Poppleton Methodist Church 'Gl'S people weaving new pattems of fa'thful seriice f everyone, Truslees of Popploton Methodlst Church w•sont thelr Annual Report for year ondod 31st guSt 2022 ' Charity commis0.. Registered Number 1179142 otfiL?al address.. Th8 Green, UpFer Popp181. Y026 6DP Th8 goverr#ng dcKuments d the MellKKlisl CMr¢h are tho Dthl of unl {1932} a1 Mathcxlist Churth Act {19761. Secti¢ 4 Methodlst Church t 1976 states The purposes (rf the A16thst Chwrh 8m and shal be PurKW d8emgd to ha bw the dato of unlon the adYanGement of - (8) th8 Christian faith in accord wilh th6 th)drinal &andanls and th8 thsOin8 ofth8 M8thc¥Jfist Church. {b) any chantable pUe forth8 time beuu 018ny GMXK, dithirt Cl1£ I[1 other c¥y8nisatsYm of the Melhcdlst Church. (c) any chan"table purpose for thg twne b8ing ofony soi lStitU a soc48ty orinStitut sUbsidry or ancillary to the Methoth'st Cljurch. {d) anyptso86 forth8 lime bery ofany clwilybeffw o chority subs#ory ancary to th8 M8thodist Church. The Mlsslon Statement of Poppleton Methodlst Church - b•••d on.4r Callng" from th• Mothoths¢ Church Plllar 1: Worshlp Vl¥lon OUTr8P b8 appaRllrg •KI rdvAnt to dl grcay and wpl• il tr)ic4n i MIMlon 1. To enhanc• the wrAsl¥p e¥wleThx by ewwng variwi rfKY8N 2. To be mor& mcthn fCar<rjn9 a1 mako 5W¥i( mm rd8vanl rdated io d&ty Imrg. 3. To end•8vour to h&8 gr•8t£r vislt411ty cl ffjrship'. rf * look• intwo6ts.ng pwr40 mry8 Indinthj to trlnk * h Intwoslng com• lrn Strap lin•-"Op•n t Chwth. M• in, Com• in". Plllar 2: Loamlng and Carlng Vl•lon Our Chwch L8 (le fvouth 8 vsrtdy d Iwthg wd VAII lo gr¢M In f•th and 8hwo God'$1ry6. MlJ•lon 1.To bw'bJ C Ihe ran9e d wps tha¢ meet on a fewkv twi 2. To dovek)p paStsf Care. adoFlry a'Lon9 apwoath, ba8•J cn Mslt aTrJ A•k and Watsh". 3. To asrAre to be 8 Powwhow ol Leery. Caring, mIr, Prayer 8ThJ DewrrfJ Faith. 4.To ensure our thll 8 Iwuty I1lV•. Pllllr 3: 8orvlc• Vl•lon Through ow 8evle4 to ecfflmurty, make G(xl'8 real toth)8e u& 1.To ad¢ess unsatisfiY in fv ¢rynmsJr•ty ow gfts to Our qngagThnt 1th those ar(NJnd us. 2.To us¢ the rgJevelopgJ pwises to offw addit to th& Lxrnurmty alOn9 us to 8ngago ond bulkj rd4ti¢)nthps th more POF4è. 3.To usg th8 ImKTh•J f8cati•s l1h dwdop (Xff Plllar 4: Ev•ng•llsm Vl•Eon Our engagwnl lth ts c(¥n•. aTrJ a of(Krtr•. lll toexplw thvj cthrf5U Fjjth. MIMlon 2. fo WLX)ur8g8 a Chh vAcLynè ththuslasm forfthles aThJ 3. To be more confi* in shThJ rf 4. To Sh th8 cAMun CAJrfath by our Al this to be underyirded by a ciynmrfment to prw eVerber rnir#5ty.
