Uverpool Road Methodist Churth; Southport Aim and Purposes The Church Council. chaired by the minister. the Reverend Patrick Ewdns is responsible in the whole mission of the Church. worship. learning and carin& ewdngelism and service. It is also responslbility for developing ecumenical relations. rnanaging the property of the Church and tts finances. All of the activiknes of the Church are conducted within the Structure, governance of the Methodist Church and management. In our mission... We extst to proclaim the Lord Jesus Christ, through wlb)m the people of Birkdale, and beyond can come to know God and grow in his Love.. Structure, governance and management The method of appointment of Church Council mernbers and reviewing those members appolnted to specific tasks is set out in the Methodist StandSng Orders. The Church Council met 3 times during the vear with an average attendance of 14 persons. Church Council also initiates and supports sub commlttees that focus on specific aspects of our church life. Worship The Church Councll Is commltted to enablin8 as mary people as possible to worship at our church. The Church Counol maintains an over¥iew of worship and makes su8gestion5 on how our services can involve the many groups that use our premises Our services and worship put faith into prathce through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. When planning our actfvities for the year, the minister and the Church Council considered the Commission'5 guidance on public benefit and, in partlcular. the speclfic guidance on charities for the advancement of lIgIOn. In particular, we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith through= Worship and prayer: learning about the Gospel,. and developing their knowled8e and trust n Jesus. Learning & Carlng At present there are 79 Methodist members. Each member is allocated a Pastoral Vlsltor who offer spiritual support and ca. Many fflembeTsa part offellowship groups such as the Wesley Guild and Bible Study Group. There were no weddings but I baptism vns held in the year. As a chtsrch we supported 4 funeral servtces. We want our church to be open to our community. During the week the hall is used by several groups both from church and communty persons. Evangelism The Church Rewiew considered ways of ewging with the local community more. It is Intended that we develop and are able to give opportunities to such people to explore matters of faith. Servi Helping those in need is a demonstration of our faFth. PparationS were made to partner with the charity. Compassion Acts. to open a Food Pantry. offering members of the local communtty who are Struggling financially to ac55 discounted food. The Church also entered into an agreement with Birkdale Community Hub and Library to offer its premises as a community led library. Facets is a
group for mainly retired people to spend time in each other's company whilst pursing various interests such as music. keep fit. sport. current affairs. crafts etc. Ecumenical RelanShIpS The Church has been part of a number of churches in the town to host a weekty ecumenical prayer meeting, offering our premises for one month of the year. Furthermo. we have maintained ecumenical relations with local Anglican Churche5 through a monthly prayer meeting, as well as maintaining contacts with people in other churches. Currently there are no appointed Vicar's in the the Anglican churches, and it has proved difficult to fomialise any 8ater formal relationships at this time. Routine maintenance To facilitste our mission. it is important that we maintain the fabric of the Churth and the Church Hall premises, this has been carried out by volunteers and appropriate contractors. Volunteers We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard to make our church the lively and vibrant community it is. Financlal Review Totsl receipts on unrestricted funds were £70.285 Restricted donations of £1.289 were also received and are detsiled in the Financial Ststements • The planned giving thrOh envelope5 and bankerfs orders decreased. The total income, includin8 tax recovered reduced by 5% due to a redurtion in gener41 donations • £72.427 was spent to provide the Christian minlstry from Liverpool Road Church. including the contribution to the local Clrcuit Assessment • There was an Increase in lettings which were £29.3 cornpared with £21.098 for the previous year. The net result forthe year was a loss of £2,141 • The balances carried forward on 31st August 2023- £62.[ UnstrICted funds and £5.699 in Restricted funds • Reserves policy It Is the Church Council policy to maintain a balance on unrestTicted funds lif possible), which equates to at least six months unrestricted payments. equivalent to £36.IxKI, to cover emer8ency situations that may arise from tirne to tlme. It Is our policy to invest our balances funds with the Central FInae Board of the Methodist Church. 20th May 2024
