Annual Report and Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 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 2024.
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
As the PCC and HGCC are not technically linked charities the Trustees made the decision to submit separate accounts for each from 2023 onwards.
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:
Rev. Andrew Porter, Chair, ex-officio Wendy Skelton 2026 Kathleen Miller, Churchwarden, Deanery Synod. Audrey Barnes 2025 Brenda Smith, Churchwarden Maud Jarvis 2025 Tessa Hurst 2025 Kate Colclough, Reader, ex-officio Andrew Shaw, Reader (Stepped down June 2024) Betty Kershaw 2026 Will Betts, Treasurer (Stepped down April 2024) Helen Ainley 2026 Ruth Greaves (Stepped down March 2024) Terry Northern 2027 Irene Garratt PCC Secretary 2026 Bernard Ory 2027 David Colclough (until April 2024)
Independent Examiner
Beeley Hawley and Co. Ltd 44 Nottingham Road Mansfield Nottinghamshire NG18 1BL
Bankers National Westminster Bank
9 Church Street Mansfield Nottinghamshire NG18 1HP
The Custodian Trustee of this Charity is the Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance.
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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.
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).
Progress with St Edmund’s Safeguarding Action Plan continues and remains at Level 2 and has been invited to join the Safeguarding Hub.
Our Safeguarding Policy from Church of England's "Promoting a Safer Church" continues. All of the PCC have completed Basic Awareness Course with almost all having completed the Foundations Level and Awareness in Domestic Abuse. The Bellringing Team have completed the Basic Awareness course, and the volunteers of the Foodbank have completed Basic Awareness and Foundations training in line with their role.
The Recruitment of Ex-offenders Policy Statement was adopted by the PCC and new volunteers are also taking part in a full recruitment process which includes references and DBS checks appropriate to their role.
The Church Notice boards have been updated with information on the National Standards, with a view to updating the Website with the same information and links. Safeguarding continues to be an item on the PCC Agenda with reports given by the PSO. Some Risk Assessments have been reviewed and others put into place for activities involving children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Financial review
St. Chad’s: Remained unused due to the floor having sustained serious damage due to woodworm rendering it unsafe for use under Health & Safety Regulations. The PCC have still had to continue to fund it’s minimal outgoings of electric, insurance and so forth. £3,810.98 was spent on such during 2024 despite it’s non-operative state.
Neither church has had any significant costly work done this year, only general maintenance such as gutter cleaning.
Hall: Despite uptake in hire of just over £2k the Turner Hall continues to run at roughly a £10k deficit having to again rely on the PCC General Fund to make up the deficit. This situation will need to be reviewed.
Property: The Cottage only received £400 in 2024 and remained unlet, requiring the PCC to cover the cost of the Council Tax at it’s own expense. Valuations of works required were obtained, and large expenses for such are on the horizon to get it ready for re-letting in 2025.
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122 Vale Road was relatively expense free during the year and full rent was received.
Partnershop: The Partnershop continued to operate successfully and turned a healthy surplus. Despite the Rental Increase and having paid £13k out to various Charities, the Partnershop still saw a tidy profit for 2024 of just over £8.5k. The £13k was in respect of 2023 giving that did not take place, had it taken place then, the Partnershop Profit would have actually been just over £21.5k for 2024.
The Foodbank: Despite the reduction in figures, the Foodbank struggle to maintain their stock levels. Every month there is more food going out than there are donations coming in. As a result, a large amount of their stock is what they buy themselves, with £27,700 being spent on stock in 2024.
The top 5 sources of their food donors are:- Supermarkets – 44.2%, Churches – 11.37%, Corporate/business – 9.24%, Schools/colleges – 7.38%, Individuals – 3.73%.
A grant from the Trussell Trust of £34,868.43 will fully cover a two-year part-time appointment of a Project Manager effective from 2025. The position is a salary position of £14,414.40 per annum for 22hrs per week on a 2-year contract with the possibility of extension subject to securing further funding.
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 totalling £30,000 were received from HGCCC along with the release of £21,357 from our earmarked Fabric Fund and £800 from Youth Worker Fund into our General Fund to ensure that all other financial commitments were able to be met. This was a total injection of £52,157. 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 is not sustainable in the long term.
