## Wycliffe Memorial Evangelical Church Registered with the Charity Commissioners Tulketh Brow Ashton, Preston Lancashire PR2 2SH ## CHARITY No. 1015042 ## TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT 2023 Wycliffe Memorial Evangelical Church is a small local church in the Ashton area of Preston. Our main activity is to provide facilities for the worship of God, and to promote the spread of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ within the district. The Junior Church instructs young children in the Christian faith. The Trustees oversee the management of the funds of the Charity, which are used for payment of heating, lighting, repair bills and general upkeep of the church building. The Rev. D E Solt was appointed Pastor from 1[st] January 2013 and is paid a small stipend with certain expenses for car tax and Insurance, telephone calls etc. During 2023 there was extensive work done on repairs to the church roof over Pastor’s office and two new signs were purchased for the sides of the church building. God met all our needs through the generous giving of His people and we were able to continue to pay for fuel, maintenance and other expenses including church insurance. Our church services are advertised on the Churches Facebook page. Donations are made to other Christian charities and Missionaries. Our assets consist of the church building and contents which are valued for insurance purposes as follows:- Church building £2,846,703 Contents £ 56,453 ## _WYCLIFFE MEMORIAL EVANGELICAL CHURCH TULKETH BROW ASHTON PRESTON_ _111TH_ _ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS 2023_ ## WYCLIFFE MEMORIAL EVANGELICAL CHURCH TULKETH BROW ASHTON PRESTON ## TRIAL BALANCE FOR DECEMBER 2023 |ACCOUNT No.|ACCOUNT No.|EXP|INC| |---|---|---|---| |1|BANK ACCOUNT|29215.14|| |2|TRUSTEES FLEXIBLE ACCOUNT|71270.05|| |3.|CAPITAL ACCOUNT||96840.19| |4.|INVESTMENT ACCOUNT|-----|288.98| |5.|PASTOR'S ACCOUNT|13948.31|| |6.|MISSIONS||1726.38| |7.|OFFERINGS||48793.57| |8.|DONATIONS||866.45| |9.|VISITING SPEAKERS|900.00|| |10.|JUNIOR CHURCH|1019.44|| |11.|WEBSITE|250.26|| |12.|MOBILITY VEHICLE HIRE|1625.00|| |13.|HIRE OF CHURCH||300.00| |14.|HOUSEKEEPING|1613.35|| |15.|PRINTING AND STATIONERY|968.05|| |16.|ADVERTISING|-----|| |17.|FUEL|13504.57|| WYCLIFFE MEMORIAL EVANGELICAL CHURCH TULKETH BROW ASHTON PRESTON **SERVICE COMMITTEE ACCOUNT 2023** ## Account No. 4 5 6 7 8 |**INVESTMENT ACCOUNT**
EXP
I
Bank Interest on Trust Flexible Account

Total

**PASTORS ACCOUNT**
Anniversary Gift
1000.00
Road Fund Licence 2 cars
530.00
Pastor David Solt - Stipend
8400.00
Telephone bills
710.14
Car Insurance 2 cars
485.42
Holiday Gift
1000.00
Fuelgenie
1822.75
Total13948.31
**MISSIONS ACCOUNT**
See sheet attached

**OFFERING ACCOUNT**
Inland Revenue (Gift Aid)

Thanksgiving Gifts

Weekly Offerings

Total

**DONATIONS ACCOUNT**
Mr A Peplow

Donations for Help India
3325.00
Help India Bank Charges
9.50
Donations from Help Ukraine
3710.00

Donation for St.Catherines hospice
200.00
Wedding gift Dom & Rachel & Wendy Organ
129.05
Pastor Dave & Mary Beth Holiday Bible Club gift 100.00
Daniel Solt Holiday Bible Club gift
100.00
MacMillan Cancer Support – Coffee morning
770.00

Anonymous Donation

Our Daily Bread donation L Cherry
40.00
Donation from estate of Ron Hindle

Donation from wedding of Maggie Gavin

Donation from Bethel Church (Baptism)

Donation in Memory of Marjorie Dawson
100.00
Donation for Bibles in Memory of M Dawson

