CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustsos. Annual Reportfor the period
From 1st September 2024 To 31st August 2025
Charity name: Meon Valley Methodist Circuit
Charity registration number: 1195360
Objectives and Activities
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
goveming document
Pwa 1.17
The purposes of the Melhodist Church are:
(a) the christs.an faith in accordance with
the dc¢trinal standards and the discipline of
the Methodist Church;
(b) any ¢harrtable purpose for the time
being of any Connexional, district, circuit,
locd or other
organisation of the Meth(*Jist Church;
(¢) any charitable purpose for the time
being of any sooety or instttution subsidiary
or ancillary to the Methodist Church..
(d) any purKK)se for the ts.me being of any
chaiity being a chanty subsidiary or
an¢illa
to the Methodist Church
Equip Churches for mission.
Support and Train local preachers to
spreaj the word of God.
Provision of manse and stipends for
minister to enable them to perfom ministry.
Promde support to churches in fulfilling
finanoal, legal and safeguarding
obli
ations.
The trustees have had regard to the
guidan￿ issued by the Charity
Commission on public beneffl.
Summary ofthe main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefft, in particular, the
activities, projects or
se￿￿$ identified in the
accounts.
P8ra 1.17 aThJ
1.19
Statement ¢￿firmIng
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidan
issued by the Charity
Commission on Fmjblic
benefrt
P•1.18
Additional infomiation (optional)
Youm
thoose to indude further statements where relevant about:
Grants Poliw - wJreed by Circuit Meeting
23rd SeptemLer 2024
Grants will be given in the light of the Circuit
Mission Ststeff*nt and the purposes of the
Methodist Church. Grants wll be given in
response to written r8quests which seek to
meet the criteria set out below, and rf
riaie followi
the
nate
1.38
Policy on grant making

pemiissions being sought from Circuit.
District and ConnexÉon. Any &ngle grant to
a local church will be limited up to 300k of
the cost of a proiecl or activty. The Circuit
Meeting is the authorising trf)dy for any
grants with authority delegated lo the Circuit
Stewards meeting.
Pata 1.38
Policy on soaal investment
induding program related
investment
1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Cxher
Achievements and Perfomiance
Summary ofthe main
achievements of the charity,
identrfying the difference the
chanty's work has male to
the circumstan￿$ of its
beneficiaries and 8ny 7Mder
benefits to society as a
whole.
The Charity Q)ntinued lo provide ministerial
support to the fve ¢hur¢hes in the ¢ir¢uti as
well as pastoral c2re to church members.
The minister spent time meettng wth
ngfegations as well as establishing links
th other denominatrons and organisations
in the circuit.
Pern120
Additional infomiatlon (optlonal)
You ma choose to irKlude further statements where relewdnt about:
Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41

Perfomance of fuTrlraising
activiti'es against objectives
set
P¥a 1.41
Investment perforn￿n
against objectives
Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
finanaal posttion at the end
of the period
p￿1.21
The charity was able to maintsin its income
during the year- the three highest areas of
expendtture were stFpend and salaries-
£50.2k, District Assessment £14.6k and
property running costs and maintenance at
£6.8k.
1. £87,250 contingerry which is equal to 6
months essential Nnning cost of the
Cir￿[1, sinknng fund for Manse {£16k),
general contingency (3k) and potential
grants to Churches towards building
maintenance projects.
2. £22,300 general outre&h fuThJ- annual
allocation £6k earn￿rked for OLrt￿ath
and mission on application from Circuit
and Churches
3. £22.200- held in TMCP account for
large outreach activitses in line wtlh
Circuit Policy and approved by Circuit
meeting.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding resep4es
stating why they are held
Pwa122
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
Un￿rtaIntieS aboLrt the
charity continuing as a going
concem
Pwa 1.22
£131.750
NIA
1.22
PaTr124
NIA
Pata 12J
The cir￿11 is dependent on its linked
churches for its income. The abilty of these
churches to make these contributions is
kept under review by the Circuit Stèwards
and Treasurer.
Additional infornlation (Optional)
You ma
choose to indude further State￿EntS where releyanl about:
The charity's principal
SoU￿S of funds (induding
any fundraising)
P8ra 1.47
Investment Fdicy and
objedives induding any
So￿al investment pdicy
adopted
Pwa 1.46
A fall in attendarr£ &ross the churches in
the Circuit which would potentially lead to a
fai in income which as a cnnsequence may
impad on their abilrty to contribute to the
running of the Circuti through their annual
asswssment.
A dwxription of the principal
risks facing the chanty
Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charrty's
trusts:
Tyre of govemirKJ document
Pwa125
D￿1 of Union (1932) and the Methixlist
Churth A
1976
Religious organisation
How is the chanty
constituted?
Pgr• 125
Trustee sdection methods
induding details of any
constitutsonal provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or mr8
trustees
P¥4125
By holding speafied roles within a church
e.g.. Treasurer, nominated by linked
churches armj employees in the arcuit.
Addltlonal Inforniatlon (optional)
You
¢hoose to indude further statements where relevant aboui:
Policies and prctyxlures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
P¥¥ 1.51
The thanty's organisational
stFU¢ture and any wider
netsvork with which the
charity woths
Pwa 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties
Pm1.51
Other
Reference and Administrative detsils
Cha
name
Other name the cha .
Registered thanty number
Meon Vall Meth0￿1$t Circuit
1195360
Charity's principal ajdress
Waltham Chase Methcdist Church
Curdridge Lane
Waltham Chase
Southampton
S032 2LD

