## **Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council of Holy Trinity, Attleborough** For the year ended 31[st] December 2024 Incumbent: Rev Alison Evans Holy Trinity Vicarage, 5 Fifield Close, Attleborough, CV11 4TS ## Bank: HSBC, 3A Queen’s Rd, Nuneaton ## Independent Examiner: ## Legal Advisors to PCC: Rotherham & Co, The Quadrant, Coventry ## **Holy Trinity Church, Wednesday 9[th] April 7.15pm** ## **Agenda for Annual Parish Meeting** ## **(open to parish and electoral roll members)** 1. Opening Prayers 2. Apologies for Absence 3. Minutes of the last Annual Parish Meeting 4. Election of two churchwardens 5. Adjournment ## **Agenda for Annual Parochial Church Meeting** ## **(only those on electoral roll may vote or comment)** 1. Apologies for absence 2. Minutes of the last APCM 3. Chair’s Remarks 4. Electoral Roll report 5. Report on the work of the 2024/2025 PCC 6. The Financial Statements for the year ending 31st Dec. 2024 7. Report on the Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the Church 8. Report on the proceedings of the Deanery Synod 9. Report on Safeguarding 10. Reports from other church organisations or activities 11. Election of 5 members to the Parochial Church Council. (inc 1 for 2 ## year) 12. Appointment of Independent Financial Examiner 13. Any Other Business (to be notified to C. Harding 24 hours before the meeting) 14. Adjournment ## **Agenda for PCC Meeting immediately following the APCM:** 1. Apologies 2. Appointment of Lay Chair, Treasurer, PCC Secretary, Electoral Roll Officer and Standing Committee (Vicar, CW’s plus 3 others) 3. Any Other Business 4. Date of next meeting 5. Adjournment Please note: If any organisers of groups or activities wish to make a report to the APCM please supply a copy in writing to the PCC Secretary (C Harding) before the meeting. 2 ## Annual Report for 2024 ## **The Parochial Church Council** The full PCC met 8 times during the year. The Standing Committee didn’t meet. The PCC (Powers) Measure 1956 states, “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”. We follow the diocesan vision of Worshipping God, Making New Disciples and Transforming Communities. The PCC is governed by Standing Orders. The PCC is a charity exempted from registration with the Charity Commission. Members of the PCC are elected by the Annual Parochial Meeting (APCM), in accordance with Church Representation Rules. The PCC shall consist of the Incumbent, the Churchwardens, any Deputy Churchwardens, Deanery Synod representatives, and up to 12 elected members (for electoral roll 101-200). Each member is elected to serve on the PCC for 3 years. Vicar The Revd Alison Evans Church Wardens Mr Robin Croxall Deanery Synod Representatives Mr David King, Mrs Chris Harding, Mrs Viv Proctor Parr Diocesan Synod Representatives Mr Robin Croxall, Mr David King ## Elected members ||**Elected**|| |---|---|---| |**1**|2024|Roy Cook| |**2**|2024|Mike Arthur| |**3**|2024|Angela Jones| |**4**|2024|Janet Morton| |**5**|2023|Vacancy| |**6**|2023|Chris Harding| |**7**|2023|Linda Cook| |**8**|2023|Tracey Davenport| |**9**|2022|Vacancy| |**10**|2022|Jon Davenport| |**11**|2022|David King| |**12**|2022|Viv Proctor-Parr| 3 ## Church Attendance and Electoral Roll Report The usual Sunday attendance (without any special services) was 78 plus 8 children (last year’s USA was 71). Tuesday’s attendance was 14. There are 109 parishioners on the new Church Electoral Roll, of whom 68 are resident within the parish. A new roll was prepared, 30 names removed and 21 added. (Last year’s Electoral Roll was 118) A new roll was prepared in 2025, the next new roll to be prepared in 2031. ## PCC Secretary’s Report 2024 **APCM 2024 PCC Secretary’s report** Our APCM meeting was held on 20 March 2024. Our first PCC meeting on the same day was to elect the following: Lay Chair: Mike Arthur, Treasurer: Roy Cook, Secretary: Christine Harding, Standing Committee: Rev Alison Evans, Robin Croxall, Roy Cook, Mike Arthur and David King. All our meetings start with a Bible reading and prayer and include reports from the church warden(s), treasurer, deanery synod representative and safeguarding officer. After our meetings, the summarised minutes are displayed in the church. Throughout the year the PCC was kept up to date with the work on the tower. **April 2024** After welcoming new members and explaining being charity trustees, safeguarding, and the role of the PCC, the meeting continued looking at the different ministries within the church. These were divided into eight – prayer, discipleship, finance, admin, outreach, eco- church, pastoral and mission. As