_“Now, devote your heart and soul to the Lord Your God” 1 Chronicles 22:19_ 2024 Annual Report
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## **Administrative information**
St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Road, Liverpool, L19 0NE Official correspondence to the Vicar at 22 Eaton Road, Liverpool, L19 0PW
**PCC members are:** I **ncumbent** Vacant **Assistant Minister** Rev Norma Arnold **Readers** Mrs Rita Hayes
**Wardens** Ms Sharon Dooley _Elected April 2017_ Mr David Squelch _Elected May 2024 to October 2024_ **Assistant Wardens** Mrs Jan Hewitt _Elected Nov 2020_ Mrs Ruth McCann _Elected May 2024_ Mr Paul Ritchie _Elected May 2024 (Chair of PCC)_
Ms Sharon Dooley Mrs Ruth McCann
## **Deanery Synod representatives**
**PCC Secretary**
Mrs Ruth McCann
**Elected members *** Mrs Rita Hayes _ex-officio_
* Mrs Jean Hodgson 2023 *Ms Jane Murphy 2023 *Mr Alan Hodgson 2023 * Mrs Michelle Leeson 2023 *Mrs Ann Cowen 2024 *Dr Freya O’Brien 2024 *Mr Craig Hale 2024 *Mr Alan Holmes 2024 *Ms Alison Earith 2024 *Mrs Maureen Jones 2024
## **Finance**
Michelle Leeson 2022
## **Treasurer**
Independent Examiner Euan Robert Aitken C/O LJMU, Redmonds Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L3 5UG
Bank HSBC Bank
Gift Aid Secretary Team Penny Haworth and Joan Davies **Finance Team** Penny Howarth _(Gift Aid)_ Micelle Leeson _(Treasurer)_ Jean Hodgson (PCC) St Mary’s Church Wardens Legacies and Wills Officer Vacancy
## **OTHER OFFICERS**
Safeguarding Lead Person Mrs Jane Murphy Electoral Roll Officer Ruth McCann Sacristan Mrs Joan Davies Verger Mrs Jean Hodgson Admin. Support Vacancy Health and Safety Officer Paul Ritchie
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Anthony Grimshaw Associates, 6 Bridgeman Terrace, Wigan, WN1
Architect 1SX
## Structure, Management and Governance
St Mary’s Grassendale PCC is a body corporate and operates under the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956 and the Church Representation Rules. The PCC is a registered charity; Charity number 1128238.
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, trustees are marked by a *. Day to day management/control of the Church is exercised by the wardens during this period of interregnum: contactable by Church Mobile phone 07526 000942
## **Committees**
The PCC operates primarily through the Standing committee, the Finance team and the Hall committee.
**Standing Committee** is required by law. It has the power to transact PCC business between meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council. It comprises of: - the Vicar, Wardens, PCC Secretary, Treasurer plus any specially co-opted members.
**Worship Hub:** There is no current Worship Hub, during interregnum worship is being planned by Rita Hayes and Sharon Dooley
## **Church Bookstall:** Chris Smith
**Church Flowers:** Church flowers are organised by our Floral lead Marilyn Foulder. Brenda Allen continues to provide tributes for occasions.
**Church Hall: T** he PCC delegate responsibility to the Hall Committee/strategy group – who review, oversee repairs and maintenance, and advise on hall funding and management policies, Elsie Cliff, Chris Smith, Jean Hodgson, Judith Feaver, Alan Holmes, Alan Hodgson, John Cowen. There are currently no Wardens on this committee during the interregnum.
## **Church Hall Booking Secretary:** Chris Smith
**KFJ Team:** Penny Haworth, Sally Murphy, Jane Murphy, Kathy Deringer, Joanne Harvey, Hilary Moss and Ali Earith.
## **Pathfinders:** Vacant
**Safeguarding team, child and vulnerable adult protection:** Jane, Murphy, Hilary Moss and Jean Hodgson, the last review of procedures was completed in winter 2021.
## Aims and Objectives of the PCC
The PCC’s aim is to co-operate with the minister in promoting in the parish the whole mission of Christ and his church, pastorally, socially and ecumenically. The PCC meet most months. The general functions of the PCC are stated within section 2 of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956. When planning our activities for the year, the PCC considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and the specific guidance to charities concerned with the advancement of religion.
## **Reserves Policy**
The PCC has a reserves policy whereby it would seek to hold six months costs held as a general reserve.
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## Activities, and achievements
We aim to be a friendly, welcoming group of local Christians growing in faith together with a desire to worship and serve God in our local community. The Parish was held in plurality of ministry with All Souls until November 2024 . Our PCC is committed to focusing on a number of key areas of church life…
1. Accessible and relevant Worship
- We meet every week for worship at 9am, 11am and 6.30pm. We offer both quiet and reflective services and lively all-age worship, with a blend of eucharistic and non-eucharistic services. We regularly have baptisms, weddings and funerals. The ministry team of Assistant Priest Rev. Norma Arnold, Lay Reader Rita Hayes, and Ordinand Sharon Dooley, is supported by wardens, sacristans, sidesmen and women, readers and prayers and a tech team. We endeavour to mix our worship with the new but always honouring the traditional. Our younger members are taught in KFJ which is our version of Sunday School as well as in church. We have a regular monthly prayer meeting.
2. Pastoral presence in our church and community
- We do try to stay in touch with people through our services and some people who we are able to call and see. We do regularly pray for those we know who are unwell or are going through difficult times. We do offer occasional offices. We invite bereaved families back to our annual ‘Service of Hope.’
3. Outreach and connection in our community
- We are involved in a number of outreach activities in our community:
- i. Weekly: there’s Linc community café, the Food Pantry, Tiny Toes, and St Mary’s gardening team.
- ii. Monthly & Seasonal: there’s our Coffee morning, L19:WLTDO, Network 55+, and Summer Linc.
- iii. At Christmas time we were able to distribute over 120 backpacks to local homeless people through our Stable project. Each backpack is filled and checked with essential items and treats.
- iv. It is good to see how the Guiding and Scouting groups continue to flourish with lots of activities and energy; each section has a waiting list.
- v. We have held a number of fundraising events such as family bingo nights and a Christmas fayre that was, as always, well organised and supported by our local community and local school.
- vi. The Hall team have worked to grow a vision for our church hall, and the places it touches in our community, and its local importance, regrouping after an important bid was not successful again. Church funds have helped to source the hall maintenance and improvements.
