**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER:**
**1128818**
**Report of the Trustees and Un-audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2022 for**
**The Parish of Beccles St. Michael’s and St. Luke’s**
Christopher Punt MAAT
Ashcroft, Mill Common Westhall , Suffolk IP19 8RF
**The Parish of Beccles St. Michael’s and St. Luke’s**
**Contents of the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31[st] December 2022**
## **Page**
|**Report of the Trustees**|**1 to 6**|
|---|---|
|**Independent Examiners Report**|**7**|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|**8**|
|**Balance Sheet**|**9**|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|**10 to 16**|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**|**17 to 18**|
**The Parish of Beccles St. Michael’s and**
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## **St. Luke’s**
## **Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31[st] December 2022**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31[st] December 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (the FRSSE) (effective 1[st] January 2015).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
Objectives and aims -
St. Michael’s and St. Luke’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church buildings of St. Michael’s and the surrounding churchyard and the Church buildings of St. Luke’s.
In planning the Church’s activities the members of the PCC kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
## **RECTOR’S REPORT**
Report from Revd Canon Rich Henderson Rector of Beccles, Priest in charge of Worlingham, North Cove and Barnby APCM 2022
As I reflect back on 2022 I see another year packed with the experiences of being church in this place. We moved from the pandemic to the cost- of-living crisis and once again stepped up to support many in their daily lives. I have had so many conversations with people on the receiving end of our projects, who describe us as their church, relationships have developed, and we have seen people come to worship or ask for prayer. This is evangelism in action, love, care, and compassion expressed in very practical, biblical ways. So, to all who help and support; Parish Pantry, Foodbank, Food in School Holidays, Uniform Bank, and the countless one- to- one encounters, thank you!
The early summer saw us welcome two familiar faces to the staff team;
Claire Kiddy rejoined us as Associate Priest, taking on the pastoral oversight of North Cove and Barnby. In six months, Claire has invested time and energy in people, her efforts bearing much fruit. We have a growing relationship with Barnby and North Cove School and with the Parish Councils. We have spent time addressing building related issues at North Cove, with a small working group filling a skip, all to create a more welcoming sacred space. Both North Cove and Barnby churches are now open regularly and receive a wide range of visitors.
The second staff team member to join us was Kate Cracknell, as Youth and Young Adults Pastor. I often reflect at how blessed we are to have Kate in this role, an experienced practitioner with children and young people, who has developed our work in this area and pushed us further. The work Kate is doing is vital for our growth, we fund Kate’s post ourselves and it is so important that the funding is in place for security and longevity.
Phil Cudmore has continued to oversee Worlingham Church, served as a foundation governor and a trustee of the new village hall committee, again this ministry has been about networking and building stronger connection.
As I write Mark Bee is about to be signed off at the end of his three year curacy, this has been ministry lived out in challenging times that has been anything but a normal training experience. Pray for Mark as he discerns the next stage of his ministry.
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## **St. Luke’s**
## **Report of the Trustees**
## **For the Year Ended 31[st] December 2022**
Faith Darch and Doreen Page have continued to serve us well as Lay Ministers; leading and preaching regularly and offering pastoral care across the parish. Doreen is now in the first year of her training for ordination.
Our team of Lay Elders has increased this year and I am so grateful to all of the Elders who exercise ministry in different ways.
I am grateful to our whole ministry team and to all who enhance our worship, for all who lead and preach, read, lead prayers, welcome, sing, play instruments and ring bells. We are blessed in this place with a large and varied team, for which I thank God.
Thanks go to Ian Hollingsworth, Pippa Bridges and Anthony Issacs for playing for us Sunday by Sunday.
We have had consistent numbers in worship throughout the year and seen some growth at St Luke’s and St Botolph’s. All Saints Worlingham presents an ongoing challenge as we need more people to be practically involved. With housing developments in the future we need to prayerfully consider how to be church for an expanding village.
We have continued with a fruitful ministry with children and young people, thank you to all who have been involved in Junior Church, Messy Church, Wild Church, Messy Mornings, Open the Book, schools work, Toddler groups, Youth Hub, Joy Collective and the Thirst Detached Youth Hub.
Thanks go to all who have engaged in our wider mission, Keith Wragg and others coordinate our world links through Mission Focus, thank you to all who have generously given in support of our mission partners.
I often say that we are church seven days a wee k, we are and it is good to see our buildings open and with increased activity. Thank you to all who lead or help with any of our groups and to those who unlock and lock regularly. To those unseen people who make our buildings fit for purpose; cleaners, flower arrangers, those who carry out maintenance and building projects, thank you, your work is much appreciated.
We are a large parish that requires good administration and financial management, my personal thanks go to Doreen Page in her role as administrator, Karen Hall as PCC minute secretary, Margaret Spratt and Gill Ley for all the weekly printing. Jayne Hollingsworth, Mark Lowther and Judy Thacker manage our finances extremely well, assisted by Doreen Page, Margaret Page, Roger Bennett and Terri Parker. Thank you all.
