2024 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of St Chad's Church,
Woodseats
Alms and Purposes
St Chad's Parochial Church Council IPCCI is the governing body of the Church and 15 responsible.
along with the incumbent, the Reverend Jonathan Hidden, for promoting in the ecclesiastical
parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, liturgical, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
ObJectlves and Actlvltles
The objectives and activities of the PCC are in accordance with the guidelines on public benefit.
These objectives and activities can be summarized as..
Public worship to which every resident of the parish is welcome and invited to join.
Pastoral work through the ministry of the occasional offices.
A thriving ministry amongst the elderly and housebound including, but not limited to,
network of home visitors, various friendship groups and organized trips and excursions.
Youth work that involves both church and non-church young people-
The use of the church buildings for community activities;
Teaching about the Christian faith and the ethics of being a disciple of Jesus Christ,.
Distributin8 a proportion of our voluntary giving to other charitable or8anizations within
and without the diocese of Sheffield-
• The encouragement of an active volunteer force from within the congregation to become
involved in other Sheffield-based charities. e.g. Sheffield BESOM and School Pastors.
Report on actlvitles In 2024
Public worship occurs weekly with services being held on most Sunday5 at 9am and 11am. These
are typically a mix of formal and informal. Holy Communion and other non-Euchari5tic services.
Our work with other local churches includes joint Lent courses and other joint service5 throughout
the year.
We continue to offer outreach events such a5 Messy Easter and Christingle: we've also tried new
things like a Light party as an alternative to Halloween.
Christmas 2024 was a special time with over 4SO children welcomed into the building to hear the
Christmas Story. We had increased numbers at our carol services showing a desire to celebrate
Christmas in the local church.
Youth and children's work continues to develop: this intludes churth youth work on Sundav
morning and Friday evening, as well as School Pastors, where the team proved invaluable to the
school in supporting both students and staff.
We hope to employ a part time Children and Families worker in the summer of 2025.
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Other charitable activities such as BESOM, Grace Foodbank and Street Pastors continued
throughout 202415.
Third Age ministry continued apace. with growing numbers attending Natter. the over 505 coffee
morning, which is also registered as a Welcome Place. Natter Plus also happens regularly; this is a
Short service after Natter. which Natter members are welcome to attend.
A Memory Café, forthose with memory loss and their carers. meets monthly.
Our toddler group continues to serve a real need for toddlers, and their parents, grandparents,
and carers. We regularly have Bible story times during Toddlers.
We currently have 107 on our electoral roll, with a worshipping community of 135.
Our lease of our Church Field to Woodseats Community Garden la project led by a PCC member
who is a landscape architect) has successfully gone through and they have received National
Lottery funding. WCG is providing a well-being space managed by members of the local
community and an extra facility for the Church to use.
Our rebrand of church house to Community Hub has brought a number of new users into this
important resource. brin8ing new revenue streams but also grants so we can update the building
to make it more usable for a wider range of users. Several of the users are building connections
with each other to build our community outreach, for example the Community Garden and a local
Arts initiative.
FlnancSal Revlew
Total receipts on unrestricted fund5 were £129,186.62 of which £117,242.55 was unrestricted
voluntary income, including £18,437.48 from Gift Aid. Restricted funds of £14,836.61 were also
received and are detailed in the financial statements. Lettings of the church premises and the
Community Hub, the freehold property at 56 Abbey Lane. generated an income of £6880.21.
The huge majority of planned giving is now through the Parish Giving Scheme, which reduce5 the
burden of collecting Gift Aid. A successful special appeal for funds for essential maintenance and
upgrades to the church and Community Hub buildings raised £13,090; some Gift Aid is Still to be
recovered on thi5 amount.
£87,501.08 was spent, largely from unrestricted fund5, to provide the Christian ministry of St
Chad's Church, including donations totaling £7,2(X) to our designated Mission Partner charities..
