CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period 1° September 2024 to 31" August 2025
Charity name: Duke Street Methodist Church
Charity Registration number: 1210877
Ob"ectives and Activities
The purposes of the Methodist Church are the advancement of:
al The Christian faith in accordance wwth the dottrinal standards and discipline of The Methodist
Church.
bl Any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional. Distrirt. 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.
l) Any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary to The Methodist Church.
Our aims and ob ectives in relation to those
es for the
activities
ects or service5 identified in the accounts
ur
ublic benefit in
articular the
The aim is to be a church that is welcomingto all, celebrdtes God's love and provides opportunities for
anyone to explore the Christian faith through provision of worship. Christian education. Pastoral care,
conducting Christian 5ervice5 such as funera15. marriages, christenings and raising awarene55 of the
Christian faith.
The church fulfils its objectives by offering worship every Sunday Mornin& this is also available to anyone
housebound or ill via Zoom. These services are also recorded and available to anyone upon request. The
evening services include a variety of styles. Holy Communion is administered approximately 2 or 3 times a
quarter. Tea. Coffee & Biscuit5 is offered after each Sunday Moming service in the Hall for people to sit in a
warm relaxed way to engage with each other. on￿ a quarter we join together as a Circuit, either at our
church or one of the other churches within the South Molton & Ringsash Circuit to support and encourage
each other by worshipping together.
The church 5UPPOrts a range of groups that offer both social and other ever)ts, including occasional Sunday
lunches, weekly meeting for Ladies, two House groups: all of which encourage social interartion and
Spiritual development. The church ha5 also facilitated the Alpha course.
The church employs a Children & Families worker who runs with a group of dedicated volunteers, three
weekly groups- Baby Bears, Little Bears. Bigger Bears all of which are free Parent / Baby/Toddler Groups
and open to anyone in the community and beyond. The Child￿n & Families Worker also leads the Sunday
Club for children.

Achievements and Performance
The Trustees have taken note of the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and in particular their
guidance on charities for the advancement of religion, when planning their activities. The actions taken by
the church meet the requirement5 for there to be an identifiable public benefit or benefit5 and that such
benefit is to the public or a section of the public.
The church also benefits the public through the provision of well-equipped buildings and facilities which
are widely used and appreciated by the community.
The contribution of volunteers 15 essential to the work of the charity- Volunteers undergo DBS checks and
Safeguarding Training where appropriate. Based on the National Churches Trust Social Value Calculator the
Social Value of all the volunteers. contribution is £804.736.69.
During the period of this report, we have welcomed several new attenders to services and events.
The Church has a good relationship with other churches in the Town and joins with them on some
special occasions.
Communication of the attivities is provided through weekly notices available at the church but also
sent via email to many of our members and adherents.
Pastoral care 15 provided through Pastoral Visitors as well as the Minister and sUPPOrt given through
visits and phone calls thus offering care, sUPPOrt and friendship. Communion 15 also offered by the
Minister to anyone housebound or ill rf requested.
The weekly Women'5 Fellowship is well attended prowdinE social interartion. warm space and
spiritual development through a variety of speake[5. This offers the more senior members a space
to meet with others. many of whom live alone.
The Church employs a Children & Familie5 Worker who does an amazing work through three weekly
Teddy Bear Baby & Toddler Groups supporting 72 families. A Holiday Club held over 2 weeks during
the summer holidays for 5- 11 year olds was a huge success. bringing together 15 adults from
different churches to provide an ecumenical approach and a space to Share strong Christian faith.
There was maximum attendance on 3 out of the 4 days and a full church on Sunday as families,
children and the congregation came together to celebrate. Overall 56 children benefited from the
Holiday Club. An Art workshop in the Easter Holidays benefited 15 different families125 children).
Mentoring of two young people during the year has been an encourdgement to the church.
Toddlers from the Teddy Bear Groups, once old enough are signposted to the Girls and Boys
Brigades which run weekly through term-time and continue to help Girls and Boys develop and
learn about the Christian faith.
