Annual Report and Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Edmund King and Martyr
Mansfield Woodhouse Charity number 1128607
Trustees report
Accruals account
Statement of assets and liabilities
Notes to the financial statements
Independent examiner’s report
**The PCC of St Edmund King and Martyr**
## **Trustees' Annual Report**
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023.
## **Reference and administrative details**
**Registered charity name** The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Edmunds Mansfield Woodhouse
## **Charity registration number** 1128607
**Principal office** Parish Office 1 Welbeck Road Mansfield Woodhouse Nottinghamshire NG19 9JY
## **The Housley, Gethin, Chapman and Clay Pit Charity**
Due to a misunderstanding in 2004 that the “Housley, Gething, Chapman and Clay Pit Charity” (HGCCC) was a “linked” charity, up until 2022 the PCC and HGCCC submitted a set of joint accounts for both charities. Following discussion with the Charity Commission and the information that they are not technically linked charities the Trustees have decided that both charities will submit separate accounts from 2023 onwards. Previous accounts will not be resubmitted, however figures relating to HGCCC will be extracted from the 2022 accounts so that accurate year on year comparisons can be made for both charities.
## **Trustees**
The PCC also act as Trustees for The Housley, Gethin, Chapman and Clay Pit Charity; Charity Number 1107036.
The Trustees are members of the Parochial Church Council. During the year the following served:
Kathleen Miller, Churchwarden, Deanery Synod. David Colclough 2024 Kate Colclough, Reader. Wendy Skelton 2026 Andrew Shaw, Reader. Audrey Barnes 2025 Will Betts, Treasurer Co-opted until 2024 Maud Jarvis 2025 Ruth Greaves 2025 Tessa Hurst 2025 Gerald Houldsworth 2023 (Stepped down January Betty Kershaw 2026 2023) Helen Ainley 2026 Irene Garratt PCC Secretary 2026 Carolyn Long Deanery Synod until APCM 2023 Bill Blagg 2023 (Died 26th May 2023) Rev. Andrew Porter ex officio from November 2023
## **Independent Examiner**
Beeley Hawley and Co. Ltd 44 Nottingham Road Mansfield Nottinghamshire NG18 1BL
**Bankers**
National Westminster Bank
9 Church Street Mansfield Nottinghamshire
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NG18 1HP
The Custodian Trustee of this Charity is the Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance.
The Managing Trustee of the Charity is the St. Edmund’s PCC.
## **The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr**
## **Trustees' Annual Report**
## **Structure, governance and management**
The Charity is governed by the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended and Church Representation Rules.
Elected members normally serve a period of three years and may immediately be re-elected for a further term of three years.
## **Objectives and activities**
The objectives of the Charity are the advancement of the religious and other charitable work of The Church of England in the Ecclesiastical Parish of Mansfield Woodhouse, and are achieved by the various activities referred to below.
## **Volunteers**
The charity is grateful for the unstinting efforts of all its volunteers who are involved in any service including the provision of charity shop, social committees and fund-raising and the Foodbank operating from the Stable Centre and St. Peter’s Church Mansfield. The Trustees particularly wish to thank all those involved in the continued rebuilding of activities following disruption caused by the Covid Pandemic and its associated restrictions, without whom, some may have been lost altogether. Whilst most areas have recovered well, the Turner Hall usage has still not returned to its previous usage levels.
## **Public Benefit**
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirement in the Charities Act 2011 with regard to Public Benefit.
## **Safeguarding**
The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to House of Bishops' guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults). The Parish Action Plan was reviewed by the PCC on the 13th of June as was the Training Leadership Pathway. St. Edmund's is now working at Level 2 and has been invited to join the Safeguarding Hub. The Church of England's "Promoting a Safer Church" was re-adopted by the PCC as our Safeguarding Policy on 13th September.
The Recruitment of Ex-offenders Policy Statement was adopted by the PCC on 14th November. The Safer Church Posters have been updated and are on display throughout the church premises.
