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The Parish of St. James the Greac Albert Hill, Darlington Annual Re ort and Flnancial Statements 31 December 2023 Revlew of the y•ar (Contlnu•d) The parish has continued to play a fvll part in the life of the Deanery Syr through the attendanc by our elected repr8s8ntatives at m88tings and other events. We make a srnall financial cnniribution each month tU4Yards the costs af the neohb(xJring parish of St Andmrfs Christs'an8 Against Poverty group. The fomw Storage roc¥n in the church hall was successfuly converted to Ihe Chap81 of Ss Hilda and Wilfrld and was used for mid-w8ek Masses over the winl8r months. Onc agaln th8 main ccYKern has been thè t>)ndltlon of the maln hall lloor. W• held a Novona that was folkhved up wth a Grft Day Appeal at the tirrn of All Saints. Thanks to the enornious generosity of members of our CMLYegalion we were abkn to commlt to a full replarnent of the Ikjor and contraded vhlh a tIlder to carry out the th. To save on costs we forrned a Wrecking Squad, to remove a snIficant proportion of the old floor. The th wa8 aCtrduled to be (x)mpl by the end (rf January 2024 Much g¢)88 on behlnd scenes to •nsur• the thwch kX as glorfou8 as It does. Our congregatlon is not kqrge and so a relatively small number of people are engaged In this work - arranging flthvers. ¢kaning aThY general maintenance, 1)oth wiside and 8xtsmalty. A huge debt crf gratitude Is owed to every who cJntrlbute8 to malntalnlng th8 ltturgy to 8uch a hh standth. FInclaI R•vl•w Total receipts on ordinary unre8trided fvnd8 wre £41.$42 and are d8ts118d In the Flnanclal Statements. Income of restrlcted funds totalled £1.365 and this figure was predomlnataly made up of payments by .grIm9 taking part in the Waisingham Pilgrimage. GNlng through weekty envelop8 8chem8 has incyeasod to £10,198 compared wlth £8.758 the prevlou8 year. During the year, w• had 23 do)(xs usiry tho klY envdope 8cheme, pplus five others paying by Bank Transfer.. As rewted in the 2022 repcKt, the generosty of our peop 18 much appreclated bui t1 weekty gSving on118 vwn18 not enough to cover all tho expendlture wo Incur In the running of the church arKI hall. However, durlng th18 rert year of 2023. have been ungble to malntakn tho lovel of come from hall hire that totalled £16.137 in 2022. Thi8 has b88n due lo the suspenslon of hlres from August 2023 because of the saf8ty risk8 assoclth the eondltlon of the maln hall fk)or. A8 8 result our hire inc(Mne reduced lo £13.185. Oulgoings totslled £32.767, resuftlng in a surplus of £8,775. Much of the reduction in the amount of oulgoings compared th Ihe Fyevious year was the resutt of paylng onty £4,535 of our pledged amount of £9,0(N) in Parish Share. Tho cosls Ll energy have actually shown decrease compared with 2022. This is mainly due to the church gas flred bolber b8ing10s1 used consequent upon mKI-week services b.n9 held in the 3$ WilfrKI and Hilda ch8p81. in tho hail. RM•rve• pollcy It Is PCC polty to maintaln a bal8nc on uThrtrIed funds (If possible). whith equate8 to between thw and six-months unrestrided payments, to cover emergerry situauons that may adse fr(¥n tKne to tlrne. Our average monthty expendlture durlng 2022 was £2,730 so thé balance of £13.0 on unrestricted funds at year•rKI satisfied the target. it equating to more than four months of normal expendlture.