Finance is a challenge, but we have kept our heads above water, thank you to all who have given to support mission and ministry this year. I would also like to thank all who have planned and delivered a range of fundraising activities and all who have supported these events.
The Friends of St Michael’s have continued a range of activities during the year with the funds they raise being vital to the maintenance, upkeep, and development of the church building, thank you to all involved.
I couldn’t carry out my role day- to- day without the valuable support of our churchwardens, they give of their time and energy regularly for us all. Thank you to Sue Son, Shirley Newman, Phil Filer, Fran Tuck, Roger Bennett, Peter Hobbs, Lynda Knights and Charles Detheridge and all who assist the wardens in their duties.
As a parish we remain committed to the diocesan vision of Growing in God. Towards the end of the year we revisited our priorities and came up with the following areas of focus for our 2023 Growth Plan GROWING IN NUMBER Build on connections with Baptism families, Wedding couples, the bereaved and user groups of our buildings. Be invitational.
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**Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31[st] December 2022**
GROWING IN DEPTH increase the number of Small Groups we have, promote widely. Also offer seasonal courses / worship.
GROWING IN DEPTH /NUM BER /YOUNGER Through outdoor services and events including; Wild Church, Pet Service, Walking group, Reflective spaces in churchyards, Parish pilgrimage, Churchyard services. Plus continue to develop Eco Church across all five churches in the parish.
Some of the above is already happening and other areas need investment of time and resource.
So, this will be my final annual report to the people and parish I love dearly, I will soon be leaving to take up the post of Archdeacon of Suffolk, a post you have helped shape and equip me for. I am so thankful for the ten years of ministry I have spent in this place, it has been tough at times, but we have faced the challenges together. I have always felt supported, encouraged, and prayed for. I thank God that Beccles, Worlingham North Cove and Barnby will still be part of my new ministry and I look forward to helping you find the right person as Rector in the near future. Thank you for your partnership in the gospel, I encourage you to continue to be a people who live out the parish mission statement of BEING GOOD NEWS, LIVING FAITH, SERVING BECCLES AND VILLAGES.
I end by thanking Sarah and my children for their unstinting support in the background and above all, I thank God who calls me to live and experience life in all its fullness.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at
work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations , for ever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3.20- 21
With my sincere thanks, prayers, and blessing
Revd Canon Rich Henderson Rector of Beccles, with Worlingham, North Cove & Barnby
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**St. Luke’s**
## **Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31[st] December 2022**
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
The charity achieved a Surplus for the year of £114,876 (2021: Surplus £13,065). This was after taking into account a realised loss of £6,769 on fixed asset investments, which results in a Surplus of £121,644 on church operations.
The charity’s fund balances at 31[st] December 2022 were £210,422 (2020: £82,481) and comprised unrestricted funds of £21,520 (2021: £13,531) and restricted funds of £175,838 (2021: £82,017).
## **Reserves Policy**
Currently there is no reserve’s policy, the majority of the unrestricted fund is taken up by the Parish Share. A reserve policy would be made if the PCC became aware of any future specific liability requiring one.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
Parochial Church Council powers measure (1956) as amended and church representation rules.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
Trustees are appointed annually at the Annual General Meeting. Retiring trustees are eligible for re-election. Any vacancies arising, between the AGM’s may be filled by the committee. At the AGM following their appointment they will be eligible to stand for election as a trustee.
## **Induction and training of new trustees**
Upon appointment an informal meeting with the new trustee is held to discuss the charity’s history and procedures. Training for trustees is arranged as and when required.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS**
## **Registered Charity Number**
1128818
## **Principal address**
The Parish Office St. Luke’s Centre, 61 Rigbourne Hill, Beccles Suffolk NR34 9JQ
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## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS Trustees**
The Parish of Beccles Parochial Church Council consists of four Church Wardens, ten Elected Members, plus four Deanery Representatives and the Ex Officio Members.
During the year the following served as members of the PCC:
|**Chair**|Rev. Canon. Richard Henderson||
|---|---|---|
|**Church Wardens**|Phil Filer (STM)|Peter Hobbs (W)|
||Susan Son (STM)|Lynda Knights (W)|
||Fran Tuck (STL)|Charles Detheridge (NCB)|
||Roger Bennett (STL)||
|**Elected Members**|Amanda Puxley||
||John Rutter||
||Brenda Beaumont||
||Janet Baker||
||Caroline Carvosso||
||Sharon Hobbs||
||Mark Lowther||
||Karen Hall (Minute Secretary)||
||Joan Pryce||
||Judy Thacker||
||Kathy Owen||
|**Deanery Synod Representatives**
Doreen Page|||
||Terri Parker||
||Molly Martin||
||Lynda Knights||
|**Ex-oficio**|Faith Darch (Reader)||
||Phil Cudmore (Clergy)||
||Mark Bee (Clergy)||
||Doreen Page (Reader)||
||Claire Kiddy (Clergy)||
||Jayne Hollingsworth (Treasurer)||
||Kate Cracknell (Youth &Young Adults)||
||Serena Emberley (Parish Safeguarding Oficer)||
## **Independent examiner**
Christopher Punt MAAT Ashcroft Mill Common Westhall IP19 8RF
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## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS Charitable Status**
A parish within the Church of England and the Diocese of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
## **Bankers**
Lloyds Bank plc CCLA Fund Managers Ltd 47 London Road North Senator House Lowestoft 85 Queen Victoria Street Suffolk London NR32 1BL EC4V 4ET
Approved by order of the board of trustees on and signed on its behalf by:
Churchwardens
**Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of**
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## **The Parish of Beccles St. Michael’s and St. Luke’s**
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2022 set out on pages eight to eighteen.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is required.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under Section 145 of the 2011 Act
- to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act) and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of the independent examiner’s report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, the following has come to my attention
The accounting statements prepared on pages 8 to 18 represent the accounting affairs of the Parish of Beccles St. Luke’s and St. Michael’s Parochial Church Council for the year ending 31[st] December 2022. The accounting records were compiled using a transactional Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to trial balance level and underpin the PCC’s work and accounting statements for 2022.
