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CHRIST CHURCH LEYTON

Annual Report , and . Financial Statements _ of the - Parochial Church Council |

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for the year ended 31% December 2023

Incumbent: Rev P Brentford Vicarage at 52 Elm Road Leytonstone London E11 4DW

Bankers: CustomerSantander Service Centre ; . Bootle Merseyside L30 4GB

Independent Examiner: - Jason Foxwell, Independent-examiner.net 39 Enfield Road, Poole, BH15 3LJ

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CHRIST CHURCH LEYTON

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FOR YEAR ENDED 31%* DECEMBER 2023

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Administrative Information

Christ Church is situated in Francis Road, Leyton, London, E10 6PL. It is part of the Diocese of Chelmsford within the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Vicarage, 52 Elm Road, Leyton, London, E11 4DW. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Leyton has been registered with the Charity meee The charity registration no is 1127622. PCC members who have servedre 1 January 2023 until the date this report was approved are:+ Incumbent & Chair: Rev P Brentford | Wardens:Clergy: Mr=PRob WebbPilling Licensed Minister & Deputy Warden || | Deanery Synod Reps: MissMr r"Helen FieldLyons toDeputy12/03/2023PCC Chair | Mrs Sylvia Clovey from 12/032023 Ms Caz Rawlinson from 17/07/2023 | Elected members: Miss Ann Anosike Secretary | Mrs Sylvia Clovey 12/032023 ~ Mrs Joan Ede Treasurer . ‘Miss Carol Harrison : Mrs Marion Knowles Mrs|Janice Mancktelow Mr Geoff Norris to 12/03/2023 Mrs|Clare Parker | Mr Rob Plutte from 12/03/2023 Ms Caz Rawlinson to 17/07/23 Mr Daniele Scaramuzza from 12/03/2023 Mrs|Barbara Sweeting Women’s Worker | Mrs Helen Webb to 12/03/2023 - Co-opted members a | Electoral Roll Officer Mr R Ede | Standing Committee Members :| | i ) | , | | | : Page 2| of 13| of 13 of 13 13

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Structure, government and management | TheRules. methodAll Churchof appointment attendeesof are Parochial encouragedChurchto register Council on members the Electoralis set Rollout in and the stand Church for election Representation to the PCC, | | Objectives and activities : . | Christ Church’s 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. It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church building of Christ Church Leyton, London E10 6PL. Our Vision is to be a church that is true to our name, as Christ Church Leyton. We are Christ’s Church with Jesus Christ and his words at the centre and heart of our church, we are passionate about Church and so we are a church family who seek to love each other like Jesus |loved us, and we are passionate about Leyton (and Leytonstone) as we seek to reach out with the life-giving gospel of Jesus. We therefore Visionwant to knowunderliesChristall andour activities. make him known wherever the Lord has placed us and our mission. partners. This

Achievements and performance

Church Attendance

At the heart of what we do lies our Morning Service each Sunday at 10.30am and our Evening Service at 6.30pm on the 2" Sunday of each month, where we gather expectantly to hear God’s voice through the Bible.

The AGM was held on 12/03/2023 following the morning service. All|the reports had been circulated to the congregation before the meeting giving the opportunity to raise any questions either in person or beforehand via e-mail, etc. The regular congregation has remained fairly stable over the last year, with some newcomers joining and a few coming off our Electoral Roll following the covid pandemic. Of the current 99 people on the roll, most of the church family live locally or in the surrounding area. The average weekly attendance (in person), counted during October 2023, was 74 adults and 11 children for the morning service and 5 adults for the monthly evening service who had not also attended in the morning. building.We have continued to stream our Weekly Services. on YouTube for those unable to get to the Church

The many ministries of the Church have also continued and developed during 2023. We thank all those who have worked so hard to provide these ministries — Spotlight (under 11s); Youth on Sundays for the 11-16s; Growth Groups; Women’s & Men’s Breakfasts; Toddlers (midweek); Créche (on Sundays); English Conversation Club; pastoral care; and in so many other different ways.

Review of the Year

Reaching Out

If 2022 was a year of restarting ministries after the pandemic, 2023 |was a year of consolidating. Our particularencouragementsfocus toforgivethe thanksyear hasforbeenare: on our Outreach with the gospel. With this in. mind, particular

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Communication with the congregation and local community has been maintained throughout 2023 with invitations delivered to homes for Christmas and Easter, publicity joutside the building, weekly news updates, our website and social media. We are grateful to the technical members of our congregation who continue to stream services, keep the website updated and produce publicity.