The premises is very popular affording good Spa￿ in a large Hall, two other smaller rooms, car
parking and level access. This results in the premises being used extensively both by our own church
based activities and by other regular community groups such as U3A various groups. Exercise
groups, Pilates, Organ & Keyboard Club. Slim & Weigh, singing groups, Art club for Il+ children as
well as the occasional requests for e.g. Children's Birthday Parties (many of these are throuEh
contacts made from the Teddy Bear Groups).

The congregation supports other various charitable artivities through proceeds from Concerts.
Brigades Christmas celebration and through envelope collections.
The Minister has links with the local schools and is able to lead assemblies on a frequency
determined by the schools.
Two members of the church are a part of -one South MoSton- which is a community-based
organisation made up of many providers. living and working in South Molton. One South Molton
works collaboratively to supportthe heakth and wellbeing of the community- Funded by One
Northern Devon. it works alongside other One communities across Northern Devon and Torridge.
Significant improvements workwas achieved during the year with the provision of an additional
kitchen facility off of one of the smaller rooms. This enhanced the provision for groups who meet in
different parts of the building atthe same time.
Maintenance of the building is important to us and defects rectified as soon as they become evident
along with refurbishment and restoration work- e.g. re-pointing with limestone mortar on areas
where it was needed on the main church. Due regard is given to improving our carbon footprint and
reducing heat Ioss and wasted energy mitigating the increase costs of utilities. A Property
Committee is dedicated to ensure the building is well looked after.
Miti
ation of Risks
These are considered bythe Church Council and General Church meetings with a financial report and
summary. During the course of the year any financial issues are brought to the attention of the
congregation through the weekly notices. When deemed necessary a Gift Day 15 arranged for any part of
the Church's work and mission as appropriate. Professional advice is taken as required.
There is a regular review process carried out by the Church Counal to ensure that the Charity is fulfilling its
objectives.
The Circuit- the umbrella body which oversees the Church, has adopted a safeguarding Policy- covering
both children and vulnerable adults, which ensures that all its local churches adopt similar policies. A local
Church Safeguarding Policy is in place. overseen by a local Safeguarding Officer and reviewed annually.
Safeguarding Tra+ninB, both Foundation and Adwdnced is provided for those who need to do this dependent
upon their role. Church members have also received Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Training where there
is the requirement for them to do so according to the position they hold within the church.
Financial Review
During the year the Church had total re￿Ipts of £92.938 and payments of £95.923
The trustees of the Church oversee the income and expenditure of the church and monitor the
contribution made to the Circuit budget £33.408
Trustees do not foresee any fartors that will significantly adversely affect the financial performance or
position in the next year or two.
The Church has the following source of funds=

Offerings of the Congregation- either via the weekly offering at Sunday services, by Standing order
or regular cheques.
Rents from groups who use the premises
Fund raising events and a Gift Day arranged as and when deemed needed
Interest on investments
These sums are used to pay the Circuit a55e55ment. to maintain the large church. hall and ancillary rooms,
employ a Child￿n & Families Worker, Cleaner and pay trdvelling expenses for preachers from beyond the
Circuit who ably assist us with leading worship on some Sundays.
Reserves
olicies
General Funds held at 31 August 2025 £28,734
The Church aims to hold reserves amounting to approximately six month's average expenditure. We have
considered our plans for the future and have decided that in order to meet our Circuit Assessment and
cover our normal expenditure and repair and maintenance costs for the building, we will continue to
arrange fund raising events from time to time.
Desi
nated Funds held at 315t August 2025
al Development Fund
£27.418
Our Development Fund is held forthe planned refurbishment of our buildings for community use and
mission plans.
bl Families Fund
£27,305
Our Families Fund is held for planned work with Children and Families.
We may also arrange furtherfund raising events in connection with the planned refurbishment of buildings.
mission plans and work with Children and Families.
Restricted Funds (Benevolent) held at 31° August 2025 £237
Restricted funds are expended on the objectives for which the money was donated.
