Annual report and accounts Year ended 31 August 2021
A bronze award winning Eco Church in the North Bedfordshire Methodist Circuit
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Putnoe Heights Church Year ended 31 August 2021
Contents
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| Trustees' Annual Report | 1 to 8 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 9 |
| Comments on Methodist Standard Form of Accounts | 10 to 11 |
| Appended: | |
| Methodist Standard Form of Accounts | 12 to 16 |
Putnoe Heights Church Year ended 31 August 2021
Trustees' Annual Report
Reference and administration details
Charity name : Putnoe Heights Church
Also known as: Putnoe Heights Methodist Church Putnoe Heights Church Centre
Registered charity number : 1190242 Address: Putnoe Heights Bedford MK41 8EB
Managing Trustees
The names of those who served as Managing Trustees in the year are as follows:
Rev Caroline Weaver (Chair) [retired 31 August 2021] Sue Allen (Senior Church Steward) Jenny Snelson (Church Steward) Christine Nixon (Secretary) Andrew Dennison (Treasurer) Rev Andrew Hollins Rev Gill Baalham [resigned 31 August 2021] Nick Guy (Circuit Steward) [appointed 22 October 2020] Jo Barrow Sylvia Cohen Shelly Dennison Sue Edwards Nigel Firban [appointed 25 April 2021] Margaret Massey Carolyn Morris Margaret Peck Barry Snelson
After Rev Caroline Weaver left at the end of the year, Rev Andrew Hollins became the Minister of Putnoe Heights Church and Chair of Trustees from 1 September 2021.
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Structure, governance and management
Governing document
As part of the wider Methodist Church in Great Britain, the Charity's governing document is the Deed of Union (1932) and Methodist Church Act (1976).
Within the wider Methodist Connexion, Putnoe Heights Church is part of the North Bedfordshire Methodist Circuit which in turn is itself part of the Bedfordshire, Essex and Hertfordshire District of the Methodist Church.
Membership of the governing body
The governing body of the Charity is the Church Council, the members of which are the Managing Trustees. Certain officers are automatically Managing Trustees by virtue of their office. These are the minister, the secretary, the church stewards, the treasurer and the pastoral secretary. The other Managing Trustees are church representatives appointed to the Church Council at a general meeting of members of the church, normally held at least annually.
Two committees report to the Church Council:
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The Leadership Team comprises the Church Stewards, Minister and Treasurer. It oversees the operations of the church and implementing the decisions made by Church Council.
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The Property Committee is responsible for day to day upkeep of the church building and overseeing the hire activities of the Church Centre.
Bodies entitled to appoint Trustees
The North Bedfordshire Methodist Circuit is entitled to appoint four Trustees to the Putnoe Heights Church Council, which comprise:
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the Minister of Putnoe Heights Church;
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the Superintendent Minister of the Circuit;
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one other Minister from the Circuit; and
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a Circuit Steward.
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Objectives and activities
Purposes
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.
It does this through:
Worship
The Church exists to increase awareness of God's presence and to celebrate God's love
Learning and Caring
The Church exists to help people to grow and learn as Christians, through mutual support and care
Service
The Church exists to be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice
Evangelism
The Church exists to make more followers of Jesus Christ
Putnoe Heights Church seeks to apply this within the local environs of Putnoe, Bedford. As well as acting as a place of worship, Putnoe Heights Church also aims to use the building with which it is blessed to offer space for hire to the local community as a community centre known as 'Putnoe Heights Church Centre'.
Activities undertaken
The Charity undertakes a wide range of activities every year in line with its Christian purpose. These typically include but are not limited to:
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Acting as a place of worship and providing a holy space for focus within the local community.
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Offering pastoral care: to its members, to those visiting the Church Centre and to the wider community.
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Providing and maintaining the church building for both worship and community use.
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Conducting religious ceremonies, including regular Sunday and occasional services as well as weddings and funerals on request.
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Raising awareness of Christianity in our community.
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Both providing the opportunity for external community action groups to hire the building and running some such groups directly - examples including community coffee mornings and lunch clubs.
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Providing a hire venue for use by the community.
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Being part of the North Bedford Churches Together group with other local Methodist, Anglican and Roman Catholic churches.
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Maintaining links with the Putnoe Scout Group and 1[st] Putnoe Brownies and Rainbows groups through use of the site.
Public benefit statement
The Managing Trustees oversee the activities of the Charity with due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit.
The benefits of the Christian activities of the Putnoe Heights Church are considered to be:
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Improved spiritual and mental wellbeing.