Building Up We have also continued to build one another up as church family through our Sunday services, youth and children’s activities, men’s and women’s breakfasts, and other areas of ministry. Growth groups continue to be central to our church life, as we have sought to grow in our certainty and be strengthened by the gospel to live it out and reach out (focusing on Luke’s gospel and Romans). Training and support of our leaders and helpers has remained an ongoing priority. Our music and welcome teams have also been a key part of this as we sing praises, build one another up in song and welcome visitors from different backgrounds and regulars alike week by week. ! . Following the installation of our new Vicar in April 2022, this has beet his first full year in the role. Whilst we were disappointed not to able to recruit an assistant minister for 2023, we hope to be able to appoint someone to start in summer 2024. We often feel stretched as a church family, and so there is an ongoing need to pray for workers for the harvest field alongside identifying and training one another to serve in different ways (Matthew 9:38). We launched a Cultural Review with a survey of our church family at our Away Day to help with considering areas of strength and areas to grow in. PCC | The full PCC met in person on 5 occasions during 2023 with an average attendance of 86%. This includes a meeting following the AGM on 12/03/203, at which all the necessary PCC officer elections were made. The names of our PCC members was made public at our AGM and isiavailable on request. The Standing Committee has been increased to 5 members and is made up of our Incumbent, 2 wardens, Treasurer and Women’s Worker. Alongside discussing our weekly ministries, major issues discussed by the PCC include our Outreach, Cultural Review, and our response to the Prayers of Love & Faith. Practical issues discussed in more depth include our finances, fabric and a safeguarding review, all of which make our ministry possible. | , Mission Partner Support | The Mission Partner Support Task Group had previously had the responsibility of proposing partners to _ which donations could be made. A link person for each of our main Mission Partners is in the process of being appointed to form a new group. PCC members have been encouraged to bring to the PCC meetings any causes that they feel are in need of support from the discretionary Mission Partner Support fund and it is open to any member of the congregation to suggest causes as we The missionary giving for one year is based on 10% of the total giving, including grants received |from the Josiah Trust, during the previous financial year. The list of partners recommended for support is circulated to the Josiah Trust as well as to the PCC for approval each year. Our 3 main Mission Partners for 2023 were QED in : Southern Europe; Graeme & Bequi Innes in Eastern Europe and Rob & Beth Plutte working in the UK. The PCC also agreed that the 2023 Gift Day appeal should be to s | port Zoe Salkield (nee Webb), a member of the church family, who is serving amongst families and students as a Ministry Assistant at St Ebbe’s in Headington, in the suburbs of Oxford. The money raised of £2542 is being used to support her with the cost of her Ministry training and accommodation. | . | Page 4 of 13 |

Mission Partner Support was also sent to The Barnabas Fund (£1000); CEF Britain (£250) for the help of Rachel Ball with Toddlers; London Gospel Partnership (£250); ReNew (£500). The balance of the discretionary mission partner support was sent to @EEB following a family bereavement to cover the cost of air fares and and other urgent costs. |

Fabric | A Quinquennial Inspection was held in October 2022 and the final report was provided to us in early December 2022. In particular it was noted that the roof and exterior brickwork was in a poor condition in some places and needs attention. We are very grateful for a PCC member who volunteered to take on oversight of the fabric works, with help when needed from other members of the PCC/congregation. The works completed in 2023 were:| e Electrics — new leg added for heater circuit; | e Outside tap — leak repaired and new isolation valve; :

In response to police advice in relation to antisocial behaviour and with the agreement of PCC, we are in the process of applying for a CofE faculty and planning permission to install fencing with 2 gates in the ; side alleyway (one for church use and another for UK Power who need 24 hour access to the electric subStation). In addition, we have sought to engage with homeless people, which is a growing concern locally. Regular annual maintenance carried out in 2023 are as follows:. ) e Lightning conductor inspection; : e Portable Appliance Testing (PAT); , ; 7 e Fire Risk Assessment; a . oe e Electrical Installation Conditions Report (EICR); e Gutter clear; .

Financial Review

A copy of the accounts for year end 31/12/2023 are at the end of this report. We continue to be grateful for the on-going support for the ministry at Christ Church from the Josiah Trust, an independent charity that supports Christian ministry in Leyton and partners with us in supporting a range of Christian biblical mission causes both in the UK and overseas. The financial situation is regularly reviewed with giving and expenditure figures being monitored monthly.

The way people give to the Church has seen a significant change in 2023. Due to uncertainties regarding theythe Prayerswill stopof Lovegiving &directlyFaith (PLF),to the weChurch havebut beencontinue advisedto bysupport severalthe membersMinistry ofby thegiving congregationto The Josiahthat Trust. The giving to Christ Church Leyton has therefore reduced in 2023 as follows:e Envelopes & Cheques — down 27.5%; . e Open Cash — up 30%; , _ @ Standing Orders — down 9.4%. Overall this is a 10.6% drop in giving. This of course has a knock on effect and the amount of gift aid claimed in 2023 is 13.4% down on 2022.