## 4. Managing our finances in a responsible way
- Michelle our treasurer continues to us the Diocesan recommended system My Financial Accounting Online (MFAO)
5. Keeping a safe and greener environment
- We continue to ensure our safeguarding policy and procedures are kept up-to-date. We have kept up to date with Fire and electoral checks and are soon to have an asbestos check in both our buildings. We continue to work on the Eco church rating; the Woodland project and the community composting have been so well received (however, there are concerns raised over the use of the bench by the community for use of smoking cannabis) A special note of thanks must be made to Ruth Robinson and her husband Phil and also Marilyn Foulder who have very humbly served Christ with the maintenance of the Church Gardens outside of the woodland project. They have done this so graciously for many years without seeking any reward and we are truly grateful.
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## Governance and appreciation
There are many people to thank. Firstly, Rev Paul Ellis who has faithfully served the Parish for 17 years before retiring in January. Our love and prayers are with Paul, Allison and the family as they settle into their new home and life. Our churchwardens, our Verger and our Treasurer. We thank all those who get involved, with activities like KFJ, Linc, Coffee Morning, Tea and Coffee, the Events team and Pantry. We do thank the many people who faithfully serve behind the scenes. We do thank those who have faithfully tended the gardens over the years and the new people and initiatives that have started. We thank all those who have led worship and preached this year alongside Rev. Norma Arnold, Rita Hayes and Sharon Dooley especially Lesley Godson, Bill Bygroves, Jeanette Chandler and Maureen Jones. Thanks to all those who have joined the team of people who read our Scripture each week and to those who continue to read for us. For those who lead us in prayer and welcome to those who have joined the team. Thank you to our new tech team who operate the powerpoints for worship put together by Sharon and Rita.
We couldn’t have operated our 3 services each Sunday without the support of our Area Dean Canon Nicola Milford who has gone above and beyond, and also to all the retired clergy and Chaplains who have presided at our 9am Communion Services – we are truly grateful.
## Did you know that …
|Did you know that …|||
|---|---|---|
||**2023**|**2024**|
|Attendance Oct weeks|964(mnth)|974(mnth)|
|Ave No. worshippers|192/week|195/week|
|No. of Confirmations|0|1|
|No. of Baptisms|18|16|
|No. of Weddings|2|1|
|No. of Funerals|16|12|
|Income|£72,267||
|Expenditure|£92,357||
|Regular Giving|£54,789||
|Hall bookings|£8,903||
|Fundraising events|£7249||
|Electoral Roll|118|178|
## Financial Review
While we were again not able to pay the whole of our deanery share of £64,683 we did pay a total of £41,805. Thus, at the end of 2024 our total deanery share arrears were £105,178 (at the end of 2023 our total arrears were £82,295). We are grateful to all those who give with cash, envelopes, card machine, standing order and bank transfers and the parish giving scheme, which is the most effective and efficient way to give.
The Hall does require a vast amount spending on it to bring it up to specification, and we continue to work on this after a major bid was not successful again.
We have struggled with HSBC to get signatories updated and new online access for our treasurer. The PCC will consider if it should continue to give them our custom.
In order to meet current charity reporting standards, we have had to restyle the financial statements provided with this report. In previous years, deanery share arrears have been shown as a liability on the _Statement of Assets and Liabilities_ . ‘ However, because the deanery share is a contingent liability it should not be included in the Statement of assets and Liabilities’ and is now disclosed above’.
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The correct place to report deanery share arrears is within this section of this report. Hence, the current arrears total has been declared above. Moving the deanery share arrears total from the _Statement of Assets and Liabilities_ to this _Finance Review_ also requires us to amend and restate the 2023 ‘last year’ values in comparison to our previously published Annual Accounts. The tables below highlight which values have been restated.
||**Last year**|**Adjustment Last year restated**|**Adjustment Last year restated**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Analysis of Receipts and Payments**||||
|RECEIPTS||||
|Other income|1,302|(1,302)|0|
|PAYMENTS||||
|Deanery/Parish Share|46,000|7,231|53,231|
|**Statement of Assets and Liabilities**||||
|LIABILITY – CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE IN ONE YEAR||||
|Unpaid Parish Share|82,295|(82,295)|0|
## Risk Assessments:
## **Financial Risk**
A report is regularly received at PCC. All assets are insured, the level of cover being reviewed annually. The PCC has reviewed internal controls for the handling, counting, banking and recording of cash receipts with the safeguarding of all those involved in mind ensuring that no family members are on the same team to count and bank money and consider them to be adequate for the sums of money involved.
One of the biggest risks to St Mary’s is financial; we have a thriving congregation, we have a great and maintained church building and whilst paying the deanery share remains a significant challenge the PCC have been assured of the Diocese’s continued support in this matter
## Plans for the future:
There are number of things on the horizon we can’t avoid and will have to deal with.
- 1) Writing a Parish Profile readying us for the advertising of a 0.5 incumbent for a 2 year period.
- 2) A PCC vote in March as to whether St Mary’s joins the single larger parish of Christ Our Light.
- 3) How we will continue to offer Worship with a 0.5 incumbent and the support that we can offer the incumbent as a family.
- 4) How we can deepen discipleship within our young and thriving Church family, which will in turn help with our financial debts of Parish Share which must be paid to make us viable in the sight of the Church Commissioners.
We need to always remember this is God’s church and start from the truth of that statement. Reflecting on the passage from 1 Corinthians 12:12-20 that no part of the body is more important than another, only can all the body parts, no matter how small build a body, that body being the Church family of St Marys Grassendale.
