_Newchurch Parish Church, Culcheth Diocese of Liverpool_ ## _Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council_ ## _Contents_ _1. Reference and Administrative Information_ _2. Structure, Management and Governance_ _3. Objectives and Activities_ _4. Achievements and Performance_ _5. Finance Report_ ## _6. Plans for the Future_ _For the year ended 31[st] December 2023_ 1 ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** The Parochial Church Council of Newchurch Parish Church, Culcheth is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Charity registration number: 1128702 The Church is based on Church Lane, Culcheth. The parish is part of the Diocese of Liverpool and its official correspondence addresses are during the interregnum: Mr Alan Wright Mr Geoff Bent 16 Bollin Close 10 Burnham Close Culcheth Culcheth Warrington Warrington WA3 5DU WA3 4LJ For the period from 1[st] January 2023 until the date of approval of this report, the following people served as members of the Parochial Church Council: **Incumbent** Vacant **Churchwardens** Mr Alan Wright Mr Geoff Bent **Deanery Synod** Mr Alan Wright Mr Rupert Rees Mrs Jean Williams **Elected members Safeguarding Officer** Mrs Jean Williams **PCC Secretary** Mrs Ann Atkinson **Treasurer** Mrs Sophie Rice Mrs Jean Wright Mr Kenneth Quick Miss Maureen Hurley Mrs Freda Wilcock Mrs Chris Crye Mr Christpher Yates Mrs Beverley Litton Co-opted Mrs Rachel Bunce Mrs Katy Berry **Electoral Roll Officer** Mr Bill Leatherbarrow ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Liverpool Diocesan Board of Finance acted as Custodian Trustee for the inalienable property of the church. **Bank** NatWest, 32 Market Street Leigh Lancashire WN7 1DX **Independent Examiner** Mr Alan Parkinson, 7 Spires Gardens, Winwick, Warrington, WA2 8WB **Quinquennial Architect** Mr Robin Wolley, B Arch RIBA, The Studio, Ruthin, LL15 2PW **Legal Advisors** The Bishop of Liverpool’s Registry (Lee Bolton, MonierWilliams, Solicitors, 1 The Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3JT). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day to day management control of the Church is exercised by the incumbent and wardens: Mr. Alan Wright, Mr. Geoff Bent. 2 ## **2. STRUCTURE, MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE** Newchurch, Culcheth PCC is a body corporate and operates under the _Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956_ and the _Church Representation Rules._ 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 Newchurch Parish Church, Culcheth, forms part of a joint benefice with Christ Church, Croft. ## **Other related trusts:** Culcheth Educational Foundation - registered charity No. 526389, a religious instruction trust. The Rector and the two churchwardens are trustees. ## **The PCC operates three subcommittees:** Standing Committee: The terms of reference of this committee are to transact the business of the council between PCC meetings subject to any directions given by the PCC, to set the agenda for PCC meetings and to reflect on issues which may require more time than can be set aside at Council meetings due to pressure of business. This team is composed of the clergy and lay officers of the church plus one elected member of the PCC. Worship Group: This committee is comprised of clergy, readers and lay leaders from both Christ Church and Newchurch. It is responsible for the rota and content of services. During the last year and in anticipation of the appointment of the new rector representatives from Winwick have been included in this group. Finance Committee: This committee is composed of the Sophie Rice (PCC treasurer), The Church Wardens and Albert De Jong up to October and then transferred to Phillip Jeffs (the Freewill Offering registrars). Its role is to oversee all financial transactions of behalf of the PCC. The PCC monitors basic policies and procedures for: Health and Safety, Risk Assessment and Management, Child and Vulnerable Adults Protection. Individual members of the PCC receive training as and when deemed appropriate by the PCC These are as follows:- ## **Risk Assessments** To identify their major risks, procedures are in place to manage those risks and minimise their impact on the life of the church. Action in the main areas of risk has been taken as follows: ## **Financial Risk** Investments are only made in approved low risk funds approved for charity use, however, Newchurch is not currently able to make any financial investments due to general lack of funds. The PCC have reviewed internal controls for annual accounts, cash and cheque handling, and the Treasurer reviews controls in line with regulatory requirements to ensure Financial Governance. These include: - Formalisation of the monthly Finance Meeting with the Finance Committee with the following agenda items discussed and reviewed: 3 - Agree cheques to be paid - Review progress on actions - Discuss risks and issues - AOB - Minutes produced detailing invoices to be paid and key decisions made. - Production and distribution of monthly income and expenditure sheets. - Production of a 12 month budget forecast and quarterly management accounts showing progress against budget. ##  ## **Compliance with Law and Regulation** A Health and Safety review has been undertaken by a member of the PCC. The PCC has been appraised of the risks and the necessary compliance requirements and these are being followed. These procedures are reviewed regularly. There are procedures for recording accidents and churchwardens and side persons are usually trained annually in fire safety, however this year this has not been possible. Training will be re-introduced as soon as time constraints allow. ## **Operational Risk** Plans have been agreed so that in the event of the church becoming unusable for a limited period then services will be held in the Parish Hall, if available. ## **Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection** The PCC takes its duty and obligation to protect children and vulnerable adults seriously. Church members, where appropriate, are checked under child protection legislation through the agreed online DBS service; this includes Parochial Church Committee members as Trustees on the PCC of Newchurch. The PCC will continue to review its policies based on the diocesan and the Church of England guidelines. ## **Reserves Policy** The PCC has an aspirational reserves policy whereby it intends to hold three to four months running costs as a general reserve (circa £25,000 - £30,000). At the end of the financial year, the reserve stood at £19,886.97 remaining the same as 2022. It will continue to be the aim of the PCC to add to this, should the opportunity arise. ## **3. