## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1[st] September 2023 Period start date to 31[st] August 2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Layton Methodist Church** ## **Charity registration number: 1194986** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purposes of the Methodist Church are
and shall be deemed to have been since the
date of union the advancement of: a) the
Christian Faith in accordance with the
doctrinal standards and the discipline of the
Methodist Church
b) any charitable purpose for the time being
of any Connexional, district, circuit, local or
other organisation of the Methodist Church.
c) any charitable purpose for the time being
of any society or institution of ancillary to the
Methodist Church
d) any purpose for the time being of any
charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary
to the Methodist Church
* in addition to the above our charity has
formed the Forward Project a constituted
group in the name of the church for its sole
purpose of supporting the community| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Weekly church services, Bible Study,
Sunday Club, Wednesday Fellowship
Meetings with a guest speaker, pastoral
care into the community, offering
communion at home, hospital or hospice
and other denominational church groups.
Within our Forward Project we have drop
in coffee mornings which is of great
benefit to those who live alone, parent and
toddlers’ group and various partnering
organisations also use the buildings such
as craft groups, health and well-being
groups, trainingcompanies and other local| |||partnership organisations to support
members of the church and the community.
The church is being used as a Warm Hub
through winter and free breakfasts/lunch
provision one day a week. From September
23 the Guiding Association meet in term time
for Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and
Rangers. Cookery and IT sessions have also
been supported by the community.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The objectives of the Trust are to reflect both
their faith and community aims and that the
church building is open to all and all areas
are easily accessible. These objectives are
regularly reviewed by the Trustees to ensure
that they continue to reflect these aims. In
carrying out these reviews, the trustees have
considered the Charity Commission’s
general guidance on public benefit, in
particular, its supplementary public guidance
on the advancement of religion for public
benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference No grants are made or pursued so no policy is necessary Para 1.38 Policy on grant making No investments are made or pursued so no policy is necessary. Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment The church follows the Safer Recruitment guidelines issued by the Methodist Church and all volunteers comply with DBS and Para 1.38 Safeguarding regulations and training. Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The church Film Nights, extended coffee
lounge hours including Warm Hub events,
knit and natter / social groups, cookery and
IT sessions and links with local partnerships
who use the building for training purposes
and networking have promoted the health
and well-being of the residents in the local
community.
The Guiding association has created links
with younger members of the community to
the church.
Children’s activities such as craft and
cooking with parents were held during the
school holidays which developed further
links in the community.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The Film Nights continue and are enjoyed by
members of the church and community.
The extension to the coffee hours has been
of great benefit to the people in the
community.
The church is hosting different activities such
as Warm Hub spaces, knit and natter group,
afternoon teas on special occasions, health
and well-being groups.
Since the Forward Centre building work was
completed in August 2023 its use as an
education centre to further enhance our
community work for the residents of
Blackpool commenced in September 2023
with various groups using the facilities for
teaching assistant training, IT training, Food
demonstrations/cookery lessons, Parents
and children’s sessions on how to cook. The
Big Food Truck visit once a week, supports
members of the community and provides a
platform for many local volunteering
opportunities.| |---|---|---| |||Since the church became a charity further
grants have been successfully applied for to
enable the work on the vision of the Forward| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Project to continue alongside the church’s
mission in the community.| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**| |Other||**N/A**| |**Financial Review**||| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Finances are sound and giving/donations
from Church Members along with income
from outside organisations using the
property under licence has increased our
income.
Grant applications continue to be submitted
to support the vision of the church and the
Forward Project.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The church reserves policy is to hold enough
funds to meet three months expenses. This
sum is held in a separate account, to be
accessed only in the instance of existing
funds failing to meet the outgoings.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£6156| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The charity is reliant on giving by the church
members, donations from people/businesses
in the community and grant applications
being successful.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Many members given by standing order but
some weekly. Lettings provide vital funds.
Gift Aided payments increase donations.