no churchwardens were elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting, members of the PCC will have to cover their roles. **June 2024** It was agreed that Mike Arthur should be our point of contact with the Charity Commissioners. The Parish Giving Scheme was discussed. People make their donations to the scheme and they claim back any gift aid. This eases the work Roy, our treasurer does. Toddler Toy Box would close at the end of term. This is because with changing social needs more toddlers are going to nursery. **August** Robin Croxall was elected churchwarden. **September** The Eco church team are working on the Silver Award. When the boiler needs replacing we will have to look at net zero options. **November** The Parish Giving Scheme is going well with at least 16 signed up. Roy announced that he would step down as treasurer at the end of 2025. He hopes this will give time for his successor to understand his approach 4 before taking on the role. Nancy was asked if anyone else can take on new home communion visits and Denise asked if anyone could help with visits to Attleborough Grange monthly. Various lights need replacing with LED ones. A grant is available. How to build a community, welcoming and hospitality, home and small groups were discussed. There has been a desire to replace the altar frontal. The Mothers' Union held a coffee morning which raised over £200 to help pay for this. The design will be submitted to the PCC for approval. **January** The presentation of the financial accounts was made by Roy. These were agreed. The Statement of Assets and Liabilities was also accepted. It was agreed to keep the same mission giving partners and to increase the monthly giving to each by £10 to £135. To help build a church community it is hoped to have a bring and share lunch in March and a BBQ at Pentecost. Home groups and small groups are to be encouraged to have social activities with other groups as well as themselves. The church has received the silver award in relation to being an Eco church. **February** Finance- the Independent Examiner said no amendments are needed and the accounts were signed. The focus of the meeting was the Safeguarding Action Plan. Most points are up to date with only a couple still being actioned. How to promote a healthy and safe culture in church was discussed. Church - it is hoped the beams in the tower will not have to be removed and this has been forwarded to the diocese. A faculty for replacing fluorescent lights with LED ones has been submitted. Chris Harding **Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. Eph 3:20-21** ## Church Fabric Report 2024 Church Wardens: Robin Croxall, Vacancy This report covers the state of the church and the grounds of Holy Trinity Church Attleborough and any repairs and changes to the contents in 2024. **The Tower project began in July 2024. Cost £83,652 as of Feb 2025.** Scaffolding was erected The tower roof was stripped, reshaped to the new larger chutes and lined with lead. 4 new downpipes were installed and connected to the drains. Pointing repairs completed and various other repairs to the exterior walls and shutters. 5 Internal work included stripping the water damaged plaster in tower. Joists replaced to floor. The last remaining work is to the bell beams, which are rotten in the wall; they will be sheathed in a metal cap to reinforce them. - **Funds for the Tower project were raised in various ways including - Giving: £13500 Grants: £79000 (2024/25)** - Concert with Bedworth Symphony orchestra - Memorable talk on Attleborough church & village history with Nancy Bradley - Music in the churchyard with BBQ raising £338 split with Myton Hospice - Coffee morning - Denise abseiled and climbed The Devil’s Slide on Lundy A fellowship lunch was held in the hall in March A memorial & bereavement service was carried out in the autumn. A Nativity Delivery Show was held in December by Duggie Dug Dug’s Team. The following works were also carried out during the year: - Coffee machine descaled and new filter fitted to hot water urn - The church boiler was repaired again - Low level gutters around the extension were cleared. - A guttering hopper was replaced - A churchyard tidy up arranged - Four windows were broken during break-ins in Aug/Sept and were repaired - Fire extinguishers, Intruder and fire alarms were serviced. - Storm damage: slates replaced by Mark Kane and main church sign was repaired by Chris Lloyd - New combination padlock fitted to boiler room door lock. - Car Park gate repaired following Christmas/Boxing Day vandalism. - The gates to the rear