Signed on behalf of the PCC by
Michelle Leeson
_____________________________ _____________________________
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## **Financial Activities 2024**
|**Financial Activities 2024**||
|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**Prior year**
**total funds**
**restated**|
|**Receipts**
Donations and legacies
68,439
93
68,531
71,614
Income from charitable activities
12,443
166
12,609
11,333
Other trading activities
12,575
552
13,127
9,229
Investments
286
-
286
241
Other income
254
-
254
-
**Total income**
**93,997**
**810**
**94,806**
**92,417**
**Payments**
Raising funds
450
550
1,000
-
Expenditure on charitable activities
79,871
196
80,067
101,321
Other expenditure
-
-
-
-
**Total expenditure**
**80,321**
**746**
**81,067**
**101,321**
**Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer**
**13,676**
**64**
**13,740**
**(8,904)**
**Transfers**
Gross transfers between funds - in
14,034
884
14,918
9,410
Gross transfers between funds - out
(14,894)
(24)
(14,918)
(9,410)
**Net movement in funds**
**12,815**
**925**
**13,740**
**(8,904)**
**Total bank and cash funds brought forward**
**29,413**
**37**
**29,450**
**38,354**
**Total bank and cash funds carried forward**
**42,228**
**962**
**43,190**
**29,450**
Fixed Assets (Parish Hall)
48,000
-
48,000
48,000
**Total Assets**
**90,228**
**962**
**91,190**
**77,450**
**Represented by**
**Unrestricted**
General Fund
31,267
-
31,267
15,304
**Designated**
Camino 2 / Hall Refurbishment
6,147
-
6,147
6,147
Church Alarm
226
-
226
226
Fixed Assets
48,000
-
48,000
48,000
Friends Of St Mary
-
-
-
1,448
Fundraising
-
-
-
4,314
Hall
2,463
-
2,463
-
KFJ
231
-
231
231
Pantry
1,079
-
1,079
-
Summer Linc
111
-
111
111
Tiny Toes
705
-
705
495
Youth Club
-
-
-
1,137
**Restricted**
Agency collection
-
-
-
-
Children's Society
-
-
-
15
Christian Aid
-
78
78
22
Sequestration Account
-
884
884
-
**Total funds**
**90,228**
**962**
**91,190**
**77,450**|68,439
93
68,531
71,614
12,443
166
12,609
11,333
12,575
552
13,127
9,229
286
-
286
241
254
-
254
-|
||**93,997**
**810**
**94,806**
**92,417**
450
550
1,000
-
79,871
196
80,067
101,321
-
-
-
-|
||**80,321**
**746**
**81,067**
**101,321**|
||**13,676**
**64**
**13,740**
**(8,904)**
14,034
884
14,918
9,410
(14,894)
(24)
(14,918)
(9,410)|
||**12,815**
**925**
**13,740**
**(8,904)**|
||**29,413**
**37**
**29,450**
**38,354**|
||**42,228**
**962**
**43,190**
**29,450**
48,000
-
48,000
48,000|
||**90,228**
**962**
**91,190**
**77,450**
31,267
-
31,267
15,304
6,147
-
6,147
6,147
226
-
226
226
48,000
-
48,000
48,000
-
-
-
1,448
-
-
-
4,314
2,463
-
2,463
-
231
-
231
231
1,079
-
1,079
-
111
-
111
111
705
-
705
495
-
-
-
1,137
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15
-
78
78
22
-
884
884
-|
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## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by code) 2024**
|**Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by code) 2024**|**Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by code) 2024**|
|---|---|
|**Class and nominal code**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Last year**
**restated**||
|**Fixed Asset - Tangible Assets**
6431: Parish Hall
**Total**
**Current Asset - Cash At Bank And In Hand**
6501: HSBC current account 294
6521: HSBC Deposit Account 031
6591: Cash in hand
**_Subtotal_**
**Liability - Agency Accounts**
6699: Agency collections
**_Subtotal_**
**Total Cash At Bank And In Hand**
**Grand Total Net Assets**|48,000
-
48,000
48,000|
||
**48,000**
**-**
**48,000**
**48,000**
27,077
1,361
28,439
16,137
14,901
-
14,901
14,615
250
-
250
-|
||
**_42,228_**
**_1,361_**
**_43,589_**
**_30,752_**
-
399
399
1,302|
||
**_-_**
**_399_**
**_399_**
**_1,302_**|
||
**42,228**
**962**
**43,190**
**29,450**|
||
**90,228**
**962**
**91,190**
**77,450**|
Signed on behalf of the PCC by
Michelle Leeson ____________________________
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||**Fund movement summary 2024**|**Fund movement summary 2024**|**Fund movement summary 2024**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Fund**|**Opening**|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**|**Transfers**|**Gains/Losses**|**Journals**|**Closing**|
||**FixedAssets**||||||||
||Designated|48,000|-|-|-|-|-|48,000|
||**Sub-totals**|**48,000**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**48,000**|
||**General**||||||||
||Unrestricted|15,304|93,042|80,321|3,241|-|-|31,267|
||**Sub-totals**|**15,304**|**93,042**|**80,321**|**3,241**|**-**|**-**|**31,280**|
||**Hall**||||||||
||Designated|-|745|-|1,718|-|-|2,463|
||**Sub-totals**|**-**|**745**|**-**|**1,718**|**-**|**-**|**2,463**|
||**Pantry**||||||||
||Designated|-|-|-|1,079|-|-|1,079|
||**Sub-totals**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**1,079**|**-**|**-**|**1,079**|
||**Sequestration Account**||||||||
||Restricted|-|-|-|884|-|-|884|
||**Sub-totals**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**884**|**-**|**-**|**884**|
||**CaminoHallRefurb**||||||||
||Designated|6,147|-|-|-|-|-|6,147|
||**Sub-totals**|**6,147**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**6,147**|
||**ChildrensSoc**||||||||
||Restricted|15|754|746|(24)|-|-|-|
||**Sub-totals**|**15**|**754**|**746**|**(24)**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**ChristianAid**||||||||
||Restricted|22|56|-|-|-|-|78|
||**Sub-totals**|**22**|**56**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**78**|
||**ChurchAlarm**||||||||
||Designated|226|-|-|-|-|-|226|
||**Sub-totals**
**FriendsStMary**
Designated
**Sub-totals**
**Fundraising**
Designated
**Sub-totals**
**KFJ**
Designated
**Sub-totals**
**SummerLinc**
Designated
**Sub-totals**|**226**
1,448
**1,448**
4,314
**4,314**
231
**231**
111
**111**|**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**|**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**|**-**
(1,448)
**(1,448)**
(4,314)
**(4,314)**
-
**-**
-
**-**|**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**|**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**|**226**
-
**-**
-
**-**
231
**231**
111
**111**|
||**TinyToes**||||||||
||Designated|495|210|-|-|-|-|705|
||**Sub-totals**
**YouthClub**
Designated
**Sub-totals**
**Totals**|**495**
1,137
**1,137**
**77,450**|**210**
-
**-**
**94,806**|**-**
-
**-**
**81,067**|**-**
(1,137)
**(1,137)**
**-**|**-**
-
**-**
**-**|**-**
-
**-**
**-**|**705**
-
**-**
**91,190**|
## **Analysis of receipts and payments 2024**
**Total**
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||**Unrestricted Designated Restricted**
**This**
**year**
**Last**
**year**
**restated**|
|---|---|
|**RECEIPTS**
**Donations and legacies**
0101 - Gift Aid - Parish Giving Scheme
0102 - Gift Aid - Bank (Standing Orders)
0110 - Gift Aid - Envelopes
0201 - Other planned giving - Parish Giving Scheme
0202 - Other planned giving - Bank (Standing Orders)
0210 - Other planned giving - Envelopes (GASDS eligible)
0215 - Other planned giving - Envelopes (not GASDS
eligible)
0301 - Loose plate collections (GASDS eligible)
0320 - One-off Gift Aid donations (declaration on envelope)
0405 - Ad-hoc donations: non Gift Aid (GASDS eligible)
0410 - Giving through church boxes
0415 - Ad-hoc donations: non Gift Aid (not GASDS eligible)
0420 - One-off Gift Aid donations
0450 - Special or specific appeals etc.