The Parfsh of St. James the Great, Albert Hill, Darlington Annual Re and Financlal Ststerrnts 3111 December 2023 Admlnl•tratlv• Infomiatlon St. James's Church 18 srtuated at Allen Stre8t. Darfing. part of the Diocese of Durham within the Church of EnglarKI. The e3[rnCe address is Allan StreeL Dartlwton DL1 2LU The Par181 ChurGh Councll (PCC) Is a cfwity rry8ter80 the Charity Comm188M)n - Register&J Nwnber 1127841. PCC members wtK) have served from 1* January 2023 unlll th8 dato th18 rnP was approved arn: IncumbenL' Th• Reverend Mlthaal Way W4rd•ns.' Mr Davld Warren Mrs Judith Wilson S•cr•l•ry.' Mr Dad Warren (acaing) Tr•asur•r. Mr David Warren R••sOnIat1v on th• 0•ry Synod (2).. Mrs Judith Wi180n: Mr David Warron Mrs Andrea Burton; Mr8 Cynthia Dyw, Mr Raym1 Flower8; Mr Ajfred Hannaford; Mrs Mary Sweeten Bonk•rn: CAF Bank Limited 25 Kngs HS11 Avenue Kings Hill West Malllng Kènt ME19 4JQ Ind•p•nd•nt Exarnln•r Adam James MAAT Eric SOUthd< & Co AtUntantS 51 The Awjnue Soaharn Co Durh SR7 8NS
The Parish of SL James the GreaL Albert Hill, Darfington Annual Report and Flnancial Statements 3151 December 2023 Structur•, govomanc• and Margement The methcmj of apwintment of PCC membws is Set (xrt in th8 Church Rw8s8ntstion Rul88. AII crCh attefKlees are encouraged to regster tho Elertoral Roll and staThJ for election to the PCC. ObJoctlve6 and Actlvlll88 The PCC of St James. has respS•bIl of c04)p8ratlng wlth th• ir•trJmb8n( the Reverend Mlchael Way, in promotlng In the 8cd88iastical parish the whole mission of the Church. pa8tora, evangglistk. 60rad and ecumenical. It also has malntenarK• responsibilitles for the Church Haa. at Grey Street. Darfinoton. Achl•v•m•nt• and P•rlornn¢• Church att•ndane• The Church of England require5 a 8tsti8tical retum of attendanc• based on th8 month of Octob8r. For 2023, the average w1 attendance was 30. (Tha 9r990 klY attendance lèure Is b&%8d on the number of hav6 attended at loast on8 sorvica durfng Ihe 8k). The usual Sunday figure w8s 22. Communlcants: Easter Day Chrislmas Bapll•m•: Under 1 year Adult Occa•lonal S•NIc••: Funerals WeddlrvJs Confi'rmatlon 17 Electoral Roll The Church Representali¢)n Rules required thal the Electoral Roll be revls&1 in 2022. Thls was carried out by R8yTnond Flowar8, EIKIoTal Roll Officar. prlor to th• Annual Maoting of 2022. the number8 registered are: R••ld•nt: 16 Nonknkl•nt 11 Total: 27 R•vl•w of th• y•ar The full PCC met 4 tlmes durltyj the year wlth an average level of attendance of over 95Yo and at various ts'mes during the year considered Liturgica programme Hall floor and potenllal refurblghrnent of the hall Hall18tting5 Safeguardlng Includlng tralnlNJ reqUIrents Churth flnance8 W• w•ro not able to pay our PaTish Sharo pl of £9000 in lull due to th•10¥8 of Incomg re$ultlng from the 6uspenslon of hlres be¢Au8e of the state of the main hall flo. A full liturglcal calendar has been upheld induding Fk)ly Weak: E88t8r Tridwm: May Festlval and Patronal F8stival. Evensong in acrnrdance Niih the Bo(A( of Commn Prayer and follow8d with Benedlctlon continued through¢1 2023, being held on the first ndaY of each month. A successful l9rfmag8 to Walsir#Jham took place in May six pilgrims including one mwnbers of St Math's congregalion. A Pilgrwna98 tr May 2024 has been booked at)J th8 number of people expected to take part is thirteen. Roger Ohr has o)ntinued as ow oryJani8t ttwhout 2023, pThiding music at tho Sunday Mas8 and on other LKcasions throughwt the yw. HO has also played at funerals where mu81c ha8 been requested.
