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2024-12-31-accounts

All Saints Church, Wellingborough

End of Year Financial Statements

Year ending 31/12/2024

Incumbent Revd Canon Paula York MA

Bankers Lloyds Bank Plc Market Street Wellingborough

Page 1

Index Page
Membership of the Parochial Church Council 3
Review of Activities & Future Aims 4
Structure,Governance and Management 5
Statement of Financial Activities 6
Balance Sheet as at 31 12 2024 7
Accounting Policies 8-11
Statement of assets and liabilities 12-13
Analysis of Income and expenditure 14-17
Report of the Independent Examiner 18

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During the year the following served as members of the PCC

Incumbent Revd Canon Paula York MA Associate priest Revd Canon John Westwood Wardens Mr Mike Jennings Mr Bob Townson Vice Chairman PCC Treasurer Mr Christopher Haynes PCC Secretary Miss Karen Leveridge Reader Mr Chris Butts Licensed Pastoral Mrs Pat Thomas Minsters Parish Evangelist Mrs Helen Jennings Representatives on Mrs Sue Mutlow Deanery Synod School Foundation Mr Ian Barrett Governors Mrs Pat Thomas Mr Bob Townson Elected Members Mr Clive Adams Mr Christopher Haynes Mr William Jenkin Mr Michael Jennings Mr Steve Till Miss Karen Leveridge Mr Ian Barrett Mrs Lynda Norris Mr Robert Allen Mrs K Gonshing

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Annual report

During 2024 both All Hallows and All Saints Churches have had another active year. At All Saints the Church Hall has continued to be unavailable which has impacted on activities due to lack of facilities and suitable space. Our Insurers have been working hard to get this resolved and there has at last been positive developments, with the first phase of repairs beginning early in 2025. During the year All Saints have held two open church events which have been well supported by the community. The first was for St George’s Day and the second a Harvest of Hands event celebrating local crafts.

At All Hallows the Summer and Autumn Fairs were well received. In addition, the Mothers’ Union and friends produced a spectacular cascade of poppies display outside All Hallows church which was used to launch the town Poppy Appeal. This group continue to meet for Knit and Natter sessions monthly.

Our work with young people through the Benefice pre-school group, Little Acorns as well as All Saints Sunday Young Eager Saints group is flourishing. Both church choirs have had several junior members enrol during 2024. Our work with All Saints School continues and this year they achieved a ‘excellent’ rating in the SIAMS inspection – a cause for celebration. All Hallows Coffee Shop is open 4 mornings a week providing refreshment and fellowship. All Hallows Hall is breaking even again with an increase in bookings and careful management by the caretaking/cleaning team. The older members of All Saints congregation enjoy a monthly Tea@2 meeting at St Andrew’s Church Hall.

The All Hallows Organ Restoration Project is progressing well with over £22,000 raised so far and lottery and grant bids in progress. At All Saints the PCC are exploring the possibility of reordering the church to provide the flexibility we need to expand our outreach. We also plan to launch Messy Church at All Saints in the summer of 2025.

Finances in both parishes remain a challenge with ever-increasing energy bills and the challenge of paying our Parish Share, but we continue to work hard in challenging circumstances to meet our running costs as well as investing in mission. This work has been boosted this year with a substantial legacy receipt for building outreach projects at All Hallows.

We look forward to 2025 with hope.

The Reverend Canon Paula York

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Structure, governance and management

Committees

The PCC operates through a number of committees that meet between full meetings of the PCC.

Standing committee

This is the only committee required by law. It has power to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings subject to any direction given by the council.

Development committee

This committee's remit is to form a vision for the future of the church. It is focusing on looking at ways to make our building space more flexible for worship and other events.

Finance committee

This committee meets to discuss the finances of the church and assist the Treasurer.

Hall committee

The Hall committee attends to matters relating to the Church Hall and assists the Hall Booking Clerk.

Liturgy and Worship committee

This committee attends to matters relating to ministry within the church, including forms of worship.

Maintenance committee

This committee attends to matters relating to the stewardship of plant such as church buildings and fabric, the churchyard and garden, the Vicarage and 3 Lister Road, formerly occupied by a curate.

Ministry team

The team attends to matters relating to the pastoral needs of the congregation and the local community particularly when individuals are in need of care and support. This might be offered through prayer, visiting or in practical ways.

Outreach and education committee

This committee aims to foster further Christian training and development, and cover the area of outreach, and support mission, ecumenical links and relief agencies.

Social committee

This committee attends to matters relating to events that bring the congregation together to meet and get to know one another better and provide opportunities for people on the fringe or outside to find out more about the church. These events might or might not raise funds.

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Statement of Financial Activities

Unrestricted Designated
Restricted Endowment
Total
Prior year
funds
funds
funds
funds
funds
total funds
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other income
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expenditure
Total expenditure
Net income / (expenditure) resources before
transfer
Other recognised gains / losses
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Represented by
Unrestricted
General fund
Designated
Fabric Fund
Hayden Smart Gift
Messy Church
Other Church Groups
P M Ward Legacy
Restricted
Agency collection
Choir Social
Flame Appeal
Little Saints
Sunday Club
Ted Adams Memorial
Youth Project
46,979
2,673
0
0
49,653
90,943
4,111
0
0
0
4,111
4,232
1,560
0
0
0
1,560
229
9,411
7,463
(4,884)
0
11,990
26,448
32,556
0
0
0
32,556
24,957
94,619
10,136
(4,884)
0
99,872
146,809
735
0
0
0
735
660
89,930
1,760
0
0
91,690
86,399
430
0
0
0
430
961
91,095
1,760
0
0
92,855
88,020
3,523
8,376
(4,884)
0
7,016
58,789
3,523
8,376
(4,884)
0
7,016
58,789
55,409
158,857
25,343
0
239,610
181,637
58,933
167,234
20,459
0
246,626
240,426
58,093
0
0
0
58,093
55,409
0
33,899
0
0
33,899
34,186
0
252
0
0
252
252
0
2,673
0
0
2,673
0
0
587
0
0
587
587
0
129,821
0
0
129,821
123,831
0
0
(124)
0
(124)
(124)
0
0
180
0
180
180
0
0
2,862
0
2,862
2,828
0
0
61
0
61
61
0
0
167
0
167
167
0
0
17,016
0
17,016
21,934
0
0
295
0
295
295