car park were locked Dec 25th-26th We thank Chris Lloyd, Pete Dunn, Les Green and others for their time and perseverance in carrying out many of our repairs throughout the year. Our thanks also go to all who contributed to the work of the church and we continue to welcome more volunteers to help with hospitality and cleaning. We are fortunate to have a beautiful building and grounds and we must maintain the care of them to God’s Glory. Further details of all work and changes are available in the Log Book. 6 ## Report on the Activities of the PCC for 2024 ## Safeguarding Report Our aim is always to make Holy Trinity a safe place for everyone. Safeguarding carries on working (mainly quietly) in the background in all we do at Holy Trinity. It does take a tremendous amount of work to co-ordinate and ensure that as a church we are meeting the requirements asked for by the diocese. There is a Safer Recruitment Process for new volunteers for many church activities. Although no Safer Recruitment process can completely remove all risk, we can show that we have taken every reasonable step to protect the people who attend our church. We do have good systems in place and generally they are working well. At the time of this report there are no current safeguarding concerns. If anyone would like to talk to me to gain further information about the role of safeguarding please do not hesitate to get in touch. To report any safeguarding concerns or allegations, please contact Jane Brown on 07872 648381 or the Diocesan Safeguarding Team on 024 7652 1345. Out of office hours, calls to this number will be diverted to a 24-hour helpline. If the risk is immediate please phone 999. Thank you for all your support with this aspect of our church life. Jane Brown ## Nuneaton Deanery Synod 2024 Holy Trinity Attleborough are represented by David King, Chris Harding and Vivien Proctor Parr. Robin and David also represent us at Diocesan Synod. Rev David Poultney, Rector of Bedworth, is Area Dean with Rev Alison Evans Assistant Area Dean. **February:** St Paul’s Church Stockingford – News about the Deanery’s Mission Hub which has been set up in Bedworth Parish Church. Followed by a talk on Pathway to Zero by Colin Angus the Net Zero Carbon Project Officer of the Diocese of Coventry. **June:** St Nicolas’ Church Nuneaton – The Reverend Chris Routledge the new vicar of St Nicolas’ Church was welcomed and introduced to everybody. Mission Development update – The Reverend Ugo and David Jones gave some examples of events around the Deanery – Mission to new housing. Canon David Porter then presented a value-based approach to housing. A 7 quarter of a million people in the next 10 years will be moving into the Diocese. Synod broke into small groups to discuss the many questions posed. **November:** St Giles Church Exhall – A talk was presented by Professor Maggi Savin-Baden on A1-opportunities, morality and how we should engage with it as Christians and as the church. Deanery news – The change in Deanery of Ansty and Shilton to Nuneaton Deanery has gone to the Bishops Council for consideration. David King, Chris Harding, Viv Proctor- Parr ## Outreach ## Outreach and Social Activities 2024 The church has continued to be focused on Outreach Activities, and we are blessed with people willing to make this happen in so many different ways: Every week a small but dedicated group walk the streets of the parish in the early morning, **praying for our neighbourhood** , that God would work in the hearts of all. The **zoom** services continue, with a Monday evening time of **Prayer for the Church and parish** , and on Thursday evening a time of **Celtic Evening prayer** . The monthly service, **Breathing Space** , is a peace filled, alternative to the regular Sunday service, and attracts people who are more drawn to a contemplative style of worship. Each month is focused on a different theme, and offers a time of listening, reflection, and sharing. The weekly **Meditation group** is a time of prayer, what the Christian spiritual tradition refers to as Pure prayer; a deep state of being present to the presence of God within. Again, for some of our group this is their time of worship, rather than the Sunday services. Why not join us at 1pm each Wednesday or for Breathing Space? On Tuesday afternoon, **TriniTea** is a happy time of folk enjoying food and chat. Some of the regulars at Trini-Tea do not attend Sunday church, so this is a chance for them to be part of a Christian community where God is always at work in their lives. In recent months we have seen an increase in the church family joining