## **The Annual Parochial Church Meeting of St. Bartholomew’s Church, Binley Sunday 28th April 2024 at 11.30am.** ## **Annual Joint Meeting of Parishioners:** Present: Welcome: - **A.** Apologies. - **B.** Minutes of the Annual Joint Meeting of Parishioners held on 14[th] May 2023. - **C.** Matters Arising. - **D.** Election of the churchwardens. ## **Annual Parochial Church Meeting:** Present: Welcome: - **A.** Apologies: - **B.** Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting held on 14[th] May 2023. - **C.** Matters Arising. - **D.** Electoral Roll Report. - **E.** Finance Report. - **F.** Churchwarden/Fabric Report. - **G.** Annual Report. - **H.** Safeguarding. - **I.** Elections: - **a.** Members of the PCC. - **b.** Deanery Synod Representatives. - **c.** Auditors. - **J.** Any Other Business. - **K.** Vicar’s Report. ## Minutes of St, Bartholomew’s Church AGM Held on Sunday 14[th] May 2023, in the Church Hall. ## Annual Joint Meeting of Parishioners: ## Present: |Present:||| |---|---|---| |Jon Taylor–in the Chair|S. Bird|S. Taylor| |B. Allen|D. Sherry|J. Owen| |R. Salisbury|A. Gowans|M. Owen| |G. Richardson|M. Barnett|R. Sherry| |J. Blundell|D. Barnett|Y. Aderibigbe| |R. Schoolar|P. Hobday|A. Aderibigbe| |C. Murray|G. Rhodes|D. Wenham| |P. Green|P. Durrant|S. Underhill| |P. Slater|F. Akinkoye|B. Slater| |---|---|---| |K. Martin|A. Grimwood|G. Holmes-Wilson| |A. Horton|L. Grimwood|| |C. Horton|K. Hopkinson|| ## Apologies: G & S Sampson, K. Mayo. ## Welcome: All were welcomed to the meeting for 2023. ## A. Minutes of the Annual Joint Meeting of Parishioners held on 15[th] May 2022 The minutes and reports have been circulated by email. Proposal: that the minutes of the meeting held on Sunday 15[th] May 2022 be accepted by the Annual Joint Meeting of Parishioners. Proposed: C. Murray. Seconded: R. Schoolar. All in favour, proposal carried. ## B. Matters Arising: Nil. ## C. Election of the Church Wardens: There are two nominations for the positions of Church Warden, these are for Brian Slater and Steve Bird. No election is required as the wardens have been nominated. Grateful thanks were extended to Steve and Brian for their service over the last year. Special thanks were extended to Brian who has served in this role for at least 25 years and this this year is likely to be his last. Jon is very grateful to Brian who he considers to be the best warden in the Church of England. The meeting closed at 11.47am. ## **Minutes of The Annual Parochial Church Meeting of** ## **St. Bartholomew’s Church, Binley** Held on Sunday 14[th] May 2023, in the Church Hall. ## **The meeting opened at 11.47am.** ## **Present:** |**Present:**||| |---|---|---| |Jon Taylor–in the Chair|S. Bird|S. Taylor| |B. Allen|D. Sherry|J. Owen| |R. Salisbury|A. Gowans|M. Owen| |G. Richardson|M. Barnett|R. Sherry| |---|---|---| |J. Blundell|D. Barnett|Y. Aderibigbe| |R. Schoolar|P. Hobday|A. Aderibigbe| |C. Murray|G. Rhodes|D. Wenham| |P. Green|P. Durrant|S. Underhill| |P. Slater|F. Akinkoye|B. Slater| |K. Martin|A. Grimwood|G. Holmes-Wilson| |A. Horton|L. Grimwood|| |C. Horton|K. Hopkinson|| ## **Welcome:** All were welcomed to the meeting for 2023. ## **A. Apologies:** G & S Sampson, K. Mayo. ## **B. Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting held on Sunday 15[th] May** ## **2023.** Proposal: that the minutes of the APCM held on 15[th] May 2022 be accepted as true and accurate. Proposed: G. Rhodes. Seconded: D. Sherry. All in favour, proposal carried. ## **C. Matters Arising:** Nil. ## **D. Electoral Roll Report:** The PCC held a meeting to approve this today. The purpose of the electoral roll is to take an accurate list of regular attenders. Following this year’s review, there are 144 names currently on the Electoral Roll. 122 are resident in the Parish and 22 are nonresident. Five Names have been added and five removed. Meeting attendees are advised that names can be added to the electoral roll by the completion of a form. ## **E. Finance Report:** The accounts were circulated by email. No questions have been raised about the report. Roughly the financial status is the same as last year. Income: £98,520 Expenditure: £94,273 There are some reserves, the aim is for 3months running costs. Balance: £30,000 £27,000 is unrestricted. The Parish share was £50,000 for 2022 which is not quite a full Parish Share but the payment is increasing. This year a share of £55,000 id being paid. Parishioners who wish to give regularly are encouraged to speak to Jon or Ray and there was a plea for taxpayers to use Gift Aid. Gratitude was expressed for the generosity of this Parish and thanks were expressed to Ray in his first year as Treasurer. The accounts have been audited by Burgis and Bullock. The meeting should appoint the auditors for next year and the suggestions is that Burgis and Bullock should be appointed. However, if the PCC has other options, they might decide to appoint an alternative auditor later this year. Proposal: that Burgis and bullock are appointed for the auditing of accounts next year with the proviso that the PCC may change to an alternative provider if such would arise. Proposed: R. Schoolar. Seconded: J. Blundell. All in favour, proposal carried. ## **F. Church Warden/Fabric Report:** A request was made to anyone who may like to do gardening in the church yard or other physical work. The aim in the churchyard is to promote insect and wildlife by leaving areas unmown. This is not always understood by those using the church yard. There is a possibility that bird boxes may be put this year and the promotion of wildflowers. The church bell needs regular inspection and maintenance. The new heater at the back of church has been repaired again. ## **G. Annual Report:** This reflects all the activities of the church and the Parish. Thanks were extended to all who contribute to this. ## **H. Safeguarding:** The Parish Safeguarding Officer is Marian Owen. Any concerns or questions regarding safeguarding should be directed to Marian or Jon. Church life is coming back to normal after two years of restrictions due to Covid 19. It is important that as activities have begun to resume that DBS checks are in place and appropriate training has been completed. St Bartholomew’s PCC has been proactive in ensuring policies are reviewed and updated if necessary. It is within the Parish Safeguarding Officer’s remit to regularly monitor the Parish Dashboard (a tool to monitor progress and automatically produces an action plan) and present it regularly to the PCC. There is Safeguarding information displayed in the church and church hall and Safeguarding procedures covers both children and vulnerable adults. If you need to contact me regarding any safeguarding or recruitment issues. To contact Marian Owen please use the e-mail address: stbartssafeguarding@gmail.com or tel. 07832149261. ## **I. Elections:** a) Members of the PCC. St. Bart’s can have up to 12 members of the PCC in addition to Church wardens, Clergy and Deanery Synod members. This year the following have been nominated: Carolyn Murray, Ali Grimwood, Beth Allen, Rachael Sherry, Marian Owen, John Owen, Kim Martin, Ray Schoolar, Karan Mayo, Ade Aderibigbe and Yemi Aderibigbe. Thanks were extended to all who are standing again this year and to the new members. This is a wonderful team who Jon is grateful for. b) Deanery Synod – no nominations have been received for this year. If anyone would like further information please ask Jon. c) Auditors as above. ## **J. A.O.B:** a) the question was raised whether the PCC has written formally to the contractors