AYRSHIRE AND RENFREWSHIRE METHODisf CIRCUIT
TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT
Charity Re8iStration Number:
SC038464
Circuit Reference Number:
31/05
Structure, Governance and Management
Ayrshire and Renfrewshire Methodist is
an unincorporated association. It is made up of two churches.
namely Paisley Methodist Central Hall and Barrhead Methodist
Church.

Ayrshire and Renfrewshire Methodist Circuit members (the trijstees)
are appointed by the Ayrshire and Renfrewshire Methodist Circuit,
under the terms of 'The Constitutional Practice and Discipline of the
Methodist Church,
Objectives and Activities
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of
God's love in Christ and to live out it's discipleship in worship and
mission. It does this through:
Worship
Learning and caring
Service point
Evangelism
The Circuit meeting is the principal meeting responsible for the
affairs of the Circuit and the development of Circuit policy. It
exercises a combination of spiritual leadership and administrative
efficiency which enables the Circuit to fulfil it's purposes and acts as
the focal point of the working of the churches in the Circuit,
overseeing their pastoral, training and evangelistic work

Financial review
The Circuit has only two sources of funding from the assessments
which are paid by the two churches in the Circuit. The level of the
assessment is determined by the Connexion of The Methodist
Church in Great Britain.
Investment is done via two bank accounts.
One is an interest-bearing bank account.
The second is an account which has Restricted funds which can be
transferred if required to the general reserves.
Approved by the trustees on 2310212025 and signed on their behalf
by
Circuit Treasurer.

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A YKSHIRE & RENFREWSHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYME14TS
FOR YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
RECEIPTS
Church Assessments
Wove p8yYments
TMCP Dr8vAlown
NOTES
UNRESTRicfED
38(KlO
351 $0
40C(tO
RESTRICTED
Total 2024
36000
35150
4(NJLKI
T￿41 2019
35000
Total 2018
&8587
25000
ioooo
13511
50Lb)O
Refunds
Inleresl
7035
2615
7035
3975
1.361
1443
1136
PAYMENTS
2843
Stlpends + N.1. + Pension
Imran Expenses
43￿4
1149
43384
1149
1649
34229
4161
Manse Expenses
Councll Tax for manse
2228
8098
3701
1044
1044
3093
3954
Manse telephone￿roadb9nd
2082
505
505
Total P8ymenls
48650
4865
28823
44426
Payments lor Governan￿ Costs
Melhodisl Church FutNJ
Insurance
District Eypense
TMCP chafges
Office 8T
22368
788
5930
22368
13023
12402
5930
2021
489
4560
38Crt)
2021
8247
32180
Total GovemanG8 Costs
29575
2021
31596
64044
83817

Total Payments
78225
2021
80246
90867
106243
Excess of Receipts over Payments
42574
41914
Approi'cd bl, Ilr Trnsie¢s aixl 011 ikiT bclk11fbi'.
Date..

APPENDIX 3
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krAIth (hnty Regu￿(
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Report to th? Ch￿ty rw
trusleeslmembgf¥ of
R¢glst•r•d Chartty sc
number
On thg accounts of the
¢harity for th• p•riod
03S>4-&4
PerKKI start date
PerirNJ end dale
Rospoctl¥• The chan￿S ljuslees are re¥xxtsiLle for the preparati(x) of the aC0￿nIS sn accord
respon3ibilrties of wilh the tefms of the Charilie5 Truslee Investment {Scott3ndl 2tK15 Act aThl the
trust••s and •xaffllner
Charrties Ac(mnts Iscntland) Regulab"Ms 21N)6 las arne￿Ied}. The charity trustee5,
consKJer Ihat the audrt requirement of RegulalJ"on 10111 Idl of the ReguLaiK)ns
d￿$ not apply. It is my r￿pOnSI￿.1ty lo examine ihe accounls as required under secxion
4411 I Icl ol the kt and lo stale whettw partiCLJlar matters have come to my attention.
Basls of Ind•wnd¢nt My exaM￿a￿n is cwried out in &ccrfdar￿e with R•3ulatK)n 1101 the 20[￿ Ac(*Junt*
•xamln•rfs sL*toment ReguLthns. An eXaMina￿n inchjdes a review of the acuwnting records kept by the
tharity and a ccmpanson of the attl￿nIS p￿sented with those records. 11 a150 incluths
conspJeratJon of any unusual iteffls or dtsck)$￿ in the accounts and seeks
explana￿ frcrfn the iruslees ￿)r￿ornIng any such mattars. procedure5 undwtaken
) not provMl& all Ihe ewder(e that required in an audit and, consequenuy. I do
not ex[￿$$ an aLKIrt (yinK)n on the view gNen by tt)e acrAJunts.
depend•nt examinerfs In Ihe course of my exarninatK)n, fflatter has ujme to my attent*)n lo#￿#￿
gives me reasonable Cause to bgltev8 that in any rnateri￿ resFect the
requirements."
to keep accounling records In ac(xirdance wth seclion 44111 (al of the 2005 Act *d
Regulat￿￿ 4 of the 2ry]6 Accounts RegtA8bons. and
to P￿Pare ￿xXwnts which accud with the acCounb"￿j recxjrds at¥1 CA)mply wth
RegulatKJn g of the 20¢% Ac(yxJnts Regulatsons
have not been ￿1. L
lo which In rny ()pinion. alteiiiio)[) shoLJld he drriwn In ordei lo enable 3 proper
Signed"
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qualification{sl or bod
Ilf any
Addres
"Please debèle the wordy ￿ the brar%Filr
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