2025-08-31-accounts - Churchill Methodist Church

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CHURCHILL MEfHOD15T CHURCH ANNUAL REPORT 202412025 Reference and admlnlslrallve detalls Churchill Methodist Church of the Methodst Church is a Registered Charity. No 1196677. Correspondence Addresses: Mr. S. M Seel. 4 The Cheslnuts. Win5combe BS25 1 LD churchillmelhodistchurch@gmall.com MANAGING TRUStEES Rev. Andrew Bell Janel Brown Edward Chaplin Jackie Hawkesby Jeannetle Jones Trevor Jones Brian Price Judith Price Ann Pursey Jacquelene Seel stuart Seel Chris Show Queenie Storey Ruth Thomas Sharon Wilkinson Ken Young STRUCTURE & GOVERNANCE Minisler in Charge - Rev. Andrew Bell Pastor- Ken Young Community Developmenl Worker- Jacquelene Seel Safeguarding Ofticer- Ruth Thomas GDPR Co-ordinator- Stuart Seel Stewords- Jockie Hawkesby. Brian Price. Judllh Prlce, Stuorl Setsl & Kèn Young Property Team Leoder- Queenie Storey Pastoral Teom Leaders- Jackie Howkesby & Sharon Wilknnson Treasurer- Sluart Seel Church Council Secretory- Stuart Seel Pagelof8

Church CouncR - meets Iwice a year Iminimuml and can convene extra meetings as and when required. Meeting ts open to all Iwstees Isee above) plus o representative of the Somerset Mendip Circuit. This meeting is the controlling body of the church. General Church Meellng - meets once a year and is open to all the church family. This meeting appoints the Church Stewards and appoints representativès to the Church Council Slewards Meellng - meets quorterly and is attended by the stewords, the Community Development Worker and the Minister in Charge Property Team - meets quartefty and is ottended by the Properly Team Leader plus o trustees Pastoral Team - meets bi-annvally and is attended by the Pastorol Team Leaders, the Minster in Charge and the Pastoral Visitor5 TIV HU ups PASTORAL REPORT As usual the Pastoral Team have been busy and diligenl behind Ihe scenes in helping and caring for the Church family. We thank each member of the Postoral Team for this, and a150 to Anne, who continues to help us, with her mony phone colls. Members of the Pastoral Teom have now completed the Sofeguarding Training al Churchill Melhodisl Church on 18 February 25. under the really inleresting and capoble hand5 of Ruth Thomas. Looking forward, we are in the process of arranging an annual Pasloral Meeting wlh Rev Andrew. Also we will be discussing an option of changing our December Christmos gel logether to a different monlh. Please keep watching ovt for anyone not in church, a 5 minute phone call can mean so much to someone. especially If they are on their Ovm. Sharon Wilkinson & Jackie HckeSbY STEWARDS The current steward's team comprises Judith Price, Brian Price, Jackie Howkesby, Ken Young ond Stuart Seel. The teom would like to formally welcome Rev Andrew Bell as this is the first opportunity lo do officiolty since he arrived as our minster in September last yeor. It is clear that. as a church. we are going lo have to face more Sundays when we are not able to be allocated o preacher due to a circuit wde shortage. The stewards leum hope3 Ihat all the chuTch family wll be open to looking at new ideas to Iray and accommodate this and will help Ihe stewards in organising setvices. The team would like to thank all those who do help out at Sundoy worship whether by reading or leoding proyers ond all who help at larger evenls such as wedding5 and funerals. We would also like to again thank Paul Beechey tor all that he does and to wish him well on his new home near ShbOMe. Poge2of8