Various fundraising events such as
afternoon teas, monthly tabletop sales,
concerts, are held throughout the year.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The charity’s greatest risk is that ultimately
donations from members and financial
reserves will not prove sufficient to support
and honour the charity’s financial
commitments.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||Charitable Trust| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Appointed by proposals made at the Annual
Church Meeting and Church Council
meetings| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|To ensure that new trustees are made aware
of their responsibilities under the Charities
Act they are made familiar with the charity’s
Deed of Trust and the Charity’s aims and
Charity Commission publications/
notifications are issued to each trustee as
received.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The church works under the organisational
structure of the Methodist Church.
Under our Forward Project the church also
works with other partnerships, local and
national.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|The church has good relationships at Circuit,
District and Connexion levels and local
churches of different denominations within
the community.| |Other||The trustees are responsible for the general
control and management of the charity, each
giving their time freely without remuneration
or other financial benefits. Trustees meet
twice or three times per year and are
responsible for decisions related to the
charity’s day by day activities and are
appointed at the Church Annual General
Meeting and Church Council.
The church religious activities are delegated
to the Church Stewards.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Layton Methodist Church| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Was known as Salem Methodist Church| |Registered charity number|1194986| |Charity’s principal address|Westcliffe Drive, Layton, FY3 7DZ
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**year**|**Name of person (or**
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**appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Marjorie Helen
Jepson|Trustee||Layton Methodist
Church Council| ||David Roger Leach|Trustee - Secretary||As above| ||Robert Leslie
Brookes|Trustee||As above| ||Margaret Ruth
Sellers|Trustee||As above| ||Elizabeth Margaret
Crook|Trustee||As above| ||James Peter Crook|Trustee||As above| ||Amelia Lesley
Walmsley|Trustee||As above| ||Kate Wood|Trustee|01 July2024 to date|As above| ||Kathryn Ellen
Pritchard|Trustee - Treasurer||As above| ||Sandra Macaulay
Waddington|Trustee – Finance
and Property
Secretary||As above| ||Joanne Alice
Walmsley|Trustee||As above| ||Helene Lynne
Pickup|Trustee|Deceased 18 July 2024|As above| ||Susan Leach|Trustee||As above| ||Mark John
Walmsley|Trustee - Finance
and PropertyChair||As above| ||Rev Andrew
Halstead|Trustee - Church
Council Chair||As above| ||Diane Halstead|Trustee||As above| ||HilaryHolden|Trustee||As above| ||Jane Proctor|Trustee|01 July2024 to date|As above| – 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 |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser N/A** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Not Applicable ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details Not Applicable ## **Other optional information** Not Applicable ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
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**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|**_A Halstead_**|**_D L Leach_**| |---|---|---| ||Rev Andy Halstead|David Leach| ||
Chair of Layton Methodist
Church Council|Secretary of Layton Methodist
Church Council| ||27 April 2025|| ||27 April 2025|| |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|**_Mark Walmsley_**|**_S Waddington_**| |---|---|---| ||Mark Walmsley|Sandra Waddington| ||