The Administration of Poppleton Methodlst Church The Church is held the 1970 Mod81 Trust by th8 Tru8tee8 for M8thDdist Churth Purpos0& and the Church Council ad as Managing Trust88S. M•n#glng Tw$l$ at 31st AuSt 2022 Chaimian Rev Elizabeth Cushth frrm 1 SeFrtber 2022 (Pr1 lu3111W 3)221 Secretary Clvls B(xth Treasurer John mrIson P8sloral Secretary Marilyn INJe Church Slmrds RepseS el11 ty the Church Meeting. Stethen Bcthan Lyn Jthnson 8ri8n Latto Sue Lyn Ruth Morrix Jthn Perkin Moira Dacker Wendy Heap Moira H(Mard John Middeton France5 Priestnal Chris ScK4ts CPwlstine Steph80n Alan Wright Judith Wright Plu& Mjr8 ele( by the Churth Councl Jenny Cooks Sue Cushing shla Latto Shwla Middl8 Peter Schc4tz a Salmon Mlsth Commitiee Coffa8 on the Green RaisiNJ Cirwl clnl Repr8sent8tiva RUACH EcLwnenlca Ra )t 8 Trusta• During the year, M8rgarel CatchF(k lered 88 a manaolng tnJsle8 arKI eward - we are very grateftl for the service. time & energy Marg8ret put inlo her roles. Mthough 8 Iruslee, Adrian Radfryd ha.1 been active In that capaclty durfng the year. The Church Council apFoints ai Churth Officers as delwmin•J frcTh tNn8 to bme by the Councl th8ther on the rv)mination of a Committee OtherySe. 811 wch appointments bThJ f( the year crnm8nung 1•1 May. 8P8rt from t Churth Treasurer, vthose appoinlmen¢ c&Nnm8nces on 11t SeFltrnbw. The CwrKil wl afso apw'nl the committ8è5 of t Church. again, as Ir(n) 1 May oach year. EleGt8d Clwrch Ccwnol mwnbgrs are appDinled by the Annu81 Church mo8l'rrfJ al which am Church members are elwit48 lo votè. Mlnlster's Report Rav lan Hill, the 'n1$tor in POpp18tc f(Y a nMber dy8ars. retired on 31" knJust 2022. During his minislry he has led us through many ar8as Ind1ra th8 Cld 8Fddwnic. vknilst all the time. mdntsir•ng coh8sfv8n8ss of our Church In POpell. He has also overseen su¢x8ssfLI delNery of Ph888 1 01 tho RUACH prci8ct. RUACH. refurbishment of other buildings together vjtlh the ski15 of the Church cnI)I has alre. arKI VAII conb.nue lo to&Jen Church's mis%on and outreach capabillty. As a ts)mmunty we are indebted. not only to the memb8rs of the RUACH CMIttee f all thg that ha8 gonè, and cthlnues lo go. irto m8kng tt¥B visicffl 8 redrty, but alfLJ to dl of you fcy genar8 giving. As w811 as tha usual tradib'onal Servi al Easter, Penlecost, Haest and Christrnay hebd a speual memonal seNice for famleY d 811 those lost during the pandemic and unable to Iw6 a propef luneral ee1V u8 8 farewdl 8wvlce lor lan Hlll on his retirement as cur Ministgf. We alpA) pFea8ad lo I1 a dd1rJ. a gold9n woddirg rene91 of manlage Vol and a bapSn Servi duriThJ the course yoar. Septemter 2022 saw th8 arriva of Bll Topp'ThJ. appJ"nt8d a8 wr nw part time rrthunity wtreach Irker. Bin was I())Me into the Church family arbj quithjy beCe irNthied in al asFe¢ts of Church life, inlegraling YAII into Iha ommuFuty arKI slrenglh8ring e$tIng links 7Mlh Elyy Cwrt Care Hcrfne. Cdfee on Ihtr Green cu8lomer8 and Popplelon under Ss group. He has Iiased members ¢y the Mlsslon Commlttee and Ilkepmlnday An&ICan frlends to 8xrAore ways to 8ttr8d younger peo Into Church and has Drked 88 a vc4unlogr18808r 8t tho Villagg Y¢wth aub now meet on our promlso& Blll organised arKI led a 'Msion Dal - on OFPYtunty for dl to meet and dlscuss ide8s, ho and awralion5 for use of the new hall and trNy4¥ to irwase outreath lo the vIla at 18rge. 11 h8s used hls excellent iworklNJ sk511s to get to dl ow rnbS aThJ u8ers and has bec£ffie wel oThJ res0d by toth young Bnd old In the cfjmmunity. In April, Church Council debated and voted vthether to alow same sex marwiages lo be Conduct In cwr church. After much proyerful deliberatic it Vfds wJreed to alk)w fv d)urch to register1 for same sex marriages and to allow blessing of FtsvIwEly married Samè sex (Wkles to take . As can be seen fr(Mn the abcNe and the r4MJrts belcw areas of wr Church lrfe duriThJ the ye8r 31° August .2022. there is a vibranGy to wat 8re (k4ThJ In c(mne(kn cur mission and ¢treaCh.