stuart Seel CLEANING I would like to express my sincere thanks to Ihe ever dwindling band (Chris Shaw. Jeannette Jones ond Trevor Jonesl. who clean our church premises and keep dust and cobwebs elc. al boy. I would also like lo thonk the Thursdoy lunch leam who keep on eye on Ihe toilets and make sure they are clean. We still manage to clean the church, hall and associated rooms 3 weeks out of four. Deeper cleaning lasks are underlaken ot our regular maintenance doys, the last of which was on Saturday 14th June. We osk groups lo cleon up after themselves, in respect ot the rooms they use bul this does not olways happen. If anyone would like to volunteer to clean please contact me and I will be happy to explain whot needs to happen and to otlach you lo one of the eSting cleaning teams. Sluart Seel PROPERIY We church members are custodians of a large, elaborote and decoratlve building with Grade 2 listed status. It is o complex and expensive lask to keep our building and grounds in good shape but ot present we ore doing OK. The project to install secondary glazing in Ihe moin hall hos been completed this year ond has made a significant improvement lo heating effecliveness, general comfort ond noise levels in the hall whilst being very unobtrusive in oppearance. The church councll hos approved a rther project lo insloll similar glazing to the kitchen, the library. the Oasis and the Vestry, this wll be progressed this coming year but due to project bureoucracy may take some time. on sunny doys the main hall needs blinds. partlculatly if Ihe screen I projector s in use. these are fumishings and can be purchased without raising a project. int nonc Monitoring, maintenance and rectificolion are proceeding on several front5. We continue lo have some penetrating damp problems on the back woll of the church, in the tronsepl and on Ihe wall behind the communion table. These are being monitored and will be redecorated in Ihe next few years using speciol brealhable paints as advised by specialist decorators we have consvlted: this problem 15 one of management there is no permanent cure. The condilion of the mullions in the gallery windrow is slowly deteriorating Ihough Ihey remain weathertight. This window will need specialist work by stonemasons at some time in Ihe future. The point finish on our metal railings is deleriorating, these need redecorotion, we will plan Ihis work eilher this coming summer or next year. You will remember how we needed to move lo the hall for worship during Ihe winter due to a faull wlth the main church boiler. This problem was eventually fixed but this boiler 15 also old and nearing end of life. It is also obsolete, and spares are becoming difficult to source. We should Iherefore plan for replocement in the short lo medium limescale. this require a modern boiler with an interfoce system to our old pipewotk as the exisling pipes and radiators would probably spring leeks under the higher pressure of o modem sealed and pressurised Page3of8

system. Our boiler engineer informs us fhat this replacement would be around £25k. The organ is working but we are owore thot the whole electro - mechanical aclion which enables it to play is wearing out. As we have no one to play il at present this expensive repair is considered low priority and wll not be actioned at present. Audl Vlsu rade The church sound system Is mony decades old and is at the end of its useful life. There is random interference and background noise Ihrough the speakers which is distrocting in seNices. We have been considering this problem over the past few years and have a 2-year-old quote for replacement. In the meantime. we have found out that we may be able lo get free intemel conneclion from True speed 05 a community facility. Stuart Is investigaling this for us. With Poul's departure we also need lo improve our ability to provide electronic accompaniment for hymn singing. We therefore propose purchosing a comprehensive new audio-visual system. this wll cost £&lOk and should Set us up for the foreseeable fulure. A pfoF)osoI wlll be brought to the next church council. Inor works and rchase5 During the year we had a minor woler leok In the kitchen. which was eventually traced, after much head scratching and disrnontling. to the hot water inlet on the combi boiler. This w05 repaired with no serious damage lo the kitchen fabric. A vinyl overlay for the church sign wrth Andrew's details has been ordered ond will be installed 500n. The copier is showing its oge. and a new printer I copier will be purchased and installed. Keeping the building in good condition is a shared responsibility among us all. let Ken or Edward know If you spot onylhing that needs ottention. Ken Young & Edward Chaplin COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER INTRODUCMON As the demands of my role and the needs of our communlty evolve, I hove conlinued to seek new leaming and support through trainlng ond Connexionol webinars. Training courses since Seplember 2024 included the remainder of Youthscape course: 6 session5 of Bite-sized Rural Mission: 'Faith thot Lasts a Lifetime, 2 doy conference: Connexional Christmas Campaign; Equallty. Diversity & Inclusion: Advanced Safeguarding: Working Out WorshiTr 2 webinars. WORSHIP Our community intergenerational. nature focused worship CREATEISunday. continues to grow in numbers. May 2025 was our best ever attendance of 30 odults and 36 childran. Ihnnk¢ to our Facebook profile and inspiring farm venue. Our aim Is to provide Ihovght provoking resources to inspire the npplès OT cnal uiid 5pirituol growth beyond the rnOnth sessions. Huge Ihanks lo the teom which makes thls posslble: Rev Andrew. Judith & Brian Price. Slvart Seel", olso Ihank you to Trevor and Jeanette Jones for regulor support. Please consider joining us to chat around the lable os we move indoors in the autumn. Our Chrislmas services were well supported. with several Toddler Group and CREATESunday families. plus severol newcomers vhio came vio Focebook. CHURCHILL BABY & TODDLER GROUP Page4of8