Summary of main achievements
Worship and Prayer
The PCC is keen to offer a range of services. Formerly we held a traditional Holy Communion Service on 1[st] , 3[rd] , 4[th] & 5[th] Sundays of the month with a more family friendly Morning Praise Service held on the 2[nd] Sunday and an Evening Prayer held on 4[th] Sunday of the month and Zoom Prayers weekly on a Wednesday morning.
This past year has seen some exciting new developments in this area with the restructuring of our Holy Communion Services and the implementation of a new lively contemporary service called Alight, now also being held weekly but offers communion on the second Sunday. Alight Kids meets during this service.
We are now offering a variety in style and worship that our community will find both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling.
A new Prayer and Praise Group was also implemented which is held every third Tuesday of the month. In addition to this we have begun operating Alpha courses in the Stable Centre and 3, weekly Small Groups held at peoples’ homes.
Implementing the use of video projection more regularly at services, has certainly allowed the use of hymns and songs not in our hymn books, and the volume of singing has increased significantly! A grant was obtained in the sum of £2k to upgrade our old Soundsystem to improve in this area along with a private donation to meet the entire costs.
We have been successful in welcoming some new families into our church.
Baptisms are still held separately to Sunday Worship to provide a more one-to-one involvement with families.
At present there are 77 parishioners on the Electoral Roll.
As well as our regular services, we enable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of the journey through life. There have been 11 Baptisms, 5 weddings and 58 funerals during the year of which 15 were held at the crematorium or Chapel.
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Those who are no longer able to come to Church are not forgotten. Our Staff Team offer Holy Communion in their own homes.
We now have our own website Launched in June, which regularly updates details of upcoming services, events and provides sign posting to our outposts as well as the opportunity to make online donations and request the weekly Pew Leaflet. The site also provides the opportunity for people to enquire about baptisms, weddings and so forth, and is proving to be quite a success with many initial requests coming in via it.
In addition to this, a Facebook Profile and Instagram Profile were implemented providing eye catching invites to weekly services and events. And posts are uploaded on the Woodhouse Community Facebook Page, which appears to be working for generating interest in the hall, Little tEd’s and so forth.
Other Activities
We now have our own Bell Ringing Team Again which became fully operational this year and practice weekly on a Monday, playing for special services and via request at cost with just under half the cost being donated to the Bell Fund.
Our Altar Guild continues to meet providing flower displays for church and at Weddings if requested.
Social Committee continues to do fundraising via events such as band/choir concerts and Quiz Night.
Little tEd’s Toddler Group is now back up and running established under new direction and format. It runs weekly during Term Time and has vastly improved from a small handful of children to as many as 45 children.
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 2024
| Note | Note | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Unrestricted ** | **Restricted ** | Endowment | Total | Total | ||||||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | ||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||||
| Incoming resources | ||||||||||
| Incoming resources from generated funds | 2a | 39,050 | 8,532 | - | 47,582 | 33,036 | ||||
| Voluntary income | 2b | 30,004 | 144,204 | - | 174,208 | 192,292 | ||||
| Incoming resources from charitable activities | 2c | 54,702 | - | - | 54,702 | 54,277 | ||||
| Activities for generating funds | 2d | 816 | 59,740 | - | 60,556 | 59,274 | ||||
| Investment and other income | 2e | 126 | 75 | - | 201 | 460 | ||||
| Total incoming resources | 124,697 | 212,551 | - | 337,248 | 339,339 | |||||
| Resources expended | ||||||||||
| Grants | 3a | - | 14,465 | - | 14,465 | 7,804 | ||||
| Activities directly related to the work of the Churc3b | 153,544 | 185,581 | - | 339,126 | 344,652 | |||||
| Church management and administration | 3c | 3,636 | 892 | - | 4,529 | 8,499 | ||||
| Total resources expended | 157,180 | 200,938 | - | 358,119 | 360,955 | |||||
| Net incoming (outgoing) resources before transfers | - | 32,483 |
11,613 | - | - | 20,871 |