The Parlsh of St. James the Grea( Albert Hill, Darflngton Annual Re rt and Flnancial Statements 314t December 2023 Fabrfc Generally, the fabric oflho chwch bu11ng is in co)dilion. During th8 s•ar high lev81 worf(s were cwried out that indudJ cknanlrs of eaves gutterirvJ and te8ting of Ipahtnlng C£KKludors. Some benching arKI pMtiThJ rkS ne8d8d to be dom to both premise$ and arraNJements made with the roofing ntractOr to th55 out. M¢xe %)rk ¥Yas Identified at Ihe end of the year- realignment of guttering on the hall roof and addttlonal repokntlng. This wlll be Incorporated in the works to replace the Lounge Iloor ftx which we are seeking funding. The hall boller wcks hard arKI h88 had to have a major replaced durwy the year. Our applicatlon to Natial Lottery Fund was not successful. and 80 the full r8furb18hment works we had identifml for the hall has not taken pla(. We have been Invited Io 8Utxnit a further appllcatK)n alttrw tho wtc(YM of that appllcatlon wlll be until May 2024. Flowor Fund Th8 Flower Fund Is lot up 88 a Re8trlcted Account rn8n8 any monles donated 8pecificalty for knyers are credited to that ac(xyJnt and can only be u8ed for the wov18kn of Ik)r$ for the decoratk)n of the thurch. At the end of the year 2023 the actount had 8 (7edlt balanrA of £495. Wo are grateful to the generoslty of Indlvlduals wllo provlded dlrecty purchased Ihjwers as well as those who make donations. t)onations for thg fiower fund are always gratefully recalved from, tPth• who give moni88 to tho fund as a memorial for darted loved ono8. arnj other8 glve ft)r 8p8dfic occasions. Parl•h Prf••V• R•port 2023 In 8¢Jdition to help provlde for and lead the rkh pattem of worBhSp and devotional Ilfg at St Jam88' . Indudlng Sunday and Wedn88day rnass. Evorffjong and Benedictlon, Rosary, Lent and Advent study. baptisms arKI fUnal3 ar ojr annual Pllgrlmage to Walsingham - together with pastoral care vislts at trrne or in ho8Prtal and home cg)mmunlon8: Fr Mlchael ha8 also prom(rted the mi&8ion and ministy of the parish and our profile among The Society p8rlshes and in the Durham Dloce8e through: AtterKllng sOty Clergy Chapter ar Dathwon Dea Clwgy Chapter Attending Dadington Oean•ry Synod ar Society events 8dng a Govern at Gumey Pease A(xd8my and hostlng School 80rvlco8 In church Llaknir#J wlth St Nidan'8 Academy to thjrch Chrltha8 Carol and L•aver3 80r¥lc Chaplalnvy at Victoria Htwse, a Menta h8allh secure unit In the parish Acting as an End of Curacy A8s8s80r at the invitstion of thè Bishop of Jarrow Participatlng in the dellvery of the Dk>cesan Safoguarding Training programme for dergy and lay188ders throughwt tho year Attonding the Interfalth round tab18 Conve by Darfington's MP, Peter Glb8 Fr Michael is ab(xJt lo a tTrar tralng1f0ff al Sl AntonWs Priory in t)uth&n In Spiritual Accompanlm8nt (Splritual Direction) 8nd will bec%)me one of the network of people offering this ministy in the Durhwn Diocese. it has been a joy to see new p8ople start to attend St Jam8s'. induding a11 confwmands and to wdeA)rne back some who have retum&l to once again be part of this communty of faith.