about the difficulty accessing church during the road works in Binley. The PCC will address this in the next meeting. b) thanks were extended to James Bremner for all his input into church activities. ## **K. Vicars Report:** Jon reflected on where the church at St. Bartholomew’s is now, and how we would be going forward. He said that we have now come out of the pandemic and it has been a tough three years. We no longer have any restrictions including shaking hands during the peace, but it has affected all volunteer communities and the same is true for us as a church. There are still some who struggle to come face to face. There is much to give thanks for, the faithfulness of God has helped us through. There are also things to lament. Jon expressed a huge thank you to Brian Slater as Church warden, he has been a competent eye on the legal side of things and personally he and Pat have given great support and encouragement to Jon, for which he is really grateful. Gratitude was expressed to members of the PCC who are standing this year, and to Pat Slater and Paul Green who are stepping back after many years of service. Thanks also to Paul for remaining on the Church Hall Committee where his talents are needed and valued. Thanks were given to Ade and Yemi Aderibigbe for stepping forward to serve this time. Thanks were given to various individuals: John Owen as faithful administrator with the support of Marian had a very full first year and is much valued by Jon especially for his role in the Church Hall Committee and for fundraising. Ray Schoolar completed his first year as Church Treasurer which he has taken on admirably. Beth Allen as PCC Secretary, a remarkable companion. Marian Owen for all she does as Parish Safeguarding Officer. James and Bethany Bremner have been a wonderful addition to St. Bart’s and we have been blessed to have them here as a family. James thanked everyone for the welcome to this church. The Church Hall Committee is a great team who look after bookings and maintenance of the Hall. It is really well used by both PCC groups and community groups. Mission & Outreach is a small group involved in planning fêtes, anniversary celebrations and outreach with the schools. A great joy is Family Breakfast Church where there is a great buzz when you walk in, a lovely feel, lovely food which is a real blessing. School events, lunch club events with a meal, activities, singing etc. are slowly increasing. New people are joining us, and Jon asked that the congregation to continue to be great welcomers. A BCDM course was run by Jon in the autumn. The Gospel of John was studied by many from St. Barts Church along with people from other churches. A Lent course studying the book of James was attended by 15/20 people both morning and evening. We lament those who are not able to return to face-to-face worship. Covid has been tough on children’s work in particular. There are fewer people to volunteer and the same few are stepping forward. The Queens Jubilee was celebrated in the summer with lunch in the hall after church, and then sadly her death was commemorated with a service in September. A number of musical evenings have been held in the Hall as part of fundraising events. These have been organised by John Owen with a team of helpers to set up the events. This year (2023) is the 250[th] Anniversary of St. Bartholomew’s Church. We will be marking this with Musical evenings and a Fête. The anniversary is on 18[th] July and a service will be held on Sunday 16[th] July. We look forward to James’ Ordination as a priest in July. He has offered to work inducting faith with young people (catechesis) and possibly running a new home group. The last three years have been tough, but none of us can do this on our own but with the help of God and the Holy Spirit. We are offering the Good News of Jesus Christ with the help of God. We celebrate the first 250 years by the Grace of God spreading the word. Jon gave thanks to all. Thanks were given to Jon and his family for all they do. The meeting closed with Grace at 12.30pm ## **St Bartholomew’s Binley - Electoral Roll Report 2024** Following this year’s review of the church electoral roll, the 2024 total stands at 139 (116 resident in Binley Parish and 23 non-resident) Names added this review = 3 Names removed = 8 Advance notice. There is a full review of the Electoral Roll in 2025, when everyone needs to re-apply. All church members will be reminded closer to next year’s APCM. Ray Schoolar ## **Simple Financial overview of 2023** In 2023, the Parish Share (quota) of £55,000 was paid to the Diocese by monthly instalments and this will continue in 2024. Other payments made included music licences, building insurance, telephone line rental, service supplies (wine, wafers, flowers, Palm crosses, candles etc.), a disabled ramp purchase & photocopying. The church continues to be very grateful for those who give their offering via regular standing order, especially those who are able to Gift Aid their donations. We were able to reclaim 25% on Gift Aided donations back from HMRC, increasing our annual income by just over £10,000 last year. Thank you. Finally, the Kitchen reserve, which is now called “Church Hall Building Reserve” at year end was £5,510.60. This has been reduced slightly as we have paid for snagging issues in the hall which the builders should have resolved. 2023 saw large rises in energy costs and the church is not immune to these rises. Hopefully, as energy costs are predicted to reduce from mid-2024, we should be better off in the current year, but it remains an ongoing concern. As a treasurer, I would like to thank the other members of the PCC for their help, advice and support, and for their good-natured fellowship as we seek to support the work of St Bartholomew’s over the coming year. ||2022|2023|VAR| |---|---|---|---| |DEC|£27,387.8
6|£28,830.1
9|£1,442.3
3| |QUOTA|£55,000.0
0|£55,000.0
0|Nil| Ray Schoolar Treasurer ## **Churchwardens Report** ## **1. Annual Maintenance Works** ## **1.1.Church Yard** - 1.1.1 General maintenance works within this current year, includes - Regular grass cutting - General tidying-up of the church yard - Planting and pruning - Preparation of new ashes burial sites Many thanks to the volunteers who have helped with grass cutting during the year. Their help is very much appreciated. 1.1.2 Maintaining a tidying of the hedge between the church yard and driveway. ## **1.2.Church** - 1.2.1. Electrical PAT (Portable Appliance Testing) completed Many thanks Steve Parkes - 1.2.2. Church Cleaning - many thanks for all who answered the call-out for their help with maintaining and keeping the church clean. ## 1.2.3. Fire Extinguishers checked and ok ## 1.2.4. Security alarm maintenance ## 1.2.5. Electrical wiring check completed. Resulting from the wiring checks, follow-up safety work involving the electrical consumer unit’s MCD’s (Miniature Circuit Breaker) to be replaced with RCD’s (Residual Current Device) was identified. This works has also been completed. Note: These works provide improved electrical safety protection. Many Thanks Again to Steve Parkes 1.2.6. Thanks to the flower arranging group for obtaining the flowers and creating the beautiful flower arrangements for the services and weddings. ## **2. Non-Annual Maintenance Works** - 2.1New replacement Strimmer Lawn mower purchased - 2.2New replacement access ramp purchased, providing improved safety - 2.3Vestry door repainted and threshold revarnished - 2.4West Door threshold replaced with a lower profile rubber threshold. - 2.5Storage Heater at the rear of the church had to be reset and is now working - 2.6Planned new play area behind the Church hall – Update. Clearing and levelling off works completed. Outstanding works include grass seeding, new fences, secure access gate, seating / benches and play activities to be sourced and installed. Brian Slater Steve Bird ## **St. Bartholomew, Binley** ## **PCC Annual Report April 2023 – March 2024.