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** The general functions of the PCC are stated within section 2 of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956. This states that the PCC ‘is to cooperate with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.’ At Newchurch our mission is to proclaim the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England, both through the Word and our deeds to love the Lord our God and to love his children – our neighbours. When planning our activities for the year, the PCC considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and in particular, the specific guidance to charities concerned with the advancement of religion. 4 ## **Our objectives for 2023 were to provide the following public benefits: To Love the Lord our God and to be open to Him through** - Regular public worship open to all - The provision of a sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. - To help people who have asked for assistance with prayer - To review our services to enhance the beauty of our worship and to make occasional offices more accessible to those with no experience of church. ## **To Love our neighbours and be open to them** - Pastoral work including visiting the sick, bereaved and elderly. - Taking assemblies for children in local schools and on church premises - ● Promoting the mission of the Church through the provision of activities - for the whole community. - Supporting other charities in the UK and overseas. ## **To Love each other through fellowship** - Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. - ● To continue to meet with our ecumenical partners locally and to support - one another. ## **4.ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE INCLUDING REVIEW OF CHARITABLE ACHIEVEMENTS AGAINST OBJECTIVES** The interregnum has prevented the PCC from achieving as much as we would have wished. The following section highlights the areas of activity and performance. ## **The electoral roll is now 76.** ## **Worship:** Church services are on Sundays at 10.30am. Joint services with the other churches in the group were arranged when there is a 5[th] Sunday in a month. Special services are arranged at relevant times, eg Carol services, Tree Festival services, Crib services, All Souls and Remembrance Day services. ## **Average attendance at Sunday services during 2023 was as follows:** **10 30am Holy Communion:** (held on 2[nd] & 4[th] Sundays of the month) Adults: 56 Under 16’s: 4 (27 services were held this year) **10.30am Morning Worship** Adults: 46 Under 16’s: 4. (18 services were held this year.) **10.30am Average for both services** : Adults: 51 Under 16’s: 4 **6.30pm services** held this year. All Souls 102 Adults 1 children. Christmas Tree Festival Closing Service 52 Adults 3 children and Choir Carol Service 52 Adults 2 children. Crib service 90 children 150 adults. **Tuesday Service** in the Parish Hall: 10. There were 32 services held this year. **Occasional Ofces for 2023** Weddings 5 Baptisms 18 Funerals 26 Interment of ashes 22 Communion was also given in homes and care homes in the village. 5 **18.30 Praise.** A service of worship, reflections, prayer, and songs with a live band is began in June 2022. It is held fortnightly at 6.30pm on Sundays in the Parish Hall. ## **Pastoral Care and Service to the Community** Some visiting of members of the congregation who are unable to attend services has been possible and we are able to stay in touch virtually with members of the congregation/ friends of the church, by distributing Easter/ Christmas cards etc. Regular monthly communion services in both Chatburn Court (sheltered accommodation) and Holcroft Grange (Care Home) continue. ## **Newchurch Junior Church** At present we have 8 children, the eldest of which is 9 and 5 are below school age. We have 3 leaders and several parent helpers. The age range for whom we cater is 2 -16 years. We were able to make our Easter Garden. We meet in the Family room every Sunday at 10.30am including when there is no service in church. Our Nativity Play this year was interactive and involved the whole congregation. ## **Mothers’ Union** The leaders organised 2 outreach/social events in Church, the Easter and Harvest Extravaganzas. These attracted a significant number of families from outside the usual congregation. Mother’s Union commenced the year with the AGM, recalling the events of the previous year. The Worship Group provided any speakers we required, for which we are grateful. We held an afternoon tea to celebrate the King’s Coronation, also we provided an afternoon tea when John Wilson came from the Seafarer’s mission to receive our annual donation of woolen hats and toiletries, which are given to those Seafarers spending their Christmas in Liverpool. The Deanery Festival was held at St Peter’s and members attended. We again hosted a Deanery afternoon tea, the proceeds going to Mother’s Union funds. A trip to the Barn owl at Lymm was our summer trip. We did not increase our membership in 2023 but were active at the Christmas Fayre and the Tree festival. The Advent service was cancelled due to problems at the parish hall, making our Christmas lunch our final get together of the year. We hope to host the Deanery Festival in 2024, and also the afternoon tea. ## **Church Building Report** (January – December 2023 We have not disposed of any assets and retain all our possessions and the general standard of maintenance of the Church building is relatively good, a fortuitous situation bearing in mind the continuing financial deficit. The Quinquenniel Report by the Diocesan architect was performed in September 2022 and several items were mentioned for maintenance, most of which has been done by our volunteer teams. The annual boiler service was completed, as was the clearing of the lower levels of the gutters to remove vegetation and debris. There is evidence of rotting wood at the front of the lych gate where it meets the stone wall and also loose slates. These issues are being addressed. The project to refurbish the porch is ongoing. 