King's Church Frodsham Charity name: Frodsham Free Methodist Church Charity number: 518907 Charity address: Kin<5 Church, Chester Road, Frodsham. WA6 6XR Governing document: The Church is part ofthe Conference of the Free Methodist Church UK, and is under the discipline of the Conference as described in the Book of Discipline. Objects of the charfty: The furtherance of the religious and other charitable work of the Free Methodist Church of North America (United Kingdom District). CHUR Trustees as at 31 December 2023: Jonathan Manning (Chair) Jenny Manning (Secretary) Geoff Whitfield Lorraine Harvey Michelle Whitfield Richard Beaney Rachel Robinson Richard Robinson Tabitha Heathcote Independent Examiner: Mattocks Grindley Chartered Accountants 18 Mulberry Avenue, Turnstone Business Park, Widnes, Cheshire. WA8 OWN Banker: TSB Prlncl le ob Ives and artivit of the Chari The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefrt, when reviewing the charitvs aims and objectives and in planning future activities. The Free Methodist Church Frodsham was built on the present site in 1985. It is part of a worldwlde network of Churches entitled "Free Methodist Churches Worldwide" (HQ Indianapolis. Indiana, USA). Locally it is part of the UK Conference (FMCUK, Conference Office, 47 Hlgh St, Kingswood, Bristol BF15 4AA). Each Church is an Indlvldual charity with its own Charity Document while the Spiritual Ethos is laid down in the Book of Discipline. a fact which is recognised in the FFMC Charity Document. Our missSon Is to serve God In the Frodsham / Helsby area. Knutsford and surrounding area a5 well as online and to spread the good news of Jesus. We aim to introduce people in the area to Jesus by giving them the opportunity to participate in relevant actlvlties that will Impact thelr Ilfe and allow them to grow and develop thelr own relatlonship with God and so 80 Out Into thelr own circle of friends / family and pass on God's love for humankind.
Structure overnance and mana ement The church is part of the Conference of the Free Methodist Church UK and is under the discipline of the Conference as described in the Book of Discipline. The church members (partners) elect the Official Church Board and they also elect the charity's trustees. Both are elected at the Annual Society (Partners) Meeting and these, together with the Church employees engaged in ministry. form the Leadership Team. One of the elected Board of Trustees serves as the Church's Lay Delegate and as such repre5entS the Church at the Annual Free Methodist Church UK Conference. The church is governed by a leadership team. a Senior Pastor and the Lay Delegate. The senior pastor is responsible for the overall spiritual direction of the church, ensuring that teaching is biblical and that God's will and direction for the church and the activities it is involved in is established. The church trustees are appointed annually according to the trustees, appointments procedure. The trustees assist the pastor and also hold responsibility as trustees of the charity. The trustees of the church, including the pastor, meet at least once every two months to ensure that the church meets its obligations. Ministry leaders are appointed by the leadership team to manage the various ministry activities in the church. They are supported by their ministry teams. Together the pastor, lay delegate, trustees and ministry leaders ensure that the objects and purposes of the charity are carried out to benefit the public in the surrounding area and those beyond. Achievement and erforman Worshlp Every Sunday morning at 10.30am we held a time of worship, teaching and fellowship to learn and understand the bible messages and principles. Our ser4ices continued being live- streamed online as the church moves to a digital reality and this has enabled the gospel to be presented to the wider congregation and beyond. This has been a really important aspect of the church life as it enables the church community to pull together to support each other, including those who are unable to attend the service in person. Blble teaching Sunday morning services (both on-line and in person) were instrumental in teaching the principles and truths of the Bible. Our Senior Pastor Scott Manning also produces and publishes an online daily short video series "Morning Brew" for anyone to tap into God's word. Several bible studies were held in Frodsham, Ellesmere Port, Northwich, Liverpool, Knutsford, and online, as well as a monthly Believerfs service which aimed to help mature Christians to delve deeper into passages from the Bible. A bible based, twelve session course called Encounters was also held in Knutsford with each week focusing on a different encounter of Jesus from the Bible. This was a valuable way for people to deepen their relationship with God, get to know each other and understand King's church vision and values. Prayer As a community of believers King's church continued to hold its weekly corporate prayer meeting to pray for current issues, the church body, the local church, the local community, the congregation, mission activities and any other relevant items that required prayer. An emalled prayer chain continued to be used for specific prayers which saw many answers to prayer. Prayer was also an important part of our Sunday morning Service as we prayed corporately for relevant Issues.
