## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1st September 2023 To 31[st] August 2024** **Charity name: Meon Valley Methodist Circuit** ## **Charity registration number: 1195360** ## **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:
(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 subsidiary
or 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| |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|Equip Churches for mission.
Support and Train local preachers to
spread the word of God.
Provision of manse and stipends for
minister to enable them to perform ministry.
Provide support to churches in fulfilling
financial, legal and safeguarding
obligations.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Grants Policy – agreed by Circuit Meeting
23rdSeptember 2024
Grants will be given in the light of the
Circuit Mission Statement and the
purposes of the Methodist Church. Grants
will be given in response to written
requests which seek to meet the criteria set
out below, and if appropriate following the| appropriate permissions being sought from Circuit, District and Connexion. Any single grant to a local church will be limited up to 30% of the cost of a project or activity. The Circuit Meeting is the authorising body for any grants with authority delegated to the Circuit Stewards meeting. Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 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 Charity continued to provide ministerial
support to the five churches in the circuit as
well as pastoral care to church members.
The minister spent time meeting with
congregations as well as establishing links
with other denominations and organisations
in the circuit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41| |---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity was able to maintain its income
during the year – the three highest areas of
expenditure were stipend and salaries -
£48.1k, District Assessment £21.9k and
property running costs and maintenance at
£5.7k.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|1.
£61,100 contingency which is equal to 6
months essential running cost of the
Circuit and sinking fund for Manse
(£14k) and general contingency (2.1k)
2.
£38,000 general outreach fund – annual
allocation £6k earmarked for outreach
and mission on application from Circuit
and Churches
3.
£33,500 – held in TMCP account for
large outreach activities in line with
Circuit Policy and approved by Circuit
meeting.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£132,600| |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 Circuit is dependent on its linked
churches for its income. The ability of these
churches to make these contributions is
kept under review by the Circuit Stewards
and Treasurer.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|A fall in attendance across the churches in
the Circuit which would potentially lead to a
fall in income to the church which as a
consequence may impact on their ability to
contribute to the running of the circuit
through their annual assessment.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Deed of Union (1932) and the Methodist
Church Act (1976)| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Religious organisation| |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|By holding specified roles within a church
e.g., Treasurer, nominated by linked
churches and employees in the circuit.| ## **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|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Meon Valley Methodist Circuit| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1195360| |Charity’s principal address|Waltham Chase Methodist Church
Curdridge Lane
Waltham Chase
Southampton
SO32 2LD| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Revd PhilipGriffin|Chair||| ||AndyHallam|||| ||Alyson Miller|||| ||Anne Gilbert|||| ||Anouska Kirby|||| ||Brenda Byrne|||| ||Dennis Gamblin|||| ||Derek Morgan|||| ||Melissa Hutchings||September 2024|| ||John Sargeant|||| ||Justin Kirby|||| ||Liz Sorsky|||| ||Mark Chester|||| ||Robin Pye|||| ||Ron Morgan|||| ||Stephen Freemantle|||| ||Jill Sutton|||| ||Les Sutton|||| ||Mark Tizzard|||| ||Carol Sealey|||| ||Rachel Firth|||| ||KathySaunders|||| ||Graham Barber|||| ||Nikki Barber|||| ||Sam Charles|||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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 **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** **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**||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **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) Full name(s)** Philip Griffin **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** **Date** 17/3/25 CIRCUIT RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS Meon Valley Cirwit FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2024 Southampton DistrTCt Circuit no 26-Jun Registered Chartty- Charity Registration number 1195360 If not a registered charity HIS Majesty's Revenue and Customs Gift Aid nurnber trhe HMRC numberis eqinvalent to a registered charity nUrnb￿ in teTms of evidence of charitable status and may be used to give lo donors or grant fuThlers wshing to see evidenc£ of the organisation's charitable slalu& Methodist thartties in England and Wales that are not register￿ chthes are excepted from registration under Statutory InstNmert 2014 No.242) Ministers" Revd. Phli Griffin CiruJf( Stewards: Martin Letts Mark Chester io June 2024 Rachei Firth from November 2023 Treasur￿. Derinis G*nblin ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 3024 Meon Valle Circuit Tota15 last SECTION A Funds Fund Funds a1 RECEIPTS Nots a2 Assessmentlshare 73,S93 70.656 a3 Capital recei Bank and CFB interest and InVeSt￿ent income 5.761 5.761 3.619 Grants 88 other Teceipfs TOTAL RECEIPTS 1￿2 2.145 2,247 2,166 79,456 2,145 81.601 la81 76,441 SECTION B b1 b2 PAYMENTS Stipends, salaries. NIC. Pension and travel Costs 48.181 5.709 693 48.181 48.794 5.028 1,588 b3 Manse Costs 5.709 693 b4 Adrtllnistr8knon etc b5 Dithcl Assesslnent 21.972 Grants & donations 2.948 2.1 5,093 3.635 b7 b8 other paymenis TOTAL PAYMENTS 3,053 B2,$57 3.053 84.702 3,278 82.037 b9 2.145 Ib91 SECTION C NE7 RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 la74>91 13.1011 3.101} {5.5961 ¢2 Total funds bmu Istfo￿vard from last 57.987 68.929 8.781 135,697 141.293 Sub tntal 1+¢2 54,886 63,929 8.781 132,596 135,697 Transfe￿ and ad.