2021-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 09 2020 31 08 2021

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Ludlow Methodist Church Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1182508 Charity's principal address 52 Broad Street Ludlow Postcode SY8 1NH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Maureen Farmery
2 Joyce Evans
3 John Mountford Rtd 10Aug21
4 Ann Powell
5 Geoff Edwardson
6 Heather Price
7 David Evans
8 Janet Williams
9 Eileen Precious
10 Mike Owens
11 Janet James
12 Rev Kim Stilwell Chair
13 Mavis Morris Rtd 10Aug21
14 Laurence Taylor
15 David Harlington Treasurer
16 Adrian Williams
17 Brent Waite
18 Colin Precious RIP Dcd Mar21
19 Stephen Dalton
20 [Rhiannon ]
Richardson
21 [Rev Neil ]
Richardson
22 Elizabeth Wright
23 Edith Blair
24 Annie Jones
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25 Gordon Treacy
26 John Eadie
27 Hayward Morris Rtd 10Aug21
28 Cathy Pritchard
29 Ron Gittings
30 Ruth Downes
31 Lindsay Beavon
32 Lucie Hounslow
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Deed of Union (1932) Type of governing document Methodist Church Act 1976 (eg. trust deed, constitution) The Church’s Constitution is contained in Parts 1 and 2 of the How the charity is constituted Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church, CPD. The (eg. trust, association, company) composition of the Church Council is outlined in Standing Order 610 of the CPD and is elected annually. Ludlow Methodist Church registered as a charity 18 March 2019. Standing Order 607(3) limits the tenure of church stewards, treasurers or Trustee selection methods Church Council and Pastoral Committee secretaries and those elected to (eg. appointed by, elected by) the Church Council under Standing Order 623 to six successive years (subject to the exception outlined in Standing Order 607(4)). Standing Order 607(1) provides that all other appointments, either those members adopted by the Church Council (up to 15) or elected at the General Church Meeting (between 6 and 15). shall be for one year.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The advancement of any charitable purpose of any society, organisation, charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.

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Ludlow Methodist Church seeks to fulfil its mission by:

• Offering a welcome to all to join in conversation, worship and other activities.

• Helping people to learn about and develop faith and grow in Christian discipleship.

• Supporting members of the Church family and being a caring community with opportunities to study and pray together.

 Ensuring that all aspects of Church life reflect its open policy and Summary of the main make provision for all ages. activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to  Practising the inclusive gospel of Jesus Christ these objects (include within this section the statutory  Working with our Christian neighbours in other local Churches, as declaration that trustees have well as people of other faith and no faith, and with the wider had regard to the guidance Church family in the Shropshire and Marches Circuit and issued by the Charity throughout the world. Commission on public benefit) The charity Trustees have given due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The continuing pandemic has impacted on the normal pattern of church life and activity over the whole year although here has been some relaxation of restrictions since May 2021

• Arrangements for services have been geared towards inclusivity; watching from home either on the phone or on-line, or meeting in Church under accessible, ventilated and specially controlled conditions.

• Online meetings have taken place for conversation, Testimony, study, and prayer. Zoom has facilitated our social, outreach, study and prayer meetings and services.

• A Care of Creation course was held during Lent which has led to an interfaith group meeting on Caring for the Climate.

• A network of pastoral volunteers has helped by delivering the pastoral newsletters and service sheets and keeping in contact with those on the pastoral list.

• Building use has been limited although Hands Together Ludlow have been very busy and have used it extensively for their outreach. An additional 25% of our Administrator’s time has been paid for by Hands Together.

• In May 21, Wesley’s Cafe restarted in a limited way providing reasonably priced food and drink with tables set to new spatial conditions. They are finding a shortage of new volunteers. The café manager has been on furlough for part of the year.

• Regular giving has been well maintained throughout the year and annual donations given to selected charities amounting to some 10% of income.

• Membership now stands at 103, 4 down from the beginning of the year due to 1 death and 3 moving away. In 2019 the figure was 109 – a loss of 6 members over the past 2 years.

• Caynham Chapel held its final service on Sunday August 8[th] – there are no members to support it and no alternative use can be found for the building.

• Blackford Chapel held an outside service – well attended and well received.

• Broad Street church and two cottages, both now occupied by tenants, have been well maintained and received a glowing report in this year’s Quinquennial Inspection.

• Since the end of May the Church buildings are becoming available again with restrictions for worship services and community use.

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Section E Financial review The aim of Ludlow Methodist Church is lo maintain a £25k reserve to cover a third of Assessment and Staff commitrnents, and a reserve of £3k in restricted funds to cover a third of the Wesley Café Staff commitments. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The free reserves at the end of the financial year were £83.55412020.' £117,784) Detalls of any funds materially In deflclt Further financial review details {Optional infomiation) You may choose to include additional information. where relevant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds {including any fundraising). how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity-, inveslment policy and objectives including any ethical investment F￿11¢Y adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the ¢harity's trustees Signature(sl Full name(s) Posltlon {eg Secretary, Chair. etc} Kim Stilwell Dawd Haflin Secretary on Chair Date TAR Mar¢h 2012

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Ludlow Methodist Church 1182508
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/09/2020 31/08/2021
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Offerings and Tax recoverable 51,597 - 51,597 44,977
Interest and Investment income 71 - 71 382
Lettings 13,133 - 13,133 22,256
Legacies - - 2,000
Other income 3,904 - 3,904 10,054
Internal Organisations 9,651 - 9,651 20,054
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Sub total (Gross income for
68,705 9,651 - 78,356 99,723
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 68,705 9,651 - 78,356 99,723
A3 Payments
Circuit Assessment or Share 59,584 - 59,584 59,552
Grants and Donations 13,750 - 13,750 1,301
Repairs and Maintenance 5,735 - 5,735 17,959
Insurance, Utilities etc 9,253 - 9,253 10,682
Provisions - - 74
Other expenditure 3,431 - 3,431 5,317
Salaries / Professional Fees 10,581 - 10,581 13,678
Internal Organisations 11,617 - 11,617 21,146
Sub total [ 102,334 ] 11,617 - 113,951 129,709
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
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Total payments 102,334 11,617 - 113,951 129,709
Net of receipts/(payments) - 33,629 - 1,966 - - 35,595 - 29,986
A5 Transfers between funds - 600 600 - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 117,784 10,220 - 128,004 157,990
Cash funds this year end 83,555 8,854 - 92,409 128,004
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrictsd funds Restricted fvnd5 tor&ryreJtÉ Endowm¢nt funds to A￿TS1£ Cotegori Details B1 Cash funds 37.923 44632 rotal cash funds 83,555 8,8S4 UnrÈstricted funds Endowmont funds to n¢¥¢•t£ funds •t£ Details 82 Other monetsry assets Fund to whlth Currontvalu• Details CW IoFthn4 B3 Investmtrnt a$sots F¢￿d to •Jhkh Details Cort{optyonll 306.7$1 B4 Assèts retained for the charity's own uso Fund towhkkn When *Jue onal Detsils 85 Liabilities &gned by one or tWD trustees on t￿hall of 811 Ihe Irwtees Svjnatuie PNint Narne Date of roval IS.12.£1 p4 Floa

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages	Charity Name Ludlow Methodist Church
	31/08/2021 Charity no (if any) 1182508
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2021 .

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 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.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

• the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or

• the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or

• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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.

Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:	Date: Tim Lunt	20/12/2021
	T Lunt
	BA FCCA MIRPM
	WR Partners
	Belmont House, Shrewsbury Business Park,
	Shrewsbury. SY2 6LG

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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