6 ## **Fundraising Activities** Fundraising activities in 2023 equated to a total of £8,004. This included the usual fundraising events undertaken by volunteers within the congregation such as the Christmas Tree Festival, regular film nights, music concerts, quizzes, tea & coffee activities, card sales, magazine sales. The Christmas Fayre and Christmas Tree Festival, raised £1,427 and £1,813 respectively. This is a decrease of income from £4,038 to £3,240. ## **Finance, Giving and Fundraising** 2023 has proven to be a challenging year financially with many factors impacting on incomings and expenditure, such as economic inflation, the energy crisis and cost of living increase. Overall, the total income for the church in 2023 has decreased on 2022 levels (down by 8% i.e. £12,264). Planned Giving in 2023 increased by 11% to £28,534. The re-claim of tax rebate will be made in 2024 for 2023. We would encourage all members of the congregation to continue to review their giving and, if not already part of the Free Will Offering scheme, to consider making regular donations via the Parish Giving Scheme, standing order, cheque or envelope. If you pay any form of tax, please sign a Gift Aid declaration. We would encourage members of the congregation to consider bequest donations in their financial and will planning. General fund donations for the year saw a decrease of £5,743 to £3,402. Income from funerals decreased by 16% to £9,544, along with wedding income decreasing from £3,369 to £2,838. Income from the Parish Magazine adverts and sales totalled £1,911 which is an increase on last year’s income of £2,223, after an increase in printing expenses in 2023 this resulted in a net profit of £640. In 2023 £362 was raised for charity which is an increase on 2022 by 51%. ## **Restricted Funds** Due to the Newchurch continuing interregnum, the restricted fund required for the Sequestration account to keep a record of assigned fees has been maintained. The balance is currently £26,228 in credit, due to the dedication of the clergy team who have carried out many services during the period without recompense. Overall, there is a net increase in restricted funds of £3,977, detailed in the table below. 7 Monies have been used from the churchyard fund for general equipment expenses and maintenance, the expenses show a 67% decrease from £4,430 to £1,467. The clock fund has been set up to collect monies to assist with repairs to the clock and mechanism, which is currently in disrepair. Repairs are currently ongoing. It was agreed by the PCC that the restricted funds from the clock fund and also the porch fund would fund these repairs. As of 31[st] December 2023, £560 from the clock fund has been spent along with £2,912 of the porch fund. The separate fundraising project called the ‘Drainage Project’ which ran for the duration of 2017 to raise monies specifically to improve drainage within the churchyard paid out retention monies of £1,200 following acceptable reseeding of the area. Another phase of work is required to complete the project; however this would require further fundraising to supplement the balance of monies held within the Drainage Project restricted fund (£6,886). ||**Church Yard**|**Drainage Project**|**Sequestraton**
**Fund**|**Bell Tower**|**Clock Fund**|**Choir Fund**|**Xmas Tree**
**Festval**|**Porch Fund**
**(Beryl's Legacy)**|**General**
**Reserve Fund**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Opening Balance:**|2,825.77
£|6,886.79
£|21,760.90
£|751.19
£|220.00
£|100.00
£|962.82
£|15,421.24
£|19,886.97
£| |**INCOME**|||||||||| |January|-
£|-
£|142.00
£|-
£|-
£|100.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |February|25.00
£|-
£|49.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |March|195.00
£|-
£|404.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |April|160.00
£|-
£|608.00
£|382.00
£|340.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |May|-
£|-
£|94.00
£|-
£|-
£|100.00
£|-
£|510.00
£|-
£| |June|20.00
£|-
£|840.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |July|-
£|-
£|341.00
£|-
£|-
£|100.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |August|585.00
£|-
£|410.00
£|65.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |September|-
£|-
£|229.00
£|-
£|-
£|50.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |October|-
£|-
£|544.00
£|-
£|-
£|142.80
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |November|80.00
£|-
£|567.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |December|20.00
£|-
£|577.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|1,812.56
£|-
£|-
£| |Sub total|1,085.00
£|-
£|4,805.00
£|447.00
£|340.00
£|492.80
£|1,812.56
£|510.00
£|-
£| ||||||||||| |**EXPENDITURE**|||||||||| |January|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |February|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |March|619.06
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |April|16.90
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |May|18.68
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |June|40.13
£|-
£|108.50
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |July|22.75
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |August|664.74
£|-
£|229.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |September|84.36
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |October|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|560.00
£|-
£|-
£|2,803.80
£|-
£| |November|-
£|-
£|-
£|64.80
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|108.00
£|-
£| |December|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|175.00
£|-
£|-
£|-
£| |Subtotal|1,466.62
£|-
£|337.50
£|64.80
£|560.00
£|175.00
£|-
£|2,911.80
£|-
£| ||||||||||| |**Closing Balance**|2,444.15
£|6,886.79
£|26,228.40
£|1,133.39
£|-
£|417.80
£|2,775.38
£|13,019.44
£|19,886.97