## **Financial review**
Whilst most areas have recovered financially from the effects of the Covid Pandemic the Turner Hall has not been able to bounce back to it’s previous levels of business. At the same time increased utility prices coupled with a higher than usual increase in hourly wage rates has resulted in the hall continuing to operate at a loss and having to again rely on the PCC General Fund to make up the deficit.
The Cottage 1a Welbeck Road was tenanted during the year but other unexpected expenses reduced the net benefit from rental income.
122 Vale Road was relatively expense free during the year and full rent was received.
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The Partnershop continued to operate successfully and turned a healthy surplus. However, the level of grants was somewhat reduced during 2023, this will be rectified in 2024.
## The Foodbank
The demand on our services have increased over 2023. We have fulfilled 2812 Vouchers which covers 4031 adults and 2091childre, a total increase 2154 people on the same period in 2022 (Figures April – December due to a change in the Trussell Trust System).
As ever, we struggle to maintain our stock levels. Every month there is more food going out than there are donations coming in.
As a result, a large amount of our stock is now purchased directly by us. In 2023 we spent £23,069 on stock.
The top 5 sources of our food donors are as follows: (Apr-Dec 2023)
1. Supermarkets – 36.9%
2. Purchased food – 29.5%
3. Corporate/business – 9.08%
4. Churches – 8.99%
5. Schools/colleges – 8.49%
We continue to have a healthy bank account, mainly thanks to the donations from members of the community. Last year we received £27,690 in donations.
These donations were made up from cash, regular monthly donations into our account and some 'one off' donations (e.g. £5,000 from the Eastwood Foundation).
Keith Hadfield stood down from the foodbank completely in September, although he has now taken over as treasurer.
Thankfully, one of our volunteers has taken over some of the administration tasks.
We have lost a number of volunteers over the year and ideally we need to recruit some replacements. As we no longer have a manager, there is no one to do the recruiting, vetting and then inducting any new ones, however we are in the process of finding a solution to this situation and this is being carried out by the new Vicar for the time being.
Thanks to the volunteers, and particularly the fetching and moving of the stock done by one person (Owen Asher), the foodbank continues to operate on a day to day basis.
However, this is not a robust framework on which to operate, and there is not enough resilience to deal with the impending departure of Owen’s absence at the end of April 2024.
The overall aim remains for the foodbank to become a charity on its own and, recruit a grant funded part-time manager.
## **Reserves**
The accumulated surplus of unrestricted funds continues to be held for further anticipated call on the resources of the Charity, both generally and in respect of maintenance of the Church and it’s historical contents.
Grants totaling £30,000 were received from HGCCC to ensure that all other financial commitments were able to be met. The main calls on such funds are to enable the PCC to meet its everyday church expenses, namely its ability to pay full Diocesan Share. The ongoing dependence on HGCCC grants is on an upward trend and will need to be reviewed.
## **Summary of main achievements**
The Turner Hall and lounge continue to serve a number of community groups.
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For most of the year services have been supported by retired clergy and we would like to thank them, however, in November we were joined by the Rev. Andrew Porter as our new Vicar. Andrew’s wife Cathy is also ordained and joins the team.
We would like to say thank you to Kate Miller (Church Warden) and the Ministry team who have taken most of the strain during the vacancy.