Christopher Punt MAAT Ashcroft Mill Common Westhall Suffolk IP19 8RF
## **The Parish of Beccles St Michael's & St Luke's**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2022**
|||||**31.12.22**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
|||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|
||**Notes**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**|||||
|Donations and legacies||82,293|155,117|237,410|
|**Charitable activities**|||||
|Church activities||21,426|-|21,426|
|Other trading activities|2|3,850|-|3,850|
|Investment income|3|192|-|192|
|**Total**||107,761|155,117|262,878|
|**EXPENDITURE ON**|||||
|Raising funds||2,331|-|2,331|
|**Charitable activities**|||||
|Church activities||107,559|31,344|138,903|
|**Total**||109,890|31,344|141,234|
|**NET INCOME/(EXPDENDITURE)**||(2,129)|123,773|121,644|
|**Other recognised gains(losses)**|||||
|Gains/(losses) on investments/ assets||-|(6,769)|(6,769)|
|**Net movement in funds**||(2,129)|117,005|114,876|
|**RECONCILICATION OF FUNDS**|||||
|**Total funds brought forward**||23,649|58,833|95,546|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**||21,520|175,838|210,422|
The notes form part of these financial statements
## **The Parish of Beccles St Michael's & St Luke's**
## **Balance Sheet**
## **for the Year Ended 31 December 2022**
|Notes
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible Assets
8
Investments
9
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
10
Cash at bank and in hand
12
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
11
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
12
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
0
11,000
401
11,401
-
11,401
11,401
11,401|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
1,681
5,312
6,993
-
192,028
192,028
-
192,028
199,021
199,021|**31.12.22**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
1,681
5,312|
|---|---|---|---|
||||6,993
11,000
192,429|
||||203,429
0|
||||203,429|
||||210,422|
||||210,422|
||||11,401
199,021|
||||210,422|
The finanacial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on --/--/2023 and were signed on its behalf by:
Roger Bennett - Trustee
Mrs. J Hollingsworth - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
**The Parish of Beccles St Michael's & St Luke's**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charity have been prepared in accordance with the charities SORP (FRSS Accounting and Reporting by Charities:Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities prep their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (the FRSSE) effec January 2015), the Charities Act 2011 and the Church Accounting Regulations 2006. The financial statem have been prepared under the historical cost convention with the exception of investements which are at market value, as modified by the revaluation of certain assets. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible by law. They do not include the acco of Church groups that own their main affilication to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings Church members.
## **Income**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlements to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committin charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlem and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs can be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent the use of resources.
## **Tangible Fixed Assets**
Depreciaton is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated life.
Fixtures, fittings and equipment
- Straight line over 4 years.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trus
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purpose
Further explanantion of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
|**2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**|**31.12.22**|
|---|---|
||**£**|
|Miscellaneous|-|
|Bookstall|-|
|Events|3,850|
|Catering|-|
||3,850|
**The Parish of Beccles St Michael's & St**
**Luke's**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022**
## **3. INVESTMENT INCOME**
Interest and dividends
**31.12.22 £** 192
## **4. TRUSTEE'S REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
No Trustees received remuneration or benefits.
## **5. STAFF COSTS**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: **31.12.22** Staff 4
No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000
Included in wages and salaries is the PCC contribution to the Diocese towards the Parish Administration salary.
## **6. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
**Charitable activities**
Church activities
Other trading activities
Investment income
**Total**
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
**Charitable activities**
Church activities
**Total**
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
**Transfers between funds**
**Other recognised gains/(losses)**
Gains/(losses) on investment assets|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
92,520
12,604
3,582
81
108,787
2,357
116,549
118,906
(10,119)
0
0|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
93,567
0
0
0|
|---|---|---|
|||93,567
0
69,847|
|||69,847
23,720
0|
|||(537)|
**The Parish of Beccles St Michael's & St**
**Luke's**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022**
## **6. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued**
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Net movement in funds**|(10,119)|23,183|
|**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**|||
|**Total funds brought forward**|23,649|58,833|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|13,530|82,016|
## **7. INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REMUNERATION**
During the year the charity was charged £500 for the annual independent examination.