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Pastoral care and support within the local community for families and those without families.
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Friendship and fellowship amongst the congregation and others who visit regularly.
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Fosters community involvement at all levels.
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Care for the environment based on a responsibility for stewardship of God's creation.
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Challenging trade injustice through the support of such causes as Fair Trade.
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Bereavement support.
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Availability for local ceremonies at key stages in life (weddings, funerals, baptisms).
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Availability of a safe space.
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Support through direct giving, fundraising and support for other local, national and international charities.
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The benefits of the community hire activities of the Church Centre are considered to be:
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Strengthening the local community through the availability learning, leisure and social activities.
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Availability of local cultural activities through concerts and other events hosted.
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Availability of local therapeutic, wellbeing and health beneficial activities.
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Support of other charities through availability of space for hire or hosting of fundraising events.
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A focus for the community and only available space for hire in the immediate geographic community.
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Encouragement of interaction between different community groups meeting within the same building.
Achievements and performance
As the impact of COVID-19 continued to cast its shadow across the world, the year to 31 August 2021 was one of gradual steps back towards some sort of normality.
Sunday worship services in church had already resumed, with some restrictions, before August 2020, and worship continued to respond to the changing pandemic situation throughout the period covered by this report. Most notably the Tier 4 lockdown in Bedford resulted in the last minute cancellation of many of the planned Christmas services, however by August 2021 we had been able to return to congregational hymn singing.
The year also saw the gradual resumption of hire activity in the Church Centre and we were delighted to begin to welcome hirers old and new through our doors once more.
Following the formation of a Mission Steering Group in the previous year, this group began to consider what steps to take towards the three initial priorities for Putnoe Heights Church which are:
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A prayerful church
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A church that provides a welcoming holy space
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A church that encourage a seven days a week faith
Some members of the Group also joined with the Mission Planning training offered by the District.
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On 1 August 2021 we held a Climate Sunday service as part of the nationwide initiative in the run up to COP26 in Glasgow. At this service we made formal commitment as a church to work towards an Eco Church silver award.
As part of our ongoing Eco Church progress we are asked make a commitment to support an overseas environmental project through prayer over a sustained period. During the year the Putnoe Heights Church Council chose the A Rocha Uganda project "Farming God's Way" to support in this way. More information can be found - - at www.farming gods way.org
Putnoe Heights Church has also begun the process on gathering data to calculate its carbon footprint and to monitor this over time.
Lastly, at the end of the year we said a fond farewell to Rev Caroline Weaver, our minister for the past three years, as she took a well earned retirement. We wish her all the best for the future and sincere thanks for her guidance and support during her years with us as the church went through a number of significant changes.
In Caroline's stead, we welcome Rev Andrew Hollins to be our minister over the coming year.
Financial review
Putnoe Heights Church has relied heavily upon its reserves during the year ended 31 August 2021. Fortunately, these reserves at the beginning of the year were significant, largely as a result of donations and legacies received in recent years, and this has meant that the church has been able to weather the storm.
Whilst church services have continued as far as possible during the year, overall offertory received directly from those services has dropped. However, we are fortunate that many of our church members give by standing order and we are very grateful to them and to those who have transferred to this option during the year. Our income from this source has seen a rise on the prior year.
Income from room lettings, which pre-COVID represented around half of our overall income, saw a further decline in the year despite the gradual resumption of hire bookings. The 2020 income had been bouyed by the settlement of a number of older invoices from before lockdown but by 2021 these had all been settled and the lettings income reflected the limited bookings possible.
A full review of all costs associated with the Church Centre was completed and implemented in the year. This resulted in a cost saving in some areas.
The Circuit Assessment is a formal commitment made eight months before the start of the year. As it happens, a significantly increased Circuit Share had been offered back in December 2019 and based upon budgets and expectations at that time that had no inkling of the lockdowns and disruption that would follow.
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We are pleased to say that we were able to honour this commitment and meet our Circuit Share in full, even though this meant using some of the reserves held and resulting in a deficit of almost £34k for the year.
In addition, we have been able to further support the Circuit with a temporary loan of £120,000 made in May 2021 to help with the purchase of a new manse. The loan will be repaid with the proceeds from the sale of a different manse that was to be vacated and sold subsequent to the purchase new manse. The loan has a maximum term of one year and is interest free. At the time of approving these financial statements, the repayment is currently in the process of being made by the Circuit.