£| ## **Pensions Regulation** New Pension law impacted the church during 2017 with the staging date set for pensions of 1/8/2017. The Finance Committee selected the government scheme NEST as the preferred pension offering, and the two eligible employees were offered the option of taking up a pension in the scheme. There was no take up. The declaration of compliance was completed & returned to the Pensions Regulator 4/9/2017, a further re-declaration was completed 05/08/2020 in line with Pension law requirements. There continues to be no take up of the scheme. ## **Expenditure** 8 Expenditure continues to be monitored closely and restricted to essential expenses only, with cost savings made wherever possible. In the absence of an incumbent, ministry expenses were £0 in 2023. Church Building costs were all funded by restricted funds, these were significantly higher than 2022 figures (an increase of 46% overall) with close monitoring of costs. There was a significant 59% increase on church gas/electric/water expenses from £2,945 in 2022 to £7,119. There has been a 92% increase in the combined costs for the Upkeep of Services, from £688 to £9,431 (this figure includes major repairs). It was agreed by the PCC that £8,346 from the general account would be set aside for major repairs to fund the removal of several unsafe poplar trees surrounding the church in the church yard. The work will be carried out in early 2024. A Sequestration account has been maintained and the balance of assigned fees held in a restricted fund. PCC were unable to pay five of the 2023 Parish Share payments totaling £27,666, during the year due to lack of unrestricted funds, this combined with arrears from 2019 and 2022 gives a total of £50,293 due to Diocese in Parish Share arrears. There is no repayment plan in place currently for these arrears. In conclusion, the overall financial position continues to be precarious, with the continuing increase in expenditure, continuing decline of average attendance figures and average age profile of the congregation needing to be reversed to secure the long-term financial future of the Parish. However we are grateful for the continued support from our loyal and generous congregation. ## **6. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE** In 2024 we intend to… - Re-establish the Church community when welcome our new rector in February. - Continue to refurbish the entrance way of the church. - Work with the other local churches with a view to becoming a ‘Dementia Friendly’ group. - Make repairs to the lych gate. - Look to explore how we can attract younger families to start attending on a more regular basis. - Continue to be part of our deanery in the deanery mission plan. - ## **Agent Transactions** The PCC acted as a financial agent for the following people / organisations: - Treasurer and Wardens £4,805 was received in regard to assigned fees for weddings, funerals and burials in 2023 and is held in a Sequestration Account. - Organist, bells and vergers - £724 was received from funeral directors and wedding couples regarding funerals and weddings respectively. This money was passed directly to the appropriate individuals. 9 ## **NEWCHURCH PARISH CHURCH - CULCHETH** |**FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DEC**
**2023**
**1. Newchurch PCC: Main Account: Receipts & Payment**
**RECEIPTS**
**Voluntary Income**
**Planned Giving**
Free Will Oferings
101
£28,533.49
Tax Rebate
102
£ -
Plate Collections
104
£ 7,335.90
**Individual Donations**
Bequests
202
£ -
General fund
104
£ 3,402.31
Churchyard Fund
104
£ 1,085.00
Other Restricted Funds:
- Porch Fund
104
£ 510.00
- Clock Fund
104
£ 340.00
- Bell Tower Fund
104
£ 447.00
-Drainage Project
104
£ -
- Sequestration Fund - Assigned fees
104
£ 4,805.00
- Choir Fund
104
£ 492.80
**Fund Raising Events & Activities**
Christmas Fair & Draw
203a
£ 1,426.54
200 Club/bonus ball club
203a
£ 1,000.00
Tea / Cofee
203a
£ 750.71
Income from rent of space
203a
£ -
Other Parish Activities
203a
£ 3,013.71
**Other Income**
Fees to PCC
Weddings
404
£ 2,838.00
Funerals
404
£ 9,544.00
Memorials
404
£ 136.00
**Parish Magazine**
Advertisements
403b
£ 564.00
Sales
403a
£ 1,346.62
**From Christ Church Croft**
Contribution to Council Tax
103a
£ -
Contribution to Rector's Expenses
103a
Contribution to Assistant Curate's E
103a
Contribution to Water Rates
103a
Other
**Other Receipts**
From reserve account
Churches together
Collections for Charity
104
£ -
**TOTAL INCOME & RECEIPTS**
Note 1 - this fgure includes payments to Verger, Organist, Bells &
**1. Newchurch PCC: Main Account: Receipts & Payment**
**PAYMENTS**
**2023**
**Ministry**
Rector's Expenses
501
£ -
Rectory: Council Tax & Water
501
£ -
Rectory: Garden
501
£ -
Other Ministry:
501
£ -
- Assistant Curate Expenses
501
£ -
- OLM Expenses
501
£ -
- Visiting Clergy Expenses
501
£ -
**Church Building**
Church Gas / Electricity / Water
510
£ 7,118.76
Cleaner
506
£ 1,080.00
Church Insurance
508
£ 2,679.82
Organ Insurance
508
£ 515.00
Church Repairs & Maintenance
509
£ 618.26
Clock Fund
508
£ 560.00
Bell Tower
508
£ 64.80
Porch Fund
508
£ 2,911.80
Choir Fund
508
£ 175.00
Churchyard
509
£ 1,466.62
Drainage Project
508
£ -
**Upkeep of Services**
507
£ 88.40
Resources (eg books / PRS licence et
507
£ 861.62
Organist
506
£ 135.00
Major repairs
£ 8,346.00
**Communication**
Stationery & Photocopying
511
£ 44.33
Administration
511
£ 2,661.57
Printing of Magazine
511
£ 1,271.00
Mission costs
511
£ 267.00
**Due to Diocese**
Parish Share
505
£38,732.47
Loan
£ -
Assigned Fees Weddings & Funerals
£ -
Sequestration Fund
£ 337.50
**Other Expenses**
Parish Activities
503
**Other Payments**
Wedding Pay (Verger, Bells, Organ &
502
£ 724.00
Donations to Charity
504
£ 362.00
Cost of generating funds
£ -
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE & PAYMENTS**
**1. Newchurch PCC: Main Account: Receipts & Payment**
**2023**
**Summary for the year**
Bank balance at 1 January
£82,864.21
Plus
Total Income & Receipts
£67,571.08
Plus Unpresented Cheques (see Note 1)
£14,106.53
Christmas Tree & Crib Festival Fund
£ 1,812.56
Previous years unpresented deposits presented this £ 5,044.35
Minus
Total Expenditure & Payments
£71,020.95
Spreadsheet rounding's
Previous years o/s chqs presented this year
£ 6,623.15
Unpresented deposits as 31 December (see note 4) £ 4,276.86
Closing Balance at 31 December (see notes 2 - 7)
**Analysis of**
**resources**
Service costs (eg altar bread / wine
& candles & Flowers)|**EMBER 2023**
**2022**
**s Account**
£ 25,603.78
£ 3,051.36
£ 8,245.59
£ 35,869.39
£ -
£ 9,145.15
£ 795.00
£ -
£ 220.00
£ 170.00
£ -
£ 7,083.00
£ 100.00
£ 11,082.11
£ 2,409.19
£ 1,929.50
£ 438.00
£ -
£ 3,659.57
£ 6,190.96
£ 3,369.52
£ 11,392.00
£ -
£ 12,518.00
£ 1,301.60
£ 921.86
£ 1,910.62
£ -
£ -
**£ 67,571.08**
£ 105.00
**£ 67,571.08**
Choir
**s Account**
**2022**
£ -
£ 1,055.89
£ -
£ -
£ -
£ -
£ 2,945.19
£ 1,080.00
£ 2,320.18
£ 515.00
£ 499.78
£ -
£ -
£ -
£ -
£ 4,430.86
£ -
£ 17,190.06
£ 643.82
£ 44.28
£ 80.00
£ -
£ 9,431.02
£ 181.58
£ 997.30
£ 1,182.40
£ 75.00
£ 4,243.90
£ 49,385.79
£ -
£ -
£ 938.00
£ 39,069.97
£ 1,327.49
£ -
£ 1,596.00
£ 177.77
£ -
£ 1,086.00
**£ 71,020.95**
**s Account**
**2022**
£ 71,153.13
£ 79,940.12
£ 6,623.15
£ 962.82
£ -
£ 69,476.33
£ 1,294.33
£ 5,044.35
**£ 89,477.77**|**2021**

