CHURCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Bothe¥da Mgthodist
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2025
GIouc8Ster3hlre
Clrcult
Clrcult no.
07107
Reglstorod Charlty- Charlty Rgglstratlon number
W not a reglstered chwlty HI$ MaJestY$ Rov9nuo and
Custom$ Glft Ald number
HMRC numbar is equivalent to a Tegi¥tergd rharfty number In teThs of evld8nc& of ¢haritAble stah
and may be used to give to donors orgrant fundets wlshlng to see evtdeneo of Ihg oryanlsallon'8
char51able slattts. Methodist chariti85 in England and Wales Ihat are Mt rag18tered thathie$ aro
excepted from registration under Stalutory Inslrument 2021 No.55)
1188011
Mlnlstsr.
Rerfd Rathel Leather
Church Stewards:
Brfdget N
Kelth NomMn
Tere8a Grlffilhs
JOanr￿ Reed
Treasurer.
Brian Glbb
31.0825 knunts 8gth08da Mothodlst Chur
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGLIST 2025
Bethesda Methodist
Church
Unrnstrieted Re#tric￿ Tot81¥ th18
Fund8
Funds
Tota18188t
SECTION A
01
RECEIPTS
Note
Offeri
8 and Tax recovered
Bank and CFB inlerost and
In¥￿￿￿ent Inc(The
70,459
70.459
a3
5.939
10,948
181.518
321.336
Lottt
14.631
10.197
104.587
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
63,869
158.359
a6
53.772
la7)
SECTION B
b1
b2
PAYMENTS
Clrcuit Assessment or Shar8
73244
1.088
62,982
73.244
1,088
72.179
77.314
170
b3
Irs and ma1ntèna￿e
UUlitles {Insurances. water
cha
htin
9,197
4.335
b5
15.549
15.549
13.383
b7
other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
7.796
160,659
$3,636
62,833
81.432
223.492
b8
Ib9)
140.851
SECTION C
NEf RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
c1
a&b8
.061
65,133
180.485
Total funds brOUghtforwa￿ from
last year
242205
26.437
268.642
88.157
Sub total
c1+c2
17,376
203.509
268.642
TranSfy￿ and ad'u5tmeTts
¢7
TOTAL FUNDS AT ENO OF YE4R
(e3+c41
181,489
22,020
203.509
(c81
268.64
Ic6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
th6$6 amount8 are not to bo Included In total reoel
mgnts fi
ures
d1
Balance brou
ht forward from148t
d2
anl8allons
1,747
182
d3
OffertngslGtfts - passed to extemal organisalions
1,747
182
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
(d1+d243)

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Lunth Club
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1Q
375
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(¢n
YCNURC
162
TOTAL
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CI08*4G
M&Dd31
41
75
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012
TOTAL CASH Aifffj8 HLDBYtrWACH
272.017
206.855
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Name of Church: Bethesda MelhcKIist Church
No= 1188011
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confimi that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year lo 31 August 2025 have been
prepared from the records of the Church and that they indude all frjnds under the control of the
Church trustees.
Signature of treasurer .
Name and address of treasurer ....... Brian Gibb
21 Whitethom Drive, Cheltenham GL52 5LL
Presentation to the Church trustees
I confirm Ihal the annual report arKI accounts the year ended 31 August 2025 were presented to
the meeting of the Church tnjstees held on 13 Oct
r 2025
Signature of the Chair of the meetirvJ
Name of the Chair of the meeting Rev'd Rachel Leather
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
Bethesda Methodist Church
Charity Number 1188011
Responsibilities and basi5 of report
I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Bethesda Methodist Church for the
year ended 31 August 2025. As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance ￿ the requirements of the Chartties Act 2011 1.the Act,).
I report in respect of my examinalion 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 14515)(b) of the Acl.
4ofS

Name of Church: Bethesda Melhod* Churth
No: 1188011
Independent Examiner's Statemenl
I have ¢ompleted my exaninalkn. I confrfm that M materf4 matters have come to my attenlon In
whlch attention should be dr¥wn In this repwi in ordwto enable 8 woper undorslandlThJ of the
accounts to b8 reathed.
I have not obtsined independent verification of all 1nlwtTh￿nts ￿1th the Trustees for Methodist
Church Purposes or hekl in O￿T trusts. bank balan￿$ arrfl funds at the Central Fmance Board of
the Methodlst chu￿ *thlch are individually in excess of £10.000 (ten thwsand pounds) at lh8
b8lan(x she8t dats.
C5fd&f
Signalure of independent examkw ...
Nam8 of indeperKlent examiner CaroDne Sparrc
Re19vant profession￿ qualfication of i1￿ examiner. MIA
Nam8 offim (*there appropri*) - WA
Address 128 Cheltenham Rood
Bishops Cleeve. Cheltenham Post Codo GL52 8LZ
0112712026
Date ...........................................
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