Work with children The popular Tiddlers playgroup continued to meet each week providing an opportunity to bring local parents/carers with young children together. This enabled the church to support local families and was a great opportunity to present God's love and message of hope. The Sunday School met during the Sunday morning services where the children in the church had an opportunity to hear the Gospel message presented at a level that enabled them to understand it and appreciate the relevance to their lives. We also held several events open to all local families as an opportunity to build relationships and allow them to encounter Jesus including a pancake party, an Easter egg hunt, a Light Party as an alternative to Halloween, and a Nativity from Scratch service. During the summer we a150 held a sports themed holiday club over three days for children which included biblical teaching. Work with Senlors We have continued to hold a monthly Sunday afternoon service (Carneo) which, although open to anyone, was a great opportunity for senior members of the church and community to meet for a shorter service followed by cream tea. We also started a weeklv Friendship Cafe as a place for seniors to come and meet others, play games and socialize. Men's group Our group for men, All The King's Men, continued to meet once a month in the local hotel for a cooked breakfast and to listen to a guest speaker. It continued to be a good event that non-christians could go to and explore Christianity. Mission The Church continued to support several charities by giving financially and supporting them in prayer. Financial support was given to Medcare Charity. which is a children's medical centre in Uganda, established and led by one of our congregants to support the poor and needy in their community, as instructed by God in scripture. The church a150 financially supported Brad Venter's family, who serve Mission Aviation Fellowship in Papua New Guinea as a pilot family, serving their community by transporting supplies. medical teams and missionaries between communities that are not accessible by road. More locally the church held Easter, Summer and Christmas outreach events. The Good news of Jesus, birth and death were presented in an interattive way where the local community could take part in a nativity play at Christmas and join in an Easter egg hunt at Easter. A professional theatre company also performed Christmas and Easter shows at the church as a way of sharing God with the community. During the summer, we held a family camp, inviting and welcoming families to a fun day at church followed by camping in the grounds. We also took part in the local town's Christmas festivals uslng the opportunity to remind people of the true reason we celebrate Christmas. In June, we hosted a lecture by scientist David Drucker as an outreach; this was well attended in person by people previously unknown to Kin8'S. Propertles During the year the church maintained the building and grounds in a suitable condition to maintain the safe operation of the church. Our cabin previously used as a youth room developed a serious leak on its flat roof; as a result, work was carried out to replace the roof to make the cabin usable as a children's space once again. This work continued into the start of 2024. Planting a second church site in the Knutsford area After becoming aware of a group of Christians in the Knutsford area who were looking for a church, Rev Scott began holding a weekly bible study in Jubilee Hall in Knutsford in January every Sunday evening. In March, the King's Encounter5 Course was run in its place. After much prayer and with a committed group of attendees, in June we officially launched King's Church Knutsford a5 a second slte with Services held each Sunday evening by Rev Scott hiring Jubilee Hall as its church building.