## **8. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
## **COST**
At 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022
## **DEPRECIATION**
At 1 January 2022 Charge for year
At 31 December 2022
## **NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 December 2022
At 31 December 2021
## **Consecrated property and movable church furnishings**
Consecrated and beneficial property of any kind is not included in the accounts in accordance with s10( of the Charities Act 2011.
Movable church furnishings held by the vicar and churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed the church's inventory which can be inspected (at any reasonable time). For inalienable property acquir prior to 2001 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in accounts. Items acquired since 1 January 2001 will be capitalised and depreciated in the accounts over their anticipated useful economic life.
All expenditure incurred in the year on consecrated or beneficial buildings, individual items under £1,00 on the repair of movable church furnishings acquired before 1 January 2000 are written off.
## **The Parish of Beccles St Michael's & St**
## **Luke's**
**Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022**
**In**
## **9. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS**
## **MARKET VALUE**
As 1 January 2022 Disposals Revaluations At 31 December 2022
## **NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 December 2021
At 31 December 2022
There were no investment assets outside the UK.
## **Investment holdings**
|**Investment holdings**|||
|---|---|---|
|||**31.12.22**|
|Central Board of Finance of the Church of England Investment Fund|0 shares|0|
|COIF Charity Funds (Beccles Clerk's Piece Charity) - 53.22 shares||971|
|St. Edmundsbury & Ipswich Diocesan Board of Financ (Banham Fabric Fund|||
|Trust ) - 388 shares||614|
|St. Edmundsbury & Ipswich Diocesan Board of Finance (Rideal Fabric Fund|||
|Trust ) - 3,000 shares||3,000|
|2.5% Consol for the Rector||-|
|3-1/2% War Stock for the Fabric Fund||-|
|2.5% Consol for the Choir||-|
|Poors Pightle, Hermitage and Bridge Street||723|
|Lloyds Banking Group plc - 8 shares||4|
|BP plc - 0 shares|*** Note 1**|0|
|Barclays plc - 0 shares|*** Note 1**|0|
|||5,312|
* Note 1. - BP and Barclays Shares have been written off as not evidenced as live.
## **10. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
Other debtors (Gift Aid Rebate 2022)
**31.12.22 £** 11,000
**The Parish of Beccles St Michael's & St Luke's**
**Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022**
## **11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|**TORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**||
|---|---|
|Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade creditors
Other creditors|**31.12.22**
**£**
-
-
-|
||0|
## **12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
|**MENT IN FUNDS**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
Cremation plot
Undercroft reorder
Ofertory bags
St Michaels Restoration appeal
St Lukes Fabric Fund and Development
Charity fund
Legacies
Legacy investment fund/Depreciation
Organ Fees Music Keyboard
St Lukes Building and Development
St Michaels Building and Development
Community Fund
Thirst youth group
Austin Bates Music Fund
Parish Pantry
Refurbishment fund
Womans Fellowship
Get a Life Gang
Youth Pastor
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**At 1.1.22**
13,531
-
-
-
1,405
7,558
-
-
13,761
-
4,936
10,491
10,954
2,729
12,500
1,541
-
-
-
16,141
82,016
95,546|**Net**
**movement**
**in funds**
(2,129)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(6,769)
-
11,078
15,182
(2,365)
11,584
90,372
(644)
-
-
-
(1,434)
117,005
114,876|**Transfers**
**between**
**funds**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
||||-|
||||-|
**The Parish of Beccles St Michael's & St Luke's**
**Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022**
## **12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
107,761
**Restricted funds**
Restoration appeal
-
Fabric fund
-
St Lukes Development
15,499
St Michaels Development
18,511
Organ Fees Music/Keyboard
-
Community Fund
5
Youth Pastor
8,127
Thirst youth group (income>expenditure) 11,584
Childrens Youth Worker
-
Austin Bates Music Fund
99,936
Parish Pantry
1,456
Get a Life Gang
-
Legacy investment fund/Depreciation
-
155,117
**TOTAL FUNDS**
262,878|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
(109,890)
-
-
(4,420)
(3,329)
-
(2,370)
(9,561)
-
-
(9,564)
(2,100)
-
-
(31,344)
(141,234)|**Gains and**
**losses**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(6,769)|
|---|---|---|
|||(6,769)|
|||(6,769)|
The fabric funds are for the repair and maintenance of the fabric, fixtures and fittings of the church build
The St.Michael's development fund is for the development of the facilities at St. Michael's church, includ specifically the church and undercroft fixtures and fittings.
The St. Luke's development fund is for the development of the fixtures and fittngs at St. Luke's church a hall complex.
The holdings funds are for either i) funds which await final classification or ii) funds which have been rec but which do not belong to the PCC and which are held pending payment to their rightful beneficiary.
The legacy investment fund was created upon receiving shares as part of a bequest and is to be used fo St. Michael's Church, Beccles absolutely.