a) STEWARDS REPOltr The team of 9 was reduced to 8 durir•J the year arKI as &N"d resbxkn eased s¢ew¥d$ we atlg to reme L¥Jntath"ng and lialgng preachern ar preparing the church f %yship. Acting as a hnk been the Mirister the congregation tY also helwl with funerals and any Sp101 servi¢gs that took Fla¢e. b) MISSION COMMrrrEE Outreath ac'vlttes induded.. Christmas th)et•)xes sent lo Unk to Hw: thstmas an1 (IstNbu16on to IKyJsebound and ntly bereave(J in the vilage in nILcli0 wTrlh AnglKn Churth: Chftstrnas t(Mletrigs parcols sent to A5kham Gr8nge prfson,. & a New Year lea paty f( the elderfy. As ever V rnnl$e to ex[4ce ways to encourage young f8milies onto our p[IseS aNJ are pleased to be rkIng ¥th our new crtrtreach W)er Bill TopFiThJ in PUT5uiI of this. Tr Art and ft Group successfuuy reoFened after the pandernic has wo¥j vwy )ar rnwnbers fr(m 8C¥OS¥ the vimage cx)mmuThty. c) FUND RAISING We have been able to start fund ralsir¥J agasn rThi C(wid restnth.ons have been eased. Events hekl thnro th& year Ide Mothering sUr&Y afterncthi tea, sng Fair. Children's Sw)rts Day. strawb Tea. Pknical Crn and the annual Vdlag8 Show. Fundr8isThJ is nrm lully ¢ry)tng for RUACH prcied dl RUACH PROJECT The constnjctlon of the hall (Phase 1 of RUACHI ¥YJs C([18t8 at the erKI of 2021. There a pDd of dealing th 8n8gs, bul the churth occuyed the new bulltjlng as as posgtrAo. Th8 faciliii&s cAPrise tha hall wth r8cssad stsge, galley learm, dlsabled and other toilets, a meetir¥J r(Wb Inaned The Inman Rc4Jml. a store and planl room. The heating 18 by an Air Source Heat Pump and is und8fflocY. Th8re are sc4ar panels on the new hall 8ffdd s le8d out to o large flagged patio area lawned g&dw) and 811 weallr areas for children. There are Ihree gwden sheds for storage. The hal Is equlpped vAth an electrlc rycsedic fKreen ith ed wo)eclor. a $ym, stage Ilghls, electrfc pla and Wl41. Thg Und8r 5's Playgroup r8located into thè rth hal from t"r In the dd hal u&ng the patio a8 thr OU.de area until thurch vdunlgers levelled the garden and lai¢J turfs lo (Yeale a la. The vllage panicfflim9 tc)k Fdac9 in Ihe new hall in February and events vthich VKAJl¢J prwiously have takgn in the cAd hal swlch&J to the nèw onè. This has freed up the (Ad hdl fc oltrr aciNities so ntyy ¥then negd a funera lea il can be served in the c4d hal withoLrt disturbing the Undgr 5's actfvitigs. In addbllon. a drctyn Y gYOUP h88 wted moellro In dd hal a Demenua Forward group ha8 arted to meet In the new h811. A vllage OFen Day for the hall V4eS held on 20th Marc to off aThl wt4cise the p7$88S and was very ell tended. A th8nksgfvirKJ seThlce vms on 27th Julyforlhg 8ucces COMetiOn