Rlsk mana emÈnt The trustees regularly prioritise the work of property and procedure risk assessment to highlight areas that we need to improve and make sure that our property and organisation is compliant with all regulations. This is ongoing work and is part of our regular leaders, meeting. Public benefit The above section on achievements and performance demonstrates the strong emphasis the Frodsham Free Methodist Church places on ensuring that the activities it runs have a significant benefit to the public, all of which have been provided at no charge to the public. The trustees have ensured that the Frodsham Free Methodist Church has managed its activities and resources to further its charitable purposes for the public benefit. Flnanclal revlew and Reserves Poll The full flnanci31 revlew is presented in the attached set of approved accounts. In summary, during 2023 our income was £81,499 and our expenditure was £72,489. Following meetings of the finance team, four new higher interest savings accounts were identified and the process of opening them began; this will continue into 2024. These accounts are in addition to the current account and the basic savings account. Future develo ments During the year we developed our church vision and began a process of implementing that vision and this is ongoing. In July 2023, we advertised for a new employed Families Worker. However, no appointment was made and this will be pursued again in 2024. We have experienced good growth in terms of membership and attendance and plans are in place to increase this. Our online presence continues to be reviewed to provide a better online experience of our church. The church also plans to continue a programme of review of all policies, making sure they are up to date, and that the relevant policies have been agreed and are followed. Trustees res onslbllltles RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES IN RELATION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The charity trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees 'annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Acceptance Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. observe the methods and principles in the applicable Charities SORP; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate
to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities {Accounts & Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and taking reasonable steps for prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Charity Name Fr•8 Methodlst Church Frodsham No Ilf any) 518907 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from Period start date Pertod end date 31112r2023 0110112023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted fvnd8 Endowment funds Total funds th• n•ar•rt £ to tho nMrn•t£ to th• n••r••¢£ lo th• n•ar••t£ to th• nur••t£ A1 Recel Sunday Offering Bank Dirèct Debits Gfft Ad Claim Inme from Mlnlslries Other income induding Hall Hire Inleresl from S8vlngS 9.907 47.185 11,813 2.511 7.360 2,723 99fy7 47.185 11.813 1511 9.174 36.196 6.657 Sub total( ross income for AR) A2 A8set and Investment salos. (see table). 81M99 Sub total A3Pa ments - and pension Utilities and insurance Tithe Buildin9 Maintenan Hospltslity Goveman¢e costs Subsp1K>ns Flvl Conference costs Publi¢ity Childr¢n and youth oulreath T•K*ship resouvces 42.701 6.676 40,032 6,676 4260 5,510 2,617 830 595 1.056 552 8.678 2.087 1.003 2.087 1.003 1A52 1,019 1.019 603 2.150 1,205 72A89 1,205 72 7,069 Sub total A4 ASS and Invostmenl purchases. {8ee table) Sub total 72.489 .740 Net of recelpts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 9,010 9.010 274041 283 051 274041 282.957 274,041 CCXX Rl accounts (SS) 0311012024
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unro8trl¢tsd Restrlcted funds funds to n••r•st£ to ft•are•l £ Endowmont Categories Detalls to n•arest£ Bl Cash funds Ct5ffent account TSB 22,861 savlngs account TSB 224.992 savings other J5,198 Total cash funds lagr¢g tsa&$ wrth ra¢8lpts and paTr a¢¢4Xmtl$ll Unrestrlcted funds to nr&#t£ Restrl¢ted funds to n••r•st £ Endowm?nt fvnds to nwr•¥t£ Details Fund lo whlch •sot b•lon Curr•nt va• tonal Details Cot lopdon•ll B3 Inveslment assets Fvnd to Twhl¢h •6sel b•lon • Cuff•rf v8lug Details 84 Assets retalned for the ¢harlty'8 own use Fub to whlch Ilablllt relat•s Amount du• Tr du• Details B5 Llabllltles Sb3ned by one or two tnjsteès on bohalf of all the tru81ees &'gnature Prlnt Nam8 Date of roval CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 0311012024
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustee members Free Methodist Church, Frodsham On a¢Unts for the year ended Charlty no (If any) 31 December 2023 518907 Set out on pages 1and2 Responsibilitios and As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the basls of report financial ststements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the charivs financial statements carried out under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Xb) of the Act. Independent In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my examlneVs statement attention (other than that disclosed below ") whlch gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect". accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charitles Act; or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records: op the financial statements do not comply with the applicablo requirements conceming the fonn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and faiff view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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 proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned: Date: Name: G. Mattocks Relevant profo55ional quallflcatlon{s) or body (I any): FCA Address: Mattocks Grindley Chartered Accountants 18 Mulberry Avenue, Tumstone Busin& Park, Widnes. Cheshire. WA8 OWN
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).