The Besom in Sheffield, Christians Against Poverty, Church Army, Grace Foodbank, Open Doors,
Sheffield Street Pastors and Tearfund. (St Chad's also supports School Pastors through the work of
our employed Youth Worker.} Our pledged contribution to the Diocesan Common Fund, which
provides stipends, housing and pensions for clergy across the diocese, had to be much reduced
this year due to greatly reduced income in 2023. To date we have contributed £44,400; it is
intended to pay a further £5.600 early in 2025 to meet our pledge.
The net result for the year was an excess of receipts over payments of £22,627.14. Adding bank
and deposit balances brought forward at the beginning of the year, the balances carried forward
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on 31 December totaled £69,445.94 on unrestricted funds and £24,324.41 on restricted funds. The
majority of the surplus in unrestrirted funds is committed to further payments to our Mission
Partners and the Common Fund.
Reserves Policy
It is PCC policy to try to maintain a balance on unrestricted funds that equates to at least three
months unrestricted payments, to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and meet unexpected
emergencies. This is an amount of approximately £40,000. The cash balance of £69,445.94 held in
unrestricted funds at year end was more than adequate to support this policy. It is our policy to
invest some of our fund balance in the CCLA Church of England Deposit Fund.
The balances of £6,145 in the Church Fabric restricted fund and £9,295 in the Community Hub
restricted fund are retained towards meeting the cost of essential repairs to the east end of the
Church and upgrades to the Community Hub.
Structure, Governance and Management
The PCC is a body corporate IPCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 20061 and a
charity registered with the Charity Commission. registration number 1127352.
The method of appointing the PCC is set out in the Church representation rules. PCC members are
elected to serve for a three-year term by those whose names are on the electoral roll. Deanerv
Synod representatives are also elerted for a three-year term, while churchwardens are elected
annually. The clergy, churchwardens and Deanery Synod representatives are ex officio members of
the PCC.
The PCC has specific responsibility for the regulation of public worship in the church as well as the
finances and fabric of the church buildings. In 2024 there were seven full meetin8s of the PCC,
with subcommittees meeting in between each full meeting.
Income is received primarily through the giving of the congregation, lettings of the Church building
and Community Hub la converted Edwardian house in the parish), and, to a much lesser extent
than was previously the case, from wedding and funeral fees.
A part-time youth worker and a part-time administrator are employed directly by St Chad's, along
with paid cleaners and verger. They are supported by an army of volunteers in all aspects of
church life, to whom we give grateful thank5.
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Administrative Information
St Chad's Church is the parish church for Woodseats in the Diocese of sheffield.
The correspondence address is:
St Chad's Church
Linden Avenue
Sheffield
S8 OGA
The PCC members serving during 2024 were:
Ex Officio Members:
Incumbent..
Curate..
Revjonathan Hidden
Rev Rachel Crossley (from July 20241
Churchwardens:
Ann Firth
Ann Lomax
Deanery Synod Reps.. Daryl Twibev
Vicky Vidler
Elerted Members:
Ann Allen
Christine Carr
Nathan Edwards
Keith Hartlev
Tim Hopkinson
Jane Howcroft
Victoria Karney
Karen Kilner Ifrom 20 May 20241
Lindsey Ladhams
Alison Manning
Dawn Moslev
Ro Willoughby
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PAROCHL4L CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ¢F{￿'s ¢HiXi¢H. WCX)DSEATS
Financlal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024
Statement of Financial Activities
Receipts and Payments Accounts
Vnr•Ftrict•d
TOTAL
TOTAL
2023
Fund¥
Futtd¥
RECEIPTS
Voluntary Incom•
Pl?￿n￿ ghAng
PJI other9h1ngl%rAunlaryrtt￿pIG
Gift Re¢o%Er8d
Tol•l Volunt•ry Incomo
92.752.(k8
6.053.01
18.437.48
£ 117.242.55
92.752 08
19.￿3.6?