Names of tho charity trustees vtho manage the charlty
Trustee narne
Offic• Ilf any)
Datés act•d11 notforwh(*1o
Nam• of person lor body)
•ntill•d to appoint tNsts• {rf
Revd Philip Griffin
Andy Hallam
Alyson
Miller
Anne Gilbert
Anwska Kirby
Brenda Byme
Dennis Gamblin
Chair
Derek Morgan
Melissa Hutchings
John Sargearrt
Justin Ki
10
11
12
Li2 Sorsky
Mark Chester
Robin Pye
Ron Morgan
Stephen Freemantle
Les Sutton
13
14
15
16
17
18
Mark Tizzard
19
20
Carol Sealey
Rachel Firth
Kathy Saunders
Graham Barber
Nikki Barber
21
23
24
Sam Chartes
Sam Chat18s
Nikn Freemantle
Julie fizzard
25
26
27
1P March 2025
181k June 2025
1st April 2025
28
Val Jenkins
orate trustees- names of trte directors at the date th8
DIr￿t￿r name
rtwasa
Name of tNstees holding litle to property belonging to the charity
Tru•t•• nam•
Datss a¢i•d rf not frJrTNhol•

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Descripts'on of the assets
NIA
held in this capaaty
Name and objects of the
tharity on whose behalf the
assets a￿ held and how this
falls within the ¢ustodian
charity's objects
NIA
Details of arrangements for
safe custcrtty and
segregation of such assets
from the chanty's own
assets
NIA
Addiiional infomiatlon {optlonal)
Names and addresses of advlsers (Optional Inforn)atAon)
Type of
Namo
Addrtss
advlser
Name of chlef executlve or names of senior staff members Ioplknal Inforniation)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for nOn￿ls￿o5Ure of k
r5￿ne1 details
Other o
tional inforniation

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. rowt above.
Signed on bohalf of the charfty's trustees
Slgnaturels)
Full name(sl
Posttlon (eg SeGretaryi
Chair, etc)
Philip Griffin
Charr

CIRCUIT
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
ljieon Val
CircLtit
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2025
Southam
ton
District
Circuil no
#26
RegS8tered Charlty - Charlty Regl8tratlon number
1195360
If not a registered chanty His M•jesty's Revenue and Customs Gfft Ald number
{The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in lemis of evTrden￿ of charitable status
and may be used to give lo donors or grant funders wshing to see evKlence of the organisation's charitab
status. Methc*Yist charthes in EngLqnd and Wales that are not registered chanb'es are excepted from
registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.2421
Ministers".
Revd. Phil Gnffin
CIT￿11 Stewards".
Rathel Firth
J Kirby_(from January..2025)....___
Val Jenkins
Treasurer.
Dennis Gamblin
MBOTh MothiA*At(Jr¢Lrt SFA 2025 KG ￿ndftd
IG15

ACCOIJNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ¥lugust 2025
Meon Vall
Clrcult
rcuit
Tots1¥ thi
Totals l••t
ye*r
SECTION A
FurMIs
Fund
Funds
a1
RECEIPTS
Note
a2
Assessmenvshare
80,188
73,593
a3
rtal recei
15
Bank and CFB interest an¢J
Inveslmenl income
3.727
1,472
5.199
5,761
35
Grants
86
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
4.562
1.630
6,192
91.579
2,247
a7
88.477
1.472
1.630
la8)
81,601
SECTION
b1
b2
PAYMENTS
Slipend5. salaries, NIC, Pensi￿ and
travel costs
51,386
51,386
48,181
5,709
693
b3
Manse Costs
6,168
6,168
2,138
14,6+10
3.934
Adminislralion etc
2,138
14,640
2,304
b5
Distnct Assessment
21,972
5,093
Grants & donatpJn5
1.830
b7
b8
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
4.405
950
5.3SS
13,621
3,053
84,702
b9
81.041
950
1.630
Ib91
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYIIENTS FOR
THE YEAR
c1
la74>9
7.436
522
7.958
Totsl lunds brou
ht forward from last
ar
54.886
68.929
8.781
132,596
135,697
c3
Sub total
c1+c2
62.322
69.451
8.781
140.554
132,596
Transfer5 and
uslmenls
47.287
147.287
c7
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR {c3+c41
109.610
22.164
&781
140.554
(¢81
132,596
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
these amounts should not be included in totsl
tslpaymwts abovo)
iJ1
Balance tKou
ht forward from last
ear
d2
Offerin
Gifts . received for external
an1￿￿on3
d3
Offer1ng￿Gffts- passed to exiemal organi58b.ffis
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
d1+d2-d3
d4
Meon val￿ orojit SFA2025 KG amen￿￿
2015

IAeon Val
Cknurt
SECT￿ E
Summary oflhe Cirrud accounts the year ended 31 Affjust 2025 Internal (>ywM5alws tePLwfrry to tr* Cityjit UeeJng. p&xe th81 the fund8 of
an irfemal Organi$knon ￿y)uld nO￿alty be Restnded fijnds rt crrtjkl be dearfy Sh￿ that they be used forarry Mettw)di$i puwse. This
&ection mu51 be coffl¥4eled lo al Ihe gros5 recewts pa￿entS waLs ofU￿ QraM. Ifgross exceeds the Accruals threshdd of
£250.DOO. Ih8n A¢cJu•ls mthhod of ¥c¢wntsty AhD A EMFFERENT FORM musi be used to rel￿ ts a¢wunts Isee MeihthJ¢51 ￿￿$1181. Please
refer 10 Ihe gUHlan￿ Dotes rryarding Iran5fEFs bet*pen QtUHt aTrJ Corw￿￿] I￿ganr￿a￿0n5.
INTERNAL
Clo
e7
Sub oi Intemgl
Or9aniwian5 tynds
Clrets*aeetyJmts
lyvyght Iw￿V0 fryrn
paye 2-t¢tskn cdurnn)
8>.621
c7
132,696
1¢61
140.554
HELDeYciRCUIT
91.679
8J,621
7.958
132.$96
140.$54
C¢nbnu* On ¥ ￿par
sheeiil neCeS￿ry dnd
bnnq IhgtQl* fowrd
TOTAL RECEW¥TS
TOT
PAYWENTS
SECTION F
OpE￿NG
BALANCES
LOSING
BALINCES
CIRCUIT-CA5H Ful￿ IIELO •t 31
Cash ￿ hand
16.956
Baik De
tAttount
f4
C•ntr¥ FIN*nre 8rw
81.998
101,088
rru5tees forMeWiSt P￿rF%)Se5
33.643
22,164
Othetlunds
SUB TOT
132.596
¢t61
140.554
T(*al funds W ￿l￿t￿nal 0ryBnthIE￿
dosing balancetota1sab￿ej le121
¢¢111
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BVCIRC
132.595
140.554
SECTION G
OTHER ASSETS4nd L￿LITIEs
31
12025
Indud& End(TA¥nWrt*
Lwd aTrJ 8ui
344.131
601,024
Other
870
870
f4 FundJ hql&* Fir￿￿% Bo&
fs CFB Fts￿5 hddat Trnstees CbLwth
91 Indude any¢A*grinsy8trwts Iro1 the ot WP ra vMer*d M knfS1
3aT5