** The annual report is a summary of what the PCC and the church as a whole has done over the year. ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** The primary objective of St. Bartholomew’s PCC is the promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England, and also to fulfil the Mission Statement of the Church which is: “to know God better, to be wholly filled with His love, and to share this love with others.” The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting (in the ecclesiastical parish), the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. |**Name**|**Appointment**| |---|---| |Rev. Jonathan Taylor|Vicar| |Rev. James Bremner|Curate and PCC Vice Chair| |Brian Slater|Church Warden| |Steve Bird|Church Warden| |Alison Grimwood|| |---|---| |Ade Aderibigbe|| |Yemi Aderibigbe|| |Ray Schoolar|Treasurer| |Rachael Sherry|| |Carolyn Murray|| |John Owen|| |Marian Owen|| |Karan Mayo|| |Kim Martin|| |Beth Allen|PCC Secretary| ## **CHURCH ATTENDANCE** In the year ending April 2023 there were 144 names on the Church Electoral Roll. 122 are resident the Parish and 22 are non-resident. The average weekly attendance of adults at Sunday Services is 62 adults. Services on Thursday average 15 adults. ## **REVIEW OF THE YEAR** - The full PCC met 9 times during the year and the average attendance was 74%. - Music licences were renewed. - Three home groups met regularly until September 2023 when these were relaunched as Connect Groups. There are five of these groups with an average membership of 9 people. - Family Breakfast Church continues to run on the 2nd Sunday of the month. Breakfast is served from 9.00 for the church congregation and those attending the Breakfast Church service. This service is aimed at, and for parents and children together, which contains elements of the service in church along with crafts and activities to help families explore faith together. We are currently looking at the “I Am” sayings in John’s Gospel and will continue with these until April. - Attendance has remained steady and we now have a core congregation, with numbers varying between about 20-25 adults (including the team) and 16-22 children. - Open Door runs on the 4th Sunday of the month, with the same team as previously. We are following the themes from Breakfast church with different readings to further explore the theme from the previous Breakfast Church. Numbers vary between 6 and 12 children. It is a joy to explore faith with our children and young people and to see their willingness to engage in discussion and share their thoughts. - Baby and Toddler Group. Runs on Monday morning from 9-11.15. The group continues to benefit from the hall improvements, especially from the new heating system, which has made a big difference on cold mornings. Attendance has grown again with an average each week of 35+ babies and children and their parents/carers. At the end of the summer term in July we were able to give our leavers a children’s bible once more. In December we held a Christmas party for 54 children, which included a short time in church with Jon and James, telling the Christmas story and singing carols/songs. It’s a privilege to serve local families in this way. - Outlook Group 2023 The Outlook Group have been meeting most months (except July and August). Contact has been made with over 60 members by phone calls and Christmas cards (including the housebound.) - We have had a varied programme with speakers, music groups, lunches and 2 coach trips. - It has been good for between 30 and 60 people to meet together during the past year. - School Holiday Activities (Breakfast Church + Church Hall Committee [CHC]) As a continued response to the rising cost of living we ran 3 school holiday activities during 2023. In February we held a Lent themed Messy Morning at St Bart’s school, which included crafts and games including pancake making and a Bible story from Jon and James, followed by a hot meal. In the Easter holiday we ran a Holy Week Messy morning, lots of Easter themed activities and again a hot meal. Jon and James lead a short time of worship. We ran a summer lunch club on 3 Tuesdays during the summer holiday, again at St Bart’s School. Each time there were crafts, games and activities and a hot meal. It was good to meet families from the school as well as families who we know from Breakfast church and the toddler group. There was an average of 30 children. We had a special activity each time, with a beach theme, a visit from alpacas and an inflatable obstacle course. This was funded by PCC along with generous donations from the church family. With the dates of the October half term and Christmas holidays, we were not able to run anything at the school but hope to hold activities in 2024 in February half term, the Easter holiday, May half term and in the summer holiday., - Coronation Celebration Picnic A picnic was held in May to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. Due to the weather, it was held in the church hall. - Summer Fête (M&O and CHC) A fête was held in July as part of the 250 Anniversary celebrations. The church was open with floral displays, a display of the history of the current church building and an anniversary quilt made of fabric squares decorated by the children from our church school. There were stalls and games inside and outside the church hall and despite a wet start to the day, it was well attended and was an enjoyable occasion. - Anniversary Celebration Following the anniversary thanksgiving celebration church service there was a bring and share lunch in the church hall. This was a lovely occasion with many members of the church family and others joining us. Thanks to Michelle who made a special 250 anniversary cake. - The church continues to maintain links with all the primary schools in the parish. - World Mission Group continues to support the work of Every Child & Lloyd Chizenga’s ministry in Malawi. ## **FABRIC & FINANCE** - PCC agreed to and paid a Parish share of £55,000 for 2023. - _The Church Hall has benefited by much new work:_ - Bricking up of a half doorway aperture in the rear stage wall. - Cleaning and investigation of external drainage gullies with mesh grid covers installed to south elevation. - Removal and disposal of old pantomime stage flats. - Replacement/repair of several PIR external flood lights. - Installation of a new PIR external floodlight to the rear of the building. - Installation of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) to the external front wall of the building. (Many thanks to Marian Owen for procuring this) - Replacement of four halogen floodlights to illuminate the stage with new LED lights, now hard-wired in. - Replacement of two emergency lighting units (gents and disabled toilet). - Reinstatement of Disabled toilet emergency call system. - Removal and replacement of the upper room door lock. - Installation of a new composite front door with an etched side screen, the door being maximum width to allow for wheelchair access. - Some work on the Church Hall floor was cancelled and rescheduled. This was due to an incident where a car rolled down the drive and collided with the disabled toilet