.rorrse me -church Registered Charity Number 1193935 Romseymethodistchurch Trustees. Annual Report & Accounts for the period to 31" August 2023 RomsÈy Methodist Church The Hundred. Romsev. S0518BZ Chair- Rerfd Kate Cambridge (from I" September 20231 Membership- 123 The Methodist Church We take our place as part of the wider Methodist Church. a Christian denomination. The c311ing 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. Romsey Methodist Church is part of the Winchester, Eastleigh and Romsey Methodist Circuit, within the Southampton District. Governance The Church is governed by the Deed of Union119321 and Methodist Church Act119761. The trustees are members of the Church Council. Members, representatives and Church Stewards are elected at the General Church Meeting. The Church Council meets half-yearly, to review the mission of the church and to discharge its duties as trustees. The Church Council maintains the highest possible standards in safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. It continues to monitor safeguarding risks, as well as other risks relating to finance and operations and to manage them in 35 effective a way as possible. In this regard. the Church Council agreed the adoption of Churchsuite to aid in compliance with data protection regulations IGDPRI. The General Church Meeting meets annually and is an open forum for members of the church to debate Issues and also to elect and have representation on the governing body (Church Council). The Minister (Chair of Trustee Body), Church Stewards (Trustees) and the Treasurer (Trusteel form the Leadership Team and meet monthly. The meetings consider strategy, operational arrangements, and matters arising from the Worship, Finance, Property and Pastoral Groups, together with proposals to the Church Council (Trustee Bodyl- The Chair of the Trustee Body IRevd Gareth Hill) retired on 31st August 2023 and ceased to be a trustee. The Circuit 3rr3nged for the Revd Kate Cambridge to be interim Minister and Chair of the Trustee Body from I September 2023 until 31, August 2024. Through the Stationing Process a full time presbyter, Revd Andrew de Ville. has been appointed and commence duties on 1st September 2024. Constitution of Romsey Methodist Church Council 131. August 20231 Mink5ters The Revd Peter Rayson. Isuperintendentl The Revd Gareth Hill* IRetired 31" August 20231 The Revd Kate Cambrldge. Ifrom I" September) The Revd Ruth Fry. P8gelof4
Church Steward5 Mrs Linda Pennells 120211 Mr Peter Manning# 120181 Mrs Heather Wilm3n 120211 Mrs &thryn simons. 120181 Mr Jason Elkin" Dr Peter Jackson. 120181 120191 Church Treasurer Mr Don Simons'# 120121 120211 Sècretary of the Council Elizabeth Robertson'# Pastoral Committee Secretary Mrs Anne Clark 119991 Constitution of Romsey Methodist Church Council cont./ Clr¢uit sieward Circuit Lay Employees Mrs Julia MEKinley Mrs Irene Bourne IPa5toral A55iStantl' RepresÈntatres for particular areas of Church life Imaxirnum in this settion tjnder SO 1$ 151 Action For Children Mrs Victoria Barker General Church Meetlng Representatives lrnaximum 151 Mr 8rian Adey Mr Bob Bourne. 120141 120161 120171 120191 120191 120161 120181 120181 120191 120191 120201 120211 120211 120211 Churches Together in Romsev Communion Steward r John Pennells 120211 120211 120191 120161 Mrs Eli23beth Robertson'# 120181 Mrs C3thryn Simons. 120171 Mr Alan Hill. 120181 120131 120101 120161 120161 Dr John Evans. Director of Music Mr Joe Nurse Mr5 Helen Dunn Eco Representative Lo¢al Preacher Mr John Re3d DianÈ Kingston Mr5 Jane Roger5 Mr David Th0rn50n Mr Jason Elkin. PastOTal Cornrnittee Property Sm311 Fellowshiplstudy Groups Women's Work in the Church Children's and Youth Work131 Mrs Corinne Thomson. Mrs Christine Jackson Mr5 Oi Sutton Mrs Cath Davidson Mrs Meghan Elkln. Mrs Katie Havelock, Mr Martin Plumb Mrs Hilary Evans Mr5 Heather Nurse Mrs S8n(Ira Plumb"# Mrs Marilyn Pack * Roger Hopper Safeguarding GDPR 120221 Governante as per Constitutional Practice and DÈ5cipline ICPDI CPD VDlume5 1 & 21 htt www.tnethodi5t.or for-churche5 Volurne I contains the fixed texts, including Acts of Parliament and other legislation. and historic documents. Volurne 2 contains the Deed of Union, Model Trust5, and the standing orders. oveinance Number of Tru5tees= 37 Mlnimum nuTHber of Trustees required= 7 * denotes Church Council member5 Wlth a current DBS dSs¢losure obtalned for church or circuit purposes.