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The FTG has monitored the financial situation throughout the year and the PCC receive copies of the monthly giving/expenditure report. Notes from FTG meetings are circulated prior to PCC meetings with details of any proposals which need approval.

We thank the Lord for the faithfulness of our congregation in continuing to support the Ministry at Christ Church in their service, prayers and giving. Prior to the AGM held on 13/03/2022, the simplified 2022 Church accounts were circulated. The congregation was advised that the full 2022 AR&FS were available . on request.

The PCC made the decision to pause paying the Parish Share from March 2023 and asked the Essex and East London Good Stewards Trust (EELGST) to pause the payments they were making on our behalf. From March to July 2023 monthly donations continued to be made to the EELGST. From August 2023, the monthly paused Parish Share payments were retained in a designated fund by CCL. This fund held £26622.50 of paused Parish Share money at the end of 2023. The PCC will be considering the situation again for 2024 and consider how we move forward in this matter.

The Josiah Trust continued to support Christ Church Leyton in 2023. The Church was unable to recruit an Assistant Minister during 2023, so the PCC agreed to ask the Josiah Trust to pause their monthly ministry support grant of £3000 from May 2023 until it would be needed again for additional staffing costs.

The PCC has committed to putting the following amounts into the Fabric Funds of the Church each year:e Fabric Fund £5500 e Vicarage Fund . £500 e Fabric Maintenance Fund £2000. . It was not possible this year to meet the commitment for the Fabric Maintenance and Vicarage funds due to the increased spending in the Fabric Fund.

The 2023 Fabric Fund spend totalled £14633 which includes the quinquennial works shown earlier in this report. This amount was covered by the PCC commitment of £5500 to the Fabric Fund and a further £9133 from the General Fund.

The Fabric Maintenance Fund had a carry forward amount of £1082 from 2022. The total amount of maintenance expenditure was £2719. This expenditure was covered by the carry forward (£1082) and only part of the PCC commitment at £1637.

The Vicarage Fund did not receive any part of the PCC commitment.

The Mission Partner Support giving for 2023 of £14725 was based on 10% of our 2022 giving incoine, gift aid and Josiah Trust grants. This amount was fully paid out in 2023 and details of the payments made are shown on Page 13 at Item 8.

The 2023 Gift Day appeal was held to raise funds to support Zoe Salkield (nee Webb) as she serves as a Ministry Assistant at St Ebbe’s, Headington. The money raised (£2542) with go towards the cost of the training and accommodation costs.

We were advised by the PCC of St John’s Walthamstow that they wished to make a £2000 contribution towards our 2023 Parish Share. The PCC were very grateful for their generosity. The PCC agreed that it would pay the 1% discount for regular monthly payments into the EELGST for 2023 to support its’ charitable purposes..

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NB: This situation has of course been affected by the PCC decision to pause Parish Share payments from March 2023.

The General Fund at 31/12/2023 is showing a deficit of £19793.89. This shortfall is mainly due to the changes in how people give to CCL and the Josiah Trust grants stopping from May 2023. This deficit is being covered by monies held within the designated Staff Salary & Parish Share payments. However this is not an tdeal situation and the PCC will be discussing this matter in 2024.

We shall continue to praise God for His provision in 2023 and for the continued financial support we have received from the Josiah Trust and the congregation to enable the ministry at Christ Church to continue and we pray keep growing. We continue to update and encourage the congregation to regularly consider and review their giving, whilst being mindful of the cost ofliving[crisis.]

Overall the percentages for 2023 expenditure are as follows:-

@ 35% on bills, overheads and fabric upkeep of the Church (22% in 2022). Compared with 2022, the drop in ministry costs is due to the pausing ofthe Parish Share payments and no new staffing appointments. The percentage increase in bills, overheads and fabric upkeep of the Church ts due to additional expenditure on:-

e@ Utilities — Gas and Electricity costs both rose by over 100%; ; 2 Goods & Services and Consumables Reserves and Funds There ts currently no Reserve Policy in place but this matter will be addressed in 2024. Where money is donated to the Church for specific items, these amounts are accounted for separately in Restricted Funds. Any moncy unspent is carried forward tnto the next year’s accounts. These funds at the end of 2023 arc:-

Restricted Funds

Hardship Loan Fund Donations — Z Salkield (nee Webb) © Needy Fund Donations — Shoeboxes (gift aid claim o/s) Donations - R & B Plutte Women’s Book Group Where moncy has been set aside by the PCC PCC from general funds for particular purposes, these are Designated Funds which at 31/12/203 are:. Funds Parish Share — paused payments Staff Salary Fund. The following funds have been closed at 31/12/2023 due to all monies being paid out:Donations — M Harvey Fabric Maintenance Fund Donations — Other Gift Day 2023

Where moncy has been set aside by the PCC PCC from general funds for particular purposes, these are held in Designated Funds which at 31/12/203 are:-

Designated Funds

Approved by the PCC on 23" January 2024 and signed on their behalf by Rev P Brentford (PCC Chairman & Incumbent).

