## The Parish of St Bede with St Clement Toxteth
Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Parochial Church Council Year ended 31[st] December 2023
The church of St Bede is situated on the corner of Hartington Road and Fern Grove and Church of St Clement is situated on the corner of Beaumont Street and Dove Street, in the Church of England Diocese of Liverpool
The Parish of St Bede with St Clement Toxteth Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Parochial Church Council Year ended 31[st] December 2023
|Index||
|---|---|
|Administration|1|
|Report of the Parochial Church Council|2-7|
|Independent Examiners Report|8|
|Statement of Financial Activities|9|
|Balance Sheet|10|
|Accounting Policies|11|
|Notes to the Accounts|12 – 13|
The Parish of St Bede with St Clement Toxteth Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Parochial Church Council Year ended 31[st] December 2023 Administrative Information
## Address for all correspondence
Church office Fern Grove
## Parochial Church Council
Chair Vacant
Vice Chair David Thomas
Church Wardens David Thomas
Dr Paul Strickland (Elected 28.05.2023)
Secretary Anna Bishop Treasurer David Roughley FCCA Treasurer
Elected Members Helen Strickland Doreen Lewis Sue Arnold Eileen Roughley David Roughley Anna Bishop Jackie Roache (Elected 28.05.2023)
Deanery Synod Reps Dr Paul Strickland Helen Strickand
Readers Dr Paul Strickland David Roughley (PTO)
Health and Safety Neil Bishop Electoral Role Officer Doreen Lewis
Organist Dr David Pope
Bankers Barclays Bank plc Independent Examiner Richard Fraser ACA
Architects Robin Wolley B Arch RIBA ( St Clements building ) Anthony Grimshaw Associates ( St Bedes building )
## Charity Registration number 1127447
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## The Parish of St Bede with St Clement Toxteth
## Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Parochial Church Council for the Year ended 31[st] December 2023
The Parochial Church Council present their annual report for the year ended 31[st] December 2023. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 and the Charities SORP 2005.
## Structure, Management and Governance
The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Powers Measure 1956. The Parishes of St Bede and St Clement became a united benefice and on 28[th] June 2012 under a pastoral reorganisation scheme became a united parish and is now known as the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Bede with St Clement Toxteth.
St Clements was a registered charity and St Bedes an Excepted charity, It was agreed with the Charity Commission to change the name of the registered charity to St Bede with St Clement and retain the same charity number held by St Clements.
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All church members are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. No member of the PCC received any remuneration and no staff are employed, a verger fee is paid to church officials to cover funerals on a casual basis.
## Agency
The PCC acts as agent for the following:-
- The Liverpool Diocesan Board of Finance in respect of statutory fees, fees collected in the year are paid over on a regular basis.
- The Toxteth and Wavertree Deanery in respect of the Deanery Mission and Growth Fund, monies received from the LDBF are distributed to the churches in the Deanery by way of grant, this is no longer administered by the church from June 2024.
## Objectives and Activities
The PCC (Powers) measure 1956 states that the PCC ‘is to co-operate with the minister in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical’
Our key objective as a church is to love God, one another and ourselves and to love and serve our local community. We aim to live out our faith and to deepen our relationships with other Christian’s who both worship and minister in our parish.
As a church we work to proclaim the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. We have two worship centres which provide us with good opportunity to engage with the local community as the buildings each offer different and complementary ways to carry out worship and community activities. At present both buildings are financially viable.
Our commitment to building ecumenical relationships is reflected through our regular contact with other Christians, both ecumenically and within the deanery and the relationship we have with the other Christian fellowships, Indian and African, worshipping in our church buildings Additionally, as the parish has a large proportion of residents who are Muslim, we aim to develop the interfaith contacts which are so important in this context.
We will respond to local, national and international disasters. We continue to offer food, clothing and donated household items to those in need and other charities including the Whitechapel centre and shop,
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Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Parochial Church Council for the Year ended 31[st] December 2023
## The Parish of St Bede with St Clement Toxteth
## Achievements and Performance
## Worship and Discipleship
The church wardens, in an interregnum, take on even more duties, and we are fortunate that, David Thomas is very experienced and we give thanks for his commitment to the task Paul Strickland was appointed a warden in May 2023.Paul Strickland and David Roughley, our Lay Readers have ensured that our services have been maintained. We also give thanks for the visiting clergy and readers who have supported us during the year.