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Purpose The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of- lal the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church- Ibl any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional. district. circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church- Icl any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution or subsiduary or ancillary to the Methodist Church; Idl any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church. Pa8e2of4
Mission & Ifision Welcome, wonder. worship and wider have been the cornerstones of our developing work. We continue to develop worship to be engaging and accessible to the community together with the opportunity for organisations to use our facilities. We continue to be mindfLJI about the environment and we continue to build upon our Eco credentials for the benefit of the community. During 2023 we further developed the vision, employing a lay Families Pastor to assist us in our mission of increasing our contact and interaction with families attending our various groups and activities. Objectives & Artivitles During 202212023 we reviewed our catering adivities linked to the community. We decided to cease the provision of 'Make Lunch. for children during the summer holidays as attendance had significantly diminished, following in increase in provision of holiday activitie5 by local schools. We ceased our subscription to TLG Make Lunch and decided to have dirert contact with schools for the purpose of understanding the needs of school aged children. We made a grant of £582 to Romsey Primary School & Nursery to help deprived families within their catchment area. The Beacon Café continues to be very successful with the occasional provision of lunches to support special initiatives. The wednesda Beacon Cafe follows an activity for pre-school children (Tune Totsl and is a great success for integrating with families. The premises are well used by other charities (Counselling Together, Romsey Young Carers, Oasis Christian Trust) and other organisations in the community. Various social events have been held to support fund raising for our designated charities. Planning also commenced to re-establish the Christmas Tree Festival as an opportunity for charities and local organisations to raise funds, as well a5 SUPPOrting our designated charities. A business case was developed to employ a part time lay Families Pastor for an initial 3 years, commencin on ISI September 2023. A Growing for Mission Fund was developed to receive donations together with a grant from Southampton District to cover the additional costs of this role. A lay Family Pastor has been successfully recruited and employed via the Circuit to avoid additional administration. The Church pays additional Assessment to cover all employment costs associated with the role. Charities supported: The Church makes annual donations to Methodist Connexional Funds in support of the wider Methodist Church as well as 3 charities through various events, like the Beacon Café. This year. Church Council agreed to continue the support to the international tharity 'AII We Can,, the national charity 'Centre Point, and the local charity, 'Minstead Trust,. Public Benefit: The church mission is achieved through a wide variety of worship services, fellowship meetings, group activities, learning opportunities, and the presence of the church and its members in the local community. More details can be found on the church website www.romse methodist.church Finance & Reserves: For the financial year to 31. August 2023 the Church Funds grew by £13,383.. £3,353 increase in the General Fund and £10,030 in Designated Funds. Recei Our main source of income remains the regular and committed giving by members and friends the Offering. This was 1.7% higher than 2021122. tThis include5 Gift Aid claimed from HMRC via the Methodist Church Central Bureaul Interest on deposits rose to £2,500 Page3of4