0601 - Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
0610 - GASDS Tax relief
08A1 - Non-recurring one-off grants
0901 - Fundraising (general)
**Donations and legacies Totals**
**Income from charitable activities**
1101 - Parish fee for wedding or funeral
1230 - Church or Hall lettings - objectives
1280 - Church event income
**Income from charitable activities Totals**
**Other trading activities**
0910 - Fundraising (Attic, Car Boot, Table top, Jumble
sales)
1220 - Bookstall sales - fund raising
1240 - Church or Hall lettings - fund raising
1270 - Other funds generated
**Other trading activities Totals**
**Investments**
1020 - Bank and building society interest
**Investments Totals**
**Other income**
1310 - Insurance claims
**Other income Totals**
**Receipts Grand totals**|25,705
-
-
25,705
12,893
11,355
-
-
11,355
14,233
3,799
-
-
3,799
4,642
3,361
-
-
3,361
13,401
4,590
-
-
4,590
4,560
-
-
-
-
290
300
-
-
300
275
5,706
-
-
5,706
4,288
70
95
56
221
228
1,100
-
-
1,100
1,310
-
-
-
-
13
500
265
-
765
2,000
4,200
-
-
4,200
3,605
594
-
37
630
848
6,043
-
-
6,043
5,634
-
-
-
-
1,441
350
-
-
350
-
406
-
-
406
1,954|
||
**68,079**
**360**
**93**
**68,531**
**71,614**
4,403
-
-
4,403
3,076
1,178
-
-
1,178
1,245
6,267
595
166
7,028
7,012|
||
**11,848**
**595**
**166**
**12,609**
**11,333**
-
-
-
-
232
-
-
-
-
275
11,285
-
-
11,285
8,604
1,290
-
552
1,842
118|
||
**12,575**
**-**
**552**
**13,127**
**9,229**
286
-
-
286
241|
||
**286**
**-**
**-**
**286**
**241**
254
-
-
254
-|
||
**254**
**-**
**-**
**254**
**-**|
||
**93,042**
**955**
**810**
**94,806**
**92,417**|
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**Total Unrestricted Designated Restricted This year[Last year] restated**
|**PAYMENTS**
**Raising funds**
1701 - Fees paid to fundraisers
**Raising funds Totals**
**Expenditure on charitable activities**
1801 - Giving to missionary societies
1910 - Deanery/Parish Share
2010 - Salary of organist/musicians
2050 - Staff salaries
2055 - PAYE, NI & Pension - Parish Admin & Support
2060 - Cleaner wage (church building)
2101 - Clergy working expenses
2120 - Council tax (clergy housing)
2130 - Housing expenses (clergy)
2140 - Water rates (clergy housing)
2180 - Reader expenses and subscriptions
2190 - Visiting speakers / locums
2201 - Parish mission and evangelism costs
2220 - Sunday School & Junior Church costs
2250 - General Mission/Support activities
2301 - Insurance premiums (church building)
2310 - Telephone (church building/parish office)
2320 - Organ / piano tuning and maintenance
2330 - Church building maintenance (routine)
2331 - Cleaning materials & equipment (church building)
2335 - Church equipment costs
2340 - Upkeep of services
2345 - Church consumable items
2350 - Upkeep of churchyard & grounds
2360 - Administration costs for parish
2361 - Governance costs & examination/audit fee
2362 - Banking charges
2401 - Church building - electric
2410 - Church building - gas
2420 - Church building - water
2530 - Hall/Other building - electricity
2540 - Hall/Other building - gas
2560 - Hall/Other building - maintenance (routine)
2595 - PAYE, NI & Pension - Hall/Community centre
2840 - Other PCC property upkeep
**Expenditure on charitable activities Totals**
**Payments Grand totals**|450
-
550
1,000
-|
|---|---|
||
**450**
**-**
**550**
**1,000**
**-**
20
-
196
216
743
41,805
-
-
41,805
53,231
-
-
-
-
85
4,204
-
-
4,204
3,450
1,064
-
-
1,064
788
3,521
-
-
3,521
3,222
95
-
-
95
1,499
3,304
-
-
3,304
3,317
360
-
-
360
-
198
-
-
198
761
100
-
-
100
-
-
-
-
-
90
248
-
-
248
-
-
-
-
-
45
350
-
-
350
640
7,564
-
-
7,564
6,795
696
-
-
696
461
260
-
-
260
260
1,281
-
-
1,281
622
1,119
-
-
1,119
1,666
360
-
-
360
308
894
-
-
894
4,961
293
-
-
293
434
1,179
-
-
1,179
754
2,366
-
-
2,366
2,169
600
-
-
600
720
188
-
-
188
205
1,436
-
-
1,436
2,917
3,388
-
-
3,388
1,644
-
-
-
-
103
809
-
-
809
1,935
1,962
-
-
1,962
791
-
-
-
-
6,624
-
-
-
-
82
206
-
-
206
-|
||
**79,871**
**-**
**196**
**80,067**
**101,321**|
||
**80,321**
**-**
**746**
**81,067**
**101,321**|
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_“Now, devote your heart and soul to the Lord Your God” 1 Chronicles 22:19_ 2024 Annual Report
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## **Administrative information**
St Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Road, Liverpool, L19 0NE Official correspondence to the Vicar at 22 Eaton Road, Liverpool, L19 0PW
**PCC members are:** I **ncumbent** Vacant **Assistant Minister** Rev Norma Arnold **Readers** Mrs Rita Hayes
**Wardens** Ms Sharon Dooley _Elected April 2017_ Mr David Squelch _Elected May 2024 to October 2024_ **Assistant Wardens** Mrs Jan Hewitt _Elected Nov 2020_ Mrs Ruth McCann _Elected May 2024_ Mr Paul Ritchie _Elected May 2024 (Chair of PCC)_
Ms Sharon Dooley Mrs Ruth McCann
## **Deanery Synod representatives**
**PCC Secretary**
Mrs Ruth McCann
**Elected members *** Mrs Rita Hayes _ex-officio_
* Mrs Jean Hodgson 2023 *Ms Jane Murphy 2023 *Mr Alan Hodgson 2023 * Mrs Michelle Leeson 2023 *Mrs Ann Cowen 2024 *Dr Freya O’Brien 2024 *Mr Craig Hale 2024 *Mr Alan Holmes 2024 *Ms Alison Earith 2024 *Mrs Maureen Jones 2024
## **Finance**
Michelle Leeson 2022
## **Treasurer**
Independent Examiner Euan Robert Aitken C/O LJMU, Redmonds Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L3 5UG
Bank HSBC Bank
Gift Aid Secretary Team Penny Haworth and Joan Davies **Finance Team** Penny Howarth _(Gift Aid)_ Micelle Leeson _(Treasurer)_ Jean Hodgson (PCC) St Mary’s Church Wardens Legacies and Wills Officer Vacancy
## **OTHER OFFICERS**
Safeguarding Lead Person Mrs Jane Murphy Electoral Roll Officer Ruth McCann Sacristan Mrs Joan Davies Verger Mrs Jean Hodgson Admin. Support Vacancy Health and Safety Officer Paul Ritchie
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Anthony Grimshaw Associates, 6 Bridgeman Terrace, Wigan, WN1
Architect 1SX
## Structure, Management and Governance
St Mary’s Grassendale PCC is a body corporate and operates under the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956 and the Church Representation Rules. The PCC is a registered charity; Charity number 1128238.