As we start this new season we are looking forward to all that God will bring to our Parish and the Community of Mansfield Woodhouse
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## **The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
## **for the year ended 31 December 2023**
|Note
**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Incoming resources**
Incoming resources from generated funds
2a
**32,477**
**558**
**-**
**33,036**
Voluntary income
2b
**30,007**
**162,285**
**-**
**192,292**
Incoming resources from charitable activities
2c
**52,518**
**1,760**
**-**
**54,277**
Activities for generating funds
2d
**762**
**58,512**
**-**
**59,274**
Investment and other income
2e
**388**
**72**
**-**
**460**
**Total incoming resources**
**116,152**
**223,187**
**-**
**339,339**
**Resources expended**
Grants
3a
**754**
**7,050**
**-**
**7,804**
Activities directly related to the work of the Churc3b
**144,213**
**200,439**
**-**
**344,652**
Church management and administration
3c
**7,956**
**543**
**-**
**8,499**
**Total resources expended**
**152,924**
**208,032**
**-**
**360,955**
**Net incoming (outgoing) resources before transfers**
**36,772**
**-**
**15,155**
**-**
**21,616**
**-**
Transfer between funds
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Net incoming (outgoing) resources before other**
**reognised gains and losses**
**36,772**
**-**
**15,155**
**-**
**21,616**
**-**
Gains and losses on investments on revaluation
and disposal
**67**
**573**
**-**
**640**
**Net movement in funds**
**36,705**
**-**
**15,729**
**-**
**20,976**
**-**
Fund balances b/f at 1 January 2023
**106,368**
**137,950**
**-**
**244,318**
**Fund balances c/f at 31 December 2023**
**69,663**
**153,679**
**-**
**223,342**|2022
Total
£
34,657
276,013
52,462
52,536
120
415,788
20,132
345,456
11,481
377,068
38,720
-
38,720
-
38,720
205,598
244,318|
|---|---|
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 7 to 13 form part of these financial statements
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## **The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr**
## **Statement of Financial Position**
## **as at 31 December 2023**
||Note|**2023**|**2023**|**2023**|**2023**|2022|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted **|**Restricted **|**Endowment**|**Total**|Total|
|||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|||
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|£|
|**Fixed Assets**|||||||
|Tangible fixed assets|6|**8,044**|**10,098**||**18,142**|22,391|
|Investments|7a|**-**|**2,682**||**2,682**|2,037|
|||**8,044**|**12,780**|**-**|**20,824**|24,427|
|**Current Assets**|||||||
|Stock||**400**|**5,874**||**6,274**|6,274|
|Debtors|8|**5,631**|**3,900**||**9,531**|11,058|
|Investments|7b|**273**|||**273**|206|
|Cash at bank and in hand|9|**58,970**|**131,124**||**190,094**|206,358|
|||**65,273**|**140,898**|**-**|**206,172**|223,896|
|**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|10|**3,654**|**-**|**-**|**3,654**|4,005|
|**Net Current Assets**||**61,619**|**140,898**|**-**|**202,518**|219,891|
|**Net Assets**||**69,663**|**153,679**|**-**|**223,342**|244,318|
|**Represented by:**|||||||
|**Funds**|||||||
|Unrestricted funds||**69,663**|**-**|**-**|**69,663**|106,368|
|Restricted funds|11|**-**|**153,679**|**-**|**153,679**|137,950|
|Endowment funds||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||
|||**69,663**|**153,679**|**-**|**223,342**|244,318|
The trustees are satisfied that the charity is exempt from audit and:
i) are satisfied that the charity was entitled to the exemption and no trustee has requested an audit, and ii) acknowledge their responsibility for:
accounting records, and
preparing accounts which show a true and fair view.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 29/04/2025 and signed on their behalf by:
**K A Miller**
Churchwarden
**Rev Andrew Porter** Incumbent
The notes on pages 7 to 13 form part of these financial statements
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## **The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements**
## **for the year ended 31 December 2023**
|**2**
**Incoming resources**
**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**2a Incoming resources from generated funds**
Planned giving
**26,151**
**26,151**
Collections
**4,110**
**4,110**
Sundry donations
**2,216**
**558**
**2,775**
**32,477**
**558**
**-**
**33,036**
**2b Voluntary income**
Grants
Housley Gething Chapman & Clay Pit Charity gran
**30,000**
**30,000**
Foodbank grants and donations
**-**
**162,285**
**162,285**
Other income
**7**
**7**
**30,007**
**162,285**
**-**
**192,292**
**2c Incoming resources from charitable activities**
Marriage, Funeral and Thanks Giving fees
**18,176**
**18,176**
Rental Income from 122 Vale Road
**5,575**
**5,575**
Rental Income from 1A Welbeck Road