Lettings have continued to be a good source of income at £7,839. Regular users being'.- o Achoiring Voices o Fitzell Roberts School of Dance o Romsey ChDral Society U3A Designated funds grew as a result of 3dditional donations to our Growth Funds which is to be used to fund the F3milies Pastor now recruited. Pa ments The largest item of expenditure is the Assessment paid to the Winchester, Eastleigh and Romsey Methodist Circuit £53,486. A significant amount of the Circuit Assessment is used to pay the stipends and related costs to Ministers, and the upkeep of their manses. Donations made by the Church amounted to £10,494 reflectingthe ongoing commitment to support others. Repairs and Maintenance costs were slightly higher than thÈ previou5 year but below the budget of £6k. Surplus transferred to the Property Reserve Fund. increased slightly because Df higher energy pricing PDSt April when the previous fixed tariff arrangements came to an end. The church anticipates energy costs of more than 2.5X in the coming year as a result. Other P2yment5- higher lin line with agreed budgetl mainly due to increased activity across the Church. Reserve Poli General Fund At our financial year end131" Aug 20231 our General Fund balance was E 48,896 We aim to maintain in reserve sufficient money within our general funds to cover approximately three-month's general expenditure li.e. £18,500] to enable the chuTch to continue its mission should revenues fall awav unexpectedly. We hold approximately £10,000 to cover normal working capital requirements as well as reflecting that a key element of income 15 Tax recovered (Gift Aid), which is received towards the end of our financial year. In addition. we budget for the following items of expenditure during the year to 31" August 2024 in 5UPPOrt of the work and mi55ion of the Church.. Ads & Publicsty Agreed annual donations to Connexional funds & others Ideas budget Repairs & Maintenance Youth & Children Grant Predicted 2023124 shortfall £500 £6,OtX> £i,otx) £6.OQK) £51K) £5.OCM) Designated Funds: At our financial year end131' Aug 20231 our Designated Funds total was £54.479 Designated Funds being funds donated for specific projects or allocated by Church Council to cover a specific purpose in support of our mission. At the 31" August 2023 these are specified as below.. Charities Funds Held £496.54 Growth Fund (Families Pastor? £42,657.71 Property £7,330.16 Renewal £1,532.75 Tiddlywink5 £304.96 WLTDO £479.21 Thursday Afternoon Fellowship £590.56 Youth & Children Work £1,087.36 Signed on behalf of the trustees: Rewd K Cambridge Date 113.201t Page4of4
CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS ROMSEY Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2023 Winchester, Eastleigh & Romsey Circuit Circuit no 26102 Registered Charity- Charity Registration number 1193935 If not a registered charity Her Majestys Revenue and Customs Gift Aid number (The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in tems of evidence of charrtable 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 nol registered charities are excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) NIA Minister.. Rev'd Kate Cambridge Church Stewards.. Cathryn Simons Ann Couslns Heather Adey Jason Elkin Linda Pennells Peter Jackson Peter Manning Treasurer: Don Simons Page1 Df5
ACCOUNTS FOR ThEY&AR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023 ROMSEY Church Unrsstrfcted D19n Tot•l$ thls FuDd¥ year Totals kAst y•ar SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Note Offerings and Tax recovered 68.273 68,273 67.131 a3 Bank and CFB interest an# Investment income 2,507 2.507 Lettings 7.839 7,839 Y.172 Other receipts 13.528 26,639 47,680 TOTAL RECEIPTS 91.730 13.528 105,258 la71 122,1S4 SECTION B b1 PAYMENTS b2 Circurt Assessment or Share 53.496 53,496 53,496 b3 DonatK)ns 10.495 658 11.153 10,950 Repairs and Maintenance 4,445 1.891 6.336 4.503 b5 utilitEs I water¢harges. heating & lighting. 8road*andl 3,907 3,907 3,171 b6 Insurance 2,006 2.006 1.760 b7 Olhei payTnents 13,494 1,483 14.977 13.141 b8 TOTAL PAYMENTS 87.843 4,032 91,875 Ib91 87.021 SECTION C C1 NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR la6-b81 3,887 9,496 13,383 35.133.00 Totsl fund5 bUghtfO[Wrd from lastyear 45,543 44,449 89.992 Ic61 54.859 Sub total IG1+G21 49.430 53. 