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, trustees are marked by a *. Day to day management/control of the Church is exercised by the wardens during this period of interregnum: contactable by Church Mobile phone 07526 000942
## **Committees**
The PCC operates primarily through the Standing committee, the Finance team and the Hall committee.
**Standing Committee** is required by law. It has the power to transact PCC business between meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council. It comprises of: - the Vicar, Wardens, PCC Secretary, Treasurer plus any specially co-opted members.
**Worship Hub:** There is no current Worship Hub, during interregnum worship is being planned by Rita Hayes and Sharon Dooley
## **Church Bookstall:** Chris Smith
**Church Flowers:** Church flowers are organised by our Floral lead Marilyn Foulder. Brenda Allen continues to provide tributes for occasions.
**Church Hall: T** he PCC delegate responsibility to the Hall Committee/strategy group – who review, oversee repairs and maintenance, and advise on hall funding and management policies, Elsie Cliff, Chris Smith, Jean Hodgson, Judith Feaver, Alan Holmes, Alan Hodgson, John Cowen. There are currently no Wardens on this committee during the interregnum.
## **Church Hall Booking Secretary:** Chris Smith
**KFJ Team:** Penny Haworth, Sally Murphy, Jane Murphy, Kathy Deringer, Joanne Harvey, Hilary Moss and Ali Earith.
## **Pathfinders:** Vacant
**Safeguarding team, child and vulnerable adult protection:** Jane, Murphy, Hilary Moss and Jean Hodgson, the last review of procedures was completed in winter 2021.
## Aims and Objectives of the PCC
The PCC’s aim is to co-operate with the minister in promoting in the parish the whole mission of Christ and his church, pastorally, socially and ecumenically. The PCC meet most months. The general functions of the PCC are stated within section 2 of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956. When planning our activities for the year, the PCC considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and the specific guidance to charities concerned with the advancement of religion.
## **Reserves Policy**
The PCC has a reserves policy whereby it would seek to hold six months costs held as a general reserve.
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## Activities, and achievements
We aim to be a friendly, welcoming group of local Christians growing in faith together with a desire to worship and serve God in our local community. The Parish was held in plurality of ministry with All Souls until November 2024 . Our PCC is committed to focusing on a number of key areas of church life…
1. Accessible and relevant Worship
- We meet every week for worship at 9am, 11am and 6.30pm. We offer both quiet and reflective services and lively all-age worship, with a blend of eucharistic and non-eucharistic services. We regularly have baptisms, weddings and funerals. The ministry team of Assistant Priest Rev. Norma Arnold, Lay Reader Rita Hayes, and Ordinand Sharon Dooley, is supported by wardens, sacristans, sidesmen and women, readers and prayers and a tech team. We endeavour to mix our worship with the new but always honouring the traditional. Our younger members are taught in KFJ which is our version of Sunday School as well as in church. We have a regular monthly prayer meeting.
2. Pastoral presence in our church and community
- We do try to stay in touch with people through our services and some people who we are able to call and see. We do regularly pray for those we know who are unwell or are going through difficult times. We do offer occasional offices. We invite bereaved families back to our annual ‘Service of Hope.’
3. Outreach and connection in our community
- We are involved in a number of outreach activities in our community:
- i. Weekly: there’s Linc community café, the Food Pantry, Tiny Toes, and St Mary’s gardening team.
- ii. Monthly & Seasonal: there’s our Coffee morning, L19:WLTDO, Network 55+, and Summer Linc.
- iii. At Christmas time we were able to distribute over 120 backpacks to local homeless people through our Stable project. Each backpack is filled and checked with essential items and treats.
- iv. It is good to see how the Guiding and Scouting groups continue to flourish with lots of activities and energy; each section has a waiting list.
- v. We have held a number of fundraising events such as family bingo nights and a Christmas fayre that was, as always, well organised and supported by our local community and local school.
- vi. The Hall team have worked to grow a vision for our church hall, and the places it touches in our community, and its local importance, regrouping after an important bid was not successful again. Church funds have helped to source the hall maintenance and improvements.
## 4. Managing our finances in a responsible way
- Michelle our treasurer continues to us the Diocesan recommended system My Financial Accounting Online (MFAO)
5. Keeping a safe and greener environment
- We continue to ensure our safeguarding policy and procedures are kept up-to-date. We have kept up to date with Fire and electoral checks and are soon to have an asbestos check in both our buildings. We continue to work on the Eco church rating; the Woodland project and the community composting have been so well received (however, there are concerns raised over the use of the bench by the community for use of smoking cannabis) A special note of thanks must be made to Ruth Robinson and her husband Phil and also Marilyn Foulder who have very humbly served Christ with the maintenance of the Church Gardens outside of the woodland project. They have done this so graciously for many years without seeking any reward and we are truly grateful.