**8,025**
**8,025**
Church Hall
**20,742**
**1,760**
**22,502**
**52,518**
**1,760**
**-**
**54,277**
**2d Activities for generating funds**
Parish magazines
**762**
**762**
Fund raising
**-**
**-**
Partnershop
**-**
**58,512**
**58,512**
**762**
**58,512**
**-**
**59,274**
**2e Investment and other income**
Investment income
**388**
**72**
**460**
**388**
**72**
**-**
**460**
**Total incoming resources**
**116,152**
**223,187**
**-**
**339,339**|2022
Total
£
26,985
3,702
3,970
34,657
10,000
137,683
125,963
2,367
276,013
26,719
5,100
1,747
18,896
52,462
576
425
51,535
52,536
120
120
415,788|
|---|---|
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## **The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023**
|**3**
**Resources expended**
**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**3a**
**Grants**
Charities and donations
**754**
**7,050**
**7,804**
**754**
**7,050**
**-**
**7,804**
**3b**
**Activities directly related to the work of the Church**
Diocesan parish share paid and other activities
**56,881**
**56,881**
Clergy expenses
**998**
**998**
Rent, rates, insurance, light, heat and cleaning
**23,985**
**13,968**
**37,953**
Repairs
**15,376**
**9,050**
**24,426**
Salaries, wages and honraria
**43,100**
**45,002**
**88,101**
Upkeep of services
**1,629**
**8,495**
**10,124**
Stock purchases
**-**
**41,032**
**41,032**
Stock donations
**-**
**74,798**
**74,798**
Storage costs
**-**
**3,260**
**3,260**
Travel costs
**-**
**1,009**
**1,009**
Sundries
**819**
**542**
**1,361**
Depreciation
**1,425**
**3,283**
**4,708**
**144,213**
**200,439**
**-**
**344,652**
**3c**
**Church management and administration**
Telephone
**1,020**
**543**
**1,563**
Printing, stationery and subscriptions
**2,915**
**2,915**
Bank charges
**250**
**250**
Professional fees
**3,771**
**3,771**
**7,956**
**543**
**-**
**8,499**
**Total resources expended**
**152,924**
**208,032**
**-**
**360,955**
**4**
**Staff costs**
**2023**
**Total**
**£**
Wages and salaries
**86,442**
Social security costs
**1,659**
Pension Costs
**-**
**88,101**
No individual employee earned over £60,000 in the year (2022 : none)
The average number of employees during the year was 9 (2022: 9)
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**Accountancy fees**
**2023**
**£**|2022
Total
£
20,132
20,132
58,700
1,070
24,044
85,587
68,804
1,176
144
-
92,070
3,220
3,555
1,423
5,951
345,456
2,962
2,478
295
5,746
11,481
377,068
2022
Total
£
67,174
1,630
-
68,804
2022
£|
|---|---|
8
Accountancy and other services
|**3,654**
**3,654**|3,654
3,654|
|---|---|
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## **The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements**
## **for the year ended 31 December 2023**
## **6 Tangible fixed assets**
|**6**
**Tangible fixed assets**
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2023
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2023
Depreciation
At 1 January 2023
Charge for the year
At 31 December 2023
Net book values
At 31 December 2023
At 31 December 2022
**7a**
**Fixed asset investments**
**2023**
**Cost**
**£**
118.66 CBF Investment fund units
**Unknown**
Carrying (market) value at beginning of year
Additions
Change in market value
Carrying (market) value at end of year|**Motor**
**Vehicles**
**£**
17,000
17,000
4,250
3,188
7,438
**9,562**
12,750
**2023**
**Valuation**
**£**
**2,682**|**Fixtures,**
**fittings &**
**furnishings**
**£**
80,099
459
80,558
70,458
1,520
71,978
**8,580**
9,641
2022
Cost
£
Unknown|**Total**
**£**
97,099
459
-
97,558
74,708
4,708
79,416
**18,142**
22,391
2022
Valuation
£
2,037
2,037
72
573
**2,682**|
|---|---|---|---|
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## **The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements**
## **for the year ended 31 December 2023**
## **7b Current asset investments**
|**7b**
**Current asset investments**
83 Santander shares (previously Alliance & Leicester plc)
Carrying (market) value at beginning of year
Net profit on revaluation in year
Carrying (market) value at end of year
**8**
**Debtors**
Debtors
**9**
**Cash at bank and in hand**
Current accounts
Deposit accounts
Cash in hand
**10 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Accruals|**2023**
**273**
**2023**
**£**
**9,531**
**2023**
**£**
**160,548**
**24,026**
**5,520**
**190,095**
**2023**
**£**
**3,654**|2022
206
206
67
**273**
2022
£
11,058
2022
£
161,837
38,461
6,060
206,358
2022
£
4,005|
|---|---|---|
## **11 Funds**
- a) The permanent endowment fund, the May Gethin Trust, was established in 1948 with a gift of 3.263 acres known as the Grove Street allotments in Mansfield Woodhouse. This land was subsequently sold and the remainder of the majority of the proceeds spent on the renovation of the Stable Centre. The remainder is invested in 344 CBF Investment units.