103,375 89,992 Transfers and adjuslments 15341 Ic71 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR 1¢3+G41 48,896 54,479 103,375 IG81 89,992 Ic61 SECTION D FOR INFOWTION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS Ithesè #mounts are not to be inclufled in total reIPts1 ments ures above d1 BalanGe broughtforward from last year d2 Offering$lGrfts- reIVed for extemal organBations 4,729 6,137 d3 OfferingslGrfts - passed to extemal oroantsatths 4.729 6.137 d4 BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Id1+d2-d31 Paoe2ofS
ROMSEY churcb UPIMARY FCHURCH AC UPITSAND wfERIIALORGANiSATIONS REPORTING TOTHE CHURCH COUP4CIL SEenoN E PJ Surnmaryofthe Church accountsforlheyearended 31 Augu512023 and Internal Organi5atrons feportin9 to Chtsrch CtsuACiVChufch MeebDg. Nots Ihatlhe funds ofan In18mal Organisation woul¢ notrnally Reslnd fu$ unless Ilcould be clearty shown thalthey Could be usedforgny Meth11 PU¥Fose. This seclion musl be ¢ompletsd to attive atth& gross incom8 and expertretotl$Of theChuFch. grosS Income exceedsthe A315 ihre¥hold, then the Aru415 metw of acwuntrng AND A DIFFERENT FORM rnusl be us to rewttheaccounts158e meldIStWeb9ite). Pser io theguthnte fjote¥Rgatthng tsansfers btheen the Dislrict and OistrirtOryanvAtions. INTERfuL ORGANISATIONS Net Recewl Opwinu bakn ¢Z ¢3 e5 Sub tota of Intemal nisationsfuT e11 e1 hurcharxounts{totsls broughtloywardfrom page 2-totsi ¢olumtt} I05.Z58 91.875 Ib9} 13.383 {¢n 89.992 Ic£) 103,375 1¢8 BYCHURCH 105,258 91,87S 13,383 89,992 Ix} 103.375 Conbnue on a sepatats ¥he2t 1fnoSsaryand the totals forward TOTAL RECEIPTS PAYMENTS SE¢T014 F YAYEMEFIT OF A&8ETS AND lALlE OPENING BAUNCES CLOSING BALANCES CHURCH-CASH FUNDS HELD at31 August 2ff22 Cash in hand Bank CurrefflAccounl 14.620 Bar sitAccDLfftt f4 Central Flnartt Board 81,248 88.7SS Twstees formelhothsl Chjrch PU0$05 Olherfunds sirB TOTAL- Church accwnt¥ 89.992 Ic61 103,375 (¢81 Ti)tsl funds held by IThtern OrwisabW& (the dosir b218nce tot£1 from 8tol le121 TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BY CHURCH 89,992 103.375 SEGrtON G At 1 S8Pternber2D2Z Al 31 August2Q23 OTHER ASSEfs And LILITIEs InstMentS inrlude End[wJMts Land & Buildings (see notes re Insurance value 2 137287 Lo&n - Sh&MontOLrtst3ndin 0thgT f4 IrKlude onW Funds hdd atthg Centsl Finance eoa 15 Include FuDds htrld ai Tw$tses forMethodiat¢hurth Purpose$ 01 Indudè anyotherinvesblWts {nOthesh elem&itof TmcptrustsaCnt5 thi5 Is kic1ed in linef5 P•p34t5
Name of Church: Romsey Methodist Church No 30620 Declarations and Scrutiny I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2023 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 . Name and address of treasurer: Don Simons Woodley Dene. Braishfield Road, ROMSEY S0517NZ Presentation to the Church trustees I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2023.weEslwylPbe' presented to the meeting of the Church trustees held on Signature of the Chair of the meeting Name of the Chair of the meeting . Date ..i.[Ki.J o.E2E. Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the ROMSEY METHODIST CHURCH Responsibilities and basis of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Romsey Methodist Church for the year ended 31 August 2023 set out on pages 1 to 3. 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. delete or circle as appropriate Pag84of5
Name of Church:_ ROMSEY METHODIST CHURCH Charity Number 1193935 Independent Examinerfs Statsment I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination ( ") 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 COnrnS 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 l*¥e/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 balan sheet date. Signature of independent examiner G.A. Name of independent examiner Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner Address Yfsr Post Code Sokn 6oF Date ~0 2o¥S delete or circle as appropriate Page5of5