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. Responsibilities and basis of report

independent Examiner’s report to the Parochial Church Council of Christ Church, Leyton

| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2023.

As the charity trustees of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of[the][Act.]

independent examiner’s statement

| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Jason Foxwell FCCA FCIE independent-examiner.net 39 Enfield Road, Poole. BH15 3LJ

Date: 19/02/2024

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Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December 2023

Receipts and Payments Account

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||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Note|General|Other|Total|2022| |Fund|Funds|2023|,| |£|£|£|£| |RECEIPTS| |Regular|Giving| |Envs &|Cheques|5115|5115|7056| |Open|Cash|2815|2815|2162| |Planned|Giving|(SOs)|55789|55789|61554| |Gift|Aid|recovered|14502|14502|16739| |Total|78221|78221|87511| |Staff Salaries|&|Costs|||12000:|12000|65350| |Ministry|Costs|2|221|221|344| |Goods &|Services|3|1495|1495|1686| |Church|Activities|4|1134|2542|3676|77| |Other receipts|5|2003|2765|4768|10795| |Total|Receipts|95074|5307|100381|166457| |PAYMENTS| |Parish|Share|-37938|-37938|-59415| |Staff Salaries|&|Costs|6|-1689|-1689|-22324| |Ministry|Costs|7|-3403|-3403|-3698| |]|Mission|GivingTotal|8|-57755-14725|-14725-57755|-103429~17992| |Church|Utilities|9|-12915|-12915|-6879| |Goods &|Services|10|-15117|-8219|-23336|-24714| |Church|Activities|11|-3349|-2542|-5891|-1913.| |Governance|Costs|12|-400|-400|.|-375| |Other payments|13|-459|-2747|-3206|-9406| |;|-89995|-13508|103503|-146716| |Excess|of|receipts|over|payments|4579|4579|27825| |Deficit|of payments|over|receipts|-7701|-7701|-8084| |Transfer between|funds|-33259|33259|0| |-28680|25558|-3122|19741| |Cash|at bank|and|in|hand|at|1°|Jan|8887|20326|29213.|9472| |End|or|previous|year|adjustment| |re|unreconciled|amounts| |Cash|at bank and|in hand|at 31 Dec|~|-19824.28|~|45914.86|~26090.58|~|29213|

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Funds held

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|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Balance|Receipts|Payments|Transfers|Balance| |1* Jan|~|between|31° Dec| |2023|funds|2023| |£|£|£|£|£| |General|Fund|8886.69|95073.82|-90495.40|-33259.00|-19793.89| |Staff Salary|Fund|15000.00|0|0|0|15000.00| |Hardship|Loan|Fund|1564.75|225.00|200.00|0|1589.75| |Ladies|Book|Group|49.15|0|0|0|49.15| |Z|Salkeid|support|0|150.00|-95.00|0|55.00| |Needy|Fund|2155.07|478.00|-50.00|0|2583.07| |R &|B|Plutte|Support|-10.00|1220.00|-1220.00|0|-10.00| |Donations|Shoeboxes|0|542.50|547.50|0|-5.00| |Parish|Share — paused|0|0|0|26622.50|26622.50| |Following|funds|closed|at|31/12/2023| |Donation|M|Harvey|485.00|-485.00|0.| |Donation — other|0|150.00|-150.00|0| |Fabric|Fund|0|0|-5500.00|5500.00|0| |Fabric|Mtce|Fund|1082.00|0|-2718.50|1636.50|0| |Gift|Day|2023|0|2542.10|-2542.10|0| |Fund|balances|at|31/12/2023| |General|Fund|-19793.89| |Designated|Funds| |Parish|Share|Payments|(paused|at|present)|fs|26622.50| |Staff Salary Fund||sf|-15000.00| |Restricted|Funds| |Hardship|Loan|Fund|||1589.75| |_|| DonationsLadies|— Shoeboes||||5.00|| |Z|Book Group||49a|| |Salkeid|(nee Webb) — Training|Ministry|Support|||55.00| |Needy|Fund||ss|2583.07| |R & B|Plutte Support|||+ 10.00| |Re (| |TOTAL MONIES HELD|AT|31/12/2023|||26090.58|