of Ph889 1. Fdloyhng a revlew c4 Phases 2 and 3 the thurch appThed 8 change of 8pwoath. TNS was In rec(>gnlUon of ihe Importance d the church café lo the1rf8 d the vilage plY to ts oldorfy vkno use it to ggt out of thdr houses and meet thdr friends. tl ¥& uThJertake Ihe changes to ts chapel a5 pha 2 VB can use that spaee to run 8 v44e café 88rvlce during phase 3 %th8n th8 c4d hall Nbll be dosed for atLMrt a y68r. Work has commen¢xd to 8p6cNy th& phafy9 2 th8nges needed to the th8Fd in readirss for getting Ihè (d w th8t fundrw8ing can slarL •) PROPERTY STEWARD During thè past year, to the bèst of my knoledge, Ihe prowty stevArdship aspects of our property have been rouliii8ty mwntwned to a Iwel that meets 1 rdated statutory and discretionary reqUIentS and it is tjelieved that the promis8s hove wntinu9d to be fit4oiwrFose. There are parts cl the tr¥Jikth'ng ere the condition cl the paint and F4aster extremely poor bul re¢tfyng some of these iwes has been delikoralely ddaywl duo to the RUACH devdotxngnl. Th8 quinqu8nnial insfdion has beon cryKlUd and re[ted on. The knnual R6w)rt has been c(xnpktad submittd. Significant dleralions to Ihe Churth's land u8e and its premi868 m&Je by a toam cl Church mwnl)gr8 dwrged preparing for and the subsequent p8rti81 emOn rfrthelwn¢nt part d RUACH ph8se 1- 0Y minimd rfiswplion to routlne usg of promises was seerL Tho new ports of the prerThses are being VpII used and the garden is ready for use. A ngw team d Church mwnbgrs has boon apwntgj to condud the Prcwty Stewardship maintananee of tho Propety. Any property issues 11 now be dgalt tmth by an apwq)riat6 memt*r of trms team. Q COFFEE ON THE GREEN Coffee the Green has had a pts¥e year and is open ery MorKlay & rday. Serving an extensive me Iluding hot b8n sandvaches, Soup. lunches. and ful afterr¥ leas. Customer numtMs contlnu&to grow. and we are Fleas¢d to see many new fa as I1 as our regular friends ccrfnirvJ to enjoy wr how'talty. In conjundion wth the Fu¥Kl48igng wnmitlee held a yOthI[e Day fvl afteOn tea and Cerd full Eekends for the PoptAeton Vdlage Swemi and Pumpknn tral. We akn FThid&l refreshments al the vllag& show. oth¢r wnmurkity evenl in the vi11og¢. We are erwuraged by 5everdi group fty AftwrKxm Tea aThl th& rwJul8r Bcd( Group th m881 in our c8f8. Dementia Fmr(J 48rtèd to pr(y4id8 a ses90n on 8 Tuwday in the new hall and are able to SUFWY some of th8 group lunches and aro keen to deloP this furth8r.
We are. as usual. ntinUirJ VAth cwr s0rdaY Charity Coffee Mning& In the past 12 months have supported,
UNICEF. the loca hospice. Oxfan. Yth Apnst Can. Ythit4 Mots Neurone SocAety. Pron$ UK. P0etOn under
5's 8nd Al We Can.