Chair of Forward Project
reporting to Church Council|Secretary of Forward Project
reporting to Church Council| ||27 April 2025|| ||27 April 2025|| ## **Original Copy on File** CHURCH Ishcrt Fwml RECEPTSAND PAYNENTS CIXINTS THE METHODISTCHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS I SHORT FORM) LAYTON M ETHOtXST c1w￿h FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 BL4IXPOOL WJD SOUTH FYLtE QFUJIT Cir￿lt cl￿vit no 01-Fe Regisletul Charity - Churty RvJistrntion nwnber 1194 If nci a regstered ch¥ty His M4'e** Revenue and Cusloms Gtft Aid nuntsr he HMRC number is eqLivalert to a regstered tharty nJrTter li lerrvE of 6VKlen￿ of ch¥table staus arKJ tse used lo gve lo or ￿an1 funoers wshro lo see e41(*nce of the organisati￿S charilatle status. M eth(￿￿£t th¥rties in England and Walestha ¥& ￿t regaered ch&t*s &e excepted fiom reg1#r*"￿ un(*r Sl*thory Inarumwl 2014 No.2421 Mntster. REV AfQFEW FWLSTEAD (￿UrCh 96warts.' MRS J WALII SLEY MRS SLEA[￿ &MRDLFA MRS M R ￿LLERs MRS M JEPSON MRSJ BROOKS MRSSH TreagJer." MRS KITrRYN PFITCFWRD l of4 Fo LAYfoN METHODIST Chwrh A¢¢oJMf•F¢* IHEYWi A￿v￿1*t4 .) 2?2 1CC TOTAL PATrTE¥r 9".5 1? l429 TOTALPA*IIEirr 17• IU41 Tr￿ltr¢S > TOT4L IVWJIAT .- wa41￿￿4?1 2]￿a T0T￿L￿￿ <31 IE¢mWE VORWFOVIATbJ¥OIiY'. IIOIEY PICE¥b%D*IIDP*I¥EDO¥TO Exr￿lo￿OAwuT￿>1¥ 15 AIIBE ro BEPA 2<14 Name ofchurth. Dedarations and Scrutiny I confrm that these Re￿pt and Pa￿ellt based accounts brthe sear to 31 Awgust 2024 have been prepared from the rerords of the Church and tttat they Indude all fijnds under the control ofthe Chur trustees Signature oft￿a￿urer. Date..- . 10th F•b 2025 Name and addre%8 oftre8yAJrer..--....IlRS KATHRIW pR￿cHARD 3ALDER GROVE. POULTON-LE4YLDE 8EJ Pre8a)tstion to the Church tmgteeg I confrm that the annual report and a￿Ount5 br the yearended 31 August 2024 ￿re presented to the meeting ofthe C hurch trustees held on 18 02.2025 Signature ofthe C hfiir Df the Meet￿)g Name ofthe Chair ofthe meethg . REVANfREW WLSTEAD Independent Exarninerfs Report lo ihe Trustees of the . LAITON ￿ETHOD15T Charity N urt￿r. 11919 Re9k￿n￿bIlb0es and b1918 ol I report to the trustees on my eyamination of the a¢￿Unts ofthe. Church ljrthe year ended 31 Augu& 2024 set out on pages . to As the Church's trustees, you are respongble br the preparath'on ofthe accounts in accordantt Ydth the requirements ofthe Charit￿5 Act 2011 1.the Ac* I report in resped of my examinatson of the Church's accounts caffied out under sedion 145 of the and. in Carr￿n9 out my examination, I have blk)ved all Ihe applicable DI￿¢t1)n$ oi%en bythe Charty Comm under section 14515llbl ofthe Art. * delete or crde as appropriate 3off4 Name ofchurch........................... LATrTON ￿ET￿DE15T I havE completed myeyam nation. I confirm that no materbjl motters havE come to my attents'on connedion vith the examinatDn (other than that discjosed below) vthith gi¥t me cause to tse1￿¥e that , any materkil ￿sPeCt.. the aC￿ullting rerrlrds were not kept In attordantr wth ￿¢t￿)n 130 ofthe Ad.. or the accounts do not accord Yith the accounting records I ha￿ no C￿ncernS and come acro&8 no other matters n cDnnectk)n v4th the exam In8tlDn to %thich attenb"oTr thould be dra￿ n thisreport n order to enable a proper understanding ofthe aco)untsto be reathed. I h8￿h8* nor Dbtsined independent of all I￿￿t￿eThts Y4th the T￿￿tee5 fijr Methodist Ctturch Puwses orheld n othertrust4 bank balan￿S and fijndsat the Centrnl Finance Board ofthe Methodi%t Churth Ythith are indThidualty in excess of£l0,OOD Oen thousand poundsl at the batsnce stheet date &gnaturE of ￿dependent exminer Nome Dfindependent eyzminer Re￿vant professbjnal qualification of independent examiner . 835F lI￿L￿ter0JitT(*apJr Name of frm IvknerE aPp￿PrIete1 Idress ... .. 8 Ro01 Tt¢w C4wt ..￿*haM PR4 ThF Date . SthFe￿￿ary￿5 delete or drde as approfvte 4¢f4