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## Governance and appreciation
There are many people to thank. Firstly, Rev Paul Ellis who has faithfully served the Parish for 17 years before retiring in January. Our love and prayers are with Paul, Allison and the family as they settle into their new home and life. Our churchwardens, our Verger and our Treasurer. We thank all those who get involved, with activities like KFJ, Linc, Coffee Morning, Tea and Coffee, the Events team and Pantry. We do thank the many people who faithfully serve behind the scenes. We do thank those who have faithfully tended the gardens over the years and the new people and initiatives that have started. We thank all those who have led worship and preached this year alongside Rev. Norma Arnold, Rita Hayes and Sharon Dooley especially Lesley Godson, Bill Bygroves, Jeanette Chandler and Maureen Jones. Thanks to all those who have joined the team of people who read our Scripture each week and to those who continue to read for us. For those who lead us in prayer and welcome to those who have joined the team. Thank you to our new tech team who operate the powerpoints for worship put together by Sharon and Rita.
We couldn’t have operated our 3 services each Sunday without the support of our Area Dean Canon Nicola Milford who has gone above and beyond, and also to all the retired clergy and Chaplains who have presided at our 9am Communion Services – we are truly grateful.
## Did you know that …
|Did you know that …|||
|---|---|---|
||**2023**|**2024**|
|Attendance Oct weeks|964(mnth)|974(mnth)|
|Ave No. worshippers|192/week|195/week|
|No. of Confirmations|0|1|
|No. of Baptisms|18|16|
|No. of Weddings|2|1|
|No. of Funerals|16|12|
|Income|£72,267||
|Expenditure|£92,357||
|Regular Giving|£54,789||
|Hall bookings|£8,903||
|Fundraising events|£7249||
|Electoral Roll|118|178|
## Financial Review
While we were again not able to pay the whole of our deanery share of £64,683 we did pay a total of £41,805. Thus, at the end of 2024 our total deanery share arrears were £105,178 (at the end of 2023 our total arrears were £82,295). We are grateful to all those who give with cash, envelopes, card machine, standing order and bank transfers and the parish giving scheme, which is the most effective and efficient way to give.
The Hall does require a vast amount spending on it to bring it up to specification, and we continue to work on this after a major bid was not successful again.
We have struggled with HSBC to get signatories updated and new online access for our treasurer. The PCC will consider if it should continue to give them our custom.
In order to meet current charity reporting standards, we have had to restyle the financial statements provided with this report. In previous years, deanery share arrears have been shown as a liability on the _Statement of Assets and Liabilities_ . ‘ However, because the deanery share is a contingent liability it should not be included in the Statement of assets and Liabilities’ and is now disclosed above’.
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The correct place to report deanery share arrears is within this section of this report. Hence, the current arrears total has been declared above. Moving the deanery share arrears total from the _Statement of Assets and Liabilities_ to this _Finance Review_ also requires us to amend and restate the 2023 ‘last year’ values in comparison to our previously published Annual Accounts. The tables below highlight which values have been restated.
||**Last year**|**Adjustment Last year restated**|**Adjustment Last year restated**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Analysis of Receipts and Payments**||||
|RECEIPTS||||
|Other income|1,302|(1,302)|0|
|PAYMENTS||||
|Deanery/Parish Share|46,000|7,231|53,231|
|**Statement of Assets and Liabilities**||||
|LIABILITY – CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE IN ONE YEAR||||
|Unpaid Parish Share|82,295|(82,295)|0|
## Risk Assessments:
## **Financial Risk**
A report is regularly received at PCC. All assets are insured, the level of cover being reviewed annually. The PCC has reviewed internal controls for the handling, counting, banking and recording of cash receipts with the safeguarding of all those involved in mind ensuring that no family members are on the same team to count and bank money and consider them to be adequate for the sums of money involved.
One of the biggest risks to St Mary’s is financial; we have a thriving congregation, we have a great and maintained church building and whilst paying the deanery share remains a significant challenge the PCC have been assured of the Diocese’s continued support in this matter
## Plans for the future:
There are number of things on the horizon we can’t avoid and will have to deal with.
- 1) Writing a Parish Profile readying us for the advertising of a 0.5 incumbent for a 2 year period.
- 2) A PCC vote in March as to whether St Mary’s joins the single larger parish of Christ Our Light.
- 3) How we will continue to offer Worship with a 0.5 incumbent and the support that we can offer the incumbent as a family.
- 4) How we can deepen discipleship within our young and thriving Church family, which will in turn help with our financial debts of Parish Share which must be paid to make us viable in the sight of the Church Commissioners.
We need to always remember this is God’s church and start from the truth of that statement. Reflecting on the passage from 1 Corinthians 12:12-20 that no part of the body is more important than another, only can all the body parts, no matter how small build a body, that body being the Church family of St Marys Grassendale.