together for a **shared lunch** after a Sunday service. These lunches are 8 becoming a greatly enjoyed time of sharing company & food, and we pray that even more people will come during the summer months, when we can overflow outside! **Good Friday** we held **Journey to the Cross** , with lots of activities to point the way to Jesus and his death for us. Lots of people came, some from church and many not, including families linked with the local schools. In August we held our popular **Music in the Churchyard** event, which brought in musical talent from local folk clubs, Ukelele groups, and from within our congregation. James & his son kept the BBQ going, and a great time was had by all. We also ran **Family Fun Summer events** on a Monday for four consecutive weeks including lunch. We had a great team. Alongside that we tried something new with **Going for Gold** – a sports initiative — |dil **—** th VV af ‘\ Ay nA mn run by Sue & Paul Harrison and Chris Smith, at the Pingles Race Track. In the Autumn we held the popular **Family Fun Bonfire Special** , with hotdogs, sitting round the fire pit singing campfire songs, torch games and sparklers. The weather was kind on **Remembrance Sunday** , allowing us to have part of the service outdoors, and both elder members and children were able to participate in the laying of wreaths and poppies at the foot of the cross. Christmastime brought the **Carols and Mulled Wine** evening, a firm favourite with all who attend. A fantastic **Carol Service** was very well attended and **Christingle** saw the churchyard packed again with lots of families, many of whom we now know, enjoying the activities, despite the rain! And who can forget **Duggie Dug Dug Nativity Delivery** with the church packed with families roaring with laughter? Christmastime also sees the church participating in the Samaritans Purse Shoebox scheme, and many people fill a shoebox with goodies, which go to a child in a deprived area. Our Christmas outreach giving continues, with gifts to Oakwood School children. 9 This year the church was awarded the **Silver Eco-Church award** . You may have noticed the addition of more birdfeeders in the churchyard. The variety of wild birds is increasing, making it a great place for people to do a spot of birdwatching. Sadly, there are still many people who need the help of the **Food Bank** , and the volunteers welcome them with Christian love and warmth into our building each Wednesday & Friday. March saw the beginning of a new Mother’s Union evening meeting, **Ignite** . Leaflets were distributed to homes in the area, especially the new housing estates, and attendance was great for this fun event. Welcome bags and details of our services & events have also been delivered to these new homes, and we pray that people will join us as they become more settled into their new homes. Also, in March we hosted a concert by **Bedworth Symphony Orchestra** , which was, as always, very successful. ## Discipleship Home Groups Report 2024 This year small groups continued to meet weekly or fortnightly. Claire and Paul Cooke moved away last summer. We are very grateful for their leadership and know that their group valued their care and insight very much. The various groups are led by Janet Broadbent and Robin Croxall; Ed Brown, Jane Brown, and Jon Davenport; Denise Burgess and David King; Mark and Tracey Pargeter and Jim and Maureen Reid; Four groups meet on a Tuesday evening, two meet on a Wednesday evening. Four groups meet in person and one group meets on zoom, with in person socials. Small groups continue to be an important part of church life and play a key role in personal discipleship. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the small group leaders for their time, effort, and support in running these groups. Small groups are a great way to get to know Jesus better, ask questions, explore the bible, pray, and grow in relationship with each other. We would love everyone to be part of a small group so if you would like to know more do talk to Alison or the group leaders. Alison Evans 10 ## Transforming Work Transforming work is about giving glory to God in the workplace and meeting together gives us a chance to reflect on our work lives. It's for people with any work pattern, paid or unpaid, new in work, in between jobs and currently has a small group of about 8 regulars. It usually has a video, sometimes has a bible study, always has breakfast and prayer and is really supportive in conversation. We have been challenged to look at all work as good work; to bring God's culture to work and to celebrate