- | 21,616 | ||
| Transfer between funds | 1,000 | - | 1,000 |
- | - | - | ||||
| Net incoming (outgoing) resources before other | ||||||||||
| reognised gains and losses | - | 31,483 | 10,613 | - | - | 20,871 |
- | 21,616 | ||
| Gains and losses on investments on revaluation | ||||||||||
| and disposal | 33 | 61 | - | 94 | 640 | |||||
| Net movement in funds | - | 31,450 | 10,674 | - | - | 20,776 |
- | 20,976 | ||
| Fund balances b/f at 1 January 2024 | 69,663 | 153,679 | - | 223,342 | 244,318 | |||||
| Fund balances c/f at 31 December 2024 | 38,213 | 164,353 | - | 202,566 | 223,342 |
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 2024
| Note | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | **Restricted ** | Endowment | Total | Total | ||
| Funds | Funds | Funds | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Fixed Assets | ||||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 6 | 6,834 | 8,583 | 15,417 | 18,142 | |
| Investments | 7a | - | 2,819 | 2,819 | 2,682 | |
| 6,834 | 11,402 | - | 18,236 | 20,824 | ||
| Current Assets | ||||||
| Stock | 400 | 4,447 | 4,847 | 6,274 | ||
| Debtors | 8 | 9,571 | 1,400 | 10,971 | 9,531 | |
| Investments | 7b | 306 | 306 | 273 | ||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 9 | 28,140 | 147,104 | 175,244 | 190,094 | |
| 38,418 | 152,951 | - | 191,369 | 206,172 | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 10 | 7,038 | - | - | 7,038 | 3,654 |
| Net Current Assets | 31,380 | 152,951 | - | 184,331 | 202,518 | |
| Net Assets | 38,214 | 164,353 | - | 202,566 | 223,342 | |
| Represented by: | ||||||
| Funds | ||||||
| Unrestricted funds | 38,213 | - | - | 38,213 | 69,663 | |
| Restricted funds | 11 | - | 164,353 | - | 164,353 | 153,679 |
| Endowment funds | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 38,213 | 164,353 | - | 202,566 | 223,342 |
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 30th October 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
Andrew Porter
Vicar
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 2024
General information
The charity is a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is 1 Welbeck Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire.
Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (Charities SORP (FRS102)) and the Charities Act 2011.
The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS
Accounting policies
a) Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
b) Going concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
c) Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Voluntary income
Where goods and services are provided to the charity as a donation that would normally be purchased from suppliers, this contribution is included in the financial statements at a reasonable estimate of the fair value of the goods and services donated.
Goods donated and held as stock for distribution by the charity, including food items donated
to foodbanks, are recognised as incoming resources within voluntary income.
Incoming resources from generated funds
Collections and sundry donations are recognised when received by the PCC
Incoming resources from charitable activities
Rental income is recognised in the period to which they relate. Fees are recognised when they are receivable by the PCC.
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The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
c) Incoming resources continued ....
Activities for generating funds
Partnershop income is accounted for when received.
Investment income
Investment income is accounted for when received.
d) Resources expended
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category.
Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to
activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.
Management and administration costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.
When distributed, donated goods are disclosed within resources expended in the Statement Of Financial
e) Tangible fixed assets
Fixed assets are included at cost. Depreciation is provided to write off the cost, less residual values,
of fixed assets, other than freehold property, over their expected useful economic lives at the following rates:
Fixtures, fittings and furnishings 15% reducing balance Motor vehicles 25% reducing balance
f) Investments
Investments are stated at market value as at the balance sheet date. The statement of financial activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year. No depreciation is provided on the investment property.
g) accounting
Details of the nature and purpose of each fund is set out in note 11.
h) Stock
Stock of purchased goods is valued at cost.
Stock of donated goods for distribution is valued at £1.75 per Kg.