Signed on behalf of the PCC by
Michelle Leeson
_____________________________ _____________________________
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## **Financial Activities 2024**
|**Financial Activities 2024**||
|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total**
**funds**
**Prior year**
**total funds**
**restated**|
|**Receipts**
Donations and legacies
68,439
93
68,531
71,614
Income from charitable activities
12,443
166
12,609
11,333
Other trading activities
12,575
552
13,127
9,229
Investments
286
-
286
241
Other income
254
-
254
-
**Total income**
**93,997**
**810**
**94,806**
**92,417**
**Payments**
Raising funds
450
550
1,000
-
Expenditure on charitable activities
79,871
196
80,067
101,321
Other expenditure
-
-
-
-
**Total expenditure**
**80,321**
**746**
**81,067**
**101,321**
**Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer**
**13,676**
**64**
**13,740**
**(8,904)**
**Transfers**
Gross transfers between funds - in
14,034
884
14,918
9,410
Gross transfers between funds - out
(14,894)
(24)
(14,918)
(9,410)
**Net movement in funds**
**12,815**
**925**
**13,740**
**(8,904)**
**Total bank and cash funds brought forward**
**29,413**
**37**
**29,450**
**38,354**
**Total bank and cash funds carried forward**
**42,228**
**962**
**43,190**
**29,450**
Fixed Assets (Parish Hall)
48,000
-
48,000
48,000
**Total Assets**
**90,228**
**962**
**91,190**
**77,450**
**Represented by**
**Unrestricted**
General Fund
31,267
-
31,267
15,304
**Designated**
Camino 2 / Hall Refurbishment
6,147
-
6,147
6,147
Church Alarm
226
-
226
226
Fixed Assets
48,000
-
48,000
48,000
Friends Of St Mary
-
-
-
1,448
Fundraising
-
-
-
4,314
Hall
2,463
-
2,463
-
KFJ
231
-
231
231
Pantry
1,079
-
1,079
-
Summer Linc
111
-
111
111
Tiny Toes
705
-
705
495
Youth Club
-
-
-
1,137
**Restricted**
Agency collection
-
-
-
-
Children's Society
-
-
-
15
Christian Aid
-
78
78
22
Sequestration Account
-
884
884
-
**Total funds**
**90,228**
**962**
**91,190**
**77,450**|68,439
93
68,531
71,614
12,443
166
12,609
11,333
12,575
552
13,127
9,229
286
-
286
241
254
-
254
-|
||**93,997**
**810**
**94,806**
**92,417**
450
550
1,000
-
79,871
196
80,067
101,321
-
-
-
-|
||**80,321**
**746**
**81,067**
**101,321**|
||**13,676**
**64**
**13,740**
**(8,904)**
14,034
884
14,918
9,410
(14,894)
(24)
(14,918)
(9,410)|
||**12,815**
**925**
**13,740**
**(8,904)**|
||**29,413**
**37**
**29,450**
**38,354**|
||**42,228**
**962**
**43,190**
**29,450**
48,000
-
48,000
48,000|
||**90,228**
**962**
**91,190**
**77,450**
31,267
-
31,267
15,304
6,147
-
6,147
6,147
226
-
226
226
48,000
-
48,000
48,000
-
-
-
1,448
-
-
-
4,314
2,463
-
2,463
-
231
-
231
231
1,079
-
1,079
-
111
-
111
111
705
-
705
495
-
-
-
1,137
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
15
-
78
78
22
-
884
884
-|
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## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by code) 2024**
|**Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by code) 2024**|**Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by code) 2024**|
|---|---|
|**Class and nominal code**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Last year**
**restated**||
|**Fixed Asset - Tangible Assets**
6431: Parish Hall
**Total**
**Current Asset - Cash At Bank And In Hand**
6501: HSBC current account 294
6521: HSBC Deposit Account 031
6591: Cash in hand
**_Subtotal_**
**Liability - Agency Accounts**
6699: Agency collections
**_Subtotal_**
**Total Cash At Bank And In Hand**
**Grand Total Net Assets**|48,000
-
48,000
48,000|
||
**48,000**
**-**
**48,000**
**48,000**
27,077
1,361
28,439
16,137
14,901
-
14,901
14,615
250
-
250
-|
||
**_42,228_**
**_1,361_**
**_43,589_**
**_30,752_**
-
399
399
1,302|
||
**_-_**
**_399_**
**_399_**
**_1,302_**|
||
**42,228**
**962**
**43,190**
**29,450**|
||
**90,228**
**962**
**91,190**
**77,450**|
Signed on behalf of the PCC by
Michelle Leeson ____________________________
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||**Fund movement summary 2024**|**Fund movement summary 2024**|**Fund movement summary 2024**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Fund**|**Opening**|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**|**Transfers**|**Gains/Losses**|**Journals**|**Closing**|
||**FixedAssets**||||||||
||Designated|48,000|-|-|-|-|-|48,000|
||**Sub-totals**|**48,000**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**48,000**|
||**General**||||||||
||Unrestricted|15,304|93,042|80,321|3,241|-|-|31,267|
||**Sub-totals**|**15,304**|**93,042**|**80,321**|**3,241**|**-**|**-**|**31,280**|
||**Hall**||||||||
||Designated|-|745|-|1,718|-|-|2,463|
||**Sub-totals**|**-**|**745**|**-**|**1,718**|**-**|**-**|**2,463**|
||**Pantry**||||||||
||Designated|-|-|-|1,079|-|-|1,079|
||**Sub-totals**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**1,079**|**-**|**-**|**1,079**|
||**Sequestration Account**||||||||
||Restricted|-|-|-|884|-|-|884|
||**Sub-totals**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**884**|**-**|**-**|**884**|
||**CaminoHallRefurb**||||||||
||Designated|6,147|-|-|-|-|-|6,147|
||**Sub-totals**|**6,147**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**6,147**|
||**ChildrensSoc**||||||||
||Restricted|15|754|746|(24)|-|-|-|
||**Sub-totals**|**15**|**754**|**746**|**(24)**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**ChristianAid**||||||||
||Restricted|22|56|-|-|-|-|78|
||**Sub-totals**|**22**|**56**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**78**|
||**ChurchAlarm**||||||||
||Designated|226|-|-|-|-|-|226|
||**Sub-totals**
**FriendsStMary**
Designated
**Sub-totals**
**Fundraising**
Designated
**Sub-totals**
**KFJ**
Designated
**Sub-totals**
**SummerLinc**
Designated
**Sub-totals**|**226**
1,448
**1,448**
4,314
**4,314**
231
**231**
111
**111**|**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**|**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**|**-**
(1,448)
**(1,448)**
(4,314)
**(4,314)**
-
**-**
-
**-**|**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**|**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**
-
**-**|**226**
-
**-**
-
**-**
231
**231**
111
**111**|
||**TinyToes**||||||||
||Designated|495|210|-|-|-|-|705|
||**Sub-totals**
**YouthClub**
Designated
**Sub-totals**
**Totals**|**495**
1,137
**1,137**
**77,450**|**210**
-
**-**
**94,806**|**-**
-
**-**
**81,067**|**-**
(1,137)
**(1,137)**
**-**|**-**
-
**-**
**-**|**-**
-
**-**
**-**|**705**
-
**-**
**91,190**|
## **Analysis of receipts and payments 2024**
**Total**
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||**Unrestricted Designated Restricted**
**This**
**year**
**Last**
**year**
**restated**|
|---|---|
|**RECEIPTS**
**Donations and legacies**
0101 - Gift Aid - Parish Giving Scheme
0102 - Gift Aid - Bank (Standing Orders)
0110 - Gift Aid - Envelopes
0201 - Other planned giving - Parish Giving Scheme
0202 - Other planned giving - Bank (Standing Orders)
0210 - Other planned giving - Envelopes (GASDS eligible)
0215 - Other planned giving - Envelopes (not GASDS
eligible)
0301 - Loose plate collections (GASDS eligible)
0320 - One-off Gift Aid donations (declaration on envelope)
0405 - Ad-hoc donations: non Gift Aid (GASDS eligible)
0410 - Giving through church boxes
0415 - Ad-hoc donations: non Gift Aid (not GASDS eligible)
0420 - One-off Gift Aid donations
0450 - Special or specific appeals etc.