We thank Helen Strickland and Neil Bishop for ensuring that the young people’s ministry has always been available despite fluctuating numbers and age span.
The numbers worshipping fluctuates but we are encouraged by new members and the friendly fellowship and support for one another which exists and which is commented on by visiting clergy and readers.
## Parochial Church Council
## Memberships :
Susan Arnold, Aminata Bass, Anna Bishop, Doreen Lewis, Jackie Roache, David Roughley, Helen Strickland, Paul Strickland, Eileen Roughley, David Thomas
The PCC met regularly throughout the year, significant, matters that were discussed were Maintaining services throughout the ongoing interregnum
T he PCC discussed ongoing services noting the hard work David Roughley put into organising the rota and contacting visiting clergy. As Lay readers within the Church Paul and David were also working hard to cover services. The PCC agreed special services throughout the year including the harvest service and meal, Christmas services and meal and the Easter services and Maundy Thursday meal. The PCC wishes to thank all those from the church and visiting clergy and lay readers who have supported us through leading services or preaching over the last year. The recruitment of a new vicar
The PCC had given much deliberation to the future of the Church. Having been advised that we would only be able to recruit a half post, the PCC was also asked to consider joining a team ministry with other churches. The PCC considered written submissions and met with people from three churches in relation to this: St Philemons’, St James’ in the City and St Lukes’. Having prayed and discussed the matter the PCC felt the best fit was with St Lukes and advised the Deanery of our choice. The Deanery Mission and Pastoral Committee disagreed with our choice and said we should partner with St James. When the DMPC passed their suggestion to the Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee who returned the matter to the PCC for consideration as they were not happy to approve a suggestion that the church had not agreed with. The PCC met and following further discussion and prayer still believed that joining with St Lukes was the preferred option. The interim Archdeacon (now the Archdeacon) provided an alternative proposal which was that we recruited a 2 year part time post to help us decide our future under the Fit for Mission Initiative. The PCC agreed to do this and David Roughley and Helen Strickland spent a great deal of time creating a Parish Profile and role profile in order to advertise the post. Amanata Bass and Anna Bishop were selected to be the Churches’ representatives in the selection process alongside the new Area Dean and a member from our patrons, the Simeon’s Trust. Two applications were received. Following the interview process it was agreed that neither candidate was suitable and that we would readvertise the post. We have been waiting since the start of February for the post to be readvertised and the PCC, via our rep’s have been putting pressure on to move the process on..
Since the interviews the churches in our deanery were advised that they had to make an initial decision whether to participate in the Fit for Mission Initiative in 12 months’ time and if so their level of commitment to this, from a prescribed range of options. The PCC considered this carefully and felt that as we have no vicar, and if this continued to be the case, we had little option but to agree to participate but with significant reservations. We have communicated this decision to the Area Dean.
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## The Parish of St Bede with St Clement Toxteth
Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Parochial Church Council for the Year ended 31[st] December 2023
## Parochial Church Council con’t
## The Deanery Synod
Paul and Helen Strickland kept the PCC updated on issues discussed at Deanery Synod. Members of the PCC gave their comments to Paul and Helen for feedback. Use of the Church buildings
Our church buildings are used by three other churches and a range of charities and organisation’s providing local services as well as the Food Market, TTe PCC views this as a positive thing and welcomes their use. We are very grateful to David Thomas, Jackie Roache and Paul Strickland for all the opening and locking of buildings required. The management and opening and closing of the buildings has now become a significant task, and in the coming months the PCC will be discussing the possibility of employing a part time caretaker. Repair of the Church Buildings
the PCC routinely discusses the condition of both our church buildings; it is important that both are in good repair and remain safe and comfortable for people to use and that the fabric is protected to ensure their long-term viability.