i) Liability recognition
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
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The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr
Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
| 2 Incoming resources 2024 2024 2024 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ £ 2a Incoming resources from generated funds Planned giving 30,913 30,913 Collections 5,252 5,252 Sundry donations 2,885 8,532 11,417 39,050 8,532 - 47,582 2b Voluntary income Grants Housley Gething Chapman & Clay Pit Charity gran 30,000 30,000 Foodbank grants and donations - 144,204 144,204 Other income 4 4 30,004 144,204 - 174,208 2c Incoming resources from charitable activities Marriage, Funeral and Thanks Giving fees 26,323 26,323 Rental Income from 122 Vale Road 4,675 4,675 Rental Income from 1A Welbeck Road 400 400 Church Hall 23,304 - 23,304 54,702 - - 54,702 2d Activities for generating funds Parish magazines 816 816 Fund raising - - Partnershop - 59,740 59,740 816 59,740 - 60,556 2e Investment and other income Investment income 126 75 201 126 75 - 201 Total incoming resources 124,697 212,551 - 337,248 |
2023 Total £ 26,151 4,110 2,775 33,036 30,000 162,285 7 192,292 18,176 5,575 8,025 22,502 54,277 762 - 58,512 59,274 460 460 339,339 |
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The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr
Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024
| 3 Resources expended 2024 2024 2024 2024 Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ £ 3a Grants Charities and donations - 14,465 14,465 - 14,465 - 14,465 3b Activities directly related to the work of the Church Diocesan parish share paid and other activities 62,054 62,054 Clergy expenses 1,605 1,605 Rent, rates, insurance, light, heat and cleaning 26,512 11,704 38,216 Repairs 10,346 2,641 12,988 Salaries, wages and honraria 48,675 57,839 106,514 Upkeep of services 1,417 878 2,295 Stock purchases - 38,516 38,516 Stock donations - 56,778 56,778 Storage costs - 7,300 7,300 Travel costs - 4,058 4,058 Sundries 1,726 4,352 6,078 Depreciation 1,210 1,515 2,725 153,544 185,581 - 339,126 3c Church management and administration Telephone 1,002 598 1,600 Printing, stationery and subscriptions 2,634 294 2,929 Bank charges - - Professional fees - - 3,636 892 - 4,529 Total resources expended 157,180 200,938 - 358,119 4 Staff costs 2024 Total £ Wages and salaries 104,855 Social security costs 1,659 Pension Costs - 106,514 No individual employee earned over £60,000 in the year (2023 : none) The average number of employees during the year was 9 (2023: 9) 5 Accountancy fees 2024 £ Accountancy and other services - - |
2023 Total £ 7,804 7,804 56,881 998 37,953 24,426 88,101 10,124 41,032 74,798 3,260 1,009 1,361 4,708 344,652 1,563 2,915 250 3,771 8,499 360,955 2023 Total £ 86,442 1,659 - 88,101 2023 £ 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 2024
6 Tangible fixed assets
| 6 Tangible fixed assets Cost or valuation At 1 January 2024 Additions Disposals At 31 December 2024 Depreciation At 1 January 2024 Charge for the year At 31 December 2024 Net book values At 31 December 2024 At 31 December 2023 7a Fixed asset investments 2024 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 7,438 1,434 8,872 8,128 9,562 2024 Valuation £ 2,819 |
Fixtures, fittings & furnishings £ 80,558 - 80,558 71,978 1,291 73,269 7,289 8,580 2023 Cost £ Unknown |
Total £ 97,558 - - |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97,558 | |||
| 79,416 2,725 |
|||
| 82,141 | |||
| 15,417 | |||
| 18,142 | |||
| 2023 Valuation £ |
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| 2,682 | |||
| 2,682 75 61 |
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| 2,819 |
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The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
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 |
2024 306 273 33 306 2024 £ 10,971 2024 £ 169,619 4,265 1,361 175,244 2024 £ 7,038 |
2023 273 206 67 273 2023 £ 9,531 2023 £ 160,548 24,026 5,520 190,095 2023 £ 3,654 |
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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 2024 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 Local Mission Restricted Other CBF Investment fund units Foodbank |
2024 £ 56,710 4,685 1,675 3,378 0 - - - 1,395 2,418 141 2,819 91,132 164,353 |
2023 £ 48,183 5,200 1,675 4,458 196 800 4 1,455 - - 2,682 89,025 153,679 |
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The Parish Church of St Edmund King and Martyr
Notes to the Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 December 2024
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 :
| £ | |
|---|---|
| K Miller (steward) | 25 |
| K Colclough - reader | 5,571 |
| D Colclough - Steward | 1,150 |
| R Greaves - Cleansing | 1,182 |
| 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 2024, which are set out on pages 5 to 13.
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:
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1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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2 the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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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: 29.10.25
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