18.437 46
£ 130.793.16
,457.23
11,827.27
17,989.03
IZ3.D73.53
13.5S).61
13.55Q61
A￿¥￿￿+1 for G•n•rntlng Funds
1.2e6.Q)
1.286.00
Inv•stm•nt Incom
1.879.63
1.879.63
827.47
Church Acti￿tI•*
9.241.21
0.241.21
12,288.52
R•lrnburs•m•nt•
823.23
Totsi RECEIPTS
£ 129.186.62
£ 14.•X$1
£ 144.023.23
IW189.52
PAYMENTS
Dlr•¢ic•*t* 01 Mlnlsiry
Worshlp so￿•
S$￿ Gmny
SL4ffin9
s$￿ & Evwgdism
Tolal Dlv•ct
1.S41.C*
51.eo).oJ
32.W.70
1,￿5.23
B7.111.(*
1.541.06
51.600 00
32.664.79
1.695.23
87.501.OB
1,083.55
71,075.85
28,134.36
101,427.37
AdmlnlAtrntlv• and cMrh••d Co*1•
È 31012.01
33,895.01
34,(Q7.44
Totsl PAYMENTS
£ 120 123.09
£ 121,396.09
1354J4.81
Grov4 Dqfidtlsu￿lUI
I.￿3.53
£ 13,SSk11
22.627.14
7S4.71
Translers beM*en funds
1,320.
1.320.ts)
7.743.53
14,88&61
22,627.14
754.71
Cash at bank at 1 Janua
Cash at bank at 31 DeEemb•r
.4￿11
£ 24.3x41
93.no.3S
6S.686.75
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statement of Assets and Liabilities
As at 31 C*￿Mber 2024
Ur*•thcl•d ft￿1￿(£0d
F￿dI
Funds
A¢¢ourt
31 D•¢ X24
31 DK 2023
Flxed
Cornmunrty ￿b. $6 L￿e
£ xfj.c•xJ.
£ xo,ctsJ.c•)
rrent A358ts
Cash at b￿k and In hand
CfyuD Communilv E4TeilPIus ki(MJnt
Virqin Morh* furr8ni Acitsjni
CIlA DVDOSI A(1 Ount
Tts￿ Ci%h * bank Ind In hand
f 34.1C6 58
7WAO
?7 ?71 46
£ 24.324 41
t 58.432 99
7*440
f 27371 96
t 93,7TO.
e 45.15088
t Xg9233
£ n.143.21
t24,￿.41
£ 2.371.50
£ 2,3T1.60
e 1.448.03
Tot*1 Curr•nt Aii•ty
£ 71,817.44
£24,324.41
e 96,141.85
e ra,691.24
Arcounis P*abl•
MRI
Tot41 L14bIll￿•¥
-£ 3.035 70
-t 3.035 70
-£ 5.125 60
-t 1.77889
4 6.glJl.49
8,￿.70
4 J,l)X.70
•t Curr•nt AB••ts
bll(ti
1￿.16
686.76
rr•nt
.74
-41
btsl and R•s•YY
Unr*¥trl¢t•d Fund¥
t 22.627 14
fY649257
£369,119.71
754 71
f 35:,
491 24
e 3E6,245.95
TOM Unr•strlct•d Fund*
R•thct•d &orfIL￿•t*d FundB
RF_AV
RF. Chldign Wcrfk
RF_ Church Fobnc
RF. Ctturch H(￿$• F*1
RF.
RF. WrfK)ry Cats
RF_ N4ler
RF . Oioan man1*n￿¢&
Total R•str1ctsd &D•slan•t•d Fund
4260
210 S1
£ 6.145 00
£ 9XOO
£ 591500
1￿59Q
1576 00
4260
£ 1.86400
t 5.915 00
£ 1.12500
t 1.92900
-t I4￿80
% 9,140.
£ 24.324.41
Tot*1 C•plW R•w¥•*
£393.414.12
£ 3ffi,688.76
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1. Accountln9 Poll¢les
The financial statements of PCC have been prepared in arkn)rdance W￿1h the Churth A￿nting Regulations
2006 using the Receipts and Payments basis.
