Trustees. Annual Report for the perlod From 01 2024 To 31 08 2025 Section A Reference and administration details Chwlty n• Ludlow M8thodisl Churth othgr nomm ch•lty l• kn¢Y•m ty ReglJtsrod chaflty nwnb•r or any} 1182508 charIty prIncl addr•8s Ludknv Po•t¢od• SY8 1NH ofp•rnon lor body) Adnan WII118 Ann Prhvell Annlo Jongs Brent Waite Rd 31 kndU8t 2025 Cathy Prf¢thar(I Ch81ne PBuld8n t)83s8d 12 0(lobor 2025 Apw'nl8d 3 2025 David Evans Da¥ Hadin Eileen Preaous 31 May 225 10 EIiLqb8th Wntht Geoff E0ardm) Geoff WTrJhl Heathtrr Prfce Janet Jame5 12 13 14 Reslgned 31 August 2025 15 16 J8net Wiuiams John Eadle 17 18 Joy( Ewans Lindsay Beavon M8ure6n Famiery Mike Owens 19 21 Paul Bumham Rev Denise Hargreaves Rev Neil Flchardson Chair 23 TAR
24 Rhiannon Richardst)n 25 Roger Cbay Ron Glttings Ruth Downes 26 27 28 Sara Bumham 29 St8ph8n Daltt Susan MGGaNey oftho trustees fortho chwlty. If any. (fw •xwnpl•. •ny cust•xllan trta•s) Dato8 act•d If not for t*hol• Naffl• X•m•s and addr••M• of •d¥l••Y• Iopllonal Infon) Nam• of chl•f •x•cutlv• or nam•• of Mnlor stsff m•mb•r• Iopllonal Inforniatlonl TAR
Section B Structure. overnance and mana ement D¢pIloTr of thg ¢h¥W$ trusts ' Deed of Unth119321 Type of gov8miTrJ doCentI Methodist Church A¢X 1976 c1tu¢al PraGtico D1ci1¥ (rfV Mgthowjist ChufGh, CPD. Th8 ¢omFosIl• Church 1$ (xjuined in Stsndw Order 610 of th& CPD and is annly. Lu(ttcMI Methodist chu r8gtstered as a ,' chty 18 March 2019. Stsrxling Order eiJ713) Iwnits lenwe of ¢hwth stewwds, treasurers or Church Counal and Pastor81 C¢Mnmrftge 8ecsetsiies arKI those electad to the Church CoJncOI undèr SlarKlirwJ Order 623 to slx sucussfv6 yoars (subject to excepkn tInl In Stsndir#J Order eK)7141). Standing Order 607111 provid&s that all oth8r apwntmonts. either those members &Jopted by the Churd) lup to 15) or 818Ct•J at tho Goneral Chur¢h Meeting {beknn 6 * 151. shau be for one year. Addlllon•l govoman (Optlonal Infom110) You m•y cho to Ind 8¢ditwal information, where relevant, about.. polld88 and Pl9dr adople¢J for the induction arw Irabning of trustees; tha charty's organls8tlon81 Structu and any wider n6fvK)Tk with whith ts cknity ralatiornship wrth any rel8tad P8rU&s: trustees, consideraticfft of major rtsks and th& systgm nd woc8durn8 to mgnwjg them. TAR
Section C Ob'ectives and activities The a(Iwancement of Ihe Christwi farth tn a(£ordancp wth dC1n81 Stawmjwts ar¥J the discwh'ne of the MetFKytsl Chjrch. The advan(xnent of any charilat4e wrF¥)se of any ety. c4YJanisation, substdiary or ancdtary to the MeUKxJist GIrth. Summary of th• obixts ofth• ¢harlty $8t out In Its gov•mlng docum•nt Ludk)w Melhodi8t Church seeks to fulfd its missKn by.. Heln9 to be8m 8bt and d8veknp faith and grrm in Chrisban discirAeshw. Summary of thè maln a¢tlvlUos undgrtak•n th• publlc b•n•fft In r111• to th•ge obJocts (Include wlthlTh th1 8èetlon thè $tatutory declarntlon that trustees have had regard to th• guldanc• l•$u¢d by th• Ch•rlty Commls8lon on publlc b•nefft) SupFrfI'ng memLw5 of the CIKwc famty and