The Thirst Youth Club fund was created upon Suffolk County Council withdrawing from running youth clu in the county. The fund was financed by donation and grants form various funders.
Other restricted funds are for the purpose described above.
**The Parish of Beccles St Michael's & St Luke's**
**Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022**
## **13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
There were no related party transactions, with the exception of those noted in salaries and expenses, fo the year ended 31st December, 2022 nor the year ended 31st December 2021.
**The Parish of Beccles St Michael's & St Luke's**
**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**
**for the Year Ended 31 December 2022**
|**for the Year Ended 31 December 2022**||
|---|---|
||**31.12.22**|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**|**£**|
|**Donations and legacies**||
|Gift Day(s)|0|
|Donations - General, Starkness of the cross, Fair Trade|9,439|
|Gift Aid Reclaimed (HMRC)|18,530|
|Grants including FOSM Donations and Legacies|14,600|
|Gift Aid - Planned Giving|62,640|
|Collections including open plate, wall box|16,207|
|Other income inc. Missionary Giving, DCMS Scheme, Furlough|4,603|
|Legacies|111,391|
|VAT Claim|0|
||237,410|
|**Other trading activities**||
|Miscellaneous|0|
|Bookstall|0|
|Fund Raising Activities|3,850|
|Catering|0|
||3,850|
|**Investment income**||
|Interest and dividends|192|
|**Charitable activities**||
|Church fees (weddings, memorial and funeral)|9,724|
|Rent from lettings|11,702|
||21,426|
|**Total Incoming Resources**|262,878|
|**EXPENDITURE**||
|**Raising donations and legacies**||
|Catering|0|
|Fund Raising Activities|2,331|
|Miscellaneous|0|
||2,331|
|**Charitable activities**||
|Saf Salaries and Parish Administrator|19,903|
|Insurance|6,684|
|Telephone and Internet|1,798|
|Parish Ofce Costs, postage and stationery|2,017|
|Rent|0|
|Missionary and Charitable giving / Donations|3,677|
|Parish Share|58,691|
|Carried forward|92,769|
|This page does not form part of the statutory fnancial statements||
|**The Parish of Beccles St Michael's & St**||
|**Luke's**||
## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2022**
|**Charitable activities**
Brought forward
Clergy expenses and fees including Parochial fees to DBF
Service costs
Church Running, Utilities, Fabric maintenance and Restoration
Equipment, Furniture, Plant and Machinery
Sundry Expenses, Fees and Stationery
Organ Maintenance
Lease of Photocopier
Architect Fees Restoration of St. Michaels
Youth Club (2022 income greater than expenditure)
**Note 2.**
**Support costs**
**Governance costs**
Accountancy and legal fees
Bank Transfer
**Total resources expended**
**Net (expenditure)/income before gains and losses**
**Realised recognised gains and losses**
Realised gains/(losses) on fxed asset investments
**Net (expenditure)/income**
**Note 2.**
Thirst Youth Club received 2 Grants during the year from
East Sufolk Council £2,329.94 and the Townlands Trust for £10,000
Resulting in the Youth Club's funds increasing for the year by £11,584|**31.12.22**
**£**
92,769
5,978
1,012
26,111
3,534
15,814
367
4,159
492
(11,584)|
|---|---|
||138,653
250
0|
||141,234
121,644
(6,769)|
||114,876|
|||
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**31.12.21 Total funds £**
186,087 12,604 3,582 81 202,355 2,357 186,396 188,753
13,602 (537) 13,065 82,481 95,546
**Page 9**
**31.12.21 Total funds £** 3,363 10,398 13,761 11,500 70,286 81,786 0 81,786 95,547 95,547 13,531 82,016 95,547
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## **31.12.21 £**
**31.12.21**
**Total funds £**
186,087 12,604 3,582 81 202,354 2,357 186,396 188,753 13,601 0 (537)
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## **Total funds £** 13,064 82,482 95,546
**Fixtures fittings and equipment £** 41,634 (38,271) (1,682) (39,953) 1,681 3,363
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**Listed nvestments £** 10,398 - (5,087) 5,311
10,398
5,311
**31.12.21** 0 1,024 614 3,000 - - - 723 4 679 4,354 10,398
**31.12.21 £** 11,500
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## **31.12.21 £**
- - - 0
**At 31.12.22** 11,402 - - - 1,405 7,558 - - 6,993 - 16,014 25,674 8,589 14,312 102,872 897 - - - 14,707 199,020 210,422
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## **Movement in funds £**
(2,129)
- - 11,078 15,182 - (2,365) (1,434) 11,584 - 90,372 (644) - (6,769) 117,005 114,876
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**31.12.21 £**
3,739 18,134 17,907 57,086 60,417 13,949 14,856 0 0 186,087 0 0 3,582 0 3,582 81 7,414 5,190 12,604
202,355
0 2,357 0 2,357 14,344 6,372 1,778 1,910 0 6,816 58,186 89,406
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**31.12.21 £** 89,406 5,929 900 64,444 0 15,013 235 6,733 656 2,830 186,146