Due to the cash basis that we are required to use for the Methodist Standard Form of Accounts, this loan is not shown as an asset of Putnoe Heights Church in Section F but is instead included as an adjustment in Section C and therefore contributes to the overall reduction of in closing reserves held from £211,357 to £57,576 at 31 August 2021.
When the loan is repaid in the following year this adjustment will reverse and our reserves will increase again accordingly. In the meantime the loan is noted for disclosure purposes in Section G.
Reserves policy
This reserves policy covers our General Fund and Designated Funds only. It does not include the funds represented by the church building and property as this fund, whilst classified as unrestricted funds, is not available for use by the church without the sale of the assets concerned.
The Trustees aim to maintain a level of General Fund equivalent to six months’ ordinary expenditure. This allows sufficient working capital to cover fluctuations in income and expenditure, meet emergency calls on cash and would enable the church’s activities to continue should there be a significant fall in income whilst efforts were made to replace the income lost or to change activities. For the coming year this is valued at £38,500. In addition, the impact of COVID-19 on the hire activities has seen a significant drop in income. Last year an additional reserve of £50,000 was made to cover expected deficits over the following two years. Of this, £16,000 remains for the coming year ended 31 August 2022.
Designated funds: Lettings income from the Church Centre comprise a significant part of annual income and a Property Reserve of £20,000 has been allocated towards any significant items of expenditure on repairs that may arise in an ageing building, in order that ensure the building is available for use again as soon as possible.
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A separate Maintenance Reserve of £5,000 has been allocated towards planned repairs. No major expenditure requirements were identified from the quinquennial inspection in 2020. A Redecoration Reserve of £2,000 is also held towards redecoration of the church building.
A Personnel Reserve of £2,500 is held in case of any significant employment matters that may arise.
A redevelopment reserve of £67,000 is currently ring-fenced against the refurbishment of the former playroom and outside play areas which were previously occupied exclusively by the pre-school for many years and had been modified specifically for their needs. Both areas will therefore need some refurbishment to make them suitable for other uses and this may be an opportunity for completely repurposing these spaces. However, no plans have yet been made for these areas.
Restricted funds are not covered by this policy as these funds relate to the internal organisations of the church and are restricted for use by those organisations.
The Trustees are aware that, as a result of significant legacies received in recent years, the level of General Funds held are in excess of the policy. The Trustees are conducting a review of reserves levels to determine how best to use these reserves for the furtherance of the churches mission. This will combine with considerations arising from the Mission Steering Group, which may identify potential new projects or activities for using the funds held, as well recognising the funding needs of the wider North Bedfordshire Methodist Circuit.
The Trustees' Annual Report was signed by the Chair of Trustees on behalf of the Church Council. The accompanying Methodist Standard Form of Accounts were presented to and approved by the Church Council on 16 February 2022.
Rev Andrew Hollins Chair of Trustees
Date: 18 March 2022
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Independent Examiner's Report
I report to the Managing Trustees on my examination of the accounts of Putnoe Heights Church (the "Charity") for the year ended 31 August 2021.
As the Managing Trustees of the Charity, 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 Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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:
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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 order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Ian Morse
Name of Independent Examiner: Ian Morse Address: C/o Putnoe Heights Church Office Putnoe Heights Bedford MK41 8EB
Date: 18 March 2022
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Accounting policies - Methodist Standard Form of Accounts
Basis of accounts
On the following pages 12 to 16 are given the Methodist Standard Form of Accounts of Putnoe Heights Church for the year ended 31 August 2021, prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Methodist Church in Great Britain.
The accounts have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis since income is below the threshold that allows this approach.
Accounting policies
In order to better aid the understanding of readers, the following accounting policies are stated which explain aspects of the standard form of accounts:
Core activities
The result for the year from core activities of the Charity, being the operation of the Church and Church Centre, are given in sections A to C.
Charitable collections
Collections made for specific charities are accounted for separately in section D and are not therefore part of the funds of the Charity.
Internal organisations
Any internal organisations within the overall Charity that have separate funds are shown in section E.
Funds
In common with most charities, the funds held by Putnoe Heights Church fall into three categories:
General unrestricted funds
General funds are unrestricted and can be used for any purpose in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the Managing Trustees.
Designated unrestricted funds
Designated funds are also unrestricted but have been allocated to a particular purpose by the Managing Trustees.
Restricted funds
Restricted funds can only be used for particular purposes within the charitable objectives. Such restrictions may arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. All funds relating to internal organisations are deemed to be restricted funds
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Accounting policies - Methodist Standard Form of Accounts
Assets and liabilities
Whilst the accounts are prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis, details of debtors and creditors existing at the year end are included in section G for reference but these do not form part of the overall funds disclosed in the accounts.