The Parish of St. James the Great, Albert Hlll, Darfington Annual Re and Financial Ststements 31Jt December 2023 l am Sincerely gratefvl for the tireless hard w(Yk and unstfflting support of thg Churchwardens, Davkl Warren a1 Judtth Wilson: for the d&Jtcation shown by Trevor Bunker our Sacristan and Head Server, to Roger and Polly Oly who enr?ch 0 music so boautrfully and to Branda Ridley f( such wonderful Festival Flowers - and to every one of vou vtho fom part of this wonderful band of plgrims. in whateNr way you 1xtrIj1o to rt, ts your love and 8UPPOrt. Thank you. Fr Michael Approvod by lh• PCC on 191h May 2023 and •lgn•d on th•lr b•hall by R•vd Mlcha•l Way (PCC Ch•lrnMn)
The Parish of St. James the Great, Albert Hill, Darfington Annual Report and Financial Ststements 31 December 2023 Indopond•nt examinevs Report to the PCC of St James tho Great, Albgrt Hlll. Darllngton This report on the financial statements of the PCC for the year ended 31 * Dec8mber 2023. which are set out on pag8s 7 to 10 is in respect of an examination Garried out in accordanca with the Church A¢cvunting Regulats'ons 2006 (Ihe regulations'> and section 145 of the Chariti88 Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). RoSPOCtlv• r•8ponslbllltl•s ol th• PCC and th? •xamlnor As members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparatk)n of the financial statements. You consider that the audit requirement of the R&3ulations and section 144 (2) of the 2011 Ad do not appty. It is my respjnsibility to iFu8 this report on those financial stat8ments in accordance wlth the tem8 d the Regulatk)ns. Basls of Indepond•nt •xamln•rfg r•port My examination was carried out in accordance wlth the General Diredions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5Mb) of the Act and to b8 found in the Church GUance, 2006 aditn, issued by th8 Finance Division of the Archbishop's Councll. That examination indudes a review of the acc%)unting recorrls kept by the PCC and a comparison of the accounls presented with those records. It also includes considering any unusual It8m8 or disclosures in the financial stst8ments and the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procédures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, Mnsequenty, I do not expres8 an audll opinM)n on the view given by the accounts. Indopend•nt oxamln•rf• •tat•m•nt In o)nnection with my examination, no matter ha8 come to my attentlon: (1) which giv8s me reasonable cause to belleve that In any material re8pect the requirement8 to kèèp accountlrYJ r8cy)rd8 In accordance wlth 88Ctk>n 130 of the 2011 Act,. and to prepare finandal ststements, which accord the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act and the Regulatk)ns have not been mel: or (2) to which, In my opinion. attgntion should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reathad. Adam James MAAT Eric Southwi¢k & Co Acrountanls 51 The Avenue Seaham Co Durham SR7 8NS Date.. W May 2023 Eric Southwick & Co A ttns Compan Accounlani& & Charily E4peris