This popular group continves to grow in terms of the overage number of families per session. This is the 'shop wndow, for church. wlh seosonol activities in church and invitations to CREATEISunday plus our olher community events. Not all families come every week. so the total number of families on our WhotsApp group has risen to 50. Thank you to our very welcoming and committed team: Judith & Brian Prfce, Stuart Seel, Jackie Hawkesby, Chris Clarke and Trevor Jones. ECUMENICAL OUTREACH al Churchlll Academy Chrfshnas SeNl¢es Sadty, the Acodemy wthdrew from thSs event at short notice. After a conversation wilh the Heod, we hope to resume this much loved tradition in 2025. bl Easter Trall In conjunclion wth fiiends at st Mory's, we ran an outdoor event on Good Friday thot shored the life story of Jesus wilh 2fv families. storting at Sl Mary's and finishing with refreshments at church. Easter Story booklets and CREATEISunday news were shored. COMMUNITY PROFILE al Operallon Chrfslmas Chmd shoebox campalgn - was very well supported by donations, including a record number of handmade gifts to fi1179 boxes. We collected more public boxes as a public Drop Off location for the second lime. bl Heallh & Wellbelng Events Pottery pointing evenings have been well supported. cl Ffeewheelefs EVS A community flower festival in conjunction wlth a speaker at our pop up cofé proved very popular indeed. atlended by 91> people of oll oges. dl Publlclty has proved pivotal this year, as a way of reaching our scattered village communities, as well as the extensive newer housing on our doorslep. This helps show who and whal issues are important to us. while offering welcome hospitality. Jacquelene Seel BIBLE STUDY The bible study group meels each Monday in the Oasis from 7:3)- 9fQ pm. We are o small group from a ronge of Christian bockgrounds ond with a diverse range of views; our discussions ore lively but respectful. While our moin focus is Ihe bible we olso sing a few hymns and share a short prayer lime. We are also sustained and refreshed by coffee and biscuits. We welcome our minister Andrew when he can make it. This year we took our "summer" break in winter avoiding the worst of the dark nighls and inclement weother. We hove been meeting agoin since eady March and intend to meet all through the summer, all are most welcome to join us. Kon Young LErriNGS We have the usual weekty lettings of Cubs. Guides ond Rainbows bul not too much else. I did hove Iwo bookings which got cancelled the week before which was a bit annoying. Jonet Brown Page5of8

FINANCE FINANCES 2024125- YEAR TO DATE CATEGORY CIRCUIT ASSESSMENT IJTILITIES INSURANCE OFFERTORY GIFT AID LUNCH CLUB BABY & TODDLER GROUP MEN GET COOKING MAINTENANCE PLANS AND NOTICES INTEREST MISCELLANEOUS LEThINGS COPYRIGHT LICENCES DONATIONS SHOEBOX CARRY OVER FUND RAISING TOTAL- CORE ITEMS EXPENDITURE 14.475.(K) 3,634.45 INCOME 989.35 10,690.42 3.077.35 205.IYJ 615.00 1,746.15 119.34 5.07 874.33 4,558.92 593.40 1,462.50 395.72 388.50 689.42 23,864.86 £2,409.80 21.455.06 FUND RAISING ANNUAL CHARrrY- FRÉEWHEELERS EVS OTHER CHARITIES TOTAL- CHARrrY 499.lY) 689.42 863.53 1,552.95 £157.26 £347.68 706.27 120527 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER DEVELOPMENT 12.115.52 5.(m.(K) 13,618.(Xl TOTAL- EXTRAORDINARY 25.733.52 S.O(KJ.00 £20,733.52 47,188.58 28,864.86 £18,323.73 SUB TOTAL LEGACY TRANSFER FROM RESERVES 91.294.45 91.294.45 £10,083.00 GRAND TOTAL 138A83.03 13024131 8.240.73 Page60f8