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE MEfHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS LNERPOOL ROAD Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2023 Clr¢ult Clrcult no. 18117 Rog18tsr•d Charlty - Charlty R¢gl•tratlon numb•r If not a registered charkty Her Majesty• Revenue and Cu8tom8 Glft Ald numb•r IThe HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in terns of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give to donors or grant funders wishing to see evidence of the organisation's charitabl8 ststus. Methodist charities in England arKI Wal88 that are not registered charities are excepted from regi5tr8tion undèr SL*utory Instrument 2014 No.242} 1193119 Minist8r. Rev Patrtd( Evans Church Steward8: Mr8 Pamela Christopher Mrs Antone Lindsay Mr Crarg Horan Mrs Doreen Iddon ir6 Sylvia Taylor Treasurer.. Mr John Attrwater
ACCOUNT8 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 LIVERPOOL ROAD Chur¢h SECTION A Unrn8tsi¢tsd Re•trrrted Tot•18 th1• Toi•ls la•t RECEIPTS 2.023 2,022 a2 ¢)fferin $ and Tax recovered Bank and CFB intert arKI Investmant income Letti 89 35.319 163 21,098 Fcsod Pa 800 Other recèi Is 1.074 07 Int¢m8J olganlsatn ¢ontribullon TOTAL RECEIPTS 3.868 71.574 70.285 la7) 75,617 8ECTION b1 PAYMEPffi8 Cl111 Asg•18ment or Sh Donatlon Re Irs and Maintenance Utllkh¥ Ilnsurances, water ha 8,h• htin Food Pantry Olhar yMlI TOTAL PAYMENTS b5 16.058 367 2.029 16.068 357 2,029 10,053 b7 b8 66 1,454 SECTION C NET RECEIPT81PAYMENT8 ¢1 •64)8 141 139 8,161 Total funds brought forward last year ¢2 66.573 sub tot•1 ¢1+¢ Tranjfvrs and ad"ustrnents c7 ¢5 TOTAL FUND8 AT EIID OF YEAR ¢3+c4 ¢8 c6 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSEO ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANI8ATIONS th•s• omounts ar• not to bg Includod in total r8¢•i •ntsfi d1 Balar brou hl forward from last d2 Offerin sIGifts. recefved for extemal 356 d3 Offeri Grf . pas¥ed to extemal or 356 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID (d1+d243
Aug-23 LIVERPOOL ROAD CtrAwrh 8ECnQN 121 971 l Club 240 271 1727 3U2 e7 224 •12 Church (t4 rtyJkhifmrtfrnm p 71.574 •Y CTrIURCH ,941 TQT ¥TK)N P CLOSINO NCE8 t62.07 £5.899 TOTcAlFVWÉLD6YCHLI Al J1 W 2023
Name ofChur¢h............... Declarations and Scrutiny l confim that these Receipt and Paent based accounts for the year to 31 August 2023 have been prepared from the re¢ords of the Church and that they indude all lunds under the control of the Church Slgnature of treasurer ............... Name and addr888 oftrea8urer ...... Presontallon to the Church trust•e8 I conflrm thal the annual report and attounts lor the year onded 31 August 2023 wer8lwsll be. pregen18d to the meeting of the Church trustees hold on .l*.tt..& 24 Slgnthjre of the Chair of the me8tlng Namé of the Chair of the maollng Independont ExamineV$ Roport to the Trustee8 of the Llv8rF)ooI Road M•thodlst Church Charlty Num1 1193119 RMponslbllltl88 and buls of report I report to the tru8t888 on my examinalion of the accounts of Ihe Llverpool Road Methodist Church for Ihe year ended 31 August 2023 set OLrt on page2 to 3. As the Church's trustees, you are responsible for Ihe preparalion of the acUnts in acewdance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the ACYI. I report in respect of my examinatkon of the Church's accounts c8rri&J out under section 145 of the Act and. in carrying out my examinab"on. I have fo11¢yad all the appll¢able Diroth"ons given by th8 Charity Commission under Section 145(5)Ibl ofthe Act. Pago4ofS
Name of Church UVERPOOL ROAD METrIODIST CHURCH No 1193119 Indepèndent Examlnerfs Statsmont I have comg18ted my examination. I confirm that no m8tsrt81 matters have come to my attention in connection vrith the examination (other Ihan that dlsdosed belowj which give me causè to believe that In, any material respect". the accounting records were not kept in accoidance section 130 of the Act; or the aOUnts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no con¢ems and have ¢om8 across no other matters in t))nnection wlth the examinatlon to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to Wble a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. I have obtain&J Independent verfftcation of all Investrnents with the Trustee$ for Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts. bank balan¢e$ and funds at the Central Finance Board of the Melhodlst Church whlch are indmdualty in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the balance she8t dats. Slgnature of Independent examiner Namé of Independent examlner lan Wright Relevant professlonal qualmcallon of Independwrt examin8r Charte Acwuntant l.C.A.E.W. N8meof flmi (whereapproprlate) ................................................................................. Address 15 Stretton Drlve. Souihport, Merswde Post Code PR9 7DR Date 7th December 2023 delete or cirde as appropriate P8ge5d5