£ 25,834.59
£ 3,045.77
£ 5,817.93
£ 36,900.73
£ 300.00
£ 9,737.32
£ 620.00
£ -
£ -
£ 85.00
£ 50.00
£ 5,715.00
£ 17,513.15
£ 2,260.11
£ 1,560.00
£ -
£ 300.00
£ 4,829.66
£ 8,436.26
£ 1,128.64

£ 10,505.62
£ -
£ 14,761.52
£ 994.10
£ 976.36
£ 2,223.46
£ -
£ -
**£ 79,835.12**
£ 380.00
**£ 79,940.12**

**2021**
£ -
£ -
£ -
£ -
£ -
£ 1,055.89
£ 1,670.63
£ 880.00
£ 2,229.76
£ 515.00
£ 1,625.79
£ -
£ 1,099.41
£ 4,166.01
£ -
£ 11,791.01
£ 27.50
£ 586.58
£ 500.00
£ -
£ 768.10
£ 304.10
£ 999.26
£ 1,118.80
£ -
£ 2,436.28

£ 47,329.28
£ 4,180.97
£ -
£ 504.50
£ 50,323.79
£ 1,225.19
£ 1,327.49
£ 870.45
£ 552.00
£ -
£ 1,773.77
**£ 69,476.33**

**2021**

£ 67,991.93

£ 74,140.10
£ 1,294.33
£ -
£ -

£ 70,385.23
£ 1,888.00
£ -
**£ 82,864.21**|**2020**

£ 27,461.68

£ 4,184.81

£ 5,048.57
£ 34,698.29

£ 2,000.00

£ 5,762.41

£ 615.00

£ -

£ -

£ 25.00

£ -

£ 6,444.00
£ 16,507.32

£ -

£ 2,138.50

£ 82.21

£ -

£ 2,532.07
£ 8,949.77

£ 781.00

£ 14,666.00

£ 110.00
£ 11,634.26

£ 815.30

£ 1,159.76
£ 1,970.46
£ 489.68
£ -
**£ 73,760.10**

£ 450.00
**£ 74,140.10**

**2020**

£ 454.21

£ 563.40

£ -

£ -
£ -

£ -
£ -

£ 1,985.47

£ 600.00

£ 2,241.44

£ 488.93

£ 1,217.50

£ -

£ 2,006.24

£ 5,246.55

£ 1,200.00
£ 12,186.60

£ 128.90

£ 460.18

£ 1,000.00

£ 1,114.08

£ 184.89

£ 551.00

£ 689.60

£ 190.44
£ 2,422.16

£ 49,302.72

£ 4,200.00

£ -

£ 52,014.75

£ 571.68
£ 1,225.19

£ 644.00

£ 450.00

£ -
£ 1,422.45
**£ 70,385.23**

**2020**

£ 66,879.09

£ 74,765.99
£ 1,888.00
£ -
£ -

£ 74,377.15

£ 1,164.00

£ -
**£ 71,153.13**|**2019**

£ 30,430.14

£ 5,192.12

£ 8,003.60
£ 36,695.06

£ 10,000.00

£ 4,267.00

£ 8,165.00

£ -

£ -

£ 255.75

£ 125.00

£ 5,961.50
£ 14,846.41

£ 2,624.94

£ 1,200.00

£ 731.74

£ 300.00

£ 5,747.61
£ 4,752.78

£ 5,962.00

£ 14,559.50

£ 108.00
£ 15,557.00

£ 663.00

£ 1,045.56
£ 1,975.06

£ 1,464.95
£ 489.68
**£ 74,315.99**

£ 2,425.10
**£ 74,765.99**
**2019**

£ 609.31

£ 2,348.33

£ 590.00

£ 149.96

£ 2,000.10

£ 152.00
£ 1,017.61

£ 3,260.57

£ 1,000.00

£ 2,178.68

£ 488.93

£ 2,301.47

£ 149.80

£ 540.00

£ 1,003.46

£ 13,000.00
£ 14,986.13

£ 346.45

£ 450.43

£ 1,120.00
£ 1,589.08

£ 264.69

£ 846.24

£ 1,334.99

£ -
£ 1,615.93

£ 58,523.30

£ 3,600.00

£ 3,246.00
£ 53,502.72

£ 1,592.72
£ 571.68

£ 2,017.50

£ 2,425.10

£ -
£ 1,094.00
**£ 74,377.15**
**2019**

£ 63,186.61

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£ -

£ -

£ -

###

£ -

£ -
**£ 67,991.93**|


£ 43,625.86








£ 28,774.25





£ 10,604.29



£ 20,629.50


£ 1,708.56

£ 1,464.95
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£ 5,849.70









£ 23,922.91



£ 1,916.88




£ 2,445.92



£ 65,369.30

£ 1,592.72



£ 4,442.60
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**£ 66,879.09**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| **Notes:** ## **NEWCHURCH PARISH CHURCH - CULCHETH** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023** |**2023**
**2022**
**2021**
**Analysis of**
**resources**
Note 1. Cheques not presented at the Bank as at 31/12/2023 totalled £14,106.53 breakdown detailed below:|**2020**
**2019**
**Amount**
£ 8,346.00
£ 19.32
£ 108.00
£ 100.00
£ 5,533.21
£ 14,106.53
£ 2,444.15
t £ 6,886.79
£ 13,019.44
£ -
£ 417.80
r £ 1,133.39| |---|---| |**Unpresented cheques**|| |**Payee**
Kenyon Cutters (Tree surgeon)
Water plus
PTSG (Lightning Conductor Inspection
Diocese of Liverpool, Central Readers Council-
Parish share -July2023|**Amount**| ||£ 8,346.00| ||£ 19.32| ||£ 108.00| ||£ 100.00| ||£ 5,533.21| |**Total**|£ 14,106.53| |Note 2. Balance at year end includes Restricted Funds:
Church yard
Drainage Projec
Porch Fund
Clock Fund
Choir Fund
Bell Towe|| Total Restricted Fund Balance: £ 23,901.57 Note 3. Due to the Parish being Interregnum, sequestration commenced 01/05/2019. A sequestration restricted fund has been set up and reporting the account is in place. The balance of the sequestration fund as at 31/12/2023 is £ 26,228.40 Note 4. General Fund Balance at year end: £ 6,855.78 This includes unpresented December bank deposits totalling £4,276.86 which will be paid into the general account in January 2024. Note 5. General Fund Reserve now stands at £19,886.97. These monies are held in line with our Reserve Policy requirement. Note 6 - Parish Share Loan set up with the Diocese in June 2017 to commence payment of arrears from 2017 and previous years. Initial Loan amount £16,180.97 ## **Parish Share Loan** |**Total Loan**|###|| |---|---|---| |||Payments| |||Made to Date| |Loan Repayment Plan:|Monthly|per annum| |**2017**(July onwards)|£ 200.00|£ 1,200.00| |**2018**|£ 250.00|£ 3,000.00| |**2019**|£ 300.00|£ 3,600.00| |**2020**|£ 350.00|£ 4,200.00| |**2021**|£ 350.00|£ 4,180.97| Parish Share Loan balance outstanding as at 31/12/2023 is nil following full scheduled repayments being paid. However, Parish Share is still in arrears (see note 7) Note 7 - as at 31st December 2023 Parish Share Arrears have increased further. November and December 2019 remained unpaid (totalling £11,704.66). Arrears from 2020 totalling £16,434.24 were offset by a grant received from the Church Commissioners for £16,906 with the balance to be credited against 2021 repayments. In 2021, challenging financial circumstances due to Covid-19 have continued with church closures and limited opportunities for fund raising events. A further 3 Parish Share payments of a revised plan agreed in March 2021 have not been made for August, November & December. It was agreed that any unpaid 2021 Parish Share would be written off by LDBF. As of 31/12/22 the parish share for November 2022 and December 2022 remain unpaid at a total amount of £10,922.74, due to insufficient monies in the general account. As of 31/12/23 the parish share for August 2023 to December 2023 remain unpaid at a total amount of £27,666.05, due to insufficient monies in the general account. Total Arrears are: |November 2019
December 2019
November 2022
December 2022
August 2023
September 202
October 2023
November 2023
December 2023
TOTAL|£ 5,852.33
£ 5,852.33
£ 5,461.37
£ 5,461.37
£ 5,533.21
3 £ 5,533.21
£ 5,533.21
£ 5,533.21
£ 5,533.21| |---|---| ||£ 50,293.45| There is no repayment plan in place currently for these arrears. Note 8 - a contract for the required annual inspection of the Lightning conductor has been entered into with PTSG Services group to save costs, £90 plus VAT (£108.00) per annum for the period 05/12/20 to 04/12/2025. ## **2. Newchurch PCC: 200 Club Receipts & Payments Account** |**RECEIPTS**
**2023**
Subscriptions
203a
Donations
203a
Cheques not Paid Out
203a
**PAYMENTS**
Prizes
503
Transfer to PCC
503
Warrington Borough Council
503
Credits not presented
**Summary for the year**
Bank balance at 1 January
Plus
Receipts
Minus
Payments
Closing Balance at 31 December
**3. Newchurch PCC: Junior Church Account**
**2023**
**RECEIPTS**
Collections
203a
Donations
203a
**PAYMENTS**
Stationery
503
£ -
Gifts / Prizes
503
£ -
Miscellaneous
503
£ -
Party
503
£ -
Visits / Subscriptions
503
£ -
**Summary for the year**
Bank balance at 1 January
£ 365.68
Plus
Receipts
Minus
Payments
£ -
Note 9 - 200 Club closed as of 08/11/22. Closing bank balance tra|**2022**
£ 2,195.00
-
-
~~£ -~~
£ 1,770.00
£ 60.00
~~£ -~~
£ 518.50
£ 2,195.00
£ 1,830.00
~~**£-**~~