Church Finances
The PCC has responsibility for church Finances, and to ensure that the church is remains viable and a going concern able to pay its bills. The treasurer routinely reports to the PCC providing up to date accounts for discussion. A regular topic of conversation is the low level of giving on the plate in the services and the dependence upon those people who give through the Parish Giving Scheme and on the income from renting the buildings. Whilst the Church covers its costs at present, the PCC has discussed the long-term viability of both buildings and whether, in the future, we may need to reduce our commitment and retain one building and we have sought information from the Diocese on the process for this should we progress down that road. The PCC remains committed to our church, the spiritual welfare and growth of our members and our mission to share the gospel with our community and will continue to work hard in
## Electoral Roll:
There are 51 (2021 46) names on the Electoral
## Financial Review
The deficit for the year on the unrestricted funds was £2,990 (2022 surplus ££2,824,) after transfers from reserves the surplus was£4,688 (2022 Surplus £3,403). Our finances have been greatly helped by a Diocesan heating grant of £3.5k (2023£3.2k Heating and Parish share. Our parish share £9.8k is one of the lowest in the deanery, the PCC. agreed to make a voluntary additional contribution of £1k We are fortunate that we have been able to hire our buildings to other Christian fellow ships and community groups bring in £21.8k (2022 £17.3k). It is clear that we would struggle to exist on our giving.
Our Harvest and Thanksgiving Day collections of £1,916 went to the National Emergencies Disaster Fundin in recognition of the many worldwide emergencies, Our Christmas day collection £216 went to the Whitechapel Center, a local charity for the homeless, (2022 £269. Our charitable giving from our own income represented 9.96% (2022 6.88%)
In summing up, we are financially viable because of our hire income from our buildings, our regular giving was static and remains to be improved.
We received a generous gift aid donation of £3,500 towards the cost of tarmacing which cost £7,140
We also received a restricted donation of £10,000 from the family trust of the Rev David White dec, the Constantine Trust. David Served as a curate with his wife Ruthg at St Clements in the 80’s.This is to be used to teach, preaching and study. We thank Ruth and the family for this generous gift.
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## The Parish of St Bede with St Clement Toxteth
Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Parochial Church Council for the Year ended 31[st] December 2023
## Buildings
## St Bede
Repair to gent’s toilets, door closes to main inner church door, hall door and kitchen door, temporary fixing of hall roof,
Fire extinguishers updated, leak in ladies toilet replaced, 6 vents on the central heating system replaced as they have been leaking and system loosing water pressure.
Building used by the Apostolic Church and the Renewal Chapel on Sunday’s, on other days, Food Market, Citizens Advocacy and a Housing Association. St Clement
New cooker fitted, the P.A. system was updated, two new speakers fitted and multimedia player.
Clearing of church gutters and fixing leak on vestry roof. New mains fuse box. Fire extinguishers updated. Re-tarmacaing the front of church, Beaumont Street side.
Building used by ourselves on a Sunday also The Mountains of Fire, The Sower Church and once a month, during the week, New Leaf Housing and Granby Toxteth Development Trust
David Thomas Church Warden
## Children and young people’s work
## Sessions
Sunday School sessions have been held throughout 2023, with breaks for the summer and at Christmas. Sessions are held at both St Clement and, during the first Sunday of the month, at St Bede.
## Young People
There have been 6 children/young people attending Sunday School frequently, with occasional attendances by others, although numbers vary from 1 to 6 on a weekly basis. Leaders
The sessions have been led by 2 leaders, alternating the preparation of lessons. Planning
We subscribe to Roots on the web and use their material. Roots follows the Lectionary, and provides a methodical, consistent template, with ideas to unravel the meaning of the topic. The material is flexible, and allows a choice of approaches.
## The Ladies Fellowship
Sadly the ladies fellowship no longer meets, age and long-term illness has taken its toll on members. Some keep in touch by regular telephone conversation, and some are able to attend church on the odd occasion.
## Deanery Synod
We have discussed (at length)
- Fit for Mission
- The guidance from the General Synod on the Living in Love and Faith process including new prayers which have been authorised for use in church services.
- The situation in Palestine which resulted in no action being taken.
- Rev Jude Padfield devised a new system for dividing the Parish Share within the Deanery, which was agreed.
The Rev Canon Elaine Jones resigned as Area Dean as she was leaving the Diocese.
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## The Parish of St Bede with St Clement Toxteth
Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Parochial Church Council for the Year ended 31[st] December 2023
## Safeguarding Report
Paul Strickland is the Lead Recruiter, able to sign Sections W, X and Y on DBS applications submitted via THIRTYONE Eight, the Church of England’s contracted Umbrella Body, Neil Bishop is the Additional Recruiter.
Clergy and Lay Readers receive safeguarding training and DBS checks via recruiters appointed directly by the Diocese.
Sunday School continued during 2023. A register has been kept at both St Bede and St Clement. The Sunday School has been run by 2 persons alternating the lead each week, both have been DBS checked.