Endowment Funds {unrestrictedl held at 31" August 2025
£39,927
Held by TMCP- Capital can be withdrawn if required. Income can be used for any purpose.
This is held for the planned refurbishment of our buildings for community use and for mission plans and
work with Children and Families.
Endowrnent Funds Irestrirtedl held at 31" August 2025
£2.910
Held by TMCP- CapFtal and accumulated income to be used for the renovation or renewal of a Piped organ
at South Molton.

Governance and mana
ement
Description of the charity's trusts
Type of governing document
The deed of Union119321 and Methodist Church Art {19761 are the
overning documents.
How the charitv Is constituted -
Art of Parliament
Trustee selection methods -
Eletted by the annual meeting of Church members. Ministers are
automatically trustees.
Additional
Induction
overnance issues-
Trainin
None
A range of guidance is produced by Methodist Connexion and documentation of 'The Role of a Trustee in
The Methodist Church is available for each Trustee.
Structure
South Molton Methodist Church is part of the South Molton & Ringsash Circuit. which is itself part of the
South West Peninsula Distritt and accountable to the Methodist Conference.
Related Parties -
None
Reference and administration details
Charity Name:
Duke Street Methodist Church
Registered Charity Number:
1210877
Charity's Principal Addre55'.
North Street South Molton EX36 3AW
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Full namelsl
Reverend Anna Flindel
Derek Summers
Position
Chair
Secretary
Date
Appended to this report is the Standard form of Accounts forthe year ended 31° August 2025

CHLIRCH
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
ACCOUNTS
THE METHODIST CHURCH
STANDARD FORM OF ACCOUNTS
SOUTH MOLTON
DUKE STRE
Church
FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 August 2025
SOUTH MOLTON & RINGSASH
Circuit
Circuit no.
37122
Registered Charity - Charity Registration number
If not a registered charity His Majestys Revenue and
Customs Gift Aid number
(The HMRC number is equivalent to a registered charity number in te￿S of eviden￿ of charitable
status and may be used to give to donors or grant fundets wishing to see evidence of the organisation's
charitable status. Methodist chartties in England and Wales that are not registered charFties are
excepted from registration under Statutory Instrument 2014 No.242)
1210877
Minister.
REV ANNA FLINDELL
Church StevRrds:
MR R KINGDON
MR D PE￿ON
R D SMtTH
MR K RODULSON
MR M BLACKMORE
MR R GOVIER
Treasurer..
MISS W M SUMMERS
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-ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2025
SOUTH MOLTON
(DUKE STREET)
Church
Unrestrld•d Restricted Totab this
Funds
Fur￿5
Totals last
SECTION A
year
81
RECEIPTS
Note
a2
Offerin
s and Tax recovered
Bank and CFB interest and
Investment income
71,139
133
71.272
89,878
a3
4.055
6.192
11,335
92,721
4.139
6.192
11.335
92.938
4,013
7,020
17,072
117,983
a4
Lettin
a5
Other re￿Ipts
TOTAL RECEIPTS
217
(a71
SECTION B
b1
PAYMENTS
b2
Circuit Assessment or Share
33,408
33.408
30,744
550
b3
Donations
550
550
b4
Repairs and Mainler>an
utilities Ilnsurances. water
char
es. healin
hlin
22,142
22.142
14,003
b5
11.326
11.326
10,502
b6
b7
Other payments
TOTAL PAYMENTS
28.274
95.700
223
28.497
95,923
26,843
82.642
b8
223
Ib9}
SECTION C
NET RECEIPTSIPAYMENTS
YEAR
c1
a6-b81
2,979
{6)
12,985
35,341
Total funds brought forward from
last year
86,436
1.222
87,658
52,317
c3
Sub total
c1+c2
83,457
1.216
84.673
87.658
Transfers and ad'ustments
c71
c5
TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR
{c3+c4
83.457
1.216
84.673
Ic8)
87.658
Ic6)
SECTION D
FOR INFORMATION ONLY: MONEY RECEIVED AND PASSED ON TO &YTERNAL ORGANISATIONS
(these amounts are not to bg included in total receiptsl
aymgnts figures above}
d1
Balance brou
ht forward from last
ar
d2
OfferingslGifts- received for extemal organisations
1,228
d3
OfferingslGifts - passed to extemal organiSa￿￿S
1,228
d4
BALANCE STILL TO BE PAID
Id1+d2413)
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SOUTH MOLTON
DUKE STREEr
¢bU￿h
MMARY OF CHURCH AC
TO THE CHURCH C
SECTION E
Pleas•1￿
Sumtn¥ryofthe Chulch axx)unts forthe year erxkl 31 a)25￿￿ reKrw Chutth &wtKiVChuK* Pleebng. Note thaithe lundsof
an Intemal Ikgallisaton rKrfmalytÈ ResitvAed futvts Un￿ bec*atystw th*¥*yi>>JbJ LE Lwjfu any Wboft musi be
AND A DIFFERENT FORM u￿j b rerX￿the X*AXnlts l*&WKK*SlTr*ebSitel. Pl￿ nrAes reg*w trarths
arKS cOnn￿d DIStr￿￿organi$a￿.
