and enabling many fruitful conversations.  The Cottam Coffee Morning new regularly gets 20 people each Thursday.  Simon and myself have supported volunteer teams to keep this and the @home café going and we look forward to the new appointment to help us build this work up again.  In November we held a Community Interest Day at Ashton, bringing various community, charity and services together to promote what they do in the community.  This was very well received and we decided to repeat the 



event in Cottam in May, which also went well.  My thanks to all those who supported special events and / or weekly activities. 

The coming year will bring new opportunities – we pray the new posts we are preparing and the new additions to our Ministry Team will enable us to build up missional activities again. I look forward to continuing to serve here in West Preston as well as being part of the Mission Group 1 Ministry and Circuit Staff Teams, I’m excited as to what the coming year will bring. 

Love and blessings to you all, 

Rev Mike Grimsley 



CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Wèst Pr•$ion
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2023
Preston Ribble
Clrcult
Clrcuit no
21
Registerod Charity - Charity Regl8tratlon numbèr
If not a registered charity Her Mahsty's Revenue and
Customs Glft Ald number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in temis of evidence of charitable
status and may be used lo give lo donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's
chantable status. Methodlsl chantses in England arKI Wales thal are nol registered charities are
excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
1178663
Minister".
Rev Michael Grimsle
Church Stewards..
Peter Taylor, Gillian Mason. Rebecca Ainsworth, Zoe Ainsworth. Karen Martin, Pam Eaton, Chris
Horrocks, Stey£. GrRgory
Treasurer..
Steve (ir¢gory
Church R 8nd P 2015.￿$
1 ofs

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 AUGUST 2023
West Preston
Church
Unrestrfcted Restdctsd Total* th1¥
Funds
Fund•
Total? lut
ear
SECTION A
a1
RECEIPTS
Noto
Offerin
s and Tax recovered
Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income
41.771
41,Tt1
44,859
a3
15,CQ4
15,CQ4
22.544
32,104
111,423
3.418
18,103
50,146
116.526
a4
Lettin
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
21.588
I(K),907
10,516
10,516
a6
laTI
SECTION
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Circijil Aswsmenl or Share
59.500
59,500
68.004
4.862
46,784
b3
Donalions
6,712
10,417
b4
Re
airs and Maintenance
Ulililies Ilnsurance8, water
char
es heatin
hlin
10,417
b5
18.823
1.523
44,940
141.915
18,823
1,523
56,119
153,094
16,770
1.110
65,583
203,113
b6
Rent
b7
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
11,179
11.179
b8
{b91
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
c1
41.008
41,671
86,5871
Tolal funds broughl foThyard from
last year
c2
427,213
12.036
439,249
c6
525.836
c3
Sub total
c1+c2
386.205
11.373
397 578
439,249
Transfers and ad.
ustrnents
c7
c5
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
Ic3+c41
386,205
11.373
397,578
Ic81
439,249
{c6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMAnON ONLY.. MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
the$0 amount8 are not to bo includod in total rn¢oi
ments fi
ures above)
d1
Balance bro
t fO￿ard from lasl
ar
574
2,380
d2
Offerin
sIGifts - received for external o
nis*"ons
2.608
3,420
d3
OfferingslGifts - passed lo extem?l organisation5
2,781
5.226
d4
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
Id1 +d2431
401
574
ChufL.h P?111S
2015

West Preston
¢huTch
CL
SECTION E
Summary 01 Cnurth att¢L'nis 31 Awu5t2022 reptybru totr* cwnriuC￿￿rctt ￿eetyn0 Noie ui81 ine lund$ ol
an Internal OrganIsati￿ 4vJ￿ld nL¥rnally be R£strthd fU￿S itoxlll teclowty r%luO te ￿ged aiy purpose Tfms mu$1 bè
pleted to arriveatThew055 InC￿#0￿j eynowre Irrt*dlhe ch￿r¢h. 11 I¥￿ inTrex¢eedstrtAwu8& iNesnc40, tThentreACtrnai& method Of3t&￿nIng
AND A DIFFERENTFORM rn￿￿ t¢ ￿Se# ts) rw tr**££￿$ Itee piew veriothe rrAesrewdng transf4r5 t￿n thè EhstriEt
8na C￿)￿dea olgtha Oroan[￿on$
INTERNAL
ORGANISAIIONS
Oponin9
balayes
￿e￿p￿
Cbsi
anros
A•M4)t) F•ilty••blP
177
177
¢7
e8
ani¥8iions lunds
177
177
•12
Church account* Itot
bvouqht IoThv4rd Irom yg•
2-
fllN22
•7
113.094
14f.07fl
4J9,249
397 078
8Y CHURC
111N2J
1SJ.094
439,421
397.756
on J uqparate ah*.
and briry I
tota15 lorwzro
TOTAL RECEnlTS
TOTAL
PAYIIENTS
8eCTtON F
OPENING
8ALANGES
CLO8*4G
8ILL4MCE8
CHURCH. CASH FUNDsNeLD 4t 31 A
$12423
C48h In
Bank CurrenlNLoiunl
20029
¥.477
g•nK Do
sil Arth
9.077
23.220
ThJJt••8 lor 14•m&Yisl Cnurch P
410110
9.282
Otherfundg
1574
d01
SUB TOTAL. Chw¢h •c¢ouM•
Total lunds he￿ by INemal Olo￿lIal￿n$
ai•ncÈitsi•i'rom aLthel le121
439 249
397 $78
177
177
12
TOTAL CASH FUI4DS HELD BY CHURC
439.426
397,766
SECTION Q
Al
1 S&ptamt*2022
OTHER A88ET8 and L148ILITIES
31 Auyu5t 2023
Investrn8llts
InclLth Enrtofftrrt¢
107 316
L&nd & Buildi
leo wtès re val
5 841 020
6 335 176
OffterAsset5
L03n
- Shawam￿ntO￿lsr￿n0
Othgr Liablitrqs
f4 oDly Furds heltt attre Central
IS Induoe only Funda h&d 8tTrustee3 lor MethoJL1i¢h￿ PU￿*¥e$
gl InC￿￿e anyother 1westr￿ts'r￿the casfi e*￿nI ofTkicpifwLS ihBty il hn8f5
3Lf5