what God is doing in the workplace. Although currently on a break we have been meeting about once a month, Saturday 9am to 10.30. Look out for the next meeting and come and try it. Cathy Norris ## Men’s Group The Men’s Group, now called CHAPS, has met about three times at the time of writing. Run by Ed Brown, Mark Norris and Robin Croxall. We have met with the general aims of: - Encouraging ourselves in our walk of faith. - Seeking to reach out and share faith with other guys. We are partnering with Bedworth Parish church's Strongmen for some events too as this helps us meet with a wider cross-section of guys. We are open to sharing these events with other local churches too such as Attleborough Baptists. Robin Croxall ## Sunday Group We have had a very busy year, providing groups for our children and have looked at a variety of areas, the young people are keen to come to groups and actively take part in what we do. It is encouraging to hear them gaining the confidence to pray out loud in the group time. As leaders we learn a lot from the group, so a two-way process. The children love showing their work to the church family at the end of each session and enjoy joining in. We have welcomed Eva Swap and Chris Smith as part of our team; our next stage is to pray for more children to come and join us. The team currently is Jane, Jayne, Lea, Robin, Eva and Chris. Jane Brown 11 ## Outreach ## **Toddler Toybox** Sadly Toddler Toybox met for the final time this year after so many good years, following declining numbers post pandemic. We grateful to God for all he did amongst the babies, children and their families and pray that one day soon another group will be started. Many thanks to Ann, David, Jayne, Amanda and Dawn, and all the leaders who played their part before them. ## **Family Fun** The last year has been another successful one for Holy Trinity’s Family Fun group. We continue to meet term time on a Monday evening, adjusting the start times slightly over the year with session times now being 4.15 to 6pm. Our objective is to meet the needs of families with young children in our neighbourhood and to build a new worshipping community. We give thanks for our commited core of Church volunteers doing God’s work without whom the sessions could not continue. Roles include setting up, working on crafts and games with the families, playing with the children, talking to the parents, keeping a steady supply of drinks and providing a hot meal each week. The team includes Angela, Lydia, Roy and Lin in the kitchen, with Robin, Janet, Cathy and Alison out and about. If you would like to be involved do come along one week to see what it it is all about and chat with us. Whilst numbers fluctuate we have been blessed with a handful of regular families who attend the majority of weeks. This includes one Church family but the majority are from the wider area with growth coming via local schools and word of mouth. 12 We have seen the children grow in confidence and there is a palpable sense of community. Particularly pleasing is to see and hear the parents, many of them quite young themselves, supporting and encouraging each other. We have adjusted our timing of “Together Time” encouraging greater participation (children, parents and volunteers) resulting in a real sense of Doing Church, with prayer and worship each week. Please pray for the team as we look at plans for the coming year and for sustained and continued growth in this important area of service to our community. Janet Morton ## **Trinitea** There is a regular crowd of people who come for a drink and cake each Tuesday afternoon. We are aware of needing to reach out and invite more people as part of our outreach, but it provides a safe haven each week for up to 15 people, many of whom come for the service first where we discuss Luke’s gospel and share ideas. Lunch is an important part for many of us as we eat together and build community. ## Mission **----- Start of picture text -----**
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As a church we believe God calls us to give generously of what the Lord has given us and so we give each year to seven mission groups. Each year we review who we support and give a tithe (10%) of our income to each. We also invite speakers from the groups. Some church members also have boxes in their homes for The Children’s Society and Church Mission Society. Harvest again this year gave us an opportunity to give to Tearfund and Food Bank. Our new CMS mission partners, Andy & Kati Walsh, with their daughter Eva, came to meet us for the first time before they headed back for