0601 - Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
0610 - GASDS Tax relief
08A1 - Non-recurring one-off grants
0901 - Fundraising (general)
**Donations and legacies Totals**
**Income from charitable activities**
1101 - Parish fee for wedding or funeral
1230 - Church or Hall lettings - objectives
1280 - Church event income
**Income from charitable activities Totals**
**Other trading activities**
0910 - Fundraising (Attic, Car Boot, Table top, Jumble
sales)
1220 - Bookstall sales - fund raising
1240 - Church or Hall lettings - fund raising
1270 - Other funds generated
**Other trading activities Totals**
**Investments**
1020 - Bank and building society interest
**Investments Totals**
**Other income**
1310 - Insurance claims
**Other income Totals**
**Receipts Grand totals**|25,705
-
-
25,705
12,893
11,355
-
-
11,355
14,233
3,799
-
-
3,799
4,642
3,361
-
-
3,361
13,401
4,590
-
-
4,590
4,560
-
-
-
-
290
300
-
-
300
275
5,706
-
-
5,706
4,288
70
95
56
221
228
1,100
-
-
1,100
1,310
-
-
-
-
13
500
265
-
765
2,000
4,200
-
-
4,200
3,605
594
-
37
630
848
6,043
-
-
6,043
5,634
-
-
-
-
1,441
350
-
-
350
-
406
-
-
406
1,954|
||
**68,079**
**360**
**93**
**68,531**
**71,614**
4,403
-
-
4,403
3,076
1,178
-
-
1,178
1,245
6,267
595
166
7,028
7,012|
||
**11,848**
**595**
**166**
**12,609**
**11,333**
-
-
-
-
232
-
-
-
-
275
11,285
-
-
11,285
8,604
1,290
-
552
1,842
118|
||
**12,575**
**-**
**552**
**13,127**
**9,229**
286
-
-
286
241|
||
**286**
**-**
**-**
**286**
**241**
254
-
-
254
-|
||
**254**
**-**
**-**
**254**
**-**|
||
**93,042**
**955**
**810**
**94,806**
**92,417**|
Page 10
**Total Unrestricted Designated Restricted This year[Last year] restated**
|**PAYMENTS**
**Raising funds**
1701 - Fees paid to fundraisers
**Raising funds Totals**
**Expenditure on charitable activities**
1801 - Giving to missionary societies
1910 - Deanery/Parish Share
2010 - Salary of organist/musicians
2050 - Staff salaries
2055 - PAYE, NI & Pension - Parish Admin & Support
2060 - Cleaner wage (church building)
2101 - Clergy working expenses
2120 - Council tax (clergy housing)
2130 - Housing expenses (clergy)
2140 - Water rates (clergy housing)
2180 - Reader expenses and subscriptions
2190 - Visiting speakers / locums
2201 - Parish mission and evangelism costs
2220 - Sunday School & Junior Church costs
2250 - General Mission/Support activities
2301 - Insurance premiums (church building)
2310 - Telephone (church building/parish office)
2320 - Organ / piano tuning and maintenance
2330 - Church building maintenance (routine)
2331 - Cleaning materials & equipment (church building)
2335 - Church equipment costs
2340 - Upkeep of services
2345 - Church consumable items
2350 - Upkeep of churchyard & grounds
2360 - Administration costs for parish
2361 - Governance costs & examination/audit fee
2362 - Banking charges
2401 - Church building - electric
2410 - Church building - gas
2420 - Church building - water
2530 - Hall/Other building - electricity
2540 - Hall/Other building - gas
2560 - Hall/Other building - maintenance (routine)
2595 - PAYE, NI & Pension - Hall/Community centre
2840 - Other PCC property upkeep
**Expenditure on charitable activities Totals**
**Payments Grand totals**|450
-
550
1,000
-|
|---|---|
||
**450**
**-**
**550**
**1,000**
**-**
20
-
196
216
743
41,805
-
-
41,805
53,231
-
-
-
-
85
4,204
-
-
4,204
3,450
1,064
-
-
1,064
788
3,521
-
-
3,521
3,222
95
-
-
95
1,499
3,304
-
-
3,304
3,317
360
-
-
360
-
198
-
-
198
761
100
-
-
100
-
-
-
-
-
90
248
-
-
248
-
-
-
-
-
45
350
-
-
350
640
7,564
-
-
7,564
6,795
696
-
-
696
461
260
-
-
260
260
1,281
-
-
1,281
622
1,119
-
-
1,119
1,666
360
-
-
360
308
894
-
-
894
4,961
293
-
-
293
434
1,179
-
-
1,179
754
2,366
-
-
2,366
2,169
600
-
-
600
720
188
-
-
188
205
1,436
-
-
1,436
2,917
3,388
-
-
3,388
1,644
-
-
-
-
103
809
-
-
809
1,935
1,962
-
-
1,962
791
-
-
-
-
6,624
-
-
-
-
82
206
-
-
206
-|
||
**79,871**
**-**
**196**
**80,067**
**101,321**|
||
**80,321**
**-**
**746**
**81,067**
**101,321**|
Page 11
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
St Mary'5 GrasseThYale
On accounts for the year
ended
31 Decemt*r 2024
Charity no
(if any)
1128238
Sot out on paps
7and8
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (°the Trusf) for the year ended 3111212024.
Responsibilities and
basls of report
As the charitys trustees, you are reswnsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordan wtth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(he Acr).
I report in resF*Ltt of my examination of the Tst'S acc(yJnts Caled out
under section 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carrying out my examination. I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
urKler se(#ion 14515)(b) of the ACL
Independent I have coMeted my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
?xamine¢s statsm•nt come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
use to believe that in. any material respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance V•llth section 130
of the Charities Act,. or
the accounts did not ac(J)rd with the accounting cOrdS. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conmIng the form and LX)ntent of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts gNe a Irue and fairf view vthich is not a matter
consmjered as part of an irKlependent examination.
I have concems and ha come a¢XOSS no other matters in connection
wtth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
2911012025
Name:
Euan Rotert Aitken
Relevant professional
qualificationls} or body
lrfany):
FCA
Address:
cjo Liverpool John Moores Untversty
LNerFwI
IER
Oct 2018