wall. This caused substantial damage demolishing part of the wall. The wall was rebuilt, and the disabled toilet had a refit with new windows, facia soffits and guttering, flooring, W.C. and redecoration. Costs were covered by our insurance claim apart from a £100.00 payment from the hall account. - The wooden floor in the Hall was sanded and re-sealed as part of a maintenance programme. - Emergency repairs were carried out near the kitchen/ladies toilet where rising damp had caused rotten floorboards and joists. - Blackout roller blinds have been fitted in the Hall. - A replacement projector has been procured and installed. - The Church Hall has had nine regular income bookings generating £8026 in 2023. The hall also took several “one-off” bookings generating £1854. - The hall has also supported the following groups, Mums & Toddlers, Outlook, Mothers Union and Brownies/Guides. - Five musical fundraising events, Peter Knight & John Spiers, The Jigantics, Rob Halligan with Homeward Hie, Barn Dance with ceilidh band Splarradash and Generation were staged. In addition, we held two craft fairs. In total these events raised £3865, enabling the hall to make £8799.62 profit over the year. We are also grateful for all the donations received. ## **MINISTRY** - Harvest was celebrated at the service on 15th October. Church members give to Coventry Food Bank throughout the year. - Home Communion is offered by the Home Communion Team. - Prayer is offered after the Sunday service for those who request it by the Prayer Team. - A Lent course, studying Colossians, was led by Rev. Jon Taylor and was well attended by members of the congregation. - An Annual Service of Remembrance was held in November. - A new website was launched for St. Barthlomew’s Church in early 2024. ## **MISSION** - Mission and Outreach group has ensured that relevant posters are displayed on the external notice boards and in the church hall. - Archway is available as an online article on the website three times per year. - Light Party. (M&O, Family Breakfast team and CHC) As an alternative to ‘trick or treat’ on Halloween, on 31st October 2023 we decorated the outside of the church building and drive with lights and left sweets and treats for children to collect. - We also used the side entrance to the church hall to serve hotdogs, hot chocolate and other refreshments. The main hall was turned into a light disco with lights, music, glow sticks and balloons, while the new partition allowed us to create a space for craft activities. The event was very well attended and very much enjoyed by a good mix of local families and church members. - At the beginning of December the Church Hall was opened to provide a warm space Community Café. The café is open to all from 11.00am to 1.00pm every Thursday, offering hot drinks, some hot food and cake on a donation basis (if able). It will run until the end of February. - Christmas Tree Festival. (M&O and CHC) The Christmas Tree Festival was held again in December 2023, based on the Church of England’s Christmas material “Follow the Star. Join the Song”. Trees were decorated with a Christmas Carols theme by church run groups, Brownies, St Bartholomew’s and Clifford Bridge Academies, Sowe Valley and Ernesford Grange Primary Schools. The church was open for visitors with stalls and refreshments in the church hall from 2-4.30pm, followed by carol singing in church at 4.30. Attendance was good with everyone enjoying how lovely the church looked. It was good to have our magnificent lit star once again shining out across the field to the Binley Road. Many thanks again to Andy and Beth. - Christingle (M&O + CHC) The Christingle service took place on Christmas eve at 3.30pm. The service began in the hall making a Christingle. Refreshments were served before a lovely service in church with readings and carols (some by the light of the Christingles and candles). This service was extremely well attended by local families, with approximately 90 adults and 60 children, it was wonderful to see so many people on Christmas Eve. - Christmas Gift Bags “Christmas dinner in a bag” was given to 15 families identified by St Bartholomew’s School. The bags were funded by donations from the church congregation, topped up by PCC and contained supermarket vouchers and festive treats. - A Carol Service was held for 62[nd] Scout Group, Clifford Bridge Academy and St. Bartholomew’s CofE Academy. ## **SOCIAL ACTIVITIES** - A successful Summer Fête was held in July as part of the 250[th] Anniversary celebrations. - Following the 250[th] Anniversary service there was a bring and share lunch in the hall. - Five musical fundraising events, Peter Knight & John Spiers, The Jigantics, Rob Halligan with Homeward Hie, Barn Dance with ceilidh band Splarradash and Generation were staged. Fundraising was for the Hall/Kitchen project. - Two craft fairs were held as fund raising events for the Hall/Kitchen project. ## **Safeguarding Report 2023/2024** St Bartholomew’s PCC has been proactive in ensuring policies are reviewed and updated if necessary.All relevant volunteers within St Bartholomew’s are DBS checked and complete safeguarding training as and when required. To this end, a tool has been developed to monitor this aspect of safeguarding. It is within the Parish Safeguarding Officer’s remit to regularly monitor the Parish Dashboard (a tool to monitor progress and automatically produces an action plan) and present it regularly to the PCC. There is Safeguarding information displayed in the church and church hall and Safeguarding procedures covers both children and vulnerable adults. If you need to contact me regarding any safeguarding or recruitment issues, my e- mail is stbartssafeguarding@gmail.com or tel 07832149261. Marian Owen St Bartholomew's Church Brinklow Road Binley Coventry, CV3 2AB Burgis & Bullock 23-25 Waterloo Place Leamington Spa CV32 5LA Dear Sirs ## **Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023** We confirm to the best of our knowledge and belief that, having made appropriate enquiries of management and staff with relevant knowledge and experience and, where necessary, having inspected supporting documentation sufficient to satisfy ourselves, we can properly make each of the following representations to you in connection with the preparation and independent examination of the accounts of The PCC of St. Bartholomew, Binley, Coventry for the year ended 31 December 2023. ## **General** - 1 We are satisfied that the accounts give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Church as at the 31 December 2023 and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the Church for the year then ended. - 2 All the accounting records have been made available to you for the purpose of your independent examination and all the transactions undertaken by the Church have been properly reflected and recorded in the accounting records. All other records and related information, including minutes of management meetings, have been made available to you. - 3 We consider that the accounts are free of material misstatements, including omissions. ## **Internal control and fraud** - 4 We acknowledge our responsibility for the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control systems to prevent and detect fraud and error. We are not aware of any instances of known or suspected fraud affecting the entity involving management, employees who have a significant role in internal control or others that could have a material effect on the accounts. ## **Assets and liabilities** - 5 The Church has satisfactory title to all