THE PARISH OF UPPER DEAL AND GREAT MONGEHAM
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31[ST] DECEMBER 2024
The Parish of Upper Deal &Great Mongeham / Annual accounts for the year ended 31[st] Dec 2024
Priest in charge:
Priest in charge: Rev. Monica Cameron Non-s1pendiary clergy: Rev Wendy Jackson-Hill (with Permission To Officiate) Rev Patrick Kavanagh Rev Peter Hambrook Rev Sharon Greenwood Rev Lynn Overington-Hill (Curate) Dis1nc1ve Deacon: Rev Patricia Wright Reader: Mr Nick Tomaszewski Churchwardens: Mrs Janet Thorpe-Jones Mr Steve Manion Mrs Wendy Manion Treasurer: Mr John Wakeman PCC Secretary: Mrs Wendy Manion Safeguarding Officer: Mrs Amanda Forrest
PCC comprises: Priest In Charge, Non-SOpendiary Clergy, Church Wardens, PCC Secretary, Treasurer, Safeguarding Officer, Mr Jim McConnell, Mrs Sue Howard-Cofield, Mr John Fletcher, Mrs Jane Slater, Mr Robert Coe, Mrs Tracey Nesbit, Mrs Julie Murrow, Mrs Karen McCarthy.
Deanery Synod Members: Mrs Lynn Overington-Hickford, Mrs Julie Murrow
Standing CommiDee: Priest In Charge, Church Wardens, Treasurer.
There are four churches in the parish and regular Sunday services have been held in each one throughout the year.
The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measures Act of 1956 and is a charity excepted from registraOon with the Charity Commission. The appointment of PCC members is governed by and set in the Church RepresentaOon Rules. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operaOng with the incumbent in promoOng in the ecclesiasOcal parish, the whole mission of the Church: - pastoral, evangelical, social, and ecumenical.
The accounts have been prepared on a Receipts & Payments basis and all voluntary income that was due by 31[st] December 2024 has been included as have Fees and other income. This money is held at HSBC UK Ltd, 41 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1SA in a single Revenue Account.
At the beginning of the year there were 9 deposit accounts (Capital accounts) held in the parish name by the Church of England Central Board of Finance (CCLA)
The priest in charge and wardens of the parish are trustees of 3 chariOes as listed below but the PCC is not connected in any way with the administraOon of these chariOes.
(Issued 24-Apr-25)
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The Parish of Upper Deal &Great Mongeham / Annual accounts for the year ended 31[st] Dec 2024
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St Leonard's Social Centre Charity (Charity No 214477)
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Elizabeth Noakes (Charity No 810278)
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Boatmen’s Charity, (Charity No 810279)
The St Leonard's Parish Room & Sunday School Charity was established in July 1926 and the Mary Olivia Saffery Turner Charity in September 1984are now administered as St Leonard's Social Centre Charity.
There are also 2 friends’ groups, Friends of St Leonard's and Friends of Gt. Mongeham St MarOn's Church which again are not directly answerable to or connected to the PCC.
(Issued 24-Apr-25)
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The Parish of Upper Deal &Great Mongeham / Annual accounts for the year ended 31[st] Dec 2024
Revenue Account 2024
| 2024 Income Category | 2024 Value (£) |
2023 Income Category | 2023 Value (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Giving | 39,175 | Direct Giving | 40,398 |
| Plate & DonaOons | 12,264 | Plate & DonaOons,Mill Hill Café etc | 14,773 |
| Gig Aid Rebate | 0 | Gig Aid Rebate | 2,730 |
| Hall Hire | 1,860 | Hall Hire | 450 |
| Occasional Ofces | 4,174 | Fees** | 9,107 |
| Investment Interest | 626 | Investment Interest | 522 |
| Grants | 5,864 | Grants | 3,732 |
| Insurance Seilement | 0 | Insurance Seilement | 0 |
| Gigs & Bequests | 2,468 | N/A | 0 |
| Organ Fund repair transfers | 8,171 | N/A | 0 |
| Other | 0 | Other | 75 |
| TOTAL | 74,602 | 79,825 | |
| 2024 Expenditure Category (£) |
2024 Value (£) |
2023 Expenditure Category (£) | 2023 Value (£) |
| Ministry& Mission | 6,039 | Ministry& Mission | 3,770 |
| Wages | 12,951 | Wages | 14,463 |
| Maintenance | 23,707 | Maintenance | 4,104 |
| Parish Share | 29,200 | Parish Share | 27,000 |
| Hall Hire Rebate | 0 | Hall Hire Rebate | 1,100 |
| Gas | 10,295 | Gas | 6,946 |
| Electricity | 4,768 | Electricity | 4,525 |
| Water | 953 | Water | 449 |
| CommunicaOon | 2,543 | CommunicaOon | 2,214 |
| Insurance | 11,992 | Insurance | 11,067 |
| AdministraOon | 2,515 | AdministraOon | 1,754 |
| Professional Fees | 425 | Professional Fees | 385 |
| Bank AC Charges | 146 | Bank AC Charges | 190 |
| CharityDonaOons | 1,282 | CharityDonaOons | 735 |
| TOTAL | 106,816 | 86,868 | |
| Excess/ (Defcit) | (32,214) | (7,043) |
**Please note the following layout change in 2024. Fees payable to the Diocese (Expenditure/Fees) have been subtracted from fees received by the Parish (Income/Fees) to give a net amount included in Income above as ‘Occasional Offices’.
(Issued 24-Apr-25)
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The Parish of Upper Deal &Great Mongeham / Annual accounts for the year ended 31[st] Dec 2024
Balance Sheet: 31[st] December 2024
| 2024 | 2023 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish | St Leonard’s | St MarOn’s | St Nicholas’ | St Richard’s | Parish | |
| Investments | 60,957.00 | 16,747.63 | 20,795.56 | 10,413.56 | 13,000.25 | 65,860.59 |
| Cash at Bank | 12,019.50 | 44,231.76 | ||||
| Total Assets | 72,976.50 | 110,092.35 | ||||
| Capital Fund | Parish | St Leonard’s | St MarOn’s | St Nicholas’ | St Richard’s | Parish |
| Endowment Funds |
17,576.49 | 17,576.49 | 17,061.41 | |||
| Restricted Funds |
27,161.19 | 16,747.63 | 10,413.56 | 33,279.65 | ||
| Designated Funds |
16,219.32 | 3,219.07 | 13,000.25 | 15,519.53 | ||
| General Fund Balance |
12,019.50 | 44,231.76 | ||||
| Total | 72,976.50 | 16,747.63 | 20,795.56 | 10,413.56 | 13,000.25 | 110,092.35 |
(Issued 24-Apr-25)
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