2. Flxed assets
Movab18 church furnishings held by th8 vKar and ￿rchwardenS on sp8cial tnjst for th8 PCC, and which r8quire
Faculty for disposal, are inalienable property. listeij in the churth's inventory. For anything acquired prior to 2000,
there is insufficient cost inforrnation availatAe and the￿fOre such assets are not valued in the financial slalements.
Fixed Assets comprise the freehold property a156 Abbey Lane. otherwise referred to as St Chad's Community Hub.
Freehold land and buildings were previously ￿Valued. In line with the transitional arrangements allowed under
FRS102. the PCC ha5 decided lo hold these assets at cost. wth ¢he cost based on the revalued ar1￿Unt at the
date ol transition.
Individual ileffls of equiK¥neni with a purthase price of £1.000 L¥ less are wriiten oll as an expense.
3. Funds
Restricted funds ￿p￿sen1 lal inccffte Irom trusts or endown￿nIS may be expended only on those restricted
objects provided in the lemis of the trust or beouesl and Ibl dOnab.￿S. grants or fees received for a Spgcified
object or invitsd by the PCC for a specffic ot4'ecL The funds may onty be expended on Ihe $pe¢ifi¢ object for which
they were given. Any balance remainirg unspent at the end of e￿h year must t* iarried frnvard as a balan¢e on
that fund.
Designated Funds are unreslricled funds set aside by the PCC for a paituLgr purpose. Funds so desvJnated by
the PCC can be redesignated by th9 PCC and so designab'on dces not prevent funds being sp8nt on any olh8r
purpose.
Unr8Strictsd fund5 ar8 gen8fdl funds which can b8 used Ic¢ PCC ordinary puw8s.
The rnovern8nt5 In re51ric18d tunds during th8 year were as below. Th8re arg currenlty no d85ynat8d lunds.
Bal bll*d
R•eelpts
P•wrnnts
Trnnsl•r
Bal elfwd
R•slrfct•d
RF-AV
RF - Children and Farn1￿ K*1￿•[
RF - Church Fabr
RF . Communrty Hub Fabri
RF . Hardship
RF . Mernory Cale
RF - Natter
RF - Organ Malnl•nan
42.60
210.61
£ 8,14S.tsJ
£ 9,295 Q)
£ 5,915.LK)
£ 1,435.IX)
£ 1,576.DJ
4 29490
£ 210.81
£ 6.14S.C
£ 7.431 CQ
£ 1.864Q)
£ 5.915 LJ)
£ 1.125.LYJ
£ 89J.CQ £ 540.QJ
£ 2￿).￿ £ 553.cx]
£ 1￿.CQ
4 1.434
£ 1.3X).C
Total
É 9.440.80
£14.836.61
É1273.00
£ 1.320.00
£24.324.41
The AV fund ￿Presents Ihe remains ol a grant recaved In 2021 to laahtate online worship during the Covid
pandemic anij may onty be used to purchase audN>vKsual equipment.
The Child￿n and Famil￿$. Worker fvnd ￿presents initi.al donabons towar(Ys the of a chikY￿n and familles.
worker lo be appointed In 2025.
The fabnc fun¢Ys ￿p￿ent a(xumulated appea15 and fvndraising for latrt maintenance and can only spenl for
thls purrM)se.
The Hardship fund represents Ihe rernainder of donations given during and after the Covid pandemi¢ lo benefit
Church members experiencing hardship. 11 is administered by the in￿Mbent and wardens.
The Memory Cafe fund and Natter fund represent funds held for the St Chad's Memory Café and the St Chad's
Natter group resp8ctively, induding grant fvnds, whKh may only t* used for Ihe b8nefit of these mini5trie5.
These funds are adfflinistered by the respective lea¢Jership teaffl5.
The transfer lo the organ fund was from ordin8ry unrestricted ftjnds in li8u of paying an honorariurn to the
organist. Thi5 fund remain5 in deficit awarting th8 r8covery of Gift on a pr8wous donation.
