APPENDIX 1 oscr Period start date mlh Period end date Pknnth Y Y881 From 01 S8P 2023 31 Aug 2024 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name other names charity is known by Registered charity number Charity's principal address Rosyth Methodist Church SC028559 Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees. Annual Report Name of person lor body) entitled to appoint trustee {if an Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Superintendent Methodist Conferenee Circuit steward The Circuit stewards Church Steward General Church Meeting General Church Meeting Church Steward Church Steward General Church Meeting Church Steward General Church Meeting Safeguarding Officer Church Council Elected Representative and Secretary Pastoral Committee Secretary Church Council General Church Meeting Church Counul 10 Elected Representative General Church Meeting 11 Elected Representative General Church Meeting 12 Elected Representative General Church Meeting 13 14 15 16 17
APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those vtho resigned part way through the financial period) Dales acted rf not forwhole year Type of governing document The 'Constitutional Practice a1 Discipline of the Methodist Church. (the CPDI, published by the Methodist Conferen. defines the conslitutK)nal requirements from national ("Connexional'l to local levels. Guidance on govemance at local level is given in Standing Orders ISO) 602-607. The Church Council is the responsible body, and its constitution and functions are set out in CPD Section 61. Stewards may draw together others with appropriate gnE and skills for the Church Council to form a Leadership Team ISO 6331. Two joint meetings with our ecumenical partner are held each year (see p41. The Local Ecumenical Partnership 5 Constitution {2000} provides that a minister and one lay member of each congregation attend ordina meetinqs of the other's manaqinq bod Trustees are the Church Council members, appointed as follows= a) The Superintendent. the Presbyter in Pastoral charge, up to one more presbyter or presbyteral probationer, up to two deacons or diaconal probationers and certain others selected by the Circuit meeting. b) By elects'on annually at the General Church Meeting. the Stewards and not less than 6 nor more than 15 representatives ) By appointment annually by the Church Council the Treasurer, the Secretary of the Council and Secretary of the Pastoral Committee. d) By appointment by the Church Council of up to 15 other members. Appointments at Ib,cl should not go beYcd 6 successive years but if the sition is essential and cannot be filled, a roval b 75% is needed. Trustee recruitment and appointment Objectives and activities Charitable purposes The Methodist Church Act 1976 defines the purpc6es of the Church. The CPD dascthbas th& charrtabla purposes of the local church as supportlng.. the advancèment of thè chStIan falth ISO 6501511 thè relief of povety or distress ISO 6511 any connexional. district. circuit or l¢xal fund of the Melhcxlist Church the work of Mission ISO 10001 ecumenical work in which the Local Church is engaged ISO 6501611 any charrtable fundlbody. provided such support would not be contrary to any purpose of th& Mathodlst Church or to Methodlst disclplln&. Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects Worshlp and Sunday School occur at 11am on Sundays "Mèssy Church" monthly opèn to chlldrèn up to 15. House-based study groups and Féllowship groups open to all. Communty involvernent. Rainbows. Guide5. Ranger5. Beavers Cub5. Scout5 and Explorer Scouts. Parahandies. Fund-raising events for related charitable causes le.g. Christian Aid. Scottish Churchas Houslng Actlon. Ac11on for Chlldran. MHAI
APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of During tho Waok Rosyth Mothodlst Church IRMCI is nomially the vonuo for several organlsations sorvlng both the main thè thurch and thè wider community. Thése are the Parahandies Group for physicalty disablèd pètsp and thè achievements unifomRd organisatio within the Scout and Guide Associatn5. of the charity Mso uslng tha 18Lllltias Is the Blusat80 Band and tvwards tha and or tha yoar Walghtwatchars also started during the maklng usè of the facllftles. financial Our usual pattem ofworship service is variod and includes HO Communion once a mnlh. We have held 'caf• period church. style sorvlcg wthlch has also provad to be vary popular and provkyas a morè finlomMI saNlca uslng tha main hall rather than the church sanctuary. During the ygar our Mossy Church has proven popular for chlldron crf all agos participating in croatnio fun and fèllowshlp togathèr. Attondanca has varfod ovèr the yéar but SUII avarag&s about 12. There was a InI Carol serVe with our Local Ecumenical Partner. St Margarets Epi8copal Church. This was joint servlce in tarnis of the particlpants and wall attended by m&mb&rs of both congrogations along th 01hor members of thè communty We have maintained our ecumenical links wfth other churches in Rosyth. We hold regular ble study groups which were held on-ling and ara opon to averyone as wèll as Lent an(J Advent groups spacffically looking at our préparations for Chrisknas and Easter. Thè thurch has also bèèn usèd by the Zimbabwe Church for thèir 3ervice3. Th& maln hall has aLso baen uso(J by tha Fffo Heamh Board as a chlld flu vaccinatlon cèntra. Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on resetves For unrestricted funds, any surplus will be used to build up reserves sueh that the balance al any one time is sufficient to cover one4)alf of the budgeted expenditure. For restricted funds our policy is to ensure that tax refunds from Gift-Aided contributions and interest eamed in the Deposit Fund follow the main donations to their intended destination. A pem)anent endowment fund generates income reseNed for the activitS of the various Uniformed organisations. Details of any deficit The year reported a deficit of £7.273. Part of Ihis was due lo making payments to several charities for whom we had been holding fundraised monies from the fomer Triangles café and also followng signtficant donations received during fomier members, fvnerals. The unrestricted account deficit was largely due lo 100% increase in utilities expense brought about by the end of a previously fixed lem gas deal and the resumant increase in unlt pri for new fixed deal. Donated facilities and services lif any) APPENDIX 1 other optional information
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oscr Rosyth Methodist Church Receipts and payments accounts SC028559 For Qhe period Fiom Section A Statement of receipts and payments E¥pendabl UnresQii¢Qed Funds Restriote Permaneni Toial IndS ¢¥[eI eriod Tolal fund5 last p•rio efftdovmen Funds A1 Recèi Is DoTraiioThs 63 acies Grants Recei rs Irorn fundraisin 46 46 325 Gloss Iradin recei Income From invèsimenis othei than land and buildin 745 586 Rents fiom land & buildin Gloss ie¢eipts from other A2 R•¢•ipts froffl a55•t & iThvesimefftt sales Procèeds Irorn sale ol lixod assets iThvsirnèThis Is 43.474 649 44.123 47.049 A3 PaymenQs Expenses For luThdraising activities Gross trading payrneThis lThvsirnèThi managèrn*ni oosis Paymenis relating direcily 10 Giants and donaiions 600 Govgrnance costs". Audit l indepgndenl exarninalion Pieparation OF nal accounts Legal costs Other 49.123 51.395 41.687 A4 PaymenQs ielaling Qo asset aTrd inve5tmenQ Purchases of Fixed assels Purchase of investments 49.123 2.272 51.395 41.687
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Rosyth PAethodist Church SC028559 Additional analysis111 Analysis of re¢eipQs and PaentS l DoTralions 14.93T 2.7?0 3.415 2.137 14.331 2.•53 3.415 2.137 4.446 ÈT.788 63 550 J57> 211.86 tT.T25 63 2 Giants T•l41 3 Gross ièeeipis fiom oiher eharitablè aotiviiies SJ 5$ 468 Toddltr= T•ial 59 59 468 4 Payments relating diiectly to ¢hariQable activilies 28.4811 1.60• T69 28.480 1.808 T6> 28.080 1.863 J45 Cohgreg4lional co= Eytnl p4ymont= & tqyipm¢Tht 2.400 1.•64 5T6 2.397 t5 222 T.510 2.400 1.964 5T6 2.3?T 25 222 7.51• 1.655 575 R¢p)Il* & Svhdry paym¢Tht: 125 3.684 Young p¢opl¢ 2.2T2 2.272 2.272 48.431 T•ial 46.15# 40.662
SC028559 Additional analysis121 5 Bieakdo¥n of TATrresi1ied U•restvicled f••d I U•ieslvicted Iq•d2- f••d 4 Ger•tral T•tal •vestricted lry•ds priod R*ce•pis Dohati¢n= 343 46 46 268 Gro:= lThcomt Irom ye=ent=•lherthlTh hnd buildin T¢5 T45 658 Gro== Re<ev Exp¢n= Gro== Lt941 <0; TraThsl•v5 10 l (Ivom) ose ol
Rosyth Methodisl Church SC028559 Additional analysis131 6 Bieakdo¥wJ OF restiicied Funds Rstricld Reslrici¢d e•ter Tolal Total reslfficted (P•rki•s••s. ScottlS B•blo ptri•4 Retelpis DoTraiioTrs acies Granrs Recèi rs Fiom lundraisin ross Iradin rpci Incorne from invésrmènts othèr than larM1 and 63 63 90 586 586 428 ReThi£ frorn land & bLildin Gross rècwpis Irorn Other ¢hJriiable acliviliès Reelpis liom assèt & sales Procèeds IrorTh salè of fixed assets Pioceeds Irotn sale of investtnents 586 63 649 Payments E%pnse£ lor Fundraising a¢tivillS Gloss Irading paytnents Investment rnanagernenl costs Gianis and donaiions Goveinancè ¢osts". Audit l indepèndènt examiThaiioTh Prepaialion ol annual accounts Logal costs 328 540 60(1 328 540 PaymeTrls relating lo assel afftd invesimeni movefflents Pui¢hases ol fixèd 45seis Pur¢has OF invèsimènis 328 540 586 328 540 Trrthsleis oo l (liom) Funds 586 328 540 Naiure and ose ol Funds
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