## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/09/2021 Period start date To 31/08/2022 Period end date** **Charity name: Upton Methodist Church.** **Charity registration number: 1189452** ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 Religious Activities
purposes 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
those purposes for the Support. 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)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **----- Start of picture text -----**
The day to day running of the
Para 1.38 Church and the work carried out
Contribution made by in its name is voluntarily carried
volunteers out by its Members and Trustees.
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
The main achievement of the
Charity is the continued and
ongoing provision of Sunday
Summary of the main Para 1.20 Worship Services, Christian
achievements of the education, fellowship, support
charity, identifying the
and care. The provision of a Pre-
difference the charity’s
school, halls and outdoor open
work has made to the space are of benefit to its
circumstances of its
members and wider local
beneficiaries and any
community.
wider benefits to society
as a whole.
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set Performance of fundraising activities Para 1.41 against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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 £70,214.51
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
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other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Description of charity’s General Methodist Church
trusts: Charity 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
methods including details from the general Church
of any constitutional membership by nomination and
provisions e.g. election to confirmed via a majority Trustee
post or name of any vote.
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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Upton Methodist Church
Other name the charity N/A
uses
Registered charity 1189452
number
Charity’s principal Upton Methodist Church 79 Dorchester Road, Upton,
address 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)
Rev Karen Chair Circuit Invitation
1 James Committee
Mr Keshento Secretary, Church Council
Burbidge Steward,
2
Safeguarding
3 [Mrs Moira ] Steward Church Council
Thompson
Mrs Pauline Steward, Church Council
Owen Pastoral
4
Secretary
Mrs Susan Steward, Church Council
5 Wright Organist
6 [Mrs Gill ] Steward Church Council
Heron
Mrs Katrin Treasurer Church Council
7 Harwood
Mr Martin Property Church Council
Adcock Steward,
8
Mission
Dr John Ross Property Church Council
9 Secretary
Mrs Judith Preschool Church Council
Hopewell Management
10
Committee
Chair
Charles Church Council
11 [Mr Glyn ]
Owen Ballam’s Trust
12 Mrs Alison Congregationa Church Membership
Ross l
Representativ
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e
Mrs Jayne Congregationa Church Membership
Jones l
13
Representativ
e
Mr Congregationa Church Membership
Christopher l
14
Bailey Representativ
e
Mrs Teresa G.D.P.R. Church Council
Neal Congregationa Church Membership
15 l
Representativ
e
Miss Victoria Congregationa Church Membership
Neal l
Representativ
e
Mrs Christine Congregationa April 2022 Church Membership
Snape l onwards
16
Representativ
e
Mrs Susan Congregationa April 2022 Church Membership
McCormack l onwards
17
Representativ
e
18
19
20
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **----- Start of picture text -----**
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
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)** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Type of Name Address
adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional
information)
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **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** 15/05/2023 **RECEIPTS AND PA AC** # **THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS** ## **UPTON METHODIST** FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2022 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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 Church R and P 2015.xls 1 of 5 ## **CHURCH AYMENTS CCOUNTS** ## **Church** 9452 ble status 's excepted Church R and P 2015.xls 1 of 5 ## **ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2022** ## **UPTON METHODIST Church** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Totals this Totals last
SECTION A Funds Funds year year
£ £ £ £
a1 RECEIPTS Note
a2 Offerings and Tax recovered 18,411 18,411 16,731
Bank and CFB interest and
a3 Investment income 257 257 161
a4 Lettings 8,523 8,523 9,308
a5 Other receipts 9,024 9,024 3,985
a6 TOTAL RECEIPTS 36,215 0 36,215 (a7) 30,185
SECTION B
b1 PAYMENTS
b2 Circuit Assessment or Share 19,469 19,469 17,386
b3 Donations 450 450 450
b4 Repairs and Maintenance 13,861 13,861 2,824
Utilities (Insurances, water
b5 charges, heating & lighting) 3,997 3,997 3,659
b6 0 0
b7 Other payments 2,328 2,328 1,937
b8 [TOTAL PAYMENTS ] 40,105 0 40,105 (b9) 26,256