**2022**
£ 50.00
£ -

£ -

£ -

£ -

£ -

£ -
£ -

£ 315.68
£ 50.00

£ -
nsfer to Main Account was**£1,15**|**2021**
£ 2,916.00
£ 99.00
£ -
£ 2,195.00
£ 1,440.00
£ 1,596.00
£ 20.00
£ 1,830.00
£ 559.50
£ 3,015.00
£ 3,056.00
**£ 883.50**
**2021**
£ 50.00
£ 50.00
£ -
£ -
£ 265.68
£ 50.00
£ -
**5.50**|**2020**

£ 2,965.00


£ 60.00
£ 3,015.00

£ 1,410.50

£ 2,164.50

£ 20.00
£ 3,056.00

£ 1,129.50

£ 3,025.00

**£ 518.50**

**2020**
£ 17.49

£ 162.00
£ 50.00
£ -
£ 39.15
£ -
£ 22.27

£ 33.00
£ -

£ 180.61

£ 179.49

£ 94.42|**2019**

£ 3,395.00

£ 70.00
£ 3,025.00

£ 1,622.00

£ 1,200.00

£ 40.00
£ 3,595.00

£ 526.50

£ 3,465.00
**£ 4,154.50**
**2019**

£ 88.26

£ 50.25
£ 179.49

£ 13.00

£ 39.38

£ -

£ 21.11

£ 102.00
£ 94.42

£ 217.59

£ 138.51

£ 175.49|

£ 3,465.00



£ 2,862.00


**£ 399150**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||**,.**


£ 138.51





£ 175.49


| **NEWCHURCH PARISH CHURCH - CULCHETH** **FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Analysis of resources 2023** **2022** **2021** **2020** **£ 180.61** **----- Start of picture text -----**
2019
**----- End of picture text -----**
**£ 365.68 £ 365.68 £ 315.68 £ 265.68** ## **4. Newchurch PCC: Christmas Tree & Crib Festival Account** Due to Covid-19 Pandemic there was no fundraising Christmas Tree & Crib Festival in 2020 |**RECEIPTS**
**2023**
Christmas Tree & Crib Festival
203a
£ 1,812.56
**PAYMENTS**
Alan Wright
503
£ -
F Wilcock expenses
503
£ -
Newchurch Parish Church (donation
503
£ -
Printers
503
£ -
Band
503
£ -
Ann Atkinson expenses
503
£ -
Mulled Wine
503
£ -
Children's Society
504
£ -
**Summary for the year**
**2023**
Bank balance at 1 January
£ 962.82
Plus
Receipts
£ 1,812.56
Minus
Payments
£ -
Closing Balance at 31 December
The Christmas Tree Festival had a separate bank account with Ba
received last year due to Covid-19, the account became dormant
balance taken. The takings for the 2021 festival have been paid i
Note that 2023 Christmas Tree expenses have not yet been calcu|**2022**
£ 1,629.98
£ 1,812.56
£ 21.00
£ -
£ -
£ -
£ 150.00
£ -
£ 62.00
£ 434.16
£ -
**2022**
£ -
£ 1,629.98
£ 667.16
**£ 2,775.38**
rclays with a balance of £95.84. F
. Barclays pre-populated a dorma
nto the Newchurch PCC account h
lated and taken from the account|**2021**
£ 1,580.81
£ 1,629.98
£ 142.16
£ -
£ 810.00
£ -
£ 300.00
£ -
£ 330.00
£ 667.16
**2021**
£ 95.84
£ 1,580.81
£ 1,582.16
**£ 962.82**
or some reason the account had
ncy letter, however it was not sen
eld with Natwest, and monies for
as of 15/02/24. These expenses|**2020**
£ -
£ 1,580.81
£ -
£ 1,582.16

**2020**
£ 95.84
£ -
£ -
**£ 94.49**
been marked as 'gone away', and
t as correspondence was supress
2023 have been paid into this ac
will be shown on the 2024 annual|**2019**

£ 1,487.74
£ -
£ 111.91
£ 900.00

£ -
£ 200.00
£ 350.00
£ -
**2019**

£ 170.01

£ 1,487.74

£ 1,561.91
**£ 95.84**
correspondence supressed. As
ed and the account was closed o
count.
accounts.|
£ 1,487.74




