Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/09/2020 Period start date To 31/08/2021 Period end date
Charity name: Upton Methodist Church
Charity registration number: 1189452
Objectives and Activities
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SORP reference
Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 Religious Activities
of the charity as set out
in its governing
document
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Provides Christian Worship,
1.19
activities in relation to Teaching, Fellowship and Support.
those purposes for the Provides a Preschool
public benefit, in Provides buildings/facilities/open
particular, the activities, space to youth groups and
projects or services community groups
identified in the
accounts.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The activities of the Trustees of
whether the trustees Upton Methodist Church adheres
have had regard to the to the guidance issued by the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public
Charity Commission on benefit
public benefit
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Additional information (optional)
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related
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investment
The day to day running of the
Church and the work carried out in
Para 1.38
Contribution made by its name is voluntarily carried out
volunteers by its Members and Trustees.
Other
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Achievements and Performance
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SORP reference
The main achievement of the
Charity is the continued and
ongoing provision of Sunday
Summary of the main Worship Services, Christian
Para 1.20
achievements of the education, fellowship, support and
charity, identifying the care. The provision of a Pre-school,
difference the charity’s halls and outdoor open space are
work has made to the of benefit to its members and
circumstances of its wider local community.
beneficiaries and any
wider benefits to society
as a whole.
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Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set
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Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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Financial Review
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Copy of the annual accounts is
financial position at the attached.
end of the period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 To cover the Assessment, Heating,
policy for holding reserves Lighting, Insurance, PreSchool
stating why they are held liabilities for a period of 6 months
and also required building
improvements and general
maintenance.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £70,925.56
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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The charity’s principal Para 1.47
sources of funds
(including any
fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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Structure, Governance and Management
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Description of charity’s General Methodist Church Charity
trusts: Trust.
Type of governing Para 1.25 DEED OF UNION (1932) AND
document METHODIST CHURCH ACT (1976)
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Charitable Trust.
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 New Trustees are appointed from
methods including details the general Church membership
of any constitutional by nomination and confirmed via a
provisions e.g. election to majority Trustee vote.
post or name of any
person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
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Policies and procedures Para 1.51
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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Reference and Administrative details
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Charity name Upton Methodist Church
Other name the charity N/A
uses
Registered charity 1189452
number
Charity’s principal Upton Methodist Church
address 79 Dorchester Road,
Upton,
Poole,
Dorset.
BH16 5NN
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Name of person (or
Dates acted if not body) entitled to
Trustee name Office (if any)
for whole year appoint trustee (if
any)
Chair
1 [Rev Karen ]
James
Mr Keshento Secretary, Church Council
Burbidge Steward,
2
Safeguarding,
3 [Mrs Christine] Senior Church Council
Snape Steward
Mrs Pauline Steward, Church Council
Owen G.D.P.R.
4
Pastoral
Secretary
5 [Mrs Moira ] Steward Church Council
Thompson
6 [Mrs Sue ] Steward, Church Council
Wright Organist
Treasurer Church Council
7 [Mrs Katrin ]
Harwood
Mr Martin Property Church Council
8 Alcock Steward
Mission
9 [Mr John Ross] Property Church Council
Secretary
Mrs Judith Pre-school Church Council
Hopewell Management
10
Committee
Chair
Ballam Trust Church Council
11 [Mr Glyn ]
Owen
Mrs Gill Congregation Church Membership
Heron al
12
Representativ
e
13 Mrs Alison Congregation Church Membership
Ross al
Representativ
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Mrs Jayne Congregation Church Membership
Jones al
14
Representativ
e
Mr Congregation Church Membership
Christopher al
15
Bailey Representativ
e
Mrs Teresa Congregation 25/04/2021 Church Membership
Neal al onwards
16
Representativ
e
Miss Victoria Congregation 25/04/2021 Church Membership
Neal al onwards
17
Representativ
e
Mr David Congregation Stepped down Church Membership
Harland al 15/10/2020
18
Representativ
e
Mr Brian Circuit
19 Tucknott Representati
ve
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole N/A
year
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
Other optional information
Declarations
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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’
report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Burbidge
Full name(s) Keshento Kevin James
Position (eg Secretary
Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Date 20/06/2022
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RECEIPTS AND PA AC
THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Upton Methodist
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2021
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Poole Bay Circuit Circuit no
Registered Charity - Charity Registration number 118
If not a registered charity Her Majesty's Revenue and
Customs Gift Aid number
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(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitab and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation' charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
Minister:
Rev Karen James
Church Stewards:
Christine Snape
Treasurer: Katrin Harwood
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CHURCH AYMENTS CCOUNTS
Church
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ble status 's excepted
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ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021
Upton Methodist
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Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Funds year year
£ £ £ £
a1 RECEIPTS Note
a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 16,731 16,731 24,528
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment income 161 161 245
a4 Lettings 9,308 9,308 10,810
a5 Other receipts 3,985 3,985 3,649