4 Related Patrty Transactlons
A trustee, Christine C8rr. is remunerated deaning and c*urch verger d￿ties. Christine Carfs daughter was, until 31
October 2024. an employee ol Sl Chad's. The trustee takes no part In deusions regarding remuneration.
A tru51ee appointed in May 2024, Karen Kiln8r, was previoudy ernrAoyed as an administrator by St Chad's, until
resigning on 30 September 2024. She to(* no part in deusions regarding her remuneration.
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ilnr•strided Restrictsd
Funds
Funds
A¢¢ount
2024
2023
Recelpt
l othrgivintyvolunl￿
Sp•ci•l Apwlg
Buildingspo
CFW *poal
anty
£ 12rn.
11(W.IK
26&61
265.61
T¢iW Sp•￿￿ AppW•
I,r￿fjI
1140fy.61
1*W.22
[kna￿s f￿Sp¥*
Gener* tkn*ws
27&
4.61340
1(N)(
05101
62500
4,612.4Q
2.719.10
Ttsial Wl ¢th•r
11550.61
A¢tlv4IM lorG0n0r*lng FuThd*
Total lorGonov4On
Fund*
Inwdit)Iwnl Incomp
InleTeyt Inc<)me
Inc(m8 fram Grwnds H
T tal Inv•atmoTrt Inc
.37963
327.47
827.47
¢burcth Acdvltlw4
In¢ofiwfrom LK• Ev•n
coma fvomwéddings
fiom Fun￿￿$
T•i•l Incomo Imm Llh
R•nial Ih¢oftv4
1.42afyi
1.428.IK)
933tXI
J61.00
2.361.OD
Sg62 71
897.
ty21
S,982 71
807.
180.21
5.192 52
1.6fj0.fy)
•.0￿.52
T•iii R•Thtsl InGarn•
Totsi Chui¢h A¢tl¥l%l
241.21
P4yffj•nts
lèi Dlr•ct Co•t• ol Mlnl•
Wornhlp S•rYlc••
Wot$hip Costi
LJl¢ Ewnt9
Totil Wgrlhl SwYle••
1.247.C
1.247.06
414.55
I￿0￿ Glvlnq
C(mman Fun¢
fvlsslan Psrtng
41.4￿(
7.2m
63.$14.53
7.061.32
Toi•l Ml••lon Gl
71 07&85
St•fflng
Solanes
PAYE ond NIC
PensiM$ Cogts
YDUth
27.312.21
3.W.29
93
4ts2.JS
27.312.21
25.**.01
953 93
40? 36
.79
1.724.5
5Q3 77
2B,1M36
Exp￿d￿Ure Ghldrth$Wthk
EXp￿d￿Ur0 Cafq PF
Èxpmdrture y￿￿1￿
C￿lS
Totsl MIBi5on & Evan
2SI.21
251.21
.24
553 78
I.0￿61
553 78
Total fMf•Et CoBt• of Mlnlstry
E 101N27.37
111 Admlnlstrotlw and cN•rh•ad Costs
Ch Ji¢h a IAaini¢n8n¢o Rurtning C(ths
Hub Runnn9 & fvknt•l¥KeCtyt*
Grounds upkeép
18.651.
4.37&01
15.5￿
6.2￿21
4.378.04
248.
1.245.75
.01
Small NDn Capital Equipfttht
UE£lllllg & hygEne leyd si￿0
717.Tl
4.01
527.9B
1.172.62
2.710.09
3.924.85
Ofnce Costs
Prof8ssThal F88s
vert￿l￿g 8 Matk8tir
Insuranc
Bank Char9eS
Tolal 0th8r E
Total Administrafjve and ¢knhead ¢os¢s
2.n4.68
1.0￿.9&
3.r￿&39
1175
1.225.98
3.(r35.39
13.75
45
31895.01
2.938.84
3.73
145.