￿$trnÈnts TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR Ic3+c4 54.886 68,929 8.781 132.596 Ic81 135,697 Ic6 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS these amounts $hDuld not be included in total rtcei Ipayments abovel d1 Balartce brDU ht forward from last ear d2 Offerin Gits - rEceived for extetnaj o nisations d3 OfferingslGrfls- passed to external organisatiDns BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID dl +d2-d3 d4 P49e I Meon Valla Chcuk ACCOUF4fs GTD C￿Cu￿mEET SECnON e easèf0￿OwthQ I ce trlote5 tts ccm lètÈtr.fs SumTrraryofts U[cU￿8￿0uMtsfprth• y¢ar&Yded * WL24 a.-.d I￿rro1 oryar]￿aliDnstsFuthg arojit M8eting. Notethatthefvnds otan htrryl ba rC￿lI￿ bè d¢aAygloMDII￿t￿y(XJu￿ be u£èdbranyM8thodst PLwpuse. Tms sxtion *b¢ wnrlttted to atthB rBwptra￿ Dfth¥ Ctr¥it ￿cOM￿ eXLwd8thp AGn*kthrèshold of£25D,thO. then thè Acmismgthd Df4ccowting AND A DIFFERENT FORM rrAxt Usedtr fFPOrttr* Iw m•trw75l￿Eth1. rofertolh8 guidancB notss raqèrthngtr3r￿er% beWMeh Qn>fft*nd COTLfJscbd ¢JrttttOryaT&ztion TERN oRG￿lSATR7￿s Net FixeFW or5Rnip￿Vth tur le121 trcuitatcounts (btals brtsuyht I￿￿rd trom pagi 2-totsts c￿￿n]n) 81.601 a81 TQ2 141011 135,697 l¢SI 132,596 (1£) HELD BYCRCUtr 81.50t 702 135,697 132,S98 Corthuts gn a sepw4t* *ÈtVDÈtt8saryand thetota* TOTfvL TOTPL KECUPTS secTION F STATEMENTOF A85Efs U*8 OPENING CLOSING BALANCES ¢IR¢V￿-c￿SH FUNDS ￿ELD8t31 Ust2D24 r4 GW)tral Board 33.641 SUB TPT•L 13S,696 Ic6} 132,596 ndsheW TOTALCA5H FVNDSHELD8Y CIRcuIr 135,69 Ixl I31￿86 lyl SECTION G OTHERA8SETS*nd u￿ll￿Es u*2024 and 6uM LDlln 870 g1 InEkn•￿cth￿rInveIIrr￿ts cash Name of Circuit Meon Valey No. 26-6 Declarations and Scrutiny I confimi that these Re￿Ipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2024 have been prepared from the records of the Circuit and that they indude all funds under the control of the Circuit meeting. Signature oftreasurer...... Date... Name and addtess of treasurer Dennis Gamblin 44 Orchardlea, Swanmore, Southampton Posi Code. S032 2QZ Presentation to the Circult meeting I confirm that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2024 were - MArfL Zo presented lo the CircJJit meeting held on ............... Signature of Ihe Chair of the meeting ffHILif G£IKf. Name of the Chair of the meeting Name of CirC￿it Meon Valley No 2er6 Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the Meon Valley Circuit Charity Number 1195360 Responsibilities and basis of report I report to Ihe trustees on my examin8tion ofthe accounts of the Meon Valley Methodist Circuit Circuit forthe year ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages 1 to 2 As the Circurfs tNstees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Acf). I report in respect of my examination of the Circutvs accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in ¢aTrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the Act. Independent Examlnetrs Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with Ihe examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance wtth section 130 of the Act., or the accounts do not accord wtlh the accounting records. The accounts do not comptywth the applicable requirements conceming the form and content of accounts set oul in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a knie and fair viev/ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination I have no cOn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connectton with the exaTnination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding ofthe accounts to be reached. Signature cf independenl examiner Name of independent examiner Chris Goodhead FCA Relevant professional qualrfication of inde endent examiner FCA lnsts.tute of Chartered Accountants in England Name of fimi Knight Goodhead Ltd, 7 Boumemouth Road. Chandlers Ford Date Name of CirC￿it Meon Valley No 2er6 Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the Meon Valley Circuit Charity Number 1195360 Responsibilities and basis of report I report to Ihe trustees on my examination ofthe accounts of the Meon Valley Methodist Circuit Circuit forthe year ended 31 August 2024 set out on pages 1 to 2 As Ihe Circuiys tNstees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Acf). I report in respect of my examination of the Circuivs accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and, in ¢aTrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent Examineffs Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with Ihe examination which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act., or the accounts do not accord wtth the accounting records. The accounts do not comptywth the applicable requirements conceming Ihe form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a and fair viev/ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination I have no cOn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connectton with the exaTnination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signature of independenl examiner Name of independent examiner Chfis Goodhead FCA Relevant professional qualification of inde endent examiner FCA Insts"ttrte of Chartered Accountants in England Name of fimi Knight Goodhead Ltd, 7 Boumemouth Road. Chandlers Ford Date