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 30,185 0 30,185 (a7) 39,231
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 17,386 17,386 27,083
b3 Donations 450 450 450
b4 Repairs and Maintenance 2,824 2,824 4,692
Utilities (Insurances, water
b5 charges, heating & lighting) 3,659 3,659 4,795
b6 0 0 0
b7 Other payments 1,937 1,937 1,807
b8 [TOTAL PAYMENTS ] 26,256 0 26,256 (b9) 38,827
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS FOR
c1 THE YEAR (a6-b8) 3,928 0 3,928 404
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2 63,397 63,397 (c6) 59,433
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 67,326 0 67,326 59,837
c4 Transfers and adjustments 3,600 3,600 (c7) 3,560
c5 [TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR ] (c3+c4) 70,926 0 70,926 (c8) 63,397 (c6)
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SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
d (these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures £ £
above)
d1 Balance brought forward from last year 0
d2 Offerings/Gifts - received for external organisations 885 1,290
d3 Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations 885 1,290
d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3) 0 0
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SUMMARY OF CHURCH ACCOUNTS AND INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS REPORTING TO THE CHURCH COUNCIL
SECTION E
Please follow the Guidance Notes to complete this page
Summary of the Church accounts for the year ended 31 August 2020 and Internal Organisations reporting to the Church Council/Church Meeting. Note that the funds of an Internal Organisation would normally be Restricted funds unless it could be clearly shown that they could be used for any Methodist purpose. This section must be completed to arrive at the gross income and expenditure totals of the Church. If gross income exceeds the Accruals threshold, then the Accruals method of accounting AND A DIFFERENT FORM must be used to report the accounts (see Methodist website). Please refer to the guidance notes regarding transfers between the District and connected District Organisations.
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Net Receipts/ Opening
INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances
Upton Methodist Church
e1 PreSchool 146,840 139,871 6,969 (3,600) 45,331 48,699
e2 0 0
e3 0 0
e4 0 0
e5 0 0
e6 0 0
e7 0 0
Sub total of Internal
e8 Organisations funds 146,840 139,871 6,969 (3,600) 45,331 (e11) 48,699 (e12)
Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page
e9 2 - totals column) 30,185 (a7) 26,256 (b9) 3,928 3,600 (c7) 63,397 (c6) 70,926 (c8)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD
e10 BY CHURCH 177,025 166,128 10,897 0 108,728 (x) 119,625 (y)
Continue on a separate sheet TOTAL
if necessary and bring the TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS
totals forward
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SECTION F
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
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OPENING CLOSING
CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2020 BALANCES BALANCES
f1 Cash in hand
f2 Bank Current Account 26,930 30,131
f3 Bank Deposit Account 33,890 37,498
f4 Central Finance Board 2,577 3,297
f5 Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
f6 Other funds
f7 SUB TOTAL - Church accounts 63,397 (c6) 70,926 (c8)
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
f8 balance total from above) (e12) 45,331 (e11) 48,699 (e12)
f9 TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH 108,728 (x) 119,625 (y)
SECTION G At At
1 September 2020 31 August 2021
OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES
g1 Investments (include Endowments) 12,335 14,051
g2 Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value) 946,966 971,589
g3 Other Assets
g4 Loan(s) - show amount outstanding at year end
g5 Other Liabilities
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f4 Include only Funds held at the Central Finance Board
f5 Include only Funds held at Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
g1 Include any other investments (not the cash element of TMCP trusts accounts this is included in line f5
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Name of Church: Upton Methodist Church
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2021 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:
KH Date 2/10/2022
Name and address of treasurer:
Katrin Harwood
86 Upton Way, Broadstone, BH18 9NA
Presentation to the Church trustees
I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 were presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on 14/10/21
Signature of the Chair of the meeting:
KJ
Name of the Chair of the meeting: Rev Karen James Date 4/28/2022
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of the
Upton Methodist Church
Charity Number 1189452
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Upton Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2020 set out on pages 1 to 5 As the Church’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements 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.
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Name of Church: Upton Methodist Chuch
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 (other than that disclosed below*) which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
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.
I have/have not* obtained independent verification of all investments with the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner LW
Name of independent examiner Lizzie Wildbur
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner FCCA
Name of firm (where appropriate)
Address
Post Code BH18 9NB
Date 4/20/2022
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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees o
Upton Methodist Church
Charity Number 1189452
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Upton Me August 2020 set out on pages 1 to 5 As the Church’s trustees, you are resp accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘th
I report in respect of my examination of the Church’s accounts carried out u carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions g section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Name of Church: Upton Methodist Chuch
Independent Examiner’s Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have with the examination (other than that disclosed below*) which give me cau respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection w should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of
I have/have not* obtained independent verification of all investments with t Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Fin which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the ba
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner
LW Lizzie Wildbur
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner
Name of firm (where appropriate)
Address
Post Code BH18 9NB
Date 04/20/2022
of the
ethodist Church for the year ended 31 ponsible for the preparation of the he Act’).
under section 145 of the Act and, in given by the Charity Commission under
e come to my attention in connection se to believe that in, any material
130 of the Act; or
with the examination to which attention f the accounts to be reached.
the Trustees for Methodist Church nance Board of the Methodist Church alance sheet date.
FCCA