250 0 188,753 13,602 (537)
13,065
|Items purchase during 2020 ?||
|---|---|
|Purchase Date|£|
|28-Jan-20 Water Boiler|1142.32|
|3-May-20 Edge Computers (2)|1557.95|
|26-May-20 Apple Laptop for Rev Rich|2,399.00|
|8-Jun-20 Cavell Catering Equipment - Dishwasher|3,186.00|
|6-Jul-20 Furniture Cloud|3,062.88|
||11,348.15|
|Straight Line 4 years|Per year|
|---|---|
|4 years|285.58|
|4 years|599.75|
|4 years|796.5|
|**Bank account balances**|**Bank account balances**|**Bank account balances**||**1/1/2022**||**###**||**Delta**|**Income**|**TRF IN**|**Expenditure**|**TRF OUT**|**Delta**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|c|Lloyds|3260|Business Account|**2,030.90**|**c**|**400.81**||-1,630.09|385,686.93|0.00|368,817.02|18,500.00|-1,630.09|
|c|COIF|3001D|St Michaels General Fund|**1,869.75**|**c**|**1,869.75**||0.00|0.00||0.00||0.00|
|c|COIF|7003D|St Luke Church Developmen|**2,027.66**|**c/c**|**2,027.66**||0.00|0.00||0.00||0.00|
|c|COIF|7002D|St Lukes Fabric Fund|**5,529.84**|**c/c**|**5,529.84**||0.00|0.00||0.00||0.00|
|c|COIF|2005D|St Michaels. Restoration App|**1,404.61**|**c/c**|**1,404.61**||0.00|0.00||0.00||0.00|
||10491 Lloyds|5768|St Michaels B&D Statement|**8,621.45**|**c **|**23,803.77**||15,182.32|10.92|18,500.00|3,328.60|0.00|15,182.32|
|c|Lloyds|5268|St Lukes B&D Statement|**4,936.52**|**c **|**16,014.87**||11,078.35|15,498.76|0.00|4,420.41|0.00|11,078.35|
|c|Lloyds|4868|Community Fund|**10,954.21**|**c/c**|**8,589.25**||-2,364.96|4.72|0.00|2,369.68|0.00|-2,364.96|
|c|Lloyds|6468|Youth Pastor Fund|**16,140.86**|**c/c **|**14,706.63**||-1,434.23|8,126.64|0.00|9,560.87|0.00|-1,434.23|
|c|Lloyds|5060|Austin Bates Music Fund|**12,500.04**|**c/c**|**###**||90,372.06|99,936.46|0.00|9,564.40|0.00|90,372.06|
|c|Lloyds|5468|Parish Pantry Statement|**1,541.00**|**c/c**|**897.27**||-643.73|1,456.27|0.00|2,100.00|0.00|-643.73|
|c|First Youth|Club Account - 12/21 New Account||2,728.70|c/c|14,312.20||11,583.50|11,583.50|0|0.00|0.00|11,583.50|
|||||**70,285.54**||**###**||**###**|**510,720.70**|**18,500.00**|**400,160.98**|**18,500.00 **|**122,143.22**|
||**COIF**|**0001T**|Shares|53.22||53.22|**c**|||**0.00 **|**transfer balance**|||
||**Clerks Piece Charity**|||**Dividends paid £7.20+£7.20**||||||||||
||Outstanding Debtor|||||||||||||
||Outstanding Creditors|||||||||||||
|||||||||**###**|**510,720.70**|**18,500.00**|**0.00**|**18,500.00**||
||||bank balances|70,285.54||192,428.76||||||||
**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER:**
**1128818**
**Report of the Trustees and Un-audited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st December 2022 for**
**The Parish of Beccles St. Michael’s and St. Luke’s**
Christopher Punt MAAT
Ashcroft, Mill Common Westhall , Suffolk IP19 8RF
**The Parish of Beccles St. Michael’s and St. Luke’s**
**Contents of the Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31[st] December 2022**
## **Page**
|**Report of the Trustees**|**1 to 6**|
|---|---|
|**Independent Examiners Report**|**7**|
|**Statement of Financial Activities**|**8**|
|**Balance Sheet**|**9**|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|**10 to 16**|
|**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**|**17 to 18**|
**The Parish of Beccles St. Michael’s and**
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## **St. Luke’s**
## **Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31[st] December 2022**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31[st] December 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (the FRSSE) (effective 1[st] January 2015).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
Objectives and aims -
St. Michael’s and St. Luke’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.
It also has maintenance responsibilities for the Church buildings of St. Michael’s and the surrounding churchyard and the Church buildings of St. Luke’s.
In planning the Church’s activities the members of the PCC kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
## **RECTOR’S REPORT**
Report from Revd Canon Rich Henderson Rector of Beccles, Priest in charge of Worlingham, North Cove and Barnby APCM 2022
As I reflect back on 2022 I see another year packed with the experiences of being church in this place. We moved from the pandemic to the cost- of-living crisis and once again stepped up to support many in their daily lives. I have had so many conversations with people on the receiving end of our projects, who describe us as their church, relationships have developed, and we have seen people come to worship or ask for prayer. This is evangelism in action, love, care, and compassion expressed in very practical, biblical ways. So, to all who help and support; Parish Pantry, Foodbank, Food in School Holidays, Uniform Bank, and the countless one- to- one encounters, thank you!