assets included in the Balance Sheet and there are no liens or encumbrances on the Church’s assets. - 6 We confirm that there were no additions or disposals to tangible fixed assets in the year. - 7 We confirm that the Investments held by the Church are correctly reflected in the accounts. - 8 We confirm that creditors are complete, and that we are aware of no further expenses relating to 2023 that require inclusion in these accounts. - 9 We confirm that gift aid income in the accounts is correctly stated. - 10 We confirm the balance of the Co-op bank account (#6529247100) to be £15,000 at 31 December 2023. ## **Loans and arrangements** - 10 The Church has not granted any advances or credits to or made guarantees on behalf of any PCC members. ## **Legal claims** - 11 The Church was not involved in any legal claims during the year ended 31 December 2023 or subsequently. ## **Law and regulations** - 12 There have been no known instances of non-compliance or suspected non-compliance with laws and regulations whose affects should be considered when preparing the accounts. ## **Related parties** - 13 We have considered related parties to the Church (eg PCC members, their close families and business interests) and are satisfied that there have been no transactions with related parties which require disclosure in the accounts in order to comply with legislative and accounting standards requirements. The only related party transactions within the year are the reimbursement of expenses. ## **Subsequent events** - 14 We are not aware of any events subsequent to the date of the accounts which could affect the accounts or require disclosure in the accounts. ## **Going concern** - 15 We believe that the Church's accounts should be prepared on a going concern basis on the grounds that current and future sources of funding or support will be more than adequate for the church’s needs. Despite the absence of formal forecasts, we have considered the ability of the Church to pay its liabilities as they fall due during the forthcoming twelve months and have also considered its ability to discharge any additional expected expenditure in that period, such as any major repair or capital projects. Based on this assessment we have concluded it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on the going concern basis. ## **Restricted funds** - 16 All donations and other income, the receipt of which is subject to specific terms or conditions, have been notified to you and have been correctly reflected in the accounts under restricted funds. There have been no breaches of terms or conditions in the application of such income. ## **Transfers between funds** - 17 All transfers between restricted funds in the year were allowed and have been properly reflected in the accounts. Yours faithfully .......................................... Signed on behalf of the PCC Date CHARITY REGISTIiATION NUMBER: 1127406 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, BINLEY, COVENTRY ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS 31 DECEMBER 2023 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BINLEY, COVENTRY ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIALACCOUNTS YEAR ENOED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Contents Pag¢ Trustees, Ann¢Jal Report Indepetyjent Examinerfs Report Statement of Financi81 Activibes Aggregated Balancè ShÈét Notes to the financial statements THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BINLEY, COVENTRY TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 The annual report is a summ8ry of whal the PCC and the church, as a whole has done ovgr the year. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIE The primary objective of St. 88rtholomeWs PCC. chaTty ￿giStratIon number 1127406, Is the promotlon of tre Gospel of our Lord Jesu5 Chrtst according to the doctrines and practices of the Churth of En918nd. and also to fulfil the Mission Stslemenl of the Church which is. to know God bèttèr, to b9 wholly filled with His love. and to share this love with others.. The PCC has the responsI￿'1ty of co-operating with the incumbent in prornoling lin the ecdesiastical parish). the whol¢ mission of the Church. pastoral, evangelistic. social and eLumenieal. Thetruslees have paid due regard tothe Chatity Commission guidanceon public benefit in respectof Ihe objectNe$ and ￿tIvItieS of the charity. Trustees and members of the PCC are as follows.. Nam* Rev. Jonalhan Ta lor Rev. James Biemner Brtan $18ler Slevo Bird Alison Grimwood Ade Aderibi be Yemi Aderibi Ra S¢hoolar Ra¢h8el She Carol n Mutra John Owen Marian Owen Karan Ma Kim Martin Pat Slater Paul Green Mark Jones David Wenham Beth Allen olntment Vicar Curate and PGC Vice Chair Church Warden Church Warden Treasurer Resi nedA ri12023 Resi nedA ri12023 Resi nedA ril 2023 Rèsi nad A ril 2023 PCC Secreta STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANA EME Membership L>f the PCC is detemiined under the Church Representation Rules and ¢ortsists of the incumbent, Ihe churchwardèns. m8mbefS of the Deanery Synod and members of the church who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting IAPCMI. Members are wam)ty encouraged lo stsnd for election to the PCC and we try to ensurè a balancè of sknlls arK4 experience where possi￿e. The charity is govemed by the Parochial Church C￿jnal Powers Measure 119561 as amgndgd and church rewesentation rules. ADDRESS- St Bartholomevls Church Brinklow Road Binley Coventry. CV3 2A8 CHURCH AThENDANCE In the year ending April 2023 there were 144 names on the Church Electoral Roll. 122 are resident the Parish and 22 are non-iessdenl. The ¥vgr8geweekly attendanrE ofad¢Jts at Sunday S8rvkgs 1$ 62 aduRs. Services on Thursday average 15 adults. THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCILOF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BINLEY, COVENTRY TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENOED 31 DECEMBER 2023 REVIEW OF THE YEAR The fijll PCC rnet 9 times during th8 year and the aveiage attendance was 74¥0. Music licen¢es were renewed. Three home groups mel regularly until September 2023when thes8were relaunched as Conneci Groups. There are five of these groups with an average membership of 9 p8opl&. Family Breakfast Church continues to run on the 2nd Sunday ofthe month. Breakfast is served from 9.Tr) for the church congre9ation and Ih08e attending the Breakfast Church service. This service is aimed at. and for parents and ChI￿re￿ together, whith contsins elements of the se¢vice in church along with crafts and actiVit￿S to help families explore faith together. We are current looking at the"1 Am. sayings in John's Go¥)81 and will continue wth these until April. Attendan￿ has remained steady and we now have a core congregation, with numbers varying bets￿n aboLrt 20-25 adults {induding the team) and 1&22 children. Open Door runs on the 4th Sunday of the month, with the same team as previous￿. We are following the themes from Breakfast church wrth drfferent readings to fvrther explore the theme from the previous Bieakfasl Church. Numbers vary between 6 and 12 children. It is a joy to explore faith with our children and young people and to 8ee their wllingness to engage in dlswssion and share their thoughts. Baby and T¢)ddler Group. Runs on Monday moming from 9-11.15. The group cDntinues to benefft from the hall improvernents, especially from the new healing system. which has made a big difference on cold momings. Attendan has grown again with an average each waèk of 35+ babies and chIld￿n and their paren151¢areis. Al th end of