£ 1,561.91



**£ 95.84**
no takings were
n 17/11/21 and| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ## **NEWCHURCH PARISH CHURCH - CULCHETH** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023** |**Monetary Assets**|**2023**|| |---|---|---| ||£|| |Newchurch PCC Main Account|£89,477.77|| |Junior Church|£365.68|| |Total Monetary Assets||£89,843.45| ||**RECEIPTS**|||**RECEIPTS**|**RECEIPTS**|**RECEIPTS**|**RECEIPTS**|**RECEIPTS**|**RECEIPTS**|**RECEIPTS**|**RECEIPTS**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**VOLUNTARY INCOME**||||Newchurch a/c
unrestricted
restricted||200 Club/Bonus Ball
unrestricted
restricted||Junior Church
unrestricted
restricted||Christmas Tree*
unrestricted
restricted||TOTALS
unrestricted
restricted|| |1 Tax Efficientplannedgiving(101)|||£|27,103.49||||||||£ 27,103.49|£ -| |2 Other Planned Giving- 103a|||£|1,000.00||||||||£ 1,000.00|£ -| |3 Collections at Services- 104|||£|7,335.90||||||||£ 7,335.90|£ -| |3a - 103b||||||||||||£ -|£ -| |4 All other giving & voluntary receipts including Special
Appeals- 105|||£|3,402.31|£ 2,874.80|||£ -||||£ 3,402.31|£ 2,874.80| |5 - 203b||||||||||||£ -|£ -| |6 Gift Aid Recovered- 102|||£|-||||||||£ -|£ -| |6a GA Small Donations Scheme|||£|430.00||||||||£ 430.00|| |7 Legacies received(capital value)- 202|||£|-||||||||£ -|£ -| |8 Grants(incl one off & recurring)- 201a|||£|-||||||||£ -|£ -| |8a - 201b||||||||||||£ -|£ -| |**ACTIVITES FOR GENERATING FUNDS**||||||||||||£ -|£ -| |9 Gross Income from FundraisingActivities- 203a|||£|5,190.96||£ 1,000.00||||£ 1,812.56||£ 8,003.52|£ -| |**INCOME FROM INVESTMENTS**||||||||||||£ -|£ -| |10 Dividends,interest,income fromproperty- 301 & 302||||||||||||£ -|£ -| |**CHURCH ACTIVITIES**||||||||||||£ -|£ -| |11 Statutory fees retained by the PCC (weddings ,
funerals etc)- 404|||£|12,518.00|£ 4,805.00|||||||£ 12,518.00|£ 4,805.00| |12 Gross income from trading (e.g. hall lettings,
magazine, bookstall) NOT fundraising401 / 402 / 403 &
500|||£|1,910.62||||||||£ 1,910.62|£ -| |**OTHER INCOMNG RESOURCES**||||||||||||£ -|£ -| |13 Any other income/receipts not already listed- 601 &
602|||£|-||||||||£ -|£ -| |||||||||||||£ -|£ -| ||||**£**|**58,891.28**|**£ 7,679.80**|**£ 1,000.00**|**£ -**|**£ -**|**£ -**|**£ 1,812.56**|**£ -**|£ 61,703.84|£ 7,679.80| ||||£|66,571.08||||||||£ 66,571.08|£ -| ||||£|66,571.08||£ 1,000.00||£ -||£ 1,812.56||£ 69,383.64|£ -| |14 Number of tax efficient planned givers
15 Number of other planned givers
16 Number of new legacies received||||*Incl in Newchurch
1||||||||TOTAL|| |Payments||||Newchurch a/c||200 Club||Junior Church||Christmas Tree||TOTALS|| |**PAYMENTS**|||||||||||||| |**COST OF GENERATING VOLUNTARY INCOME AND**
**GENERATING FUNDS**|||||||||||||| |17 Fund raisingactivities(Costs & Payments)- 503|||£|-||£ -||||£ -||£ -|£ -| |**CHURCH ACTIVITES**||||||||||||£ -|£ -| |18 Missiongivingand donations- 504|||£|362.00||||||||£ 362.00|£ -| |19 Diocesanparish share contribution- 505|||£|38,732.47||||||||£ 38,732.47|£ -| |20 Salaries wages and honararia- 506|||£|1,215.00||||||||£ 1,215.00|£ -| |21 - Clergyand staff expenses 501 & 502|||£|724.00|£ 337.50|||||||£ 724.00|£ 337.50| |22 - Church Expenses : Mission and Evangelism costs
507|||£|950.02||||||||£ 950.02|£ -| |23a - Church runningexpenses 508|||£|515.00|£ 175.00|||||||£ 515.00|£ 175.00| |23b Church buildingmaintenance costs 509|||£|618.26|£ 9,877.42|||||||£ 618.26|£ 9,877.42| |23c Church insurance costs 510|||£|2,679.82||||||||£ 2,679.82|£ -| |24 Church UtilityBills- 510|||£|7,118.76||||||||£ 7,118.76|£ -| |25 - Cost of Trading511|||£|4,243.90||||||||£ 4,243.90|£ -| |**COST OF GOVERNANCE**||||||||||||£ -|£ -| |26 Governance costs- 4000b||||||||||||£ -|£ -| |**MAJOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE**||||||||||||£ -|£ -| |27 Major repairs to the church building|||||£ 3,471.80|||||||£ -|£ 3,471.80| |28 - Major repairs to church hall or other PCC property
incl redecoration 2013 & 2014||||||||||||£ -|£ -| |29 - New building work to the church, church hall, clergy
housingor other PCCproperty2015||||||||||||£ -|£ -| |99 Other outgoingresources/payments|||||||||||||| |assigned fees - NOT INCLUDED|||£|-||||||||£ -|£ -| ||||**£**|**57,159.23**|**£ 13,861.72**|**£ -**|**£ -**|**£ -**|**£ -**|**£ -**|**£ -**|£ 57,159.23|£ 13,861.72| |||||||||||||£ -|£ -| ||||£|71,020.95||£ -||£ -||£ -||£ 71,020.95|£ -| 31 Cash and deposit balance as at 31 December 32 Investments as at 31st December 33 Liabilities due within 1 year: |**Return of Parish Finance**
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~~Pe~~| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**(nearest £)**||**(nearest £)**||||**(nearest £)**||**(nearest £)**| ||**Voluntary Giving**||||||**Cost ofgenerating funds**|||| |1|Tax efficient planned giving (reglular Gift Aid giving)|£ 27,103 £ - 17 Fund-raising activites (costs and payments)|£ 27,103 £ - 17 Fund-raising activites (costs and payments)|£ 27,103 £ - 17 Fund-raising activites (costs and payments)|£ 27,103 £ - 17 Fund-raising activites (costs and payments)|£ 27,103 £ - 17 Fund-raising activites (costs and payments)|£ 27,103 £ - 17 Fund-raising activites (costs and payments)|£ - £ -|£ - £ -|£ - £ -| |2|Other planned giving (non Gift Aid)|£ 1,000 £ -|£ 1,000 £ -|£ 1,000 £ -|||**Church Activities & Church Expenses**|||| |3|Collections at services|£ 7,336 £ - 18 Mission giving and donations|£ 7,336 £ - 18 Mission giving and donations|£ 7,336 £ - 18 Mission giving and donations|£ 7,336 £ - 18 Mission giving and donations|£ 7,336 £ - 18 Mission giving and donations|£ 7,336 £ - 18 Mission giving and donations|£ 362 £ -|£ 362 £ -|£ 362 £ -| |4|All other giving and voluntary receipts, including Special
Appeals (recurring and one-off)|£ 3,402 £ 2,875|£ 3,402 £ 2,875|£ 3,402 £ 2,875||19 Deanery Share/Parish Share contribution
20 Salaries, wages and honararia|19 Deanery Share/Parish Share contribution
20 Salaries, wages and honararia|£ 38,732 £ -
£ 1,215 £ -|£ 38,732 £ -
£ 1,215 £ -|£ 38,732 £ -