b) The restricted funds balance at 31 December 2023 was made up as follows:
|The restricted funds balance at 31 December 2023 was made up as follows:
Partnershop
St Chads Appeal Fund
Community Market
F2 appeal
Turner Hall Refurbishment Fund
Youth Worker
Turner Hall Events Fund
St Edmunds Church Bells Fund
CBF Investment fund units
Foodbank|**2023**
**£**
**48,183**
**5,200**
**1,675**
**4,458**
**196**
**800**
**4**
**1,455**
**2,682**
**89,025**
**153,679**|2022
£
33,440
5,026
1,675
5,970
3,877
800
4
1,431
2,037
83,690
137,950|
|---|---|---|
If donations are made for a specific purpose these are held as restricted funds as the proceeds are only used for the purpose specified.
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## **The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements**
## **for the year ended 31 December 2023**
## **11 Funds (Continued)**
The following table describes the purpose of each fund.
**Fund Purpose** Partnershop These funds are generated by the charity shop and are used for the purpose of running the shop with any surplus funds being used to make grants to deserving causes. St Chad's Appeal Fund These funds are used for the renovation of St Chad's church. Clock Fund These funds are for the purpose of renovating the church clock Community Market These funds are for the purpose of running the community markets. F2 Appeal (Community orchard) These funds are for the continued upkeep of the community orchard. Turner Hall Events Fund These funds are to facilitate the organisation of events where prior expenditure is required. These funds have been donated for the purpose of future Turner Hall Refurbishment Fund refurbishment costs of the Turner Hall. These funds contain donations towards the cost of employing someone to work in the community with a view to encouraging Youth Worker children and families to become active members of the Church. A fund to provide for the repair and maintenance of the church bells St Edmunds Bells in Sherwood Forest Foodbank provides emergency food for local people Foodbank in crisis. The Housley, Gethin, Chapman and Clay Pit These funds are to meet the costs of administering the charity Lands Charities including the managing of the buildings, together with costs in furthering the object of the charity
b) The unrestricted funds are available to be spent for any purpose of the charity.
Of the unrestricted funds held at the year end, some of these are designated for specific purposes and projects. There are no restrictions placed upon the remaining balance of these funds and they can be used however the trustees consider appropriate.
## **12 Trustees**
During the year some of the Trustees were remunerated, as follows :
||£|
|---|---|
|A Shaw - Partnershnp manager|220|
|K Colclough - reader|3,432|
|D Colclough - Steward|525|
|R Greaves - Cleansing|1,184|
No trustees were reimbursed in relation to travelling and administration expenses.
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## **13 Controlling party**
The PCC is under the control of the trustees
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## **Independent Examiners' Report to the Trustees of**
## **The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2023, which are set out on pages 5 to 12.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiners' statement**
Since the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants , which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- 1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
- 2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
- 3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
R A Shaw BSc FCCA Beeley Hawley & Co Ltd Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors 44 Nottingham Road Mansfield NG18 1BL
> Date: 29/04/2025
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