We have partnered the Ccvp ste in the vllage to W fr1 aTrJ vegetables that havejust passed their.best before
dale" and WfJLad have gcr to larKffiII. We then thed( the quality aThJ use g)me cl them in ow fcf soups and cake&
Items we Ib not use tsxj on lo the f( bank run by dgett MethLxlist Churth.
Our volunteers are frcln the wider VI1 C(munity as thell as our thurch family arKI al gwously and lI1yY dcnale
thwr thlls and time. We rinUe 10 7Af)rk hard toJethw as a tean, coalirvJ a friendty VpbLx¥ne to everyone CCeS to
enjoy wd quality food and tdrfnk al very r8ason8ble pri¢.
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In DecemtrH registsred 8$ an Churd) slN)lry our SUPFX)t f(x w#dnablty and wr c8re fty At)rtd.
Inltiatives intrthluc&l have twn a seed sw8p and a sui£essfLI montNy refil rlfuing x?4118nd1Y c180r and
washing products.
h) TUESDAY FELLOWSHIP
DurirKJ th8 Pandemic k8Pt in twch ith dl wr mwnbers arKI rewmad maets'ng face to f0 again in S8pt 2)21. Our
numbèrs %%ere low at first, bul are rTh¥ gètting beiween 17 and 20 manb8ts. We hava had >)me very good yp6ak8r¥
d firyshed 2022 in July wlh a Stravknerry Tea.
11 CAMEO
TNS group. open for anY(e lo Ccmg And Meet Each Other In a relax1 aThJ In'erMJy atrnosphere. arrJ&S mcffttNy
speakers wverlng a variety cl tot4cs. After tsid restrictions lifted meeting5 ccdd resume In January and
lrycs indu(led The History cl MJrsery Rhes. The Nation81 Trust, ArKJrew Uoyd Webtr muwc8ls, meeJThJ the Qu8an
8nd a cake deccating dwnLThlr8ti0n.
JI E80R COURT SERVICES
SeNi¢es al this le retiianenl 8ThJ nursing home reSUrn in June and are led t1-M by a le tr r church.
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SupFQrt and furKI raiNJ for thanty ha8 conts.nued thrwJhout the yeer ith c
nrestri Fund B at Year fin81 figures the year show a wrF4us of inoyne (Ner experrfliiure rrf £5.810 for churth aclivities. ncrt indlIng RUACH. lch in the present tuall0n isvery positwe. Duriro the year a transfer d £236.174 wa5 made from Geral Unrestricted Funds to the Restricted RUACH Ful to gjpwt cx)m of Ph8se 1 of tr prryJrammo. At the stsrt of the RUACH project, Churth Cnd1 8fftd th81 our reswves hekj at TMCP IMellKKlist neX1(l could be used for I building project. This VMS money receNed ma1Y as legacies Irun iswj SoUS and accumulated interest. The Iota on 3] August 2021 was £221.312. sir Swtwnber 2021. VP have (Ira 811 these fulS so on Decembw 31. 2021. there was 8 zero balance at TMCP. Th& balae on thè Génèr Unresthdal Fu1 at the year4rbJ is as £87.520. our unreict8d reserves are much Ivss than those in prior years. 2. RUACH (Restricted) Fund The RUACH Building Projed Restrithd Fund l¥JhYs d8dieated moni8s for the rYL48Ct is in addth'on to n188 held In thè Unreslftcted Fund which might b& allfxaled to suppori th's speu'fic project During the year ended 31 gUSt 2022 bt was agreed lo transfer £238.414 frcffl ts gernral unrestrictsd lund to the restrided RUACH Fund. Slnco the Fund commenced 5 years aw. 8 Wd8 vwty ftAndralsing athfaes hava Wn hgld, 1IdUal g8n8TOUS (kn)alions made, grft aid recovered and grants frcM third pa'0S recesved. The fdlow JMmanSeS th8 curr8rrt position on 31 August 2022 and inclLhJ8s th8 tcrta Jnount pald lo 31 ALbJlSt 2022, being In r8spect of Phas8 1 dthis prfyy8mme. Now that Pha8e 1 of the p8¢t18 cunpleta barring a sm8N bolance d £18.517 18 rrI•l forword towar(Is flnal relenti( p8ment on Phase 1 and for Phase 2. 