The only creditor actually included in the Receipts and Payments accounts are keycard deposits held for hirers since these have already been received but are due back to hirers upon return of the keycards in question.
Church site and building
In common with all Methodist Churches, the property is owned by the Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes ("TMCP"). Usage of the building by Putnoe Heights Church is for those purposes as permitted under the Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the Methodist Church.
By convention, a value for the church building is included in section G for reference. The value is a historic valuation disclosed as deemed cost and is not meant to represent the current market value of property at the year end date.
Accompanying notes
Additional accompany notes are given voluntarily where it is felt these will add beneficial information to the reader of the accounts.
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CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
Putnoe Heights
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2021
| CHURCH | CHURCH | CHURCH | CHURCH | CHURCH | CHURCH | CHURCH | CHURCH | CHURCH | CHURCH |
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| RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS | |||||||||
| ACCOUNTS | |||||||||
| THE METHODIST CHURCH | |||||||||
| STANDARD FORMOF ACCOUNTS | |||||||||
| Putnoe Heights | Church | ||||||||
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED | |||||||||
| 31 August2021 | |||||||||
| North Bedfordshire | Circuit | Circuit no | 34/01 | ||||||
| Registered Charity - Charity Registration number | 1190242 | ||||||||
| If not a registered charityHer Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number |
XN42970 | ||||||||
| (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitable status. Methodist charities in England and Wales that are not registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) |
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| Minister: | |||||||||
| Revd Andrew Hollins | |||||||||
| Church Stewards: | |||||||||
| Jennifer Snelson | |||||||||
| Susan Allen | |||||||||
| Treasurer: | |||||||||
| Andrew Dennison |
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| ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 | ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 | ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 | ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2021 | Putnoe Heights | Putnoe Heights | Putnoe Heights | Church | Church | ||
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| Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Totals this year |
Totals last year |
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| SECTION A | ||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||||
| a1 | RECEIPTS | Note | ||||||||
| a2 | Offerings andTax recovered | #1 | 33,471 | - | 33,471 | 35,041 | ||||
| a3 | Bank and CFB interest and Investment income |
#2 | 540 | - | 540 | 1,236 | ||||
| a4 | Lettings | #2 | 6,978 | - | 6,978 | 28,037 | ||||
| a5 | Other receipts | #2 | 2,494 | - | 2,494 | 2,975 | ||||
| a6 | TOTAL RECEIPTS | 43,483 | - | 43,483 | (a7) | 67,289 | ||||
| SECTION B | ||||||||||
| b1 | PAYMENTS | |||||||||
| b2 | CircuitAssessment orShare | 42,875 | - | 42,875 | 38,625 | |||||
| b3 | Donations | #3 | 2,791 | - | **2,791 ** | 2,804 | ||||
| b4 | Repairs andMaintenance | #4 | 8,371 | - | 8,371 | 7,138 | ||||
| b5 | Utilities (Insurances, water charges,heating& lighting) |
#5 | 4,279 | - | 4,279 | 7,864 | ||||
| b6 | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| b7 | Otherpayments | #6 | 18,948 | - | 18,948 | 25,370 | ||||
| b8 | TOTAL PAYMENTS | 77,264 | - | 77,264 | (b9) | 81,802 | ||||
| SECTION C | ||||||||||
| c1 | NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR |
(a6-b8) | (33,781) | - | (33,781) | (14,513) | ||||
| c2 | Total funds brought forward from last year |
211,357 | **211,357 ** | (c6) | 150,905 | |||||
| c3 | Sub total | (c1+c2) | 177,576 | - | 177,576 | **136,392 ** | ||||
| c4 | Transfers and adjustments | #7 | (120,000) | **(120,000) ** | (c7) | 74,965 | ||||
