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ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ST JOHN'S CHURCH, WALTON INCLUDING ST PETER’S HOLYMOORSIDE

FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER 2023

BANK: NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC.

5 MARKET PLACE CHESTERFIELD S40 1TJ

Independent Examiner: Andrew J Morse

Charity No. 1128490

Page Contents

1.	*Introduction ............................................................................................................... 3*
	Administrative information ........................................................................................................ 3
	Aim and purposes ....................................................................................................................... 3
	Objectives and activities ............................................................................................................. 3
	Achievements and performance ................................................................................................. 3
	The Re-ordering of the Parish of Walton St. Johns ...................................................................... 4
	PCC members as of 31st December 2023 are: ............................................................................. 4
2.	*Statement of The Parochial Church Council Members' Responsibilities ....................... 5*
3.	*Independent Examiners Report to The Trustees of the Parochial Church Council of St*
*John’s Church Walton & St. Peter’s Holymoorside .............................................................. 6*
	Respective Responsibilities of The Trustees and Examiner .......................................................... 6
	Basis of The Independent Examiners Report ............................................................................... 6
	Independent Examiners Statement ............................................................................................ 6
4.	*The Church of Walton St Johns Financial Summary for The Year Ending 31st December*
*2023 .................................................................................................................................. 7*
	4.1 Statement of Financial Activities .................................................................................... 7
	4.2 Balance Sheet for St Johns Walton ........................................................................................ 8
5.	*The Church of St Peters Holymoorside Financial Summary ............................................. 9*
	5.1 Statement of Financial Activities ........................................................................................... 9
	5.2 Balance Sheet ..................................................................................................................... 10
6.	*St Johns Walton with St Peters Holymoorside ............................................................. 11*
	6.1 Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities .................................................................... 11
	6.2 Consolidated Balance Sheet ................................................................................................ 12
7.	*Notes ........................................................................................................................... 13*
	Assets ....................................................................................................................................... 13
	Funds ....................................................................................................................................... 13
	Income ..................................................................................................................................... 13
	Staff costs ................................................................................................................................. 14

1. Introduction

Administrative information

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. John’s, Walton (PCC) is a charity registered with the Charity Commission, registration number 1128490.

PCC members are either elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with Church Representation Rules, co-opted, invited or are ex officio. All church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

Aim and purposes

St John’s Church is situated on Walton Back Lane, Walton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, which is also its correspondence address. It is part of the Diocese of Derby within the Church of England. St John's PCC has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church and Church Centre, together with the surrounding grounds.

Objectives and activities

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer, scripture, music, and sacrament.

When planning our activities for the year, the incumbent and the PCC have considered the Commission's guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:

Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus
Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish
Missionary and outreach work

Achievements and performance

The use of our facilities, providing high-quality accommodation, is seen as a positive factor in building our congregational numbers and a link to our wider parish.

Our policy of ensuring that unsuitable activities are screened out proves to work well.

Details of the various uses of our facilities can be found in the Document “A Year at St Johns - 2022” which is available from the Church Office

The PCC continues to follow the biblical ethos of tithing with 10% of St John’s Offerings to Mission/Charity organisations. The main beneficiaries during 2023 were:

Smiles (Romania)
Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF)
Pathways (Chesterfield)
Church Army
Hope House (Chesterfield)

The Re-ordering of the Parish of Walton St. Johns

In October 2022 Derby Diocese completed the Parish Re-ordering of Walton St Johns. This resulted in the Parish of Walton St. Johns being extended to include Holymoorside a semi-rural village on the outskirts of Chesterfield.