Name of Church L'&">f
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 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 f14iLhLrtL',.......................
Post Code..................
Presentation to the Church tru8tee8
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 were presented to
the meetinA of the Church trustees held on 10 October 2023
Signature of the Chair of the meeting
Name ofthe Chair ofthe meeting kq....14...6.¢.ImSL[Y.............. Date...z&.. fy.¢&).Z4
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
West Preston Methodist Church
Charity Number 1178663
Responslbllltles and basls of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the West Preston Methodist Church for
the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages .
to
As the Church's trustees. you are
responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accoidance with the ￿qUIrementS 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 carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act.
delete or circle as appropriate
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Name of Church West Preston Methodist Church
No.............
Ind•pondant Examlnarfs Statsment
I have compl6ted my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination (other than that disclosed bekNfi which give me cause to believe
that in, any materlal respect..
the accounting recofds were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act. or
the accounts do nol accord wlth the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no ther matters in connection wEth 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 havel*•*MV obtained indèpendent verilication of all investments with th8 Trustees for Methodist
Church Purpos6s or held in olhw trusts. bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of
the Methcidist Church which are indivKlualty in excess of £10.01)O {ten thousand pounds) at the
balance sheet date.
Slgnature of independent examiner
fl
Name of Independent examlner .
.J.Av. J... kiPklV.
Relevant prolesslonal qualification of irKlependent exam5ner
MAKr
Namo of fimi (where appropriate) . J..Q.È!v A . PORTG R & co
Address
. Post Code .
Date ..W4.. J V•VF. 201.4..
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CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Wèst Pr•$ion
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2023
Preston Ribble
Clrcult
Clrcuit no
21
Registerod Charity - Charity Regl8tratlon numbèr
If not a registered charity Her Mahsty's Revenue and
Customs Glft Ald number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in temis of evidence of charitable
status and may be used lo give lo donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's
chantable status. Methodlsl chantses in England arKI Wales thal are nol registered charities are
excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
1178663
Minister".
Rev Michael Grimsle
Church Stewards..
Peter Taylor, Gillian Mason. Rebecca Ainsworth, Zoe Ainsworth. Karen Martin, Pam Eaton, Chris
Horrocks, Stey£. GrRgory
Treasurer..
Steve (ir¢gory
Church R 8nd P 2015.￿$
1 ofs

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 AUGUST 2023
West Preston
Church
Unrestrfcted Restdctsd Total* th1¥
Funds
Fund•
Total? lut
ear
SECTION A
a1
RECEIPTS
Noto
Offerin
s and Tax recovered
Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income
41.771
41,Tt1
44,859
a3
15,CQ4
15,CQ4
22.544
32,104
111,423
3.418
18,103
50,146
116.526
a4
Lettin
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
21.588
I(K),907
10,516
10,516
a6
laTI
SECTION
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Circijil Aswsmenl or Share
59.500
59,500
68.004
4.862
46,784
b3
Donalions
6,712
10,417
b4
Re
airs and Maintenance
Ulililies Ilnsurance8, water
char
es heatin
hlin
10,417
b5
18.823
1.523
44,940
141.915
18,823
1,523
56,119
153,094
16,770
1.110
65,583
203,113
b6
Rent
b7
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
11,179
11.179
b8
{b91
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
c1
41.008
41,671
86,5871
Tolal funds broughl foThyard from
last year
c2
427,213
12.036
439,249
c6
525.836
c3
Sub total
c1+c2
386.205
11.373
397 578
439,249
Transfers and ad.
ustrnents
c7
c5
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
Ic3+c41
386,205
11.373
397,578
Ic81
439,249
{c6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMAnON ONLY.. MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
the$0 amount8 are not to bo includod in total rn¢oi
ments fi
ures above)
d1
Balance bro
t fO￿ard from lasl
ar
574
2,380
d2
Offerin
sIGifts - received for external o
nis*"ons
2.608
3,420
d3
OfferingslGifts - passed lo extem?l organisation5
2,781
5.226
d4
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
Id1 +d2431
401
574
ChufL.h P?111S
2015