| c5 | TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR | (c3+c4) | 57,576 | - | 57,576 | (c8) | 211,357 | (c6) | ||
| SECTION D | ||||||||||
| d | FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS | |||||||||
| (these amounts are not to be included in total receipts/payments figures | £ | £ | ||||||||
| d1 | Balance broughtforwardfrom last year | 212 | - | |||||||
| d2 | Offerings/Gifts- receivedforexternalorganisations | 2,875 | 3,378 | |||||||
| d3 | Offerings/Gifts -passed to external organisations | 3,087 | 3,166 | |||||||
| d4 | BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d2-d3) | - | 212 | |||||||
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Putnoe Heights 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 2021 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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| 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 2021 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 betweentheDistrict and connectedDistrict Organisations. |
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| INTERNAL ORGANISATIONS |
Receipts | Payments | Net Receipts/ Payments |
Adjustments | Opening balances |
Closing balances | |||||||
| e1 | Tuesday Club | - | - | - | - | 238 | 238 | ||||||
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| e8 | Sub total of Internal Organisationsfunds |
- | - | - | - | 238 | (e11) | 238 | (e12) | ||||
| e9 | Church accounts (totals brought forward from page 2 - totals column) |
43,483 | (a7) | 77,264 | (b9) | (33,781) | **(120,000) ** | (c7) | 211,357 | (c6) | 57,576 | (c8) | |
| e10 | TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH |
43,483 | 77,264 | (33,781) | (120,000) | 211,595 | (x) | 57,814 | (y) | ||||
| Continue on a separate sheet if necessary and bring the totals forward |
TOTAL RECEIPTS | TOTAL PAYMENTS |
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| SECTION F | |||||||||||||
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AN | D LIABILITIES | ||||||||||||
| CHURCH - CASH FUNDS HEL | D at 31 August 2021 | OPENING BALANCES |
CLOSING BALANCES |
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| f1 | Cash in hand | 2,630 | 323 | ||||||||||
| f2 | BankCurrentAccount | 8,605 | 16,208 | ||||||||||
| f3 | Bank DepositAccount | - | - | ||||||||||
| f4 | Central FinanceBoard | 78,958 | 39,647 | ||||||||||
| f5 | Trustees for Methodist Church | Purposes | 121,164 | 1,398 | |||||||||
| f6 | Other funds | - | - | ||||||||||
| f7 | SUB TOTAL - Church accoun | ts | 211,357 | (c6) | 57,576 | (c8) | |||||||
| f8 | Total funds held by Internal Organisations (the closing balance total from above) (e12) |
238 | (e11) | 238 | (e12) | ||||||||
| f9 | TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD | BY CHURCH | 211,595 | (x) | 57,814 | (y) | |||||||
| SECTION G | At | At | |||||||||||
| OTHER ASSETS and LIABILI | TIES | 1 September 2020 | 31 August 2021 | ||||||||||
| g1 | Investments (includeEndowments) | - | - | ||||||||||
| g2 | Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value) |
3,050,000 | 3,050,000 | ||||||||||
| g3 | Other Assets | 6,583 | 120,000 | ||||||||||
| g4 | Loan(s)-showamount outstanding at yearend | - | - | ||||||||||
| g5 | Other Liabilities | 1,340 | 236 | ||||||||||
| f4 Include onlyFundsheld at the Central FinanceBo | ard | ||||||||||||
| f5Include onlyFundsheld atTrusteesfor Methodist | Church Purposes | ||||||||||||
| g1 Include any other investments (not the cash elem | ent of TMCP trusts acco | unts this is include | d in line f5 |
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| Putnoe Heights Church | Putnoe Heights Church | |||||||
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| Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 August 2021 | ||||||||
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| Unrestricted | Designated | Total | Unrestricted | Designated | Total | |||
| 1 | Offertory & Donations | |||||||
| Loose Cash | 3,923 | - | 3,923 | 5,583 | - | 5,583 | ||
| Envelope Scheme | 2,530 | - | 2,530 | 6,349 | - | 6,349 | ||
| GiftAid envelopes | 37 | - | 37 | - | - | - | ||
| Standing Orders | 15,904 | - | 15,904 | 13,849 | - | 13,849 | ||