the summer temi in Juty we were able to give our leavers a childrèn's bible once more. In December we held a Chri3lmas party for 54 children, which incltjded a Short tirne in church with Jon and J8mo$. lellrng the Christmas story and &nging carol￿S0ng5. Il's a prsvilege to serve Ictal farnilies in this way. Outlook Group 2023 The Outlook Group have been metsling most months (except July and Augu$ll. Contsct has been made th over eo meTnbeis by phone calls and Christmas eards linduding the housebound.) We have had a varied programme wth speakets. music groups. lunches and 2 coach trips. It has been good for belwe8n 30 and 60 people lo meet together during thg past year. School Holiday A¢tivilies (Breakfast Church + Church Hall Comrnittee ICHCD As a continued response to the rising cost of INir¥J we ran 3 school holiday activit￿S during 2023. In February we held a Lent themed Messy Morning at St Barfs school. which in¢lud&J crafts and garnes induding pan(xke rnaking and a Bible story from Jon and James, followed by a hot meal. In the Eastèr holiday we ran a Holy Week Messy moming, lots of Easter themed actimties and again a hgt rneal. Jon and James lead a short timè Ofw￿hlp. We fan a summer lunch club on 3 Tuesdays during the summer holiday. again at St Bart's School. Ead) time there were crafts, games and a¢tivilies and a hol rneal. 11 was good to meet familiès from the school as well as families who we know from Breakfast church and the toddler group. There was an average 0130 thildren. We had a special activity each lirne. with a beach theme, a visll from 8lp8cas and an inflatable obstacle C￿rse. This was funded by PCC along with ￿n￿rouS donations from the church family. the d8tes of the October half tem and Christma8 holKlays, we were not able lo lun anything al the school but hope to hold activities in 2024 in Febnjary half temi, the Easter holiday. May half temi and in the summer holiday. Coronation Celebration Picn A picnic was held in May lo celebrate the coronation of King Ch8rt88 111. Du& lo the weather, rt WBS hdd in th8 church hall. Surnmer Féte {M&O and CHC) A féte was hèld in Juty part of the 250 Anniversary celebrations. The church was open with lloral displays. a display of the history of the current thurch building and an anniversary quilt made of fabric squares decorated by the children frorn our church school. There wèrè statls and garnes inside and outside the church hall and despite a wet stsrt lo the day, il was wel attended and was an $njoyatrAe occasion. AnnNersary C¢lebr8lKJn Followng the anniversary thanksgThilng Celebration church servrE there was a bring and share lunth in the church hall. This wa$ a lovely occasion Mth many members of thè ¢hurch family and others joining us. Thanks lo Michelle who made a speaal 250 annivgrsary cake. The church continues to maintain links with &1 the Wlmary schools in ihe partsh. World Mission Group Continues to support the work of Every Child & Lloyd Chvzenga's ministry in Malaw7. THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BINLEY, COVENTRY TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 FABRIC FINANCE PCC agreed to and paid a Pari$h Share of £55,IXK) for 2023. The Chur¢h Hall has beneffted by much new work. Bricking up of a half doorway aperture in the rear stage wall. Cleaning and investigation of extern81 drainage gullies with mesh grld ¢over3 installed to south elevatw)n. Remov81 and disposal of old pantomime Stage flats. R6plac8rnenVrepair of several PIR extemal flood lights Installation of a new PIR extemal floodlight to the rear of the building. Inslallalion of an Automatic Extem81 Defibrillator IAEDI to the extemal front wall of the building. (Many thanks to Marian Owen for pro¢urin9 thi81. Replacement of four halogen floodlights to illuminate the stage with new LED lights, now hard-wired in. Replacement of fft emergency lighting uni15 (gents and disabled toilet). Reinstatement of Disabled toilet emergency call system. Removal and raplacamenl of the upper roorn door lock. Installation of a new composite front door with an etched sKJe screen, the door being maximum wdlh to allow for wheelchair access. Some work on thè Church Hall floor was cancetled and r8s¢heduled. This was due to an inadent wh¢ a car rolled down the driv6 and ¢ollideil with the disabled toilet wall. This caused substantial damage demolishing part of the wall. The wall was rebuilt, and the disabled toilet had a refit wth new wSndows. facia soffits and guttering, flooring. W.C. and ￿deCor3￿"0n. Costs were covered by our insurance daim apart from a £100.CX) payn*nt from the hall account. The Churth Hall has had nine regtslar income bookings generating £8026 in 2023. Tha hall also look several'ontroff L%Jokings generating £1854. The hall has also support8d Ihe followng groups, Mums & Toddlers. Outlook. Mothèrs Union and Browni851Guides Five musical fundrai$ing events, Peter Knight & John Spier5. The JiganlTrcs, Rob Halligan with Homeward Hie, Bam Dance with ceilidh band Splarrad8sh and Generation were staged. In additiw. we held two craft fairs. In total these events Taised £3,865, enabling thè hall to make £8,799.62 profit over the year. We are also grateful for all the donations received. MINISTRY Harvest wgs cel•brated al the service on 15th October. Church rnembers give to Coventry Food Bank throughout the year. Home Cornmunion is offered by the Horne Communion Team. Prayer is offered after the Sunday service for those wfrK) request tl by the Prayer Team. A Lent course was led by Rev. Jon Tawor and was well attended by membèrs of the ￿ngregatIon. An Annual Service of Rernembran￿ was held w) Novèmber. THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BINLEY, COVENTRY TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 MISSION Mi$$ion and Outreach group has ensured that relevant posters are displayed on thè 8xtgm81 notice boards and in the church hall. Archway 1$ available as an online article on th¢ website Ihree times per year. Light Party. IM&0, Family Breakfast team and CHCI As an altemative to trick or treat on Halloween, on 31st Oclober 2023 we d￿rated the cthidè oftho Church building and drive with lights and left sweets and treats for children to collect. We also u$8d the side entrance to the church hall to Serve hotdogs, hol chocolate and other refreshments. The main hall was tumed into a light disco wrth lights, music, glow slid($ and balloons, while the new partition allowed us to create a space for craft 8¢tivilie3. The event was very well attended and very muth enjoyed by a gocKI mix of IIDI families and church members. At the beginning of Dec8mber the Church Hall was opened to provide 8 warm spa￿ Communty Café. Th8 café is open lo all frorn 11.￿aM to 1.00pm every Thursday. offering hot drinks, some hot lood and cake on a donation basis Irf able). It will until the end of February. Christmas Tr8e Festival. IM&0 and CHC) Th8 Christrnas Tree Festival was hald again in December 2023, based on the Church of England's Christmas material 'Follow th8 Star Join the Song" Trees were dèeoraled with a Christmas Carols theme by church run groups, Brownies, St Bartholomew'5 and Clifford Bridge Academies, Sowè Valley and Emesford Grange Primary Schools. The church was open for visitors with stalls and refre5hrnenls in the churth hall from 24.30pm, followed by carol singing in thurch al 4.30. Attendance was good with gveryone enjoying how lovely the churth I￿ked It was good to have our magnificent lit star once again shining out across the field lo the Binley Road. Many thanks again to Andy and Beth. Christlngle IM&0 + CHCI The Christingle service look Pl￿ on Chrfslmas eve at 3.30pm. The Se￿￿e began Sn the hall Making Christing￿. Refr6shm8nts were served before a lovely seNice in church wlh readings and carols (some by the light of the Christingles and candles}. This se￿1¢e was exiremely well attended by local families, with approximately ￿ adults and 60 children. il was wonderhjl to see so many pèople on Christmas Eve. Christma$ Gift Bags 'Christmas dinner in a bag. was gwen lo 15 families idenlified by St Bartholomèws School. The bags were funded by donations trtsm the church cLIng￿gation, topped up by PCC and contained supem7at*et vou¢hèrs and festwe treats. A Carol Service was held for 62ra Scout Group, Clifford Bridge Academy and Sl. Bartholomews CofE Academy. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES A successful Summer Fétè was held in July as part of the 250th Annivgrsary celebrations. Following the 25￿ Annwersary service Ihere was a bring and share ￿nch in the hall. Five musKal fundraising events, Pèter Knight & John Spiers, The JIgant￿5, Rob Halligan with Homeward Hse. Bam Dance with c£ilidh band Splarradash and Generation were staged. Fundraising was for th8 HalV￿1Chen project. Two craft tairs We￿ held as fund raising events for the Halvlfjtchen prolg¢t. FINANCIAL REVIEW The income of the Churth arises principally from vdunt8ry don8b.ons by mernbers. Total incoming rèsources for the year. as shown on page 6, amounted to £1CkS,575 made up of £663 from fttnds restricted for purposes specified by the donor5 and £105,912 of fijnds for use at tha Church's discrethjn. Thè rèseNes poliw of the trustees Is to maintsin sufficienl funds for the ongoing acti￿t￿$ of the Church. The normal fluctuations in income and expenditure indicat8 r8$etves for this purpose equal to the 3 months of the unrestricted resources èxpended. whKh equates to £22,150. Unre$trided fvnds at 31 December 2023 are greater than this amounting to £44,390. The trusletrs are monitoring the finanaal situation. On behalf of the Council 25-4-24 Rev. Jonathan Taylor THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ThE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BINLEY, COVENTRY INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 I report on tha Finanryal Statements of the Parothial Church of St Bartholomew, Blnby. Coventy. for the year ended 31 De￿mber 2023. $et out on the following pages. RESPECTIVE RESP NSIBILITIES OF THE PCC AND EXAMINER The rnembers of the PCC are responsible for the preparation tsf the fin8nckql statements. They consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 Ithe 2011 Act) and that an independent examination r$ needed. I rèport in respect of my examination on the PCC'S financial statamenls Carried out under section 145 of th8 A¢t and in carrying out my ex8min8tion I have followed all the appli(>ble Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of theA¢t. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT I have complètèd my examination. l o)nfimi that no material matters have come to my attenlbon In ¢onnect¢on with the examinatlon gNing rne cause to believe that in any rn8lerial respect.. to keep accounting records in accordance wrth section 130 of the 2011 Act: and the ￿CoUnts do not 8¢cord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no othèr matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this reFQrt in order to ena￿e a proper understanding of the accounts to be rèached. Wendg Ann Hubbard FCCA Burgis and Bullock 23-23 Waterfoo place Leamington Spa Cv31 SLA THE PAROCHIALCHURCHCOU14CILOF5T BARThOLOMEW BINLEY COVENTRY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL A¢nvffiES forthoyear Endèd 31 D•cember2023 FuhdB Fun Re&ourte8 Irthming Rewwces from DoMrs 76.692 76.692 76.491 InrA)m￿9 Resowces from Operating Acllv￿e$ to further PCC obiecti¥oS to generate funds 22.479 6.615 22.479 6.615 21.203 425 Olhervduntary lrtoming Resour￿ 372 IncOmefr￿n InveStrn￿tt 128 29 Ttstsi In mln Resourc 105.912 106,575 98.520 R•*ourtu Ex Giants 2.324 2,324 3,193 pdwits.es direcUyrelaiFw to I￿VA)IkOlthe GhurGh 85. 400 85, 89.698 ChLYth Management and Administration 770 770 1.382 Total Re$ourc06 Ex 88.602 400 89,002 94273 Not Mmn*nt In Fund8 17.310 263 17.573 4247 Balan￿$ br¢￿g￿l fw8rd at 1 J8nu8ry 2023 27.080 3.869 30.949 26.702 Bll￿n DeCem￿r 202J 44.390 4,132 48.522 30,949 Incomtrfrorn donalpM5 ¥Yas £76.69212022- £76.4911. ofwhich £nil12022- £2.6181 rethd to Reslnctsd Funds. IrKome fr￿ olhervoluntsry T8￿￿￿8$waS£863 {2022-E3721 all %vas restricted. Wl othar kncome wa5 unreslricted in 2023. Grants payable was £2.32412022.E3.1931 of%thch £nl12022- £4041 was r8stii¢ied. Ad¥ities dirÉ¢ty rdabngto l￿WOrk ofthe churth tctsifeJ £85,90812022-£89,6981 of %*thich £40012022.. £5.fj061 was restricleo. THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST BAATHOLOIAEW BINLEY COVENTRY AGGREGATED BALANCE SHEET a8 at 31 Dec•M￿r 2023 Unrestrict•d R•strICt￿ D•sl na Funds Funds Funds Total Fund¥ 2022 Furtds 2023 Current Assèts Debtors Accru8d Income Grft aid rec&vabJe 104 1,072 3.971 3.971 3.971 3,971 1.176 Monetary A¥￿ts Cash at Bank Cash in Hand 43.980 9,n8 53.698 38,078 255 43,960 9.738 53,698 38,333 Total C A88e 47,931 9,738 57.669 LlabSlltlas: Amounts falllng du• wlthin one year CreditorJ P8wnents r￿1Ved in Adv8nce AcLrued Exwsas 1744} 12,8971 17441 11.2341 18.5031 17,3261 15,6(h81 13,6411 15,6Ck81 19.2471 18,5601 N•tAss•ts 44,29LI 4.132 48,422 30.949 25.-4-24 and We￿ 3vJned on its behalfby. The financAI statangnts vtsre approved by the Parochial Church Council on . .. . Rev Jonathan Taylor- Ray Schoolar- Tr8asur THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF sr BARTHOLOMEW BINLEY COVENTRY NOTES TO THE AGGREGATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS forthe y￿r •nd•(131 D8¢•m￿r 2023 1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES Flnanclal Statements The Parish is an unincorporated Charity registerod in EngFand and Wakn. The charity regislratlon number ant# wi$t•r8d address are shown on page 1 of the annual repL* and financ￿1 $taternents. Basls of preparatlon ol Flnan¢Tal Staterner The financial statements have boen prepared under the hisloncal uJ$l conventK)n wlth iiems recognised 8t eost or at transaction value unless otherwise Slated In the ￿￿vant notes to these accounts. The financial ststements have been prepared In accordan￿ ￿th A¢￿UntIng and Reportsng by Charrtie$.' Ststement of Recommended Practi￿ aFFI￿ab￿ to charities prtparing their account$ in a¢cordan¢e ￿th ts Flnanoal Reporting Stsndard applicab￿ in the UK and Republic ol Irdand IFRS1021 kssued 2019,Church Accounting RegulatK)n$ and charib.es Act 2011. The flnanaal staternents hove been yepaW lo glve'a true and fair and have departed from the Charitie$ (Accounts and Report$l Regulations 2￿6 onty to the extent requlred toprovide a. tNe and fair VMV. This departure has Involved following the Ac¢ounlin9 and Reporting by Charities Slaternenl of Recommended Pra￿ce applicable to Charit￿5 preparing their accounts in aecordan¢e the Financial Reporting Standard applirabb In the UK and Republlc of IrelandlFRS1021 Issued 2019. The acuunts are presented In sterling rounded to the near88t pound. The PCC constitutes a publlc benefit 6ntity a5 d8fin8d by FRSIO2. Funds Gen8r81 Funds represent Ihe funds of the PCC that are not sul'ect to any reslTr¢tons re9ardin9 their use and are available for application on the general pU￿oSe$ of the PCC. Funds designated for a particu￿￿ purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted. Reslrict8d Funds represent re$ourc*s ￿ceiVed and allocated according to limitation on their u8e $pecthed by donors or Ot￿r providers. Futlher tletai15 of r85trKted are shown in notes to the a¢￿Unts. The a¢¢ounts include all the tran$actpJrts, a55ets and liabilitEs for ￿1¢h the PCC is responsibk in law. They do not indude the accounts of church groups that rNe their main affiliation to ancth8r body or those that are infomal gatherin9$ of church memb&r$. Icl Golng Concem The PCC considered rt approprkgte to prepare Ihe FinancKg1 Statements on a gging c￿cern b8s1$ The going concern basis presumes that st.Bartholomew Church has adequate wources lo remain in cperation, 8nd that the PCC intend rt to do so, for at18asl one year trom the date the FinanGfdl Statements are S￿jned. Donatlons Lega¢les and Charitable Activities Income is re¢ogni$ed when the PCC 15 legally entilled to it after any p8rfornianf* condtticns have L￿n mei, thè amounts can be measured reliably. and it is prabab￿ Ihal In¢(￿e %Yill be reTr￿￿. Colle¢tions are ￿COgnised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giwng re￿1¥a￿e under Grft Ad is recognised only %4tten re￿ived. Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid donathjns is recognised when the in¢ome 1$ r8COgni5ed. Grants and legacies to the PCC are aceounled for a$ $oon as the PCC is nolffi8d of its ￿gaI enliU8menl the amount du? is quantrfiable and u￿Mate re¢eipt by the PCC 15 reasonably certain. Income raksed from fvnd-ra1￿ng events is accounted for gros$. Income from Investments Dividends are accounted fgrwhen receivaNe. Tax recoverable on such income is racognised in the same accounlng year. Interest ents"Ilements a￿ accrued on a daily ba51S. other InGorne Rental Income from thè lètting of church prernises ￿ re￿nISed when the rental is duè. THE PAfiocHIAI CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW BINLEY COVENTRY NOTES TO THE AGGREGATEO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year enil¢d 31 December 2023- contlnued lel Exp¢ndlture Al expenditure is accounted for on an accruals b85r6. Irrecoverab￿ VAT 1$ ¢harg8d with rekvant expendItu￿. Expenditure Is ￿COgniSed where there rs a legal N ￿nstruCtive obligation to mako paytnents to Ihird parbes. 11 is probable thai the s8tdernent will b8 required and the amount of the oblyation can be [r￿aSure￿ reliably. Grants payal￿e to third parties are wlhin the charitab￿ objectives. Where unconditional gran15 are offered. this iq accrued as soon as the ￿￿1P￿nt is notified of the grant. as this gives rise lo a reasonable expectation that the re¢l￿eThI will le￿Ne th8 grants. Where grants are condrtional rekting 10 perfO￿anCe then the grant is onty accruad Ylhen any unfulfilled conditions a￿ outside of the control of th8 charity The parBh Sha￿ 1$ account8d for when payable. Any share unpaid at 31 December Ss provkjed for in I￿￿e arxounts as an 0￿ratIOnal (though not regall liability and is shown as a ￿dItOr in the Balance Sheet. If) Fixed Ass*ts Consecrated property and movable church fumi$hing5 Consecrated and beneficed proporty of any kind is exclu¢ed from the accounts in accordan￿ wfth the charit￿s Act 2011. These havs not been disdosed In Il* PCC b81anc8 sheet as the IrL* valuation of assets r*ed$ fvther¢onsideraticn by th8 pcc. Current assets Amounts owing to the PCC at 31st December for fees. ￿nts or other ncome are shown a$ debtors. Cash at bank is held on current and deposrt account at short maturity of Seven days. Uablliti•s'. amounts fallln9 due Mthin one year abillties ar8 recognised as expendiluts a5 soon as there Is a legal or constructive obl￿ation Committing the PCC to that empenditurt. it 15 probable that setvementwill be required and the amount of Iha obligation can be measured reliably. Defer￿￿ income relates to deposits received in advanee Flnancial Instruments The PCC only had financial a$￿ts and lrdbt1it￿ of a kind that qualwy a$ basic financial instruments. Basic financial instrum8nts are initially rec4)gni8ed at thèir transaction value aThJ $ubseqLEnlty measured a¢ their settlement value. Ihl nrestrl Fund Funds Funds Funds INCOMING RESOURCES 2023 2 Incomlng Resourcos from Donors Giving qualifying for Glft AKI Giwng not qualify'rs for Grft Aid Grft Aid claim Sundry Donath'ons 56.366 3,591 14,730 2,005 76,692 54,8ffJ 5,945 12.988 2.957 78.491 3.591 14.730 2.005 76.692 3 Incoming Resources from Opvratlng Actlvltle8 to further PCG Objectives Church Hall Lettings WeddinglFuneral fees Miscellaneous Flower tses 9.880 9,012 3.417 170 22.479 9,880 0.012 3.417 170 22.479 7,593 12.216 550 21.203 4 In¢oming Resources from 0￿ratIng ActIvI￿O5 to gen8ratÈ funds Fundraising Activits"8S 6.615 8,615 6,615 6,615 42S 425 6 Other Voluntary Incoming R88our¢eg Donations- Wortd Missign 663 372 372 663 6 Income from Invostmènts Bank Interest 126 126 126 29 29 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 105,912 663 106,575 98,520 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW 81NLEY COVENTRY NOTES TO THE AGGREGATEO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS forth$ ygar ondod 31 Dacembor 2023 (cont1n￿￿) tricted De51 Fund Total nds 2022 Funds Fun 2023 RCE ENDED 7 Grants. Mls$loMry and Charitable Glvlng Horr￿ MiSs￿n Work1 Mission other extemal charitable gfvln9 2,324 2.324 2,789 2.324 2.324 3,193 Grants tc instrtutions comprise.. Unrestrlcted RestTIC Fund natod Fund Total Total 2023 2022 Intemalional Mis&on lo Jewi8h Pewle Hopè Coventry Children's Society Intercontlnental Church 1.5 118 2.500 893 118 400 2.324 2.324 3,193 8 Actlvltles dlrectly rolatin9 tts the WO￿ of the church Ministry- Diocesan Parish Quota Ministry- ClergylPafi$h Expen$65 Weddinglfunerai DIoc888 fees Adrninistralor Pay Youih Re$ources Church Repairs and Renewals Outreach Church Hall (maintenance. deaningl utilityes le&Mc¢ty. teloeoms. insur8nrAI Sundries 55,000 80 3,319 4,992 396 1.637 1.974 9,379 3.662 5.069 85.508 55.000 50.000 300 4,382 4,992 175 15,733 314 6,831 4,113 2.878 89.698 3.319 4,992 400 2,037 1,974 9,379 3,8e2 5.069 85.908 400 9 Church Manag8fflent and Admlnl$traiion Printing. Stationery and P051age Independent Examiners Remunerab"on 120 650 770 9LKI 1.382 770 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 88.602 400 89,002 94.273 Ngf MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 17.310 263 17,573 4.247 10 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW BINLEY COVENTRY NOTES TO THE AGGREGATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS fc*th¥ y•ar •nded 31 Oecember 2023 IcontlnU￿ Unrestricted Restrktsd tlesl Fun Funds Total Funds 2023 Total Fun 2022 OTHER DISCLOSURES 10 Indlvidual Fund Analysls pcc Cash in Hand Cash al Bank Totsl PCC Cash 100 34.555 34.655 255 28.398 28.653 27.013 27,113 7.542 7.542 Debtors 8nd Prepayrr*nts Payments Re￿iVed in Adv8ncè Accwed Expenses 3,971 17441 2.897 27.443 3,971 17441 8.503 29.379 1.176 11.2341 7.326 21.269 5.606 1,936 hurch Hall Cash al Bank 16,947 16,947 16.947 18,947 8.147 8.147 Worfd Ml$$lon Cash al Bank 2,196 2,196 2,198 2,196 1,533 1,533 Total Monetary Assgts 44.39D 4.132 48,522 30,949 S￿nMary Parish Church Counc Chuich Hall World Mission 27,443 18.947 1.936 29,379 16.947 2.1* 48,522 21,269 8,147 1.533 30.>49 2.196 4.132 44.390 Parish ch￿￿h Council General funds held by the PCC for handling regular church receipt and payment mattets. PCC ￿tricted fund5 indudes fijnds rai8ed for the ￿tchen refurbishment project Church Hall Funds hekj separately for ease of administration onEy held by the Church Hall Ccrnmittee to deal with hire fees receivable and regular hall expens8s. Noted that Ihe$e funds Ggn be used wrthoul restriction by the PCC. Vvorkj Mls&on Funds albcaw to the sub