West Preston
¢huTch
CL
SECTION E
Summary 01 Cnurth att¢L'nis 31 Awu5t2022 reptybru totr* cwnriuC￿￿rctt ￿eetyn0 Noie ui81 ine lund$ ol
an Internal OrganIsati￿ 4vJ￿ld nL¥rnally be R£strthd fU￿S itoxlll teclowty r%luO te ￿ged aiy purpose Tfms mu$1 bè
pleted to arriveatThew055 InC￿#0￿j eynowre Irrt*dlhe ch￿r¢h. 11 I¥￿ inTrex¢eedstrtAwu8& iNesnc40, tThentreACtrnai& method Of3t&￿nIng
AND A DIFFERENTFORM rn￿￿ t¢ ￿Se# ts) rw tr**££￿$ Itee piew veriothe rrAesrewdng transf4r5 t￿n thè EhstriEt
8na C￿)￿dea olgtha Oroan[￿on$
INTERNAL
ORGANISAIIONS
Oponin9
balayes
￿e￿p￿
Cbsi
anros
A•M4)t) F•ilty••blP
177
177
¢7
e8
ani¥8iions lunds
177
177
•12
Church account* Itot
bvouqht IoThv4rd Irom yg•
2-
fllN22
•7
113.094
14f.07fl
4J9,249
397 078
8Y CHURC
111N2J
1SJ.094
439,421
397.756
on J uqparate ah*.
and briry I
tota15 lorwzro
TOTAL RECEnlTS
TOTAL
PAYIIENTS
8eCTtON F
OPENING
8ALANGES
CLO8*4G
8ILL4MCE8
CHURCH. CASH FUNDsNeLD 4t 31 A
$12423
C48h In
Bank CurrenlNLoiunl
20029
¥.477
g•nK Do
sil Arth
9.077
23.220
ThJJt••8 lor 14•m&Yisl Cnurch P
410110
9.282
Otherfundg
1574
d01
SUB TOTAL. Chw¢h •c¢ouM•
Total lunds he￿ by INemal Olo￿lIal￿n$
ai•ncÈitsi•i'rom aLthel le121
439 249
397 $78
177
177
12
TOTAL CASH FUI4DS HELD BY CHURC
439.426
397,766
SECTION Q
Al
1 S&ptamt*2022
OTHER A88ET8 and L148ILITIES
31 Auyu5t 2023
Investrn8llts
InclLth Enrtofftrrt¢
107 316
L&nd & Buildi
leo wtès re val
5 841 020
6 335 176
OffterAsset5
L03n
- Shawam￿ntO￿lsr￿n0
Othgr Liablitrqs
f4 oDly Furds heltt attre Central
IS Induoe only Funda h&d 8tTrustee3 lor MethoJL1i¢h￿ PU￿*¥e$
gl InC￿￿e anyother 1westr￿ts'r￿the casfi e*￿nI ofTkicpifwLS ihBty il hn8f5
3Lf5

Name of Church L'&">f
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 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 f14iLhLrtL',.......................
Post Code..................
Presentation to the Church tru8tee8
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023 were presented to
the meetinA of the Church trustees held on 10 October 2023
Signature of the Chair of the meeting
Name ofthe Chair ofthe meeting kq....14...6.¢.ImSL[Y.............. Date...z&.. fy.¢&).Z4
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
West Preston Methodist Church
Charity Number 1178663
Responslbllltles and basls of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the West Preston Methodist Church for
the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages .
to
As the Church's trustees. you are
responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accoidance with the ￿qUIrementS 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 carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act.
delete or circle as appropriate
2015 chJrth R aThY P.xls
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Name of Church West Preston Methodist Church
No.............
Ind•pondant Examlnarfs Statsment
I have compl6ted my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination (other than that disclosed bekNfi which give me cause to believe
that in, any materlal respect..
the accounting recofds were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act. or
the accounts do nol accord wlth the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no ther matters in connection wEth 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 havel*•*MV obtained indèpendent verilication of all investments with th8 Trustees for Methodist
Church Purpos6s or held in olhw trusts. bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of
the Methcidist Church which are indivKlualty in excess of £10.01)O {ten thousand pounds) at the
balance sheet date.
Slgnature of independent examiner
fl
Name of Independent examlner .
.J.Av. J... kiPklV.
Relevant prolesslonal qualification of irKlependent exam5ner
MAKr
Namo of fimi (where appropriate) . J..Q.È!v A . PORTG R & co
Address
. Post Code .
Date ..W4.. J V•VF. 201.4..
delete or circle as appropriate
2015 t**rth R
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