| TotalOffertory | **22,394 ** | - | **22,394 ** | 25,781 | - | 25,781 | ||
| Legacies | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Donations | 717 | 678 | 1,395 | _531 _ | 810 | 1,341 | ||
| GiftAidrefunds | 9,682 | - | 9,682 | 7,919 | - | 7,919 | ||
| Total | 32,793 | 678 | 33,471 | 34,231 | 810 | 35,041 | ||
| 2 | Other Income | |||||||
| Hire ofpremises | 6,978 | - | 6,978 | _28,037 _ | - | _28,037 _ | ||
| Interest | 540 | - | 540 | 1,236 | - | 1,236 | ||
| Photocopier income | 20 | - | 20 | 390 | - | 390 | ||
| Feed-in-tariff receipts | 1,924 | - | 1,924 | _2,052 _ | - | _2,052 _ | ||
| Fundraising activities | 230 | - | 230 | _332 _ | - | _332 _ | ||
| Miscellaneous | 320 | - | 320 | _201 _ | - | _201 _ | ||
| Total | 10,012 | - | 10,012 | 32,248 | - | 32,248 | ||
| 3 | Grants & Donations | [External] | ||||||
| A Rocha UK(Eco Church) | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| Action ForChildren | 450 | 450 | 1,114 | |||||
| All We Can | 375 | 125 | 500 | |||||
| Christian Aid | 6 | 6 | 366 | |||||
| Foodbank | - | 210 | ||||||
| Friendsfor Life | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| Keech Hospice | - | 530 | Autumn Appeal | |||||
| Methodist Connexional Funds | 1,170 | 1,170 | ||||||
| Methodist Church WorldMission Fund | - | 127 | ||||||
| MHA | 450 | 450 | ||||||
| Royal British Legion | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| SMART | - | 210 | ||||||
| TibbsDementia | - | 530 | Autumn Appeal | |||||
| 2,666 | 125 | **2,791 ** | **3,087 ** | |||||
| 4 | Property Maintenance | |||||||
| Repairs &maintenance | 4,014 | - | 4,014 | 6,188 | - | 6,188 | ||
| Professional fees | 4,357 | - | 4,357 | 950 | - | 950 | ||
| Total | 8,371 | - | 8,371 | 7,138 | - | 7,138 | ||
| 5 | Insurance, utilities, etc | |||||||
| Insurance | 1,856 | - | 1,856 | _1,832 _ | - | _1,832 _ | ||
| Electricity | 1,040 | - | 1,040 | _2,381 _ | - | _2,381 _ | ||
| Gas | 1,161 | - | 1,161 | _2,404 _ | - | _2,404 _ | ||
| Water | 389 | - | 389 | _501 _ | - | _501 _ | ||
| TradeRefuse Charges | (167) | - | (167) | 746 | - | 746 | ||
| Total | 4,279 | - | 4,279 | 7,864 | - | 7,864 |
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| 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | 2020 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Designated | Total | Unrestricted | Designated | Total | |||||
| 6 | Other expenditure | |||||||||
| Youth work | - | - | - | 269 | - | 269 | ||||
| Church music | 140 | - | 140 | 300 | - | 300 | ||||
| Churchpublications | 24 | - | 24 | 116 | - | 116 | ||||
| Worshipresources | 80 | - | 80 | 188 | - | 188 | ||||
| Licences & permits | 817 | - | 817 | _907 _ | - | _907 _ | ||||
| Safeguarding | - | - | - | 40 | - | 40 | ||||
| Salaries &NI | 8,657 | - | 8,657 | 9,549 | - | 9,549 | ||||
| Cleaning Services | 5,952 | - | 5,952 | 9,488 | - | 9,488 | ||||
| CleaningMaterials | 19 | - | 19 | _984 _ | - | _984 _ | ||||
| Equipmenthire (photocopier) | 607 | - | 607 | 642 | - | 642 | ||||
| Photocopiercharges | 243 | - | 243 | 415 | - | 415 | ||||
| Postage | 87 | - | 87 | 44 | - | 44 | ||||
| Stationery | 101 | - | 101 | _251 _ | - | _251 _ | ||||
| Telephone &internet | 535 | - | 535 | 760 | - | 760 | ||||
| Sundry expenses | 1,152 | 535 | 1,687 | 568 | 848 | 1,416 | ||||
| Total | 18,414 | 535 | 18,949 | 24,521 | 848 | 25,369 | ||||
| 7 | Adjustments inyear | |||||||||
| LoantoNorth BedfordshireMethodist Circuit | (120,000) | |||||||||
| (120,000) | ||||||||||
| Internal Organisations | ||||||||||
| B/fwd | Income | Outgoings | Transfers | c/fwd | ||||||
| 2021(All restricted funds) | ||||||||||
| TuesdayClub | 238 | - | - | - | 238 | |||||
| Total | 238 | - | - | - | 238 | |||||
| 2020 (All restricted funds) | ||||||||||
| Hazeldene Heights PreSchool | _126,187 _ | _44,131 _ | (96,194) | (74,124) | - | |||||
| Luncheon Club | 412 | _1,481 _ | (1,617) | (276) | - | |||||
| Flower Fund | 699 | 65 | (176) | (588) | - | |||||
| Tuesday Club | 238 | - | - | - | 238 | |||||
| Little Fishes | (24) | _31 _ | - | (7) | - | |||||
| Total | 127,512 | 45,708 | (97,987) | (74,995) | 238 |
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