L Cherry Gift Voucher (J Watson)
80.00
Donation in memory of Ian Baker

Donation to St Leonards G&S Group Fellowship night75.00

Total8638.55
Balance

**VISITING SPEAKERS**
David Raby (Donated back to church)
500.00
Simon Jacob
100.00
C LeNoury
100.00
Daniel Solt
200.00
Total
900.00|NC
288.98
288.98
1726.38
5316.01
1115.93
42361.63
48793.57
200.00
3010.00
3615.00
770.00
500.00
500.00
150.00
100.00
100.00
550.00
10.00
9505.00
866.45| |---|---| 9 ## WYCLIFFE MEMORIAL EVANGELICAL CHURCH TULKETH BROW ASHTON PRESTON |Account No.
EXP
10
**JUNIOR CHURCH**
Thirty One Eight Membership fee
145.00
J Raby JC Prizes
50.00
Junior Church, Holiday Bible Club & Round-up Items
642.88
JC Christmas Party presents.
231.56
1069.44
Total
1019.44
11
**WEBSITE**
R Wolfe Design
250.26
12
**MOBILITY VEHICLE HIRE**
1625.00
13
**HIRE OF CHURCH**
Wedding (Travellers)
14
**HOUSEKEEPING**
A Birkett Cleaning items
141.54
J Watson Communion Pods
316.32
J Watson Macro Kitchen Items
1047.08
M B Solt Items for Sweet Spirits meetings
62.76
M B Solt Ice Cream Sunday
45.65
Total1613.35
15
**PRINTING & STATIONERY**
J Watson Printer Ink
430.71
J Watson – Copyright Licenses CCLI
229.00
J Watson Trinitarian BC calendars 2024
50.40
J Watson Church Pens
79.99
C Goring Birthday Cards
16.50
Church Finance Supplies – Gift Aid Envelopes
58.45
Trinitarian Bible Society – 10 large print bibles (M Dawson) 91.00
J Watson Entries on Book of Remembrance
12.00
Total968.05
17
**FUEL ACCOUNT**
British Gas
(Gas)
10080.92
British Gas (Electric)
2144.80
Water Plus Ltd
376.45
Telephone
902.40
Total 13504.57|INC
50.00

50.00
300.00| |---|---| WYCLIFFE MEMORIAL EVANGELICAL CHURCH TULKETH BROW ASHTON PRESTON |Account No
18
**CHURCH AND SCHOOL CLEANING** Total
19
**MISCELLANEOUS**
The Broker Network - Church Insurance
Ladies Day Out – The Barn
J.Watson Father’s Day Gifts
Mr B Kehoe – Pit Stop Christmas Party Food
J Watson Christmas Party Items

Total
20
**PROJECTS**
Ephraim Amazon New Projector Screen
J Watson Argos New Projector
NLG Roofing Ltd

P Burns – Sale of Compressor
P Burns – Sale of Compressor Hose
Edworks Ltd 2 New Church Signs
Total
21
**REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE**
Needham Electrical Services
Walker Fire – Fire extinguishers check.
C Goring Timber for gate

J Watson Toilet seat & Plastic Ties for banner
D E Solt Keys for gate
D E Solt Incinerator for garden
D E Solt Timber for gate
P Burns Electrical Items, & Toilet seat
P Burns Decorating materials
Brian Fairclough – Boiler service & Gas fire repair
J Watson – Paul Burns Machine Mart (CL Needle)
Total|EXP
2020.00
2744.19
423.00
23.99
500.00
60.95
3752.13
2862.13
150.00
429.99
2950.00
4566.00
8095.99
7810.99
520.00
470.73
46.58
21.94
7.00
28.99
11.52
95.58
139.15
379.20
87.59
1808.28|INC
345.00
545.00

890.00
250.00
35.00

285.00| |---|---|---| WYCLIFFE MEMORIAL EVANGELICAL CHURCH TULKETH BROW ASHTON PRESTON ## TRIAL BALANCE FOR DECEMBER 2023 |ACCOUNT No.|ACCOUNT No.|EXP|INC| |---|---|---|---| |1|BANK ACCOUNT|29215.14|| |2|TRUSTEES FLEXIBLE ACCOUNT|71270.05|| |3.|CAPITAL ACCOUNT||96840.19| |4.|INVESTMENT ACCOUNT|-----|288.98| |5.|PASTOR'S ACCOUNT|13948.31|| |6.|MISSIONS||1726.38| |7.|OFFERINGS||48793.57| |8.|DONATIONS||866.45| |9.|VISITING SPEAKERS|900.00|| |10.|JUNIOR CHURCH|1019.44|| |11.|WEBSITE|250.26|| |12.|MOBILITY VEHICLE HIRE|1625.00|| |13.|HIRE OF CHURCH||300.00| |14.|HOUSEKEEPING|1613.35|| |15.|PRINTING AND STATIONERY|968.05|| |16.|ADVERTISING|-----|| |17.|FUEL|13504.57|| |18.|CHURCH AND SCHOOL CLEANING|2020.00|| |19.|MISCELLANEOUS|2862.13|| |20.|PROJECTS|7810.99|| |21.|REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE|1808.28|| ||TOTAL|148815.57|148815.57| Examined and found correct C Goring 10.02.2024