The church's funds hcwe improved during the year to dote and we have been grateful to receive a bequest of £91.(XD from the eslate of the lale Jeon Darby To date. no money has been drawn down from Ihe church's invested fund5 for day to day wnning costs out ol Ihe £8,(XK) facility that was agreed by the church council. However. I may need to draw some funds down before Ihe end of the financial year to meel the final ossessment poyment which will be made in August. Any draw down will be kept lo the absolvte minimum. The budget for offertory in Ihis financial year was £13,5CK) and this larget is very likely to be met as offerings lo date stand at circo £1 O,XK). Thank you to all who contribute. The church has been granted circuit fvnding of £9,5OJ over 3 years to support the Community Developmenl Worker post. We had asked for £25.Cm over 5 years but the circuit felt unoble to support this dve to the legocy the church received. District funding of £25.CNX) over 5 years is being sought Ithe District Meeting is in July) The clrcvil assessment for 3)25126 was ogreed as £20,I Q) in October. FUNDS HELD CURRENTLY STAKllNG BALANCE SEPTEMBER 2024 16,411.66 posmoN AS AT 111612025 É7.869.85 ACCOUNT CURRENT ACCOUNT- SANTANDER CFB- CHURCHILL METHODisr CHURCH 17.61 457.48 CFB- SYDNEY SIMON HILL TRUST TMCP - CHARLES GWYN KINGTON BEQUEST 966.15 2(X).lJ) 200.75 65.057.29 TMCP- CFB MANAGED FUND 67.865.06 90.978.56 TMCP-INVESTMENT FUND 168,190.01 £245.109.43 £173.165.39 £71,944.04 stuart Seel THURSDAY LUNCHES Our numbers ebb and flow belween 22 ana 25. We 1051 Iwo a few montht aoo whÈn they moved away but gained three new ones. In the last weeks we hove goined anolher two although they moy possibly be altemale week clients. We are now seNing a Ploughman's Lunch until September but have decided, with the client's agreement. lo just do a cold dessert or ice cream os we were having either too much hot or cold pudding left and having to persuade people to take a portion home. Page7of8

We will have to do some reslrucluring within Ihe team as Alison. who did Ihe dishwasher. left us on Thursd(]y a5 she 15 moving lo Chichester. We are very gateful for Jeannelte's help when we ore short sfaffed. Janet Brown FUND RAISING TEAM We've bean fortunale to haye Edward Chaplin join us and it's refreshing to have new ideas and energy. Over the last yeor we hove had concerls, courtesy of Ihe SommeFnotes and Weston Lighl Orcheslra. we hod a "meet arKI greet" with o team from Ihe Blood Bikes, who we are raFsing funds for 202412025 and this was incorporoled th Jacquelene's pop vp cafa. craft and flower displays. We look forward to a BBQ ot Edword's home later this month. As a leam we have some ideas of how we move fowafd with our fundraising'and will bring them f0Th4ard for consideration. All ideos ond consideralions are all rooted in prayer and we fell blessed wilh the support that comes from that. Laslly we would like to thank Paul for Ihe way he has moved us on with our fundraising, for his energy and ideas and organising skills and we hope thot we will be able to draw on some inpul forn him in the future. even though from a dislance. Chris Shaw Publlc b•nefit Statement The truslees of CMC have complied wilh their duly lo have due regard to the guidance on publlc benefit publshed by the chlty commtssion In exerc1ng thetr responsibi&lies. E.la.?£ Signed.. Rev Andrew Bell - Minister In Charge . Date.... Page8of8

CHURCH RECEIPTS AND PAYMEKrs ACCOUNTS THE METHODIST CHURCH STANDARD FORM OF AccouKrs CHURCHILL IAEThODIST Church FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 August 2025 SOAIERSEf MEPIDIP X7116 Reglstornd Charfty . Charlty R•gl•tralkn nwnbw If rth a registered tharity Ma*1 Revenue arnl Customs Glft Ald number (The HMRC number Is equivalent to a registered chanty number in temis of evid8nc8 of charitable 6tatus and may be used to give to dcmrs (K grant fur¥Jers to see evidenco of ts organlsation's 1198677 excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242) Minister. Church Stewards". KEN YOUNG BRIAN PRICE JutMTh PRICE JACKIE HAWKESBY STUART SEEL Treasurer. STUART SEEL Church-receipts-and-payments-2025_Normal Churchill Methc%Jist Church 20242025 1of5

