## **METHODIST EVANGELICALS TOGETHER Charity No. 1196407**
## **REPORT for the year ended 31 August 2024**
## **Legal and Administrative information**
The organisation is a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Commission number 1196407.
During the period the principal Trustees and officers were:
Rev Dr David Hull - Chair and Trustee (until 17 November 2024)
Rev Gareth Higgs – Trustee
Mrs Elizabeth Miller - Trustee
Rev Chris Briggs – Trustee (Chair from 16 November 2024)
The Executive Committee (which includes the Trustees) has met twice, in October 2023 and May 2024 to set the policy of the organisation, with several ad hoc conversations also taking place. All the Trustees are volunteers.
Trustees are proposed from the Executive and nominees are presented to the AGM, with a reasoned statement, for approval. Trustees are appointed for a term of three years beginning 1 January and eligible for re-election once, and beyond that only by special resolution of the AGM. Elections are held at the AGM preceding reelection. An AGM was held on 27 May 2024.
The principal office of the charity is 50a Castle Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 1DP.
## **Objectives, Activities & Achievements**
Methodist Evangelicals Together (MET) stands for the following core purposes and objectives:
- Upholding the Authority of the Bible
- Seeking Spiritual Renewal
- Praying for Revival
- Spreading Scriptural Holiness
- Emphasising the Centrality of the Cross
- Encouraging Evangelism through Relationship, Prayer, Word and Action
The AGM was the point at which MET adopted MET:Revive as its operating name. The name MET:Revive was the culmination of months of consultation to establish a new Fresh Focus for MET with a clear emphasis on Biblical Revelation; Biblical Renewal and Biblical Revival. A rebranding exercise has been undertaken this spring with the recent launch of RE:VIVE magazine, a new brochure, banners, logo and revamp of the website.
MET employs a part time Administrator, Mrs Marian Izzard.
The charity produces a magazine, RE:VIVE (formerly known as MET Connexion), three times a year. Mrs Izzard is also the Editor of the magazine, a paid role separate from her administrative duties. MET:Revive organises annual conferences including: The REVIVE Gathering (a weekend focussing on worship, prayer and renewal) and Digging
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for Treasure (a day’s teaching on expository preaching) and online Bible teaching days. Various books and Bible study guides are produced for sale
The website is kept up-to-date at metrevive.uk, and we have two Facebook pages, one for members only and the other for public information.
The public benefit is the advancement of the Christian religion in accordance with clause 4 of our constitution.
## **Funding**
The charity is funded by its members who pay an annual subscription and through additional gifts from its members and supporters.
## **Financial Outcome**
For the year ended 31 August 2024 there is net cash surplus of £5,768 (year ended to 31 August 2023: £19,317). At the year end the balance in unrestricted funds was £71,874 with a further £28,267 held within restricted funds.
The reserves policy is reassessed annually by the trustees and is to retain sufficient balance within unrestricted funds to close the charity, currently estimated to be £10,000. As at 31 August 2024, surplus reserves are held for future years to fund a new ministry post in the absence of grant income.
It is currently policy to retain at least £2,000 within the Donald English Young Scholars Fund and to reduce the balance to that level over the next few years. The availability of this fund and the remit of it will be drawn to the attention of the MET constituency.
Rising Generation fund - the trustees will explore how this could be used to support young people in the growth of their faith.
Director of Ministry fund – monies in this fund will be transferred as permitted by the donors to the Ambassador Role.
Marriage & Human Relationships fund – it is envisaged that monies held in this fund will be used in resourcing the work of MET:Revive in the year ahead as well as seeking opportunities to resource teaching for young people.