their next stint in Brazil. It was really encouraging to hear the amazing work that they are doing in prisons, sharing the gospel. Pastor Suvarna is regularly in touch and sends great photos of their work which keeps us informed and visited us in March 25. We also support 2 children through Compassion, Charles from Tanzania is now 13 15 and Krismary from El Salvador is 7. A Compassion Speaker came in February to speak to us. We continue to support other groups which are directly linked to church or part of our ministry by active involvement with them (often through volunteering of church members) and responding to specific needs as they arise: Ian & Greta Randle’s work in India and Nuneaton Food Bank. Our own church mission has continued through the Foodbank and it was a delight to once again give Christmas gift bags to children at Oakwood Special School. Please pray for the Missions we support and let us know if you would like to be more involved. ## Mother’s Union Mother's Union branch at Attleborough is still running well. Our theme for this year is Join Us and Join In so why not give it a try. We meet every Third Thursday in the month in Church Hall at te 2pm, we have an interesting programme for this year, all PiaBiasS oe ae welcome. We have also launched a new evening initiative called ‘Ignite’ promoting the Strapline Join Us, Join In! There will be activities available for children so families can come together. We hope to encourage a younger generation of members meeting on the 4th Thursday evening of each month. ## Pastoral Care We have a new Pastoral Team. They are all authorised by the church, DBS checked, and happy to help where they can. Anything you tell them will be kept confidential within the team. The new team are: Linda Cook, Tracey Davenport, Angie Jones and David King. Nancy continues to do some of the Home Communions. Is there someone you haven’t seen at church for a while? Do you know anyone who needs some help? Let the team know. ## Attleborough Grange Care Home Once a month a small team, led by Rev Denise Burgess, take a short service at the care home. 14 ## Finance Report 2024 ## **Treasurer:** Roy Cook **Finance Team:** Mike Arthur, Roy Cook, Alison Evans. The 2024 church accounts were audited in February 2025 with no points of concern being raised by the auditor. The total income for the year amounted to £224,221 while total expenditure was £251,694 resulting in a deficit of £27,473. ## **Key Points** ## **Deficit Explanation** The deficit stemmed from the £75,392 spent on repairs to the tower in 2024. This expenditure was possible due to restricted funds carried over from 2023 (£29,050 in grants and pledges for tower work) and £46,100 in donations and pledges received during 2024. ## **Tower repairs** Costs for the tower repairs are recorded as £75,392 Dec 2024, alongside a miscellaneous cost of £77,291. In the early months of 2024 donations, pledges and grants were transferred from the HSBC account to a CCLA highinterest account. This generated £3253 in interest. The funds were then returned to the HSBC account to cover tower repair costs. The balance between £77,291 and £75,392 was carried forward in restricted funds for further tower work in 2025. ## **Budget performance** Overall, our finances were in line with our 2024 budget, the main areas of overspend being - Parochial Fees above our budgeted spend by £3275. - Mission Giving over by £448 - Pastoral Hospitality, Youth Work, Outreach Projects over in total by £760. ## **Income Highlights** - Cash Collections from services increased by approximately £1200. - We received £13,500 in donations and pledges from the church family for the tower repairs - We received £44,000 in grants for the tower repairs in 2024. - Thanks to Chris Harding and her hard work, we were over budget on Hall Rentals by £2,000 ## **Financial Overview** 2024 was a busy year for the finance team, marked by regular transactions to maintain cash flow, secure the highest interests on funds and meeting all financial obligations while covering routine running costs. 