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Notes on receipts in accounts

Notes Notes on receipts in accounts :
General
Fund
Other
Funds
Total
2023
2022
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1 = Staffsalary& costs income
Josiah Trust 12000.00 12000 60000
Rent Contribution 0 0: 5350
1200000 12000 65350
2 Ministry Costs Income ,
Adult Ministry 49 49 34
Mother& Toddlers 127 127 190
Youth Ministry 45 45 120
221 221 344
3 Goods & Services
LoB Grant—new heaters 2022 1470 1470 0
Fabric Fund— Outside lighting 687
Fabric Maintenance Fund 999
Telephone rebate (changeofprovider)
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25 25 0
1495 1495 1686
4 Church Activities
AwayDay, 2023 90 90 0
Bible Notes 62 - 61 100 ©
Church Meals 773 773 444
Consumables 55
EvangelicalsNow 209 209 123
GiftDay 2023 ; 2542 2542 0
Women’s Book Club 49
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1134 2542 3675 771
5 Other income -
Donations - other 587 150 1274 1561
DonationsL Forty 1500
Donations R& B Plutte 1220 1220 1710
DonationsZ Salkield (nee Webb) 150 ~-95 7
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Donations — Shoeboxes 542
Energy Grant 2023 950 950
Fees 459 495 928
Hardship Loan Fund 225 225 588
Hardship Loan Specific Appeals 2490
Interest 7 7 6
Needy Fund 478 478 2012
2003 2765 4799 10795

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Notes on expenditure in accounts

Note General
Fund
Other
Funds
Total
2023
2022
£ £ £ £
6 Staffsalaries& costs exp
Vicar’s Expenses : -314 -314 -510
Associate Minister Salary -12918
Associate Minister Expenses -42
2™4Assoc Minister—Rent/Moving -7800
Women’s Ministry Worker Exps -1375 -1375 -1029
Payroll costs -25
-1689 -1689 -22324
7 Ministry costs
Adult Ministry -795 -795 -1077
Mothers& Toddlers -397 -397 -493
Services -538 -538 -922
Spotlight -647 -647 -343
Youth Ministry -1026 -1026 -863
; -3403 -3403 -3698
8 Mission Giving
AWM -3500 -3500 -3500
Mission Partner in Europe ~2225 ~2225 0
Barnabas Fund -1000 -1000 -1000
CEEC -121
CEF Britain -250 -250 -250
CPAS Ventures -121
Crosslinks (GI) -3500 -3500 -6250
Crosslinks (Ukraine aid) -3000
LGP -250 -250 -250
ReNew -500 -500 -500
R Plutte -3500 -3500 -3000
14725 -14725 -17992
9 Church Utilities
Electricity -1945 -1945 -816
Gas -7648 -7648 -2976
Insurance -2420 -2420 ~232]
Telephones -352 ~352 -363
Water -550 -550 -403
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Note General
Funds
General
Funds
Other
Funds
Total
2023
2022
£ £ £ £
10 Goods & Services
Fabric Fund -9133 -5500 -14633 -10356
Fabric Fund— Maintenance -2719 -2719 -918
Fabric Fund— Insurance Claim -999
Vicarage Fund -8000
G&S -3327 -3327 -1719
Management Software -574 -574 -442
Photocopier rental -839 -839 -839
Print -1244 -1244 -144]
ST 82D 28336 2A
11 Church Activities
Away Day 2023 -263 -263
Bible Notes -169
Church Suppers -848 -848 -544
Consumables -2058 -2058 -804
EvangelicalsNow » -180 -180 -173
Gift Day 2020 -223
Gift Day 2023 -2542 -2542
-3349 -2542 -5891 -1913
12 Governance Costs
Examiner’s Fee -400 -400 375
-400 -400 -375
13. Other payments
Donations
-98]
Donations Z Salkield(neeWebb)
Fees -459 -218
Hardship Loan Fund -200 -200
Hardship Loan- Specific Appeals -3295
Needy Fund -50 -50 -250
Donation — L Forty -1500
Donation —R&B Plutte -1720
Donation—M Harvey -485 -485 -1200
Donation — Cornhill Student -242
-459 -2747 -9406
Statement ofAssets and Liabilities at 31°‘December2023
General
Fund
Other
Funds
Total
2023
2022
£ £ £ £
Santander CurrentAccount 0 25759.65 25759.65 29037
Cash 0 330.93 330.93 176
0 26090.58 26090.58 29213

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