INTERNAL
ORGA141SA71014S
cityny b31gtJ
prin￿ &StsVon
141
2.437
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1.015
ChMdr8th & F*nili05 Grvu
370
$79
243
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Sub to
ntwnal
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2- totals eolumnl
919
{an
95￿23
Ib9}
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87.658
84,673
BYCHLIRCH
1Th).613
13,0911
91.212
38,121
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tolaLs f0F¥￿rd
TOTAL REc￿PT5
TOTAL
3ECmON F
CLOSING
CHUIICH-CASH FUNDS HELOAI 31
In t￿ThJ
83nk CurrentArtyunt
4.914
Ban
Aoujunl
81WO
78,e25
Trusteestor FAettK¥J%tChurth
979
Oknerfunds
SUB TOTAL-Churthaccounts
funu3 by Intefflal Orgar¢sat￿8
balancetotraifrom atx)vel le121
87,668
84,673
Ice)
TOTALCASH FUNDS HELD BYCHURCH
91,212
88,121
SECTION G
OTHER AssEfsand LINBKMES
31 Au9M12025
41.781
41.858
L*nd& 8uih
. sh￿*m0￿nI￿￿ts
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Name of Church . SOUTH MOLTOM (DUKE STRE
No
37r22
Declarations and Scrutiny
I confirm that these Receipt and Payment based accounts for the year to 31 August 2025 have been
prepared from the records of the Church and that Ihey include all fvnds under the control of the
Church trustees.
Signature of treasurer
Name and address oftreasurer MISS W M SUMMERS
SOUTH MOLTON METHODIST CHURCH OFFICE, NORTH STREET, SOUTH MOLTON, DEVON
Post Code EX36 3AW
Prosentation to the Church trustses
I confimi that the annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2025 Werefv￿ll be"
presented to the meetinq of the Church trustees held on . J?. l.io.kas
Signalure ofthe Chair of the meeting
Name of the Chair of Ihe meeting
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of the
SOUTH MOLTON (DUKE STREET) Church
Charity Number 1210877
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the SOUTH MOLTON (DUKE
STREET) Church for the year ended 31 August 2025 set out on pages 1 to 5. As the Church's
trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ wth the
requirements of the CharÈbes Act 2011 ('the Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Church's accounts carried out under section 145 of the
Act and, in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Name of Church SOUTH MOLTON (DUKE STREETI
No 37122
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 give me cause to
believe that in, any material respect-
the accounting records vRre not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act. or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
I have no cOn￿mS 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 understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
I&*￿haVe not" obtained independent verification of all investrnents with the Trustees for
Methodist Church Purposes or held in other trusts, bank balances and funds at the Central
Finance Board of the Methodist Church which are indNidually in excess of £10,000 (ten thousand
pounds) at the balance sheet date.
Signature of independent examiner
Name of independent examiner
Relevant professional qualification of independent examiner
Name of firm (where appropriate).
Address
Post Code
Date
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