belng a c4rtng Ensurkng that all asp& of life refie(a Its open and make PrW8 fcK 811 ay8s. WorkiNJ our Chtin n8vJhtrKJurs In other k>cal Church85, a3 wdl a5 pw of other fath and Tr) faith. and tha wSder Church lamity lh8 Shrcf&Mr8 and Mths CIrit aTrJ throughoul the Drfd. The charty Trustees have gi? ragwd to tha gUklal$su0d by the Charity Commisston cffj Publ benefft. Addltlon•l d•taUs ol obJ•ctlv•• and actlvliles Iopllonal Inlomi•Oon) You may choos• to InckKI fvrth8r stst8m8nts. wh8rn rp18vant, atxjut.. cy on gNrtmaknng" Jlicy prcorsmme relatsd inveslmenL • ntribUtIOn made by volunteers. TAR
Section D Achievements and performance Woyshlp". Wo (x)ntinue to maintain our weekty Sunday ¥w)rship led, 8S IS the Meth(Kli5t trad. ty a wwje r¥wJe of lay WKI ¢)r(laIr leaders who bring their gtfts to seM¢xs. Tea & VlorshSp', monthty on Sunday aftern)$. is aimed at and aPPrated by thosè living 3lon8 bul open to 811. BeiThJ at4e to Zoom worship overy week 15 a huge t)nus for our house-bourKI ITMi3 Lxrt open to aTrJ usod ty oth0. somotlmes in18rn8tknnatyl Summary ol th• maln achlevomonts of thè charlty durlng th• y•ar Lfj•mlng and CarfThg.' Rwwl¥ Bt4& Sludy cthinu68, a sh)rt Talzg prayer and wryshp swwce has stsrt&J. aknng with othar limgs ieflection at the major festival limes of year. Pastoral c8re Is offered to all wlv) atteThJ Ihe churth atml to those hx) fra]t cu We51ey's Café. staff are re&Yy to that S•r¥lc•.' Th8 Café Trs a Ma part of wtreach and caro. WO ar8 still PTBW'ng for ¥catntogrs and tO8m leaders lo step . Thg various Ihe churth are rtused by the crnimunty for Ih8lr regukir dassas. occasKxwl meetings and events. coThJ¥egaknon 810 The mll thopd * Blod(I1. V&tMch c8m& undèr the cats and ¢ontrd of our Church Council. c4owJ. V4e have entered into a now '8Otellite and hub. arrangemerrt with anothèr ktal Church. Orbton, whicth has w88kty VKKship arbj plays an aL*ve role in th8ir community. E¥•nyll¥m: Th8 thurth F4ay$ 8 r(Ag In the wm8nlcal 8v8nts around Christrnas and Easter. as the LMTrJ Nalivty and the Walk of Itrs. Membws conlritxrto on 8 rylar b961s to tho ctrifn VIVAnI column in the ktal newspapw. We are swro {e a nèw fa¢es regakn. a number from Ihe Mental Heatth $uptKYi gn)up that meets on the prgmises. their faith every day r8lhgr than It tslk about It a hY hjdd. TAR
Section E Financial review ,, The aim ol Lth Meltsjdist Church is to maintrin at ieasl a £S0k ' resoNe tD 074Er a hall of the Assessrf u1th1 aTrJ Running Costs, Brlèf tatsment olthe chaTWs polley on rory or the £124.9 tcrt31 $h lurds held by lh& thurth at th& year-end, £21,852 in the desNJnated funds of ow Intem oTrJanisations. The fre8 resopffjs at the erKI of thg fal yew wwe £103.05412024.' Detalls of any fitnd• mat•rfalty In dett Further flnanclal rovl•w d•tslls {Optlon41 Infonth) You may choose to inthde 8ddtts.onal InformaUon, where relevant about: thè ¢h8rity's nripal sources ol fiJnd8 {includry any fUndraJ1.' how expenditure hos SLtpporte(l the key CteS of thg chthy. inv8stm8nl policy and &ctlves iftckjdlng any ethical Inv081ment rAiky odopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration Th• trusto•s dttlarè that they have apwov•d th• lJu•tso•' report abov•. slgned on hll ofth• ¢h•rW Inrnlw• Slgiiaturn(s} Full nam•} PEtIon leg S•cr•tsry. Chalr. j(y Evar Chalr TAR