414 017 017 3. RUACH Projoct Updat•- April 2023 Pha80 1 of our RUACH buildirKJ pro1t, lo tAJld a new crth hal. h&$ been o>mpleted. We are fully oporation81, and the faality is gTeally appreciated by churth members as well as other users from PoFpleton and nearby. AM oulstandino fe68 have been paid indudiNJ. in 2022123. the final retention fee £12.762. 11 was dacidl th81 needod lo install acoustic panels inside Ihe hall. a1 Ihese have greaty imtxoved lh8 sound quality for neral usars as well as during vgnts. It was agreed by Church Couwl that th8 cost of the pands be paid from General church funds and half was Induded In the accounts to 31# August 2022. w7th the tlance paid in 2022123. It was also agreed lo Cha Ihe order d the next Pha80s. Phase 2 V*il ntyv Invc4vo the thapel refurtlshmont Ilwelllng the flcor and remcvol of p3 and better ingjation and heaiingl. Phase 3 WTII then be the revamyng of the cdd hall. 11 was fell Ihis wtyjld 8now ccffjtinuity ol premises use durir¥J the ¥, as well 85 preferred by the church going mernbe. 4. Methodlst Chap81 Ald (MCA) Loan In Marth 2021, Churth Cwnol agreed lo tske (Mrt a k•gn frrffi MCA, as a (xx)tirg9ncy to cover any shortf811 In the fvndSng of, or unexixcle(I costs wth, Phase 1 rA ts RUACH prcled. Extra fund5 were not needp4J and no108n draoWn was requlr&J. The option has r•xY expired. Th8 Tru8t8es' Annual Rep)rt and Aoxxjnts (m pauw 1 to 8 aFprrNod ty th& Tru81e88 their behall by.. un& 2023 sigrth on Revd 1Zabeth Cu8htcn (chaimi rfTnJ81ees of Churth C11} and John Moniwb ffr888urer}
POPPLETON METHODIST CHURCH TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOU?s FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 1 RECEIPTS AND PAYMEwfs P£COUNT Fun RECEIPTS C¥ferings ar¥J Tax reco%wj Bar&k aThJ CFB interest arJ 3,310 51.751 51.881 514 Letbngs (Aher receipts TOTAL RECEPTS 18.489 21.101 18.489 126,830 197,414 6.812 105,729 109,087 167,1 PAYMENTS 47.2 47,296 2,350 9,419 D(ath0n$ Firs aThJ V4inlwbwKe L.lieS {Inswarces. 4 9,419 8,997 4.6Y2 Cxher pBYnts TOT PAYNENTS 18,392 372,515 211,018 81517 372,515 455.032 NET RECEIFfsipAYTElIts FOR THE YE*A 5.810 {263.4281 1257.617) 143,1421 Total funds tff(xWI f(rnrd from sl ear 318.124 45.531 363,655 Sub total 323.934 (217.8971 106,037 Transfers and 4'ustrThn18 1236.414) 236,414 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF IEAR 18,517 106,037 Charlty & klssIDn Funds: A nuntsr of Church ts.leS rise to furKls dad for SFecrflc de&gnabY charibe8 rMJ rrmssonary furth. thich are pad (lirecty b those orgarllsations. reipts and tls actiiity. 2022 BaL3nce tJgrt fcThFr(l tr( kst y (Arerin13fts- reCeij for ejlemal organ5sa1l 4,426 4.428 BALANCE sfLL TO BE PArJ