The early summer saw us welcome two familiar faces to the staff team;
Claire Kiddy rejoined us as Associate Priest, taking on the pastoral oversight of North Cove and Barnby. In six months, Claire has invested time and energy in people, her efforts bearing much fruit. We have a growing relationship with Barnby and North Cove School and with the Parish Councils. We have spent time addressing building related issues at North Cove, with a small working group filling a skip, all to create a more welcoming sacred space. Both North Cove and Barnby churches are now open regularly and receive a wide range of visitors.
The second staff team member to join us was Kate Cracknell, as Youth and Young Adults Pastor. I often reflect at how blessed we are to have Kate in this role, an experienced practitioner with children and young people, who has developed our work in this area and pushed us further. The work Kate is doing is vital for our growth, we fund Kate’s post ourselves and it is so important that the funding is in place for security and longevity.
Phil Cudmore has continued to oversee Worlingham Church, served as a foundation governor and a trustee of the new village hall committee, again this ministry has been about networking and building stronger connection.
As I write Mark Bee is about to be signed off at the end of his three year curacy, this has been ministry lived out in challenging times that has been anything but a normal training experience. Pray for Mark as he discerns the next stage of his ministry.
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## **St. Luke’s**
## **Report of the Trustees**
## **For the Year Ended 31[st] December 2022**
Faith Darch and Doreen Page have continued to serve us well as Lay Ministers; leading and preaching regularly and offering pastoral care across the parish. Doreen is now in the first year of her training for ordination.
Our team of Lay Elders has increased this year and I am so grateful to all of the Elders who exercise ministry in different ways.
I am grateful to our whole ministry team and to all who enhance our worship, for all who lead and preach, read, lead prayers, welcome, sing, play instruments and ring bells. We are blessed in this place with a large and varied team, for which I thank God.
Thanks go to Ian Hollingsworth, Pippa Bridges and Anthony Issacs for playing for us Sunday by Sunday.
We have had consistent numbers in worship throughout the year and seen some growth at St Luke’s and St Botolph’s. All Saints Worlingham presents an ongoing challenge as we need more people to be practically involved. With housing developments in the future we need to prayerfully consider how to be church for an expanding village.
We have continued with a fruitful ministry with children and young people, thank you to all who have been involved in Junior Church, Messy Church, Wild Church, Messy Mornings, Open the Book, schools work, Toddler groups, Youth Hub, Joy Collective and the Thirst Detached Youth Hub.
Thanks go to all who have engaged in our wider mission, Keith Wragg and others coordinate our world links through Mission Focus, thank you to all who have generously given in support of our mission partners.
I often say that we are church seven days a wee k, we are and it is good to see our buildings open and with increased activity. Thank you to all who lead or help with any of our groups and to those who unlock and lock regularly. To those unseen people who make our buildings fit for purpose; cleaners, flower arrangers, those who carry out maintenance and building projects, thank you, your work is much appreciated.
We are a large parish that requires good administration and financial management, my personal thanks go to Doreen Page in her role as administrator, Karen Hall as PCC minute secretary, Margaret Spratt and Gill Ley for all the weekly printing. Jayne Hollingsworth, Mark Lowther and Judy Thacker manage our finances extremely well, assisted by Doreen Page, Margaret Page, Roger Bennett and Terri Parker. Thank you all.
Finance is a challenge, but we have kept our heads above water, thank you to all who have given to support mission and ministry this year. I would also like to thank all who have planned and delivered a range of fundraising activities and all who have supported these events.
The Friends of St Michael’s have continued a range of activities during the year with the funds they raise being vital to the maintenance, upkeep, and development of the church building, thank you to all involved.
I couldn’t carry out my role day- to- day without the valuable support of our churchwardens, they give of their time and energy regularly for us all. Thank you to Sue Son, Shirley Newman, Phil Filer, Fran Tuck, Roger Bennett, Peter Hobbs, Lynda Knights and Charles Detheridge and all who assist the wardens in their duties.
As a parish we remain committed to the diocesan vision of Growing in God. Towards the end of the year we revisited our priorities and came up with the following areas of focus for our 2023 Growth Plan GROWING IN NUMBER Build on connections with Baptism families, Wedding couples, the bereaved and user groups of our buildings. Be invitational.
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**St. Luke’s**
**Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31[st] December 2022**
GROWING IN DEPTH increase the number of Small Groups we have, promote widely. Also offer seasonal courses / worship.
GROWING IN DEPTH /NUM BER /YOUNGER Through outdoor services and events including; Wild Church, Pet Service, Walking group, Reflective spaces in churchyards, Parish pilgrimage, Churchyard services. Plus continue to develop Eco Church across all five churches in the parish.