With the extension of the parish boundary Walton St Johns incorporated St Peters Church Holymoorside

As a result, this annual report will be broken down into 3 discrete portions:

Section 1: Will be the financial report for St Johns for the Period of 1[st] January 2023 to 31[st] December 2023 Section 2: Will be the financial report for St Peters for the period of the 1[st] January 2023 to 31[st] December 2023 Section 3: A consolidated summary for St Johns Walton which is equivalent to Section 1 plus Section 2

PCC members as of 31st December 2023 are:

Clergy: Incumbent Rev’d Nick Green Curate Rev’d Jo Harbidge Churchwardens: Mrs Judith Kelly Mr Phil Abbott Safeguarding Officer Mrs Marje Shaw

PCC Elected Members Mrs Elizabeth Bailey Mrs Pauline Neep Mrs Janet Cresswell Mrs Jill Rigby Mrs Sue Garland Mr Martyn Glossop Mr Ian Macleod Mr David Platt Mr Derek Schofield Mr Maurice Cartledge Mrs Cathi Thacker (Secretary) Mr Andrew Ball (Treasurer )

2. Statement of The Parochial Church Council Members' Responsibilities

The PCC is responsible for preparing financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the members to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the members should follow best practices and:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.
prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.

The members are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with applicable laws and regulations. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Independent Examiners Report to The Trustees of the Parochial Church Council of St John’s Church Walton & St. Peter’s Holymoorside

I report on the accounts for the year ended 31st December 2023 which are set out on pages 7 to 14.

Respective Responsibilities of The Trustees and Examiner

The church's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The church's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to;

examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act
to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act), and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of The Independent Examiners Report

My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the

accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently, no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent Examiners Statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
a. to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
b. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn, in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Andrew Morse

Andrew Morse (Mar 20, 2024 10:23 GMT)

Andrew J Morse

20/03/2024

4. The Church of Walton St Johns Financial Summary for The Year Ending 31[st] December 2023

4.1 Statement of Financial Activities

A result of this means that free reserves (Designated plus unrestricted) to the PCC as of 31[st] December 2023 are £37,641 an increase of £11,527 on the year.

4.2 Balance Sheet for St Johns Walton

The above shows that Total Assets increased to £285,894.

The liabilities of £14,992 include the end of Year accruals detailed below;

5. The Church of St Peters Holymoorside Financial Summary

5.1 Statement of Financial Activities

Note: The values in the Row titled ‘Net Assets Due to Parish Reordering’ as of 31st December 2022 have been adjusted to that shown on the bank statements on 1[st] October 2022. These were incorrect in the prior year report.

5.2 Balance Sheet

St Peters Holymoorside Balance Sheet as of 31[st] December 2023

6. St Johns Walton with St Peters Holymoorside

6.1 Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities

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7. Notes

Assets

In so far as consecrated and benefice property of any kind is excluded from the statutory definition of ‘charity’ by Section 10(2) (a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011, such assets are not capitalised in these financial statements.

In simpler terms, these financial statements only include property that is owned by the PCC. The one property owned by the PCC at 31 December 2023 was the House for Duty in Pennywell Drive Holymoorside. Ownership of this property was transferred to St John’s Walton because of the Parish reorganisation on 1 October 2022.

The property is temporarily let and The Trust Deed under which this property is held states that the benefits of the property are for the parish in which it is situated. As a result, a proportion of the rent is given back to St Peter's DCC to support activities in their community.

	Yr 2023
Freehold land and buildings valued at cost at 31stDecember 2023	£248,000

Funds

Unrestricted funds

These represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted.

Restricted funds

These are income funds that must be spent on restricted purposes and details of the funds held are detailed below:

Designated funds

These are funds set aside from the general funds by the PCC for a specific purpose.

Income

Voluntary donations

Gift Aid donations, other planned giving, gifts on plate and sundry donations are recognised when received by, or on behalf of the PCC.

Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the income is received.

Legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount is quantifiable and its ultimate receipt by the PCC is reasonably certain.

Other Income

Income from the letting of the church premises is recognised when due. Parochial fees

due to the PCC for weddings, funerals etc. are accounted for on an event-by-event basis. Income from fundraising events and other church activities is recognised when received.

Staff costs

The PCC employs a number of people to provide administration/office and facilities support. In addition, the PCC also pays for the services of a gardener and window cleaner.

The PCC does not pay the salaries of the clergy directly but pays towards these costs through the contribution to the Common Fund.

St Johns Finance Report 2023 Ver 3

Final Audit Report

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