Name of Circuit Meon Valley No 2P
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for Ihe year to 31 August 2025 have been
prepared from the records of the Circuit and that they indude all funds under the control of the Circuit
meetinq.
Signature of treasurer ..
Date..
Name and address of treasurer Dennis Gamblin
44 Orchardlea Swanmore Southampton S032 2QZ
Presentation to the Circuit meeting
I confimi that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 werefvAII be"
presented to the Circuit meeb.ng held !F.-..ftWA 7*e<
Signature of the Chair of the meetsng
Name of the Chair of the meeting
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the
Meon Valley Circuit
Charity Number 1195360
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Meon Valley
Circuit for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 1 to 3. As the Circuit's trustees, you are
responsible for the preparats'on of the accounts in accordance the requirements of the Chanties
Act 2011 ('the Acri.
I report in respect of my examination of the Circuit's accounts carried out urKJer section 145 of the
Act and, in carrying out my examinab'on, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of ACL
delete or circle as appropriate
Vaw MetlvJdis1 oraMI SFA 2025 KG
4015

Name of Circuit Meon Valley No 26
Independent Examinevs Statement
I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination (other than that disdosed below") which give me cause to believe
that in, any matsrial 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 concerns 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 understsnding of the
accounts to be reached.
l ty&veihave not. obtained independent verificats.on of all investments wrth the Trustees for Methodis
Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and fvnds at the Central Finance Board of
the Methodist Church which are individually in eX￿sS of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the
balan￿ sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner C J Goodhead FCA
Relevant professional qualffication of independent examiner FCA
Name offirm (where appropriate) KNIGHT GOODHEAD LIMITED
Address 7 BOURNEMOUTH ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD,
EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, S053 3DA
Date
delete or circle as appropriate
Meon Meth¢)Ji5t circurt SFA 2025 KG amended
Sof5

CIRCUIT
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
ljieon Val
CircLtit
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2025
Southam
ton
District
Circuil no
#26
RegS8tered Charlty - Charlty Regl8tratlon number
1195360
If not a registered chanty His M•jesty's Revenue and Customs Gfft Ald number
{The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in lemis of evTrden￿ of charitable status
and may be used to give lo donors or grant funders wshing to see evKlence of the organisation's charitab
status. Methc*Yist charthes in EngLqnd and Wales that are not registered chanb'es are excepted from
registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.2421
Ministers".
Revd. Phil Gnffin
CIT￿11 Stewards".
Rathel Firth
J Kirby_(from January..2025)....___
Val Jenkins
Treasurer.
Dennis Gamblin
MBOTh MothiA*At(Jr¢Lrt SFA 2025 KG ￿ndftd
IG15

ACCOIJNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ¥lugust 2025
Meon Vall
Clrcult
rcuit
Tots1¥ thi
Totals l••t
ye*r
SECTION A
FurMIs
Fund
Funds
a1
RECEIPTS
Note
a2
Assessmenvshare
80,188
73,593
a3
rtal recei
15
Bank and CFB interest an¢J
Inveslmenl income
3.727
1,472
5.199
5,761
35
Grants
86
Other receipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
4.562
1.630
6,192
91.579
2,247
a7
88.477
1.472
1.630
la8)
81,601
SECTION
b1
b2
PAYMENTS
Slipend5. salaries, NIC, Pensi￿ and
travel costs
51,386
51,386
48,181
5,709
693
b3
Manse Costs
6,168
6,168
2,138
14,6+10
3.934
Adminislralion etc
2,138
14,640
2,304
b5
Distnct Assessment
21,972
5,093
Grants & donatpJn5
1.830
b7
b8
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
4.405
950
5.3SS
13,621
3,053
84,702
b9
81.041
950
1.630
Ib91
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYIIENTS FOR
THE YEAR
c1
la74>9
7.436
522
7.958
Totsl lunds brou
ht forward from last
ar
54.886
68.929
8.781
132,596
135,697
c3
Sub total
c1+c2
62.322
69.451
8.781
140.554
132,596
Transfer5 and
uslmenls
47.287
147.287
c7
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR {c3+c41
109.610
22.164
&781
140.554
(¢81
132,596
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
these amounts should not be included in totsl
tslpaymwts abovo)
iJ1
Balance tKou
ht forward from last
ear
d2
Offerin
Gifts . received for external
an1￿￿on3
d3
Offer1ng￿Gffts- passed to exiemal organi58b.ffis
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
d1+d2-d3
d4
Meon val￿ orojit SFA2025 KG amen￿￿
2015