POPPLEfoN METHODIST CHURCH TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT & ACcOUs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022 2 STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND UABILrriES 3151 P4Jg 2022 151 Sep2021 Cath in tw 31,1 1&166 C¢nira Fina 81,830 221.312 &283 1Kor 318.124 45.531 1&517 ).1134381. wwJr•J f¢x tr f2,29),¢x I1.. £1,479,764). 3 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES .479 83,879 126.3C 6,812 514 1&4 144&) 21,101 327 x.I 1517 n.515 S810 451.618 43.142 318,124 -2%.414 45.531 236.414 383,856 4C6,797 4 ITrifERNAL ORGANISATIONS REpoirriNG TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL 2022 2.1) 497 278 ¢dle8 Teo on Groen (401 11,2311 1401
POPPLEfoN MEtHODIST CHURCH TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st AUGUST 2022 5. NOTES TO THE AccouKfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st AUGUST 2022 5.1. ACCOUNTING POUCIES Ba$ls of pr•pafjon The Accounts of Popple1c methclS1 Church CPMC? he been prepared in accordance with the Charitles Act 2011. The Meth(xJist Church Act 1976 and prindrAes in The Ccfjstitullca1 Pra(léee arnj CXsclph"ne of the Methodst Church,, using the Recapls & Payments bays. Recapts aThd Payments indude incCe as received and expeTrJilLre iTmOC8bty paid. A(Lounts indude all transacticw assets a1 liabth'ties for hthich PMC Is resp)r7&Lle in law. They donl inclu¢Je accounts of Intemal Organisations {Tat4e 41 tt)ose of Infwnal gathgrtngs of Church mgmb8rs. Funds Unr&stricled fvnd$ reprasent tho Gon8ral FuThJ5 vthich to any r8stric4ions r8g8iding thair us and are available lor aFplution to th8 gen8rn1 PUfF#)888 d PMC. Th880 may In¢knJè fur8 tensIty d8gnated for partiolar purFQSe by PMC 8g. th8 RUACH ProiecL Rostri¢ted funds represent a) Inc0 frcmn In or endovMnts vthlch may be expended only on tho88 re8trfd8d objects provided in th8 terms cl th8 tnjst b8qU8St. arKJ bl <tiOnS or grants receiv1 for a sp8C4fic ot48cl invited by PMC for a spgcific otyecL Tha lunds may onfy bè exped on tho s)fiC ot¥'ect for they %%tr6 givèn. Any baanc8 r8maining unynl al tho end of year mu# ba carTi•J forward as a balance on that fund. The Trustees do not atways invest separately fc e8ch fu. Wh8r8 th8rè is no $8parate irN88tment. Interest 18 appOr1ned to indivk1ual fund8 on an aveThJe bncg bag'& Restrirted funds entirely comprise the RUACH BiAkliThJ Proio¢L In addition. funds rai8ed S¢Ifica1Y for deslgnal8d ch8rith.es or missionary {a8 per 89ction 11 ore segreg8tad and paid (Ner dIrY lo Ihe tharily or misson. Thore are no aThJo%rnanl lurKIs. Flxod a$¥•ts The value d th8 land and tmjldingg fLNmlng the Methc¢Jist Chapel and Churth Hall are not Indudod In IW flnandal 8t8tem8nts as they are Iluded In Ihg finanrya staternnts of Yck meddISt arcull Charfty No.1134381. Fixiures arKI frttings 88 as &)hancemonts lo thg fcxmiTrJ the MathctyJi8t Church arKI Church H818rn fLIty exnsed In the year the Invol 8re Settlod. In adition to Cash held in banks and 7Mth the Conlrydl Finance Boar(l of ts MgthTrJist Churth, styn• has ljoen d In Interest beadng OeFosII ALxounts at etIdI Chapel Ad Limlted. In Ydillon, certain legaues recelved by PMC are affocafjd by Secli¢Jn 1512) cl the 18t Church Act 197& Thege mwes are hekl in tnBt lor the t¢nefit rf PMC. under Ihe direction the Twstees lor Methodist Church J1pOSes. Th08¢ Irusl mthes are Irrtrtt arlI¥j and Subject to 8th4nlstralkn charye& The b8lanc• at 31st August 202216 £0. 