15 ## **Acknowledgements** Special thanks to: - The PCC, for their support and encouragement through a difficult year. - Chris Harding, for all the time and effort she puts in to monitoring Hall Rentals, Raising Invoices, and chasing payment. - The Church Community, who has given most generously throughout the year, not just in normal giving, but in their giving and pledges of additional amounts towards the ongoing cost of the tower repairs. ## **Footnote** We record our thanks to Roy Cook who has decided to leave his role as Church Treasurer after five years of extraordinary service. Roy came into the role at a time of financial turmoil at HTA. He set about developing a robust financial management process to include predictive budgeting, cash flow management, and timely financial updates for the finance team and the PCC. Roy will remain on the PCC and be available for his advice and support to PCC, the Finance Team and the new Treasurer. ## **Generous Giving** The Bible reminds us of the promise of blessing to those who put their trust in God. _“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” Malachi 3:10_ Please do review your giving regularly and pray whether it is appropriate to increase it. Please think about how inflation has affected your giving. For example, if you were giving £100 a month in 2014, that would have to be £132 today simply to keep up with inflation. Please consider making your offering by standing order if you do not do so already. This helps us to plan our annual budget more easily. It also means that less cash has to be counted and banked each week. If you pay tax, and are able to Gift Aid, the church can claim 25% of your giving back from HMRC. Roy Cook, Treasurer Mike Arthur, Chair of Finance 16 ## **Leaving a Legacy in your will** Over the years legacies left to the church have been significant in helping us to worship and reach out into the area. Helpful advice from the Church of England website: _‘Once you have made provision for your loved ones, you have the opportunity to make a lasting gift to God, by leaving a legacy to His church. Leaving a gift in your Will to your local church is one of the most valuable and lasting ways you can continue to support the mission and ministry in your community. A gift can be an expression of your gratitude and thanksgiving towards God, and can help keep your local church alive, and help transform its future.’_ Charitable legacies are free of inheritance tax. And, if you’ve not written a will yet please do, it is very important! 17 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TOThE TRUSTEES OF MOLY TRINrfY CHURCH. ATfLEOOROUGH I report to the tharitytrustees on my examination of the accounts of the Holy Trinity Churth Attleborough 1.the Trusfl for the year ended 31" December 2024. Respethe responsIbll￿es of truste•s and examlner As the members of the PCC, you are responsible for the preparation ofthe accounts in accordabKe wlth the requirements of the Charities Art 20111.the Acfl. The PCC consider that an audit is not reqUI￿d for this year under Section 145 of the Charlties Art 2011 (the Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: {il examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (The Act) lill to follow the procedure laid down under the General Direttions of the Charity Commi55ion under section 145{Sllbl of The Act," and {iiilto state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Examlnerfs Report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination indudes a re¥iew of the atcounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also indudes consideration of any unusual items or disdosures in the accounts and seeking explanatlons from you as trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the eviden￿ that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a "true and fair ¥ievf and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Indepernlent examln¢rfs ststement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention.. lal whith glves me reasonable cause to believe that Sn any material respect the requlrements: li) to keep accounting records in accordance with settion145 of The Act; and {iil to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply wlth the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act: have not been met: or Ib) to which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a woper understanding of the accounts to be reathed. David Craddick 157 Winderniere Avernue Nuneaton CVII 6HN 18 ## **H.T.A. Statement of Assets and Liabilities @ 31st December 2024** |**Unrestricted**
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30983
2473
33456 60929
CBF Deposit Fund
37672
37672 25766
Cash Balance
0
0
Total bank current and deposit accounts
**30983**
**40145**
**71128 86695**
Liabilities
Creditors
Fixed Assets
**H.T.A. Statement of Assets and Liabilities @ 31st December 2024@ 31st December 2024 31st December 2024**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Designated**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Endowment**
**Funds**
**Total**
**2024**
**Total**
**2023**
Cash Funds
0
0
HSBC Bank Account
30983