Chris Briggs
Chair
Date: 1 May 2025
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**Charity No. 1196407**
**METHODIST EVANGELICALS TOGETHER**
## **RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 August 2024**
|**RECEIPTS**
Annual Subscriptions
Donations
Ambassador appeal
Development Worker appeal
Director of Ministry appeal
Rising Generation appeal
_Conferences:_
- Equipping for ministry
- Prayer conference
- Digging for Treasure
- Online conferences
Income tax refunds
Sales of literature
Advertising income
Interest Income
DEYSF Income
_Sub total_
Asset & Investment sales
**_Total receipts_**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Year ended**
**31 August**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
23,436
23,436
24,626
17,697
17,697
17,901
150
150
0
0
0
35
1,660
1,660
12,807
750
750
700
0
0
8,997
8,997
7,243
140
140
185
810
810
0
6,981
685
7,666
10,491
838
838
844
1,000
1,000
0
3,527
3,527
2,049
164
164
105
63,426
3,409
66,835
76,986
0
63,426
3,409
66,835
76,986|
|---|---|
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|**PAYMENTS**
Administrative Expenses
Executive Expenses
Advertising and Publicity
Computer and Website Expenses
MET Connexion
Legal and Professional
Development Worker (Interim)
Costs of Employment
Marriage & Human Relationships Expenses
Tithe
AWE Expenses
_Conferences:_
- Equipping for ministry
- Prayer conference
- Digging for Treasure
- Other conferences
Items for Resale
Subscriptions and Donations
Bank charges and similar expenditure
Other
_Sub total_
Asset & Investment purchases
**_Total payments_**
**Net receipts/(payments)**
Transfers between funds
Cash funds last year end
**_Cash funds this year end_**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Year ended**
**31 August**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
15,460
15,460
14,962
3,665
3,665
6,188
5,154
5,154
2,532
2,380
2,380
2,296
12,613
12,613
10,886
0
0
99
0
0
4,368
0
0
952
0
0
0
7,300
7,300
6,100
1,349
1,349
80
0
0
37
11,079
11,079
6,853
55
55
813
924
924
0
23
23
548
280
280
280
453
453
345
332
332
330
61,067
0
61,067
57,669
0
61,067
0
61,067
57,669
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Year ended**
**31 August**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**2,359**
**3,409**
**5,768**
**19,317**
0
0
0
0
69,515
24,858
94,373
75,056
71,874
28,267
100,141
94,373|
|---|---|
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|**CASH FUNDS**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|
**Total funds **|**At 31 August**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**||**2023**||
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**||
|Virgin Money (Clydesdale)|13,324|0|13,324|30,343||
|Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church|58,550|24,975|83,525|60,902||
|Donald English Young Scholars|0|3,292|3,292|3,128||
|**Total cash funds**|71,874|28,267|100,141|94,373||
|**STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES**||||||
|**ADDITIONAL NOTES**||||||
|**Liabilities**||||||
|The charity has no commitments as at 31 August 2024.||||||
|The charity had one employee for the period of these accounts.||||||
|**Summary of movements on funds**|**Balance at**|**Income**|**Expenditure**|**Transfers**|
**Balance at**|
|_Unrestricted & Designated Funds_|**31/8/23**|||**between**
**funds**|
**31/8/24**|
|General Fund|68,194|63,426|61,067|1,321|71,874|
|WHOTWAY Designated Fund|1,321|||-1,321|0|
|_Total Unrestricted & Designated Funds_|69,515|63,426|61,067||71,874|
|_Restricted Funds_||||||
|Ambassador Fund|0|187|||187|
|Marriage & Human Relationships Fund|1,000||||1,000|
|Rising Generation Fund|5,555|938|||6,493|
|Director of Ministry Fund|15,175|2,120|||17,295|
|Donald English Young Scholars Fund|3,128|164|||3,292|
|_Total Restricted Funds_|24,858|3,409|0|0|28,267|
|||||||
|_Total Funds_|94,373|66,835|61,067|0|100,141|
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A**
**Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Methodist Evangelicals Together **members of**
**On accounts for the year** 31 August 2024 **Charity no** 1196407 **ended (if any)**
**Set out on pages** 3 to 5
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 August 2020.
**Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- 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 order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed: Name:** Neil Harland **Relevant professional** FCA **qualification(s) or body (if any):**
**Date:** 17 February 2025
**Address:** 71 Farquhar Road Birmingham B15 2QP
**October 2018**
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**IER**
**Section B**
## **Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
**October 2018**
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**IER**