5.1 RESERVE POLICIES For Unrnstrict•d G•neral Funds: In thè year to 31" knjust 2022. phase 1 of thè RUACH BuilsfirKJ Frfryecl was comF4eled. Wg have drawn down our total balanca from the Gener81 Fund held at TMCP in wppyt cl the RUACH BuildiThJ Prqect General Fun(ts ftK noRuAcH gxpwoes aim to bè kept at arnd 50% of wr ncmal annual expenditure. Genera Funds are above this threshcAd. gNiro g)me leeway to Lxwer fixtures and fitNrMJs for oui nthv hall and extra running costs tluriNJ thefirsl year d ils operatw. For Rèstrlcted Funds: The Restricted Fund repr88ent8 the W Phaso121 cl the RUACH Burfding Prc4e¢L mlnimum re8ervg. Phase 1's final balanco was pald In earty Seplember 2022, r&Yuciro Ihe restricted funds figure abrNe by £12,762. FundraisirYJ conb'nu6s aThJ the Phase 2 fund 5FKthJ grthally irKrease overthe ye8r.
POPPLEfoN METHODIST CHURCH TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT & AccouKfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31$t AUGUST 2022 Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustees of Poppleton Methodl$l Church ('PMC') l Teport on the Accwnts contsined within the Truees' RekKWt of PtyW8lon Mh(MJ18t Church the year ended 31 August 2022, sel out on pages 1 to 8. R¢$p•ctlve Rosp¢)n$lbilUg8 of Trustees and kndependert Examkner The Charity's Tnjstees are S[ntre fc the prepardtion d the Trustee5' Annual Report and Accwnls. They consider that an audit is not required fLw this year under Secti 144 of the Chaiitres A(1 2011 (the Charilies Act) aThJ that an IlePendent Ex8minab"on is rwled. It is my respjnsibility to: i) examine the AccrHJnts under 145 of the Charities ACL ill fdow the proc8dures18id do in General DIWIO by thè Clwdty Cl78810nar8 8ts0n 14515}Ib) of Ihe Charibas ACL and iiil state ether parti¢>Jar matters h6 ccthe to my attenticfi. Bails ol Indopendent Examln• R•port My examinats'L Carried &cThJarK8 with Gweral Dtscs given by th8 Charity CcmMi. An eXOnaOn IndLths e revigw of the a¢Unr0 reeords W by the Charlty and a ccthparison of the Accounts presented wth those r9cords. 11 akn indudes Consera.0n of any unuwl itgns or thsdosures in the Accourts and the Trustee Annual Report and seeking exrlan•tiM$ In)m Twstaes ccithmiry any such matter& The procedure8 uartaken do not provide al the 8vid8nc that be raquired in a fijl wAil, and eonwuanlly no OnIOn is oiven as lo ether the accounts wasent a In farf view. and the rewt is hrruted to those mattets sel OLtt in thè statement below. Ind•p•nd•nt Examlffttr• Stat•m•n In connèclon wth my 6xambnatK), no mattero havo oJne tt) my ottenkn.. 11 Wtrlch glve me reasonable cause to b6Mw8 that in any materi4 re8pt the requlrem8nts lo keep 8ccounllng r8cud8 In a¢dance with Seclion 130 cl the Charfties Act. cf lo weparfr Accounts vthlch a¢d wllh ts antIrj records aThJ CmlFly wth th? aco)unllng reqiirwngnts cl the Charllles Ac( ncl been rnel., ¢x 21 To %hlch. In my oplnlcn, otten11 SId b? dr1 In Ixdw to 9te a pnw undertandlng cl tho Ants to bo UJAL Andrew GL Wordle RD Bsc FCA lThJependent Examiner 12 EaStrpe Drive Nether Popplelon York Y026 6NS June 2023