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS FOR
c1 THE YEAR (a6-b8) (3,890) 0 (3,890) 3,928
Total funds brought forward from
last year
c2 70,926 70,926 (c6) 63,397
c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 67,036 0 67,036 67,326
c4 Transfers and adjustments 3,000 178 3,178 (c7) 3,600
c5 [TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR ] (c3+c4) 70,036 178 70,215 (c8) 70,926 (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 1,787 885
d3 Offerings/Gifts - passed to external organisations 1,609 885
d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3) 178 0
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Church R and P 2015.xls 2 of 5 UPTON METHODIST **Church** **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 2022 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. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Net Receipts/ Opening
INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Receipts Payments Payments Adjustments balances Closing balances
Upton Methodist Church
e1 PreSchool 140,232 136,222 4,011 (3,000) 48,699 49,710
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 140,232 136,222 4,011 (3,000) 48,699 (e11) 49,710 (e12)
Church accounts (totals
brought forward from page
e9 2 - totals column) 36,215 (a7) 40,105 (b9) (3,890) 3,178 (c7) 70,926 (c6) 70,215 (c8)
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD
e10 BY CHURCH 176,447 176,326 121 178 119,625 (x) 119,925 (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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
OPENING CLOSING
CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HELD at 31 August 2022 BALANCES BALANCES
f1 Cash in hand
f2 Bank Current Account 30,131 23,029
f3 Bank Deposit Account 37,498 40,503
f4 Central Finance Board 3,297 6,682
f5 Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes
f6 Other funds
f7 SUB TOTAL - Church accounts 70,926 (c6) 70,215 (c8)
Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing
f8 balance total from above) (e12) 48,699 (e11) 49,710 (e12)
f9 TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH 119,625 (x) 119,925 (y)
SECTION G At At
1 September 2021 31 August 2022
OTHER ASSETS and LIABILITIES
g1 Investments (include Endowments) 14,051 13,363
g2 Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value) 971,589 1,042,522
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 3 of 5 2015 Church R and P.xls Name of Chur ## **UPTON METHODIST CHURCH** ## **Declarations and Scrutiny** I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2022 prepared from the records of the Church and that they include all funds under the contro trustees. Signature of treasurer Date: 2/2/2023 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 2022 were pr meeting of the Church trustees held on 13th October 2022 Signature of the Chair of the meeting …………………………………………………………………… Name of the Chair of the meeting: Rev Karen James Date: 4/16/2023 ## **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 ended 31 August 2022 set out on pages 1 to 3 As the Church’s trustees, you are respons preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 201 I report in respect of my examination of the Church’s accounts carried out under section and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given b Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 2015 church R and P.xls 4 of 5 ## * delete or circle as appropriate 2015 church R and P.xls 4 of 5 2 have been l of the Church resented to the … ## **e** h for the year sible for the 11 (‘the Act’). 145 of the Act by the Charity 2015 church R and P.xls 4 of 5 Name of Church: Upton Methodist Church ## **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: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or - 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 …………………………………………………………………. Name of independent examiner Lizzie Wildbur Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner FCCA Name of firm (where appropriate) ……………………………………………………………………… Address 4 Highway, Broadstone Post Code BH18 9NB Date **3/11/2023** * delete or circle as appropriate 2015 church R and P.xls 5 of 5 Name of Church: Upton Methodist Church ## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below*) which give m any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding reached. I have/ **have not** * obtained independent verification of all investments with the Tr Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central Finance Church which are individually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the Signature of independent examiner ………………………………………………………… Name of independent examiner Lizzie Wildbur Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner FCCA Name of firm (where appropriate) ……………………………………………………………… Address 4 Highway, Broadstone Post Code BH18 9NB Date **03/11/2023** * delete or circle as appropriate e to my attention in me cause to believe that in, f the Act; or e examination to which g of the accounts to be Trustees for Methodist Church Board of the Methodist balance sheet date. ………. …………