The Parish Safeguarding Officer has not been made aware of any safeguarding issues during the year.
St Bede with St Clement is aware of and endorses:
a. Promoting a Safer Church.
b. Parish Safeguarding Handbook.
c. Safer Environment and Activities.
## Neil Bishop Parish Safeguarding Office r
## Food Market
Throughout the year, except for bank holidays, the Food Market operated consistently the overarching goal of the project remains to alleviate food poverty in the Parish and L8 area. The market is serviced by a small dedicated group of volunteers led by Jenny, none are members of our church, Pastor Joseph Ola, a leader of the Nigerian Apostolic Church which used St Bede’s as a worship venue coordinates the operation. We thank our volunteers and Joseph and would welcome more.
We subscribe to Fareshare and receive food weekly from them. Due to the wide ethnic population of the area our food is not always suitable and this year we were offered a grant from Feed Liverpool which will enable us to supplement the food from Fareshare and provide monthly community lunch sessions.
## Community
A very close partnership has existed between Liverpool Citizen Advocacy (LCA) and St. Bede with St. Clement PCC since 2000. LCA’s Agnes Woodford Project (AWP) is an entirely volunteer run and funded project that operates from St. Bede’s. It is aimed at building connections between people living in the neighborhood and is targeted particularly at those who are isolated either in their homes or in residential care. It seeks to provide people with the connections that will reduce their isolation and protect them from neglect and abuse. The AWP runs two main regular activities at St. Bede’s. The first is a community lunch that is usually held on the third Thursday of each month. This offers people the physical and psychological benefits of being provided with a decent lunch and of getting to know each other and sharing problems and concerns. The second is a weekly ‘drop-in’ on Mondays which operates alongside the PCC’s Food Market. This is aimed at people who have a concern or issues that they don’t know how to deal with or who to go to for assistance. Volunteers offer a sympathetic ear and would subsequently provide active signposting through LCA’s links with advice and information organisations dealing with health, social care, housing and other areas of their lives. Whenever necessary, AWP volunteers also provide informal, one-to-one advocacy support to people identified through both the drop-ins and lunches. For more information about the project and Liverpool Citizen Advocacy, visit www.liverpoolcitizenadvocac
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## The Parish of St Bede with St Clement Toxteth
Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Parochial Church Council for the Year ended 31[st] December 2023
## Community con’t
Liverpool Memory Singers continue to use St Bede’s church hall on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. This is a group for people and their carers living with dementia meeting to enjoy, music and friendship.
The group are very appreciative of the use of the hall which is a familiar and welcoming environment for the members.
Doreen and Anne, from the church continue to prepare the hall and make the refreshments for the group which is an important part of the session.
The number of people attending does fluctuate as some sessions coincide with other groups that people attend but generally numbers are reasonably stable.
## Reserves Policy
It is desirable to have reserves available to meet unforeseen expenditure, a minimum reserve of at least £20k to meet such events is unreasonable. Further reserves of at least three months expenditure is required to maintain the weekly church activity, this amounts to circ £9k, we currently have sufficient cover
## Parish Development and Mission Plan
We are currently in interregnum and are maintaining a weekly service and pastoral care to the members of the church and making sure we service the needs of the parish as and when required.
We are also engaging with the diocese through the deanery in exploring how we can participate within the FIT FOR MISSION agenda.
## Plans for the future
Due to a number of issues affecting the Church of England, finance, aging congregations a lack of clergy and in particular clergy not wanting to come north has impacted on our Diocese. The Bishops and .and the leadership team have adopted policies to address these issue, one being the FIT FOR MISSION agenda, this calls for smaller deaneries, parishes joining together to make larger parishes with reduced clergy. This has proved to be a painful exercise for many and we have been faced with exploring who we, as a parish, would like to partner with and the search for a solution is ongoing and will continue into the new year. Any appointment must recognise our diverse congregation and the need to grow this, Until this is achieved our church services will be maintained by Paul Strickland and David Roughley, who has permission to officiate, who our lay ministers plus the support of retired clergy and lay ministers from other deaneries, we are thankful for their support.
' The Lord will fight for you, an d you have only to keep still.’ (Exodus 14.14)
David Thomas Paul Strickland
Church Warden & Vice-Chairman Church Warden
28th April 2024
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## The Parish of St Bede with St Clement Toxteth
Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Parochial Church Council for the Year ended 31[st] December 2023
## Independent Examiners Report to the Parochial Church Council
This report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 which are set out on the annexed pages is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2007 (‘the Regulations‘) and S.143 of the Charities Act 2011.
## Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner
As Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of S144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 does not apply and that an independent examination is needed.
## s my responsibility to,
- Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act,
- To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act, and
- To state whether particular matters have come to my attention
## Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. .
## Independent Examiner’s Statement
(1) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with
- requirements of the 2011 Act
Have not been met, or
(2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## Richard Fraser A C A
8[TH] April 2024
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St Bede with St Clement Toxeth Statement of Finacial Activities Year Ended 31st December 2023
||||Funds||Total|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Designated|Restricted|Unrestricted|||
||||||2023|2022|
||||||£|£|
|Incoming Resources|Notes||||||
|Voluntary income|2|2,131|12,322|27,264|41,717|30,377|
|Investment Income|3|||423|423|167|
|Income from church activities|4|||22,115|22,115|17,535|
|||2,131|12,322|49,802|64,255|48,079|
|Resources Expended|||||||
|Charitable Activities|5||2,447|52,592|55,039|43,269|
|Charitable Grants|6|2,131||200|2,331|1,321|
|||2,131|2,447|52,792|57,370|44,590|
|Net incoming resources||0|9875|(2990)|6885|3489|
|Balance brought forward||37,238|4,233|28,924|70,395|66,906|
|||37,238|14,108|25,934|77,280|70,395|
|Transfers between funds|8|(7678)||7678|0|0|
|Balance 31st December|8|29,560|14,108|33,612|77,280|70,395|
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## St Bede with St Clement Toxeth Notes to the Financal Statements Year Ended 31st December 2023
||||||**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|6|Charitable Grants|Designated|Restricted|Unrestricted||£|
||Harvest & Thanksgiving|1,915|||1,915|896|
||Christmas homeless|216|||216|269|
||Other||||0|156|
||Grants|||200|200|0|
|||2,131|0|200|2,331|1,321|
||||||||
||Total Resources Expended|2,131|2,447|52,792|57,370|61,541|
|7|Fixed Assets||||||
||Cost|Kitchen|Central|Heating|Land|Total|
||||System||||
||As at 1 January|7,536|42,684||3,604|53,824|
||Additions during year|-||-||-|
|||7,536|42,684||3,604|53,824|
||Aggregate Depreciation||||||
||As At 1 January|6,034|12,810||0|18,844|
||Charge in year|748|2,135||0|2,883|
|||6,782|14,945||0|21,727|
||NBV 31st December 2023|754|27,739||3,604|32,097|
||NBV 31st December 2022|1,502|29,874||3,604|34,980|
|8|Funds||||||
||Unrestricted||Designated||Unrestricted|Total|
|||St Bedes||St Clements||£|
|||Reserve|Building|Reserve|General||
||Opening balance 1st January|1,821|29,874|5,543|28,924|66,162|
||Incoming resources|-|-|-|49,802|49,802|
|||1,821|29,874|5,543|78,726|115,964|
||Resources expended|-|-|-|(52792)|(52792)|
|||1,821|29,874|5,543|25,934|63,172|
||Transfer between funds|-|(2135)|(5543)|7678|0|
||Balance 31st December|1,821|27,739|0|33,612|63,172|
||Restricted||David|Food|Buildings|Total|
||||White|Store|St Clements|**£**|
||Opening balance 1st January||0|629|3,604|4,233|
||Incoming resources||10,000|2,322||12,322|
||||10,000|2,951|3,604|16,555|
||Resources expended|||(2447)|-|(2447)|
||||10,000|504|3,604|14,108|
||Transfer between funds||||-|-|
||Balance 31st December||10,000|504|3,604|14,108|
||||||||
||2023|||||77,280|
||Total Funds||||||
||2022|||||70,395|
||Analysis of Funds|Unrestricted|Designated|Restricted|2023|2022|
||||||£|£|
||Fixed Assets|28,493||3,604|32,097|34,980|
||Debtors|5,398|||5,398|4,820|
||Cash & Bank|31,869||10,504|42,373|43,972|
|||65,760|0|14,108|79,868|83,772|
||Creditors|(2588)|0|0|(2588)|(13377)|
|||63,172|0|14,108|77,280|70,395|
## **Transfer between funds**
2135 Building reserve Amortization to match depreciation charge
5543 St Clements building reserve special items
7678
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St Bede with St Clement Toxteth Balance Sheet As at 31st December 2023
|Notes
2023