IAeon Val
Cknurt
SECT￿ E
Summary oflhe Cirrud accounts the year ended 31 Affjust 2025 Internal (>ywM5alws tePLwfrry to tr* Cityjit UeeJng. p&xe th81 the fund8 of
an irfemal Organi$knon ￿y)uld nO￿alty be Restnded fijnds rt crrtjkl be dearfy Sh￿ that they be used forarry Mettw)di$i puwse. This
&ection mu51 be coffl¥4eled lo al Ihe gros5 recewts pa￿entS waLs ofU￿ QraM. Ifgross exceeds the Accruals threshdd of
£250.DOO. Ih8n A¢cJu•ls mthhod of ¥c¢wntsty AhD A EMFFERENT FORM musi be used to rel￿ ts a¢wunts Isee MeihthJ¢51 ￿￿$1181. Please
refer 10 Ihe gUHlan￿ Dotes rryarding Iran5fEFs bet*pen QtUHt aTrJ Corw￿￿] I￿ganr￿a￿0n5.
INTERNAL
Clo
e7
Sub oi Intemgl
Or9aniwian5 tynds
Clrets*aeetyJmts
lyvyght Iw￿V0 fryrn
paye 2-t¢tskn cdurnn)
8>.621
c7
132,696
1¢61
140.554
HELDeYciRCUIT
91.679
8J,621
7.958
132.$96
140.$54
C¢nbnu* On ¥ ￿par
sheeiil neCeS￿ry dnd
bnnq IhgtQl* fowrd
TOTAL RECEW¥TS
TOT
PAYWENTS
SECTION F
OpE￿NG
BALANCES
LOSING
BALINCES
CIRCUIT-CA5H Ful￿ IIELO •t 31
Cash ￿ hand
16.956
Baik De
tAttount
f4
C•ntr¥ FIN*nre 8rw
81.998
101,088
rru5tees forMeWiSt P￿rF%)Se5
33.643
22,164
Othetlunds
SUB TOT
132.596
¢t61
140.554
T(*al funds W ￿l￿t￿nal 0ryBnthIE￿
dosing balancetota1sab￿ej le121
¢¢111
TOTAL CASH FUNDS HELD BVCIRC
132.595
140.554
SECTION G
OTHER ASSETS4nd L￿LITIEs
31
12025
Indud& End(TA¥nWrt*
Lwd aTrJ 8ui
344.131
601,024
Other
870
870
f4 FundJ hql&* Fir￿￿% Bo&
fs CFB Fts￿5 hddat Trnstees CbLwth
91 Indude any¢A*grinsy8trwts Iro1 the ot WP ra vMer*d M knfS1
3aT5

Name of Circuit Meon Valley No 2P
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for Ihe year to 31 August 2025 have been
prepared from the records of the Circuit and that they indude all funds under the control of the Circuit
meetinq.
Signature of treasurer ..
Date..
Name and address of treasurer Dennis Gamblin
44 Orchardlea Swanmore Southampton S032 2QZ
Presentation to the Circuit meeting
I confimi that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 werefvAII be"
presented to the Circuit meeb.ng held !F.-..ftWA 7*e<
Signature of the Chair of the meetsng
Name of the Chair of the meeting
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the
Meon Valley Circuit
Charity Number 1195360
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Meon Valley
Circuit for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 1 to 3. As the Circuit's trustees, you are
responsible for the preparats'on of the accounts in accordance the requirements of the Chanties
Act 2011 ('the Acri.
I report in respect of my examination of the Circuit's accounts carried out urKJer section 145 of the
Act and, in carrying out my examinab'on, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of ACL
delete or circle as appropriate
Vaw MetlvJdis1 oraMI SFA 2025 KG
4015

Name of Circuit Meon Valley No 26
Independent Examinevs Statement
I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention in
connection with the examination (other than that disdosed below") which give me cause to believe
that in, any matsrial 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 concerns 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 understsnding of the
accounts to be reached.
l ty&veihave not. obtained independent verificats.on of all investments wrth the Trustees for Methodis
Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and fvnds at the Central Finance Board of
the Methodist Church which are individually in eX￿sS of £10,000 (ten thousand pounds) at the
balan￿ sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner C J Goodhead FCA
Relevant professional qualffication of independent examiner FCA
Name offirm (where appropriate) KNIGHT GOODHEAD LIMITED
Address 7 BOURNEMOUTH ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD,
EASTLEIGH, HAMPSHIRE, S053 3DA
Date
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Meon Meth¢)Ji5t circurt SFA 2025 KG amended
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