I CHARITY COMMISSION FOR £NGLAND AND WAL Independent examinerfs report on the accounts SÈction A Independent Examiner's Report Rèport to th• Iwsto••1 mombgr• of On 4ceounts for th# yèar •nded 3110812025 Ch•rlty no IM any) 1182508 8•t out on pag•• 9-10 I rw)ort lo trustees cffl my examination ol the o¢xounts ofthe 8tv$ tharity llhe Trusfi kn th8 yw 81d 31108r202& R••ponslbllltl•• •nd il• ol r•port As th¢ ¢h8riV8 trustees. you are reS[SIble for Iho preparation ol tho accounts In accudanca ith thg raquir8m8nts of thè Ch8rrtS8s A¢t 2011 rfv kri. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under s&ctMJn 145 of the 2011 Act and In canying my examinetlon, I hava Idlowed all the ath1¢ab Direcli¢Th given by th8 Charity Commiss urKlw seclion 14q5Kb} of the AGL Indepondent I have C•Jnpleled my eXinal)n. I confim) that no material mottgrs h8vo •xamln•f8 8tat•m•nt come to my altenlion in <)ne¢tl with the examination which gives me cause lo b81ieve that in, any m8terial respect.. the accnunting records nrA kfjO in acc¥ydw wlth s•c¢lon 130 ol Iho CharIti A¢t: or th• accwnts dkl not acoyd the aczounting rec(ds; or th8 aCUnts dkl Th)t comply the apFlicable r8quirgments concgmlNJ the and ts)nlenl of accounts sel out in the Charibes (Accounts and Rep) Regulatths 2008 other than any requlrement that thè accwnts givè a Yruo and fairf view whh is not 8 m3tteT ¢onsthrtrJ as part of an wepeJent examinakn. I hava no (x)ftwr arK1 have cune acyoss no olher matters in connection wth the ex8minaticffl to which attentlon sWld b& drawn in this rekkn In ordor to enaLq• a wop8r ur$t811ng tho to reachad. Slgnqd: 1511212025 T Lunt Rolevant professlonal quallfi¢atlon(81 or body 111 #ny)- BA FCCA Nfrpi Addr8. WR Parts Shrvlthry. SY2 6LG
Se¢tion B Disclosure Only complete If the ex2m&nei r.eeds to higNight mater1 matters of concern (see CC32. Independènt exaMIn8b( of tharity accounts". directw)ns and guidan for examin*sl. Glv? here brlol d¢t4118 01 any it•ms that the •xJmlnor wl$hes to di•clo•e.
CTrIARtN (OliMI5SION FOREPItL414DAIID WAES Recelpts and payments accounts CC16a Forth• Unr06trided lund• Rostrfctod fvnd• Endowm$nt fun Totsi Luiy•ar A1 R•c•l ot 24MI 11.71J ii.nJ 21.018 Sub to AR) ub tot 141A42 130805 A3P• nt• 250 11.1•7 1731 14437 uig Othèr•xll m0 IlJ.372 124, Sub to 124.•M • tabl Sub tol•1 124891 121.141 N•t o1r*glpls4pats) A5 Tran•f•rs b•lweon fund• Caih funds la•tJw•nd C•$h fiffids t15 yw•nd 1¢7S1 147$1 118.1$5 1249M 105.155 fO8.155 CCXXR1 ISSI
Section B Statement of assets and liabil ities at the end of the period D6ts48 fundl fund 81 ¢a•h fwd• 1¥ Endowmont nds Detall O•tsl B3 Inv••tmgnt wqt• Dotallg B4 A•Mts r•tsln•d forth• ch•rW• own IM• X47 D9talls BS Ll•blllU Dats Df th8claU lheIrle89 i? IL. 11.IS. 10