The Parish of St. James the Great. Albert Hill, Darfington Annual Re and Financial Ststements 31 St December 2023 Recelpts and Paym•nts Accounts For th• Y•ar End•d 31" D0mb•r 2023 I: li R•c•lpts Planned glvlng Bank Env•lopai Othor plann•d givlng Ineom• lax r•cov•r•d - Gfft Ald Collectlonj and oth•r glvlng Loom plate ¢oll•ctlons Oneaof Glft Ald gffts Oth•r volunljry roc•lpts Glvlng through church bax•s Don•tlon$, app••ls •1¢ Legaelés Rocurrlng granls Non-r•urrlng ontroff grants Glft r•cov•r• Tax roeov•r•d on Gffl Akl Oth•r r•c•ipts Olh•r funds g•n•ral•d Paym•nl$ tOW4rd$ pilgrtmag• A¢tlvlll•s for g•n•ritlng lundi Partsh br••kfast Inv•stment incom• Bank Inl•r•st Rocolpts from church actmtkns F••$ for w•ddlngs and fun•rals Church holl httlngg- oty•ctlv•• 1.786 6.559 1.854 1.786 6.559 1.854 1,698 4.738 2.322 2.092 2.092 150 1.306 115 7.161 240 7,401 1,518 270 2.077 429 429 4.371 4,371 2,238 194 257 1.125 1.855 1.450 1.125 741 741 483 24 2.893 13.185 41.479 2.893 13.185 42,907 3.011 16,137 45.586 63 1,365
The Parish of St. James the Great, Albert Hill, Darlington Annual Report and Financial Ststements 318t December 2023 Rocelpts and Payments Account (Contlnuod) For th• Y•ar Ended 31° Doc•mb•r 2023 Pfjym•nts Cost of g•n•raling fvnds Costs of slewardshlp Cost of fetes ancl olh•r •v•nts Refr•shm•nls Mlsslonary and Charlt•ble Glvlng R•llef and d•v•lopm•nt agenc$ Hom• Mlsslon Secular ehartll•s P•rlsh sh•ro Mlnlstry p•rfsh sh•r• Clèrgy and staffing costs Assistant staff costg Worklng oxp•ns•s of Incumb•nt VI$Ing sp8ak•rJ Church runnlng •xp•ns•* In$uranc• Maint•n•n¢• Cl•aning Upk•ep of yNI¢•s Administratlon Eloctflc Gas W•tor all runnlng •xp•ns•s Ele¢trielty 194 203 90 184 95 203 120 819 75 120 2.459 75 120 2.825 135 1.640 4.535 4.535 9.035 2.775 3.091 321 2.775 3.091 321 3.333 2.900 52 2.287 2.673 2.287 2.673 2.076 2.622 92 1.942 3.454 359 4.347 797 2.297 385 1.823 120 171 2.297 38S 1.623 120 1.152 2.174 783 905 729 1.152 2.174 783 905 729 3.508 725 2.913 710 5.765 385 611 Insuran¢• Malntenan¢• Tel•phon• Wal•r Hall r•palrn and malnt•n•nc• Hall + Major R•palrs- Stru¢tur• Indep•nd•nt Ex•mln•rf5 F•• 245 495 32.506 8.973 {9201 261 495 34.578 8.329 480 45,365 221 261 11981 1.811 14461 920 N•1 IPiym•ntsl l R•c•lpts Transf•rs b•On funds Net mov•ment In ndS Tolal fvnds brought lorward Total funds ¢•Med forw•r(I 5.053 690 323 797 5.845 .066 14.395
The Parish of St. James the Great, Albert Hill, Darfington Annual Report and Financial Statements 318t December 2023 Statemont of Assets and Llabilltles As at 31•t D•c•mbor 2023 Mon•t•ry ass•ts Bank currènt •ccount 8ank depos+l account 10.368 2.738 13.106 492 797 11,657 2.738 14.395 3.378 2.688 492 797 11 Accrual$ 576 576 495 Analy•l• of Fund• G•n•ral Fund Hall r•novatlon$ I r•pair• fvnd Sale of ¢akgndars M•morials fund Church flow•rs and rnqulslt•s Curncy Funeral off•rfngs Walglngham Pl&r*n•g• 13.106 13,106 392 39 61 495 5,053 590 39 61 426 392 39 61 495 259 40 797 259 40 14.395 259 13651 13.106 492 Fixed assets not valued: Land and buildings Fixture8 and fittings The financlal statements on page 7 to 10 approved by the PCC and sign8d on their behalf by: Date.. V May 2023 D Warren PCC Treasurer
The Parlsh of St. James the GreaL Albert Hill, Darlington Annual Report and Financial Ststements 31st December 2023 Not•• to th• flnanclal •tst•m•nts 1 Accounllng pollcl The financial statsments of tho PCC have been w8pfir&J in aLzordanc8 with the Church A(xnra Regulations 21M)6 Un9 kne receipts and payments ba315. 2 Addttlond a•8•ts Th8 following assets are reo)gni8ed not neussarlly Valu in the Statement Assets and LlabililN?s: Movable church lumishings by the churth war(lens on spedal trust for the PCC aThJ whith require a faculty for dISpcl. 3 PCC momb•f rnmun•ratlon Th8 expenses paid to dwgy may indud8 a small Immaterial proportlon. whlch relate8 to their fundon as PCC members. No other payments vmre made to PCC member8. 10