Some of the above is already happening and other areas need investment of time and resource.
So, this will be my final annual report to the people and parish I love dearly, I will soon be leaving to take up the post of Archdeacon of Suffolk, a post you have helped shape and equip me for. I am so thankful for the ten years of ministry I have spent in this place, it has been tough at times, but we have faced the challenges together. I have always felt supported, encouraged, and prayed for. I thank God that Beccles, Worlingham North Cove and Barnby will still be part of my new ministry and I look forward to helping you find the right person as Rector in the near future. Thank you for your partnership in the gospel, I encourage you to continue to be a people who live out the parish mission statement of BEING GOOD NEWS, LIVING FAITH, SERVING BECCLES AND VILLAGES.
I end by thanking Sarah and my children for their unstinting support in the background and above all, I thank God who calls me to live and experience life in all its fullness.
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at
work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations , for ever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3.20- 21
With my sincere thanks, prayers, and blessing
Revd Canon Rich Henderson Rector of Beccles, with Worlingham, North Cove & Barnby
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**St. Luke’s**
## **Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31[st] December 2022**
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
The charity achieved a Surplus for the year of £114,876 (2021: Surplus £13,065). This was after taking into account a realised loss of £6,769 on fixed asset investments, which results in a Surplus of £121,644 on church operations.
The charity’s fund balances at 31[st] December 2022 were £210,422 (2020: £82,481) and comprised unrestricted funds of £21,520 (2021: £13,531) and restricted funds of £175,838 (2021: £82,017).
## **Reserves Policy**
Currently there is no reserve’s policy, the majority of the unrestricted fund is taken up by the Parish Share. A reserve policy would be made if the PCC became aware of any future specific liability requiring one.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
Parochial Church Council powers measure (1956) as amended and church representation rules.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
Trustees are appointed annually at the Annual General Meeting. Retiring trustees are eligible for re-election. Any vacancies arising, between the AGM’s may be filled by the committee. At the AGM following their appointment they will be eligible to stand for election as a trustee.
## **Induction and training of new trustees**
Upon appointment an informal meeting with the new trustee is held to discuss the charity’s history and procedures. Training for trustees is arranged as and when required.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS**
## **Registered Charity Number**
1128818
## **Principal address**
The Parish Office St. Luke’s Centre, 61 Rigbourne Hill, Beccles Suffolk NR34 9JQ
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**Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31[st] December 2022**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS Trustees**
The Parish of Beccles Parochial Church Council consists of four Church Wardens, ten Elected Members, plus four Deanery Representatives and the Ex Officio Members.
During the year the following served as members of the PCC:
|**Chair**|Rev. Canon. Richard Henderson||
|---|---|---|
|**Church Wardens**|Phil Filer (STM)|Peter Hobbs (W)|
||Susan Son (STM)|Lynda Knights (W)|
||Fran Tuck (STL)|Charles Detheridge (NCB)|
||Roger Bennett (STL)||
|**Elected Members**|Amanda Puxley||
||John Rutter||
||Brenda Beaumont||
||Janet Baker||
||Caroline Carvosso||
||Sharon Hobbs||
||Mark Lowther||
||Karen Hall (Minute Secretary)||
||Joan Pryce||
||Judy Thacker||
||Kathy Owen||
|**Deanery Synod Representatives**
Doreen Page|||
||Terri Parker||
||Molly Martin||
||Lynda Knights||
|**Ex-oficio**|Faith Darch (Reader)||
||Phil Cudmore (Clergy)||
||Mark Bee (Clergy)||
||Doreen Page (Reader)||
||Claire Kiddy (Clergy)||
||Jayne Hollingsworth (Treasurer)||
||Kate Cracknell (Youth &Young Adults)||
||Serena Emberley (Parish Safeguarding Oficer)||
## **Independent examiner**
Christopher Punt MAAT Ashcroft Mill Common Westhall IP19 8RF
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**The Parish of Beccles St. Michael’s and St. Luke’s**
**Report of the Trustees For the Year Ended 31[st] December 2022**
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS Charitable Status**
A parish within the Church of England and the Diocese of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
## **Bankers**
Lloyds Bank plc CCLA Fund Managers Ltd 47 London Road North Senator House Lowestoft 85 Queen Victoria Street Suffolk London NR32 1BL EC4V 4ET
Approved by order of the board of trustees on and signed on its behalf by:
Churchwardens
**Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of**
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## **The Parish of Beccles St. Michael’s and St. Luke’s**
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2022 set out on pages eight to eighteen.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is required.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under Section 145 of the 2011 Act
- to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act) and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of the independent examiner’s report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statements below.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, the following has come to my attention
The accounting statements prepared on pages 8 to 18 represent the accounting affairs of the Parish of Beccles St. Luke’s and St. Michael’s Parochial Church Council for the year ending 31[st] December 2022. The accounting records were compiled using a transactional Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to trial balance level and underpin the PCC’s work and accounting statements for 2022.
Christopher Punt MAAT Ashcroft Mill Common Westhall Suffolk IP19 8RF