7 & 1-2 Tangible Fixed Assets
32,097
Current Assets
Debtors - Income Tax
2,132
Other Debtors
3,266
Bank current accoutnt & cash
6,143
Bank Deposit Account
36,230
47,771
Creditors due in one year
General
2,588
LDBF Grant
0
As agent for DMGF
0
2,588
Net Current Assets
45,183
77,280
Represented by :-
8 Funds
1.3/1.4 Unrestricted
63,172
1.2 Restricted
14,108
77,280
Approved by the Parochial Council 4th March 2024
signed on their behalf|2022
34,980
1,438
3,382
20,492
23,480
48,792
4,431
3,000
5,946
13,377
35,415
70,395
66,162
4,233
70,395|2022
34,980
1,438
3,382
20,492
23,480
48,792
4,431
3,000
5,946
13,377
35,415
70,395
66,162
4,233
70,395|
|---|---|---|
||||
|||70,395|
|||66,162
4,233|
|||70,395|
||||
D Thomas ( Church Warden)
Dr Paul Strickland (Church Warden)
D G Roughley FCCA (Honorary Treasurer)
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St Bede with St Clement Toxteth Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31st December 2023 Notes
|e with St Clement Toxteth
to the Financial Statements
nded 31st December 2023||
|---|---|
|s
2 Voluntary Income
Church collections plate GASDS
Church Collections Gift Aid
Church Collections Parish Giving
Income Tax recoverable
Church collections inc GASDS
Parish giving
Special collections
Contributions
Donations Gift Aid inc Tax
None Gift Aid
LDBF Housing Grant Curate
LDBF Parish share credit
LBDF Heating grant
David White memorial
3 Investment Income
Woodward Memorial Trust
Interest
4 Income from church activities
Hire of buildings
Fees
Total Incoming Resources
5 Charitable Activities
The Ministry
Parish Share
Parish share voluntary
Old balance write off
Leaving gift Archdeacon
Readers subscription
Food Store
Outreach
Church Services
Light & heat
Water Rates
Repairs
Insurance
Sundry
Church Office
Depreciation
Fees paid
Special
Major one off repairs
Cost of Raising Funds
Total Charitable Expenditure|2023
2022
Designated
Restricted
Unrestricted
£
£
823
823
1,108
1,920
1,920
1,920
11,948
11,948
12,033
686
686
763
2,987
2,987
3,008
2,131
2,131
2,062
2,322
2,322
2,696
5,240
5,240
1,594
160
160
1,514
0
437
0
0
2,242
3,500
3,500
1,000
10,000
10,000
0|
||2,131
12,322
27,264
41,717
30,377|
||-
-
155
155
154
-
-
268
268
13|
||0
0
423
423
167|
||-
21,790
21,790
17,315
-
325
325
220|
||0
0
22,115
22,115
17,535|
|||
||2,131
12,322
49,802
64,255
48,079|
||-
9,929
9,929
9,823
-
1,000
1,000
0
-
0
0
1,382
0
0
50
100
100
100
-
2,447
0
2,447
3,072|
||0
2,447
11,029
13,476
14,427|
||-
-
815
815
667|
||0
0
815
815
667|
||-
17,905
17,905
12,444
-
-
880
880
632
-
-
3,116
3,116
6,118
-
-
4,342
4,342
3,985
-
-
931
931
942
-
-
723
723
673
-
-
2,883
2,883
2,889
-
-
378
378
492|
||0
0
31,158
31,158
28,175|
||9,590
9,590
0
-
-
0
0
0|
||0
2,447
52,592
55,039
43,269|
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Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Parochial Church Council for the Year ended 31[st] December 2023
## The Parish of St Bede with St Clement Toxteth
## Independent Examiners Report to the Parochial Church Council
This report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31[st] December 2023 which are set out on the annexed pages is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2007 (‘the Regulations‘) and S.143 of the Charities Act 2011.
## Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner
As Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of S144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 does not apply and that an independent examination is needed.
## s my responsibility to,
- Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act,
- To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act, and
- To state whether particular matters have come to my attention
## Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. .
## Independent Examiner’s Statement
(1) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply
- with requirements of the 2011 Act
Have not been met, or
(2) To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## Richard Fraser A C A
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