2473
33456 60929
CBF Deposit Fund
37672
37672 25766
Cash Balance
0
0
Total bank current and deposit accounts
**30983**
**40145**
**71128 86695**
Liabilities
Creditors
Fixed Assets
**H.T.A. Statement of Assets and Liabilities @ 31st December 2024@ 31st December 2024 31st December 2024**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Designated**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Endowment**
**Funds**
**Total**
**2024**
**Total**
**2023**
Cash Funds
0
0
HSBC Bank Account
30983
2473
33456 60929
CBF Deposit Fund
37672
37672 25766
Cash Balance
0
0
Total bank current and deposit accounts
**30983**
**40145**
**71128 86695**
Liabilities
Creditors
Fixed Assets
**H.T.A. Statement of Assets and Liabilities @ 31st December 2024@ 31st December 2024 31st December 2024**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Designated**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Endowment**
**Funds**
**Total**
**2024**
**Total**
**2023**
Cash Funds
0
0
HSBC Bank Account
30983
2473
33456 60929
CBF Deposit Fund
37672
37672 25766
Cash Balance
0
0
Total bank current and deposit accounts
**30983**
**40145**
**71128 86695**
Liabilities
Creditors
Fixed Assets
**H.T.A. Statement of Assets and Liabilities @ 31st December 2024@ 31st December 2024 31st December 2024**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Total bank current and deposit accounts||||||| |Liabilities
Creditors
Fixed Assets||||||| |||||||| |Totals|||||**71128 **
**0**|**86695**
**0**| |||||||| |Accumulated Funds||||||| |||||||| |Change in Year|||||**-15567**|| |Notes:-
1) The Financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with
The Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the receipts and payments
b
i
2) A statement of Assets and Liabilities has been prepared for the year ended
31st December 2023in the form of a Balance Sheet.||||||| |||||||| |Approved bythe PCC on And signed on their behalf by:||||||| Approved by the PCC on And signed on their behalf by: 24[th] Feb 2025 ## **Notes on the 2024 Accounts** ## **Income** Receipts from investments: £64594 bank transfers out of CBF Deposit Fund to pay Tower invoices. ## **Costs** Misc.: £77291 bank transfers into CBF Deposit Fund (grants & giving) before Tower Invoices came in. 19 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Holy Trinity Church Year End Financial Statement @ 31 December 2024
Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total
Total 2023
Receipt and Payment Account Funds Funds Funds Funds 2024
Income
Regular Giving.
Standing Orders & Envelopes 52899 52899 54837
Cash Collections 7007 7007 5242
Gift Aid Recovered 11733 11733 11875
Gift Day 2615 2615 1925
Reserves In 0 0
Total Giving 74254 0 0 0 74254 73879
Other Voluntary Receipts
(Restricted)
Legacy & Donations 574 574 59480
Tower Donations - Church Giving 13449 13449
Family Worker - Church Giving 0 0
Total 0 0 14023 0 14023 59480
Activities & Generating Funds
Special Collections 665 665 1040
Hall / Church Hire* 10297 10297 9726
Grants (Restricted Giving) 0 38100
Donations (From Church Groups) 1159 1159 810
Tower Appeal - Fund Raising 1700 1700 0
Grants - Tower Appeal
(Restricted) 44400 44400 0
Grants - Family Worker
(Restricted)
Total 12121 0 46100 0 58221 49676
Church Activities
Weddings /Funerals/ Banns 6273 6273 6190
Insurance Claims 0 0
Receipts from investments 64594 64594 233
Bank Interest 3253 3253 572
Misc Receipts 3604 3604 600
Total 77724 0 0 0 77724 7595
Income Total 164099 0 46674 0 224222 190630
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Holy Trinity Church Year End Financial Statement @ 31 December 2024
Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total
Total 2023
Receipt and Payment Account Funds Funds Funds Funds 2024
Cost
Parish Share 64901 64901 57049
Salaries 260 260 165
Family Worker Cost (Exc Salaries) 0 0
Parochial Fees 5855 5855 8063
Mission Giving 10348 10348 9891
Insurance 3490 3490 3238
Office Costs 1655 1655 2150
Special Collections (Out) 835 835 700
Ministers Expenses 276 276 131
Minister Discretionary Fund 0 0
Heat & Light (Gas & Electricity) 5914 5914 7647
Special Project Costs 0 897
Maintenance & Improvements 2369 2369 4794
Water Rates 93 93 78
Projects & Tower Projects 75392 75392 1663
Services & Worship 951 951 2393
Children & Youth Work 315 315 233
Pastoral & Hospitality 990 990 1146
Training 44 44 43
Outreach & Project Connect 474 474 219
Cleaning 241 241 209
Quinquenial Inspection /architect 0 0
Misc 77291 77291 2853
Debtors 0 0
Expenditure Total 251694 0 0 0 251694 103562
Year Balance -87595 0 46674 0 -27472 87068
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