34.007.44
33.Mi.gS
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Church Workers Penslon Fund ICWPF)
t>e£ember 2024 year End
The PCC of St Chad's. Woodseats participates in the Pension Builder Scheme section of CWPF for lay staff.
CWPF is administered by the Church of England Pensions Board. which holds the CWPF assets separatelv
from those of the Employer and other participating employers.
CWPF has two settions..
l. the Defined Benefit5 Scheme
2. the Pension Builder Stheme, which has two subsections-
a deferred annuity section known as Pension Builder Classic, and,
a cash balance section known 3s Pension Builder 2014.
Pension Builder Scheme
Both sections of the Pension Builder Scheme are classed as defined benefit schemes.
Pension Builder Classlc provide5 a pension, accumulated from contributions paid and converted into a
deferred annuity during employment based on terms set and reviewed by the Church of England Pen5ion5
Board from time to time. Discretionary increases may also be added, depending on investment returns and
other factors.
Penslon Bullder 2014 is a cash balance scheme that provides a lump sum which members use to provlde
benefits at retirement. Pension contributions are recorded in an account for each member. Discretionary
bonuses may be added before retirement. dependin8 on investment returns and other factors. The
account, plus any bonuses declared is payable, unreduced, from age 65.
There is no sub.divi5ion of assets between employers in each section of the Pension Builder Scheme.
The scheme is Considered to be a multi-employer scheme as described in Sertion 28 of FRS 102. This is
because it is not possible to attribute the Pension Builder Scheme's assets and liabilities to specific
employers and means that contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution
scheme. The pensions costs char8ed to the SOFA in the year are the contributions payable12024= £953.93,
2023.. £1,724.58).
A valuation of the Pension Builder Scheme is carried out once every three years. The most recent valuation
was carried out as at 31 December 2022. The next valuation is due as at 31 December 2025.
For the Pension Builder Classic section. the 2022 valuation revealed a surplus of £34.8m on the ongoing
assumptions used. At the most recent annual review effective I january 2025. the Board chose to grant a
discretionary bonus of 6.7% to both pensions not yet in payment and pensions in payment in respect of
service prior to April 1997.. and a bonus on pensions in payment in ￿spect of post April 2CQ6 service so that
the pension increase was 2.7% (where usually it would be calculated based on inflation up to 2.5%). This
followed improvements in the funding position over 2024. There is no requirement for deficit payments at
the current time.
For the Pension Builder 2014 section, the 2022 valuation revealed 3 surplus of £8.5m on the ongoing
assumption5 used. There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time.
The legal strurture of the scheme is such that if another employer fails, the PCC of St Chad's, Woodseats
could becomÈ responsible for paying a share of thè failed employerfs pension liabilities.
St Chad's has l active member and O deferred members in the CWPF at 31st De￿mber 2024.
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This report Was approved as a correct record of the activities of the parish and signed on
behalf of the Parochial Church Council by
Signed
J M Hidden
Chair of Trustees {Oversight Minister)
A Lomax
Lay VI￿-Chair of Trustees (Churchwarden)
Print
Name
Rev Jonathan Hidden
Ann Lomax
Date
7 April 2025
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Independent Examiner's Report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the finanual statements of The Parochial Church Council of St
Chad's Church, Woodseals for the year ended 31" December 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the tnjstees of the charity. you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act}.
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements rJrried out under section 145 of
the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the
Charity Commission Ljnder section 145{51{bl of the 2011 Act.
Independent examinor's statement
I hav8 completed my examination. I confirn that no matters have come to my attention in connection with
the examination giving me cause lo believe that in any material respect.
1. Accounting r￿OrdS were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the
2011 Act.. or
2. The financial slalemenls do not accord with those records.. or
3. The financial slalemenls do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form
and conlenl of accounts sel out in the Charits'es {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008
other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair 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 lo which
attention should be drawn in this reporl in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial
statements to be reached.
Marie Craig FCCA
TC Group
20 Commerce Road
Lynch Wood
Peterborough
Cambridgeshi
PE2 6LR
Dated.. 4 June 2025