£ 1,215 £ -| |6|Gift Aid recovered|£ - £ - 21 Clergy and staff expenses|£ - £ - 21 Clergy and staff expenses|£ - £ - 21 Clergy and staff expenses|£ - £ - 21 Clergy and staff expenses|£ - £ - 21 Clergy and staff expenses|£ - £ - 21 Clergy and staff expenses|£ 724 £ 338|£ 724 £ 338|£ 724 £ 338| |6a|Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme repayment|£ 430 £ - 22 Mission and evangelism costs|£ 430 £ - 22 Mission and evangelism costs|£ 430 £ - 22 Mission and evangelism costs|£ 430 £ - 22 Mission and evangelism costs|£ 430 £ - 22 Mission and evangelism costs|£ 430 £ - 22 Mission and evangelism costs|£ 950 £ -|£ 950 £ -|£ 950 £ -| |7|Legacies received (capital value)|£ - £ - 23 a. Church running expenses (inc. Governance)|£ - £ - 23 a. Church running expenses (inc. Governance)|£ - £ - 23 a. Church running expenses (inc. Governance)|£ - £ - 23 a. Church running expenses (inc. Governance)|£ - £ - 23 a. Church running expenses (inc. Governance)|£ - £ - 23 a. Church running expenses (inc. Governance)|£ 515 £ 175|£ 515 £ 175|£ 515 £ 175| |8|Grants (include recurring and one-off)|£ - £ -|£ - £ -|£ - £ -|||b. Church building maintenance costs|£ 618 £ 9,877|£ 618 £ 9,877|£ 618 £ 9,877| |A|**SUB-TOTAL Voluntary Giving: £ 39,272 £ 2,875**|**SUB-TOTAL Voluntary Giving: £ 39,272 £ 2,875**|**SUB-TOTAL Voluntary Giving: £ 39,272 £ 2,875**|**SUB-TOTAL Voluntary Giving: £ 39,272 £ 2,875**|||c. Church building insurance (inc. contents)|£ 2,680 £ -|£ 2,680 £ -|£ 2,680 £ -| ||**Activities for generating funds**|||||24 Church utility bills|24 Church utility bills|£ 7,119 £ -|£ 7,119 £ -|£ 7,119 £ -| |9|Income from fundraising activities (gross proceeds)|£ 8,004 £ - 25 Cost of trading|£ 8,004 £ - 25 Cost of trading|£ 8,004 £ - 25 Cost of trading|£ 8,004 £ - 25 Cost of trading|£ 8,004 £ - 25 Cost of trading|£ 8,004 £ - 25 Cost of trading|£ 4,244 £ -|£ 4,244 £ -|£ 4,244 £ -| ||**Income from investments**|||||D|**SUB-TOTAL for Church Activities & Raising Funds: **|**£ 57,159 £ 10,390**|**£ 57,159 £ 10,390**|**£ 57,159 £ 10,390**| |10|Dividends, interest, income from property etc.|£ - £ -|£ - £ -|£ - £ -|||**Major expenditure**|||| ||**Church Activities**|||||27 Major repairs to the church building|27 Major repairs to the church building|£ - £ 3,472|£ - £ 3,472|£ - £ 3,472| |11|Statutory fees retained by the PCC
(weddings, funerals, etc.)|£ 12,518 £ 4,805 28|£ 12,518 £ 4,805 28|£ 12,518 £ 4,805 28|£ 12,518 £ 4,805 28|£ 12,518 £ 4,805 28|Major repairs to church hall or other PCC property,
including redecoration|£ - £ -|£ - £ -|£ - £ -| |12|£ 1,911 £ - 29
Trading activities (gross proceeds) e.g. hall lettings,
magazine, bookstall. NOT fundraising.
~~TT~~|||||£ 1,911 £ - 29|New building work to the church, church hall, clergy
housing or other PCC property|£ - £ -|£ - £ -|£ - £ -| ||**Other**|||||E|**SUB-TOTAL for Major expenditure: £ - £ 3,472**|**SUB-TOTAL for Major expenditure: £ - £ 3,472**|**SUB-TOTAL for Major expenditure: £ - £ 3,472**|**SUB-TOTAL for Major expenditure: £ - £ 3,472**| |13|Any other income/receipts not already listed|£ - £ - 99 Other payments/expenditure not already listed|£ - £ - 99 Other payments/expenditure not already listed|£ - £ - 99 Other payments/expenditure not already listed|£ - £ - 99 Other payments/expenditure not already listed|£ - £ - 99 Other payments/expenditure not already listed|£ - £ - 99 Other payments/expenditure not already listed|£ - £ -|£ - £ -|£ - £ -| ||**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES (FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS)**||||||**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED (FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS)**|||| |B Column Totals (Line A plus lines 9 to 13)|B Column Totals (Line A plus lines 9 to 13)|**£ 61,704 £ 7,680**|**£ 61,704 £ 7,680**|**£ 61,704 £ 7,680**||F Column Totals (Lines D and E plus 99)|F Column Totals (Lines D and E plus 99)|**£ 57,159 £ 13,862**|**£ 57,159 £ 13,862**|**£ 57,159 £ 13,862**| ||**PLANNED GIVERS AND LEGACIES**||||||**Cash and Investment Balances**|**UNRESTRICTED**|**RESTRICTED**|| |14|Number of regular Gift Aid givers (include PGS givers)|45||||31 Cash and deposit balance as at 31st December|31 Cash and deposit balance as at 31st December|£ - £ -|£ - £ -|£ - £ -| |15
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1
32 Investments valued as at 31st December
£ - £ -
Number of new legacies received during year
0
33 Liabilities due within 1year
£ 14,107 £ -
**Grand Total Receipts/Income £ 69,384**
**Are your accounts Receipts&Payments or Accruals (indicate ONE)?**
**Grand Total Payments/Expenditure £ 71,021**30**Receipts andpayments[]**
**Accruals[]**
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(htps://www.liverpool.anglican.org/return-of-parish-fnance/)|Name
Sophie Rice
Positon
Treasurer
Tel or Email
01925 509826 ricesophieelizabeth@gmail.com

directly online. Contact
C Gaskell or Central Services at St
James' House for details.|Name
Sophie Rice
Positon
Treasurer
Tel or Email
01925 509826 ricesophieelizabeth@gmail.com

directly online. Contact
C Gaskell or Central Services at St
James' House for details.| |---|---|---| ||Name
|Sophie Rice| ||Positon|Treasurer| ||Tel or Email|01925 509826 ricesophieelizabeth@gmail.com| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner'5 Report Report to the trustees The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of Newchurch On accounts for th8 year ended 31st December 2023 Charity no lif any) 789 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust") for the year ended 3111212023. As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Ad 2011 I'the Act"). I report in respect of my examinalion of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying oul my examination, I have followed all the applicable Direclions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Act. Responslbilities and basls of report Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attenlion in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act,. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records", or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounls set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fail view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matlers in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in older to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Dats: 9th March 2024 Slgned: Name: Alan P Pathinson Address: 7 Spires Gardens Winwick Warrington WA2 8WB IER Oct 2018