CHURCHILL MEfHODIST ChuT¢h unrestric RtrICt Totals thls Totsl8 la¥t SECTION A a1 RECEIPTS Note Offerings and Tax recovered Bank and CFB interest and 19.565 19,565 13,245 Lettings Other receipts TOTAL RECEIPTS 1.538 1,538 121.539 149864 1,356 31.111 52.175 a5 121,539 149 147) SECTION B b1 PAYMENTS 19.5(M) 19JOO 18.625 Repairs and IAaintenance Ulililies IlnsuranGos, water 2.026 2.026 1.788 14.795 107,491 151001 14.795 107,491 162,001 13,489 8,938 48N93 b7 Other payments TOTAL PAYMEKf8 b8 (b9) SECTION C NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR c1 I•6) (3.137) (3,137) 3,682 Totsl funds fof*wd from 16.789 1¢789 13.107 c3 Sub total (c1+c2) 13,652 13,6S2 18,789 Ic7) TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR c3+c41 13.652 13,652 (c81 16,789 {c61 SECTION D FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEI RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO EThERNAL ORGANISATIONS tho80 amount• ar• no¢ to b• Included In iotal UM• d1 Balance brought forward from lasl year 141 d2 OfferingslGrfts . recep lorexternal 1,831 2,457 d3 1.831 2,316 dé BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID Idl+d2-d3) 141 2of5

CHURCHILL MEfHODIST SECllON E Sefofl GuldarKe Summary ofthe Church T0rtrYe¥e 31 hUw2025¥ w"rotOlts chth thtKiVChurc Ncrtelh3tlhefundi ol INTERNAL ORGAMISATiONS Cwiro 81 ¢3 ¢7 14 broughtlorn8rd frorn p4g• 2- total# eolumnl 16,789 Ic81 13.682 Ic6 ¢10 OYCHURCH 13,734 totals forh•rd PAYMEtrrt8 JECTION P CHUII¢H- CASH FUP4DS HELD •t 31 8ALANCE8 Ca8n In C11 Fin•K• 8osrd 519 e.189 141 (141 SUHYQTAU- Churcha¢¢oyni• Tolal funds ld by Int•m81 (oarlMtr• If•LI balnnca io&l from •t)vB) {e12) 13,662 14 ef1 e12 13.n4 SECTION G 31 August 2025 151 233.610 Land & Bullthn 7..143 7.619,713 78.018 78,678 Olhw LkgbThi 14 Induorty Fwd8 W thtrCerthl fir•wBtyAd 3of5

Name of Church ..................................................................... No........... Declarations and Scrutiny I confimi that these Receipt and Paymént based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been Signatureoftreasur8r.................. Post Ctyje BS25 1 LD Premntatlon to the Church tru•te presenled to the meeting of the Church trustee held on nath ofthe Chalroftr meetlno ........... .................................................................. NameoflheChairoflhemeelNw RevAndrnvBel Dal8........................ Independont ExamIn3 Rèport to th8 TnMtees of the Churchlll methodist Church Charlty Numb•r 1196877 Re8pon8lbllltlM and ba313 of report I report to the truste96 on my examlnallon of the accounts of the Churthli l Methodist Church for the Act'l. I report in respect of my examinalion of the Churth's aryunts carr11 out under section 145 of the Act arKI. in orying out my examinalion. I have fo1(Al all the Cthns gi ty the Charity Commrssrorp under sectron 145(5J(b) of the Act. . defete or crrcle as appropriat8 4of5

Name of Church: Churchiu Methodist Church No 11966TI Independent Examiner's Statement I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have to my attention in that in, any material respect.. the accounting records vKre not kept in a¢xordance with section 130 of the Art. or the accounts do not accord the ac)unting records. I have no COnm3 and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to ith attention should be drawn in this report in (Yder to enable a prcw und8r8tandirKJ the I havelhaYtrAot" obtained independent verificalion of all investjnents with the Trustees for Methcmjist Church Purposes or held in otlw trusts. bank balan and fund8 at the Central Finan Board of the Methc¥li8t Church lch are indivKlually in excess of £10,CW (ten Ihwsand pounds) at the balance sheet date. SnatUre of independent examiner Name of independent examiner John Batt Relevant professlon81 qualffication of Independent examiner prevk)us Clrcult Treasurer Name of firm (where appropriats) Post Code BS40 SHU delete or cirde as appropriate Church-receipts-and-payments-2025_Ncffmal Churchill Methodrst Church 202ÉF2025 5of5