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Balance sheet

Total funds
Prior year funds
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Current assets
Investments
Cash at bank and in hand
Liabilities
Creditors: Amounts falling due in one year
Net current assets less current liabilities
Total assets less current liabilities
Total net assets less liabilities
Represented by
Unrestricted
General fund
Designated
Fabric Fund
Other Church Groups
Hayden Smart Gift
P M Ward Legacy
Messy Church
Restricted
Choir Social
Flame Appeal
Friends of All Saints
Little Saints
Sunday Club
Ted Adams Memorial
Youth Project
Agency collection
Funds of the church
25,905
25,905
25,905
25,905
169,613
171,677
52,333
43,685
221,947
215,363
2,066
1,659
2,066
1,659
219,880
213,704
245,786
239,610
245,786
239,610
58,093
55,409
33,899
34,186
587
587
252
252
129,821
123,831
2,673
0
180
180
2,862
2,828
0
0
61
61
167
167
17,016
21,934
295
295
(124)
(124)
245,786
239,610

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1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with applicable accounting standards and the Charities SORP (FRS 102).

Funds

General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted.

The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body nor those that are informal gatherings of church members.

Incoming resources

Voluntary income and capital sources

Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving receivable under covenant is recognised only when received.

Income tax recoverable on covenants or gift aid donations is recognised when the income is recognised.

Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement and the amount due.

Funds raised by the fete, garden party and similar events are accounted for gross. Sales of magazines from the church are accounted for gross.

Other ordinary income

Rental income from the letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is due.

Resources expended

Activities directly relating to the work of the church

Costs of generating voluntary income comprise those costs directly attributable to generating incoming resources for the charity and include staff costs and attributable overhead cost.

Charitable activities expenditure represents the overhead and staff costs incurred for the furtherance of the charity's objectives as stated in the annual report. Expenditure is shown gross, inclusive of unrecoverable VAT and is charged on an accruals basis. Costs are allocated to the particular activity that directly relates to it. Where costs cannot be directly attributed they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of the resources.

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Governance costs are those incurred in connection with the management of the Parochial Church Council of All Saints, Wellingborough's assets, organisational administration and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

Fund accounting

Restricted funds are to be used for specified purposes laid down by the donor or by the purpose of the appeal. Expenditure for those purposes is charged to the fund, together with a fair allocation of overheads and support costs.

Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources received or generated for expenditure on the general objectives of the charity.

Fixed assets

Consecrated land and buildings and movable church furnishings

Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts by s.10(2) of the Charities Act 2011.

No value is placed on movable church furnishings held by the churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal since the PCC considers this to be inalienable property. All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or benefice buildings and movable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is written off as expenditure in the SOFA and separately disclosed.

Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment

Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over 4 years. Individual terms of equipment with a purchase price of £1,000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired.

Current assets

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectible.

Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds or at the bank.

Church Workers Pension Fund (CWPF) December 2020 Year End

All Saints participates in the Pension Builder Scheme section of CWPF for lay staff. The Scheme is administered by the Church of England Pensions Board, which holds the assets of the schemes separately from those of the Employer and the other participating employers.

The Church Workers Pension Fund has a section known as the Defined Benefits Scheme, a deferred annuity section known as Pension Builder Classic and a cash balance section known as Pension Builder 2014.

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Church Workers Pension Fund (CWPF) Draft FRS102 Wording - December 2024 Year End

All Saints Church participates in the Pension Builder Scheme section of CWPF for lay staff. CWPF is administered by the Church of England Pensions Board, which holds the CWPF assets separately from those of the Employer and other participating employers.

CWPF has two sections:

  1. the Defined Benefits Scheme

  2. the Pension Builder Scheme, which has two subsections;

  3. a. a deferred annuity section known as Pension Builder Classic, and,

  4. b. a cash balance section known as Pension Builder 2014.

Pension Builder Scheme

Both sections of the Pension Builder Scheme are classed as defined benefit schemes.

Pension Builder Classic provides a pension, accumulated from contributions paid and converted into a deferred annuity during employment based on terms set and reviewed by the Church of England Pensions Board from time to time. Discretionary increases may also be added, depending on investment returns and other factors.

Pension Builder 2014 is a cash balance scheme that provides a lump sum which members use to provide benefits at retirement. Pension contributions are recorded in an account for each member. Discretionary bonuses may be added before retirement, depending on investment returns and other factors. The account, plus any bonuses declared is payable, unreduced, from age 65.

There is no sub-division of assets between employers in each section of the Pension Builder Scheme.

The scheme is considered to be a multi-employer scheme as described in Section 28 of FRS 102. This is because it is not possible to attribute the Pension Builder Scheme’s assets and liabilities to specific employers and means that contributions are accounted for as if the Scheme were a defined contribution scheme. The pensions costs charged to the SoFA in the year are the contributions payable (2024: £1086, 2023: £992).

A valuation of the Pension Builder Scheme is carried out once every three years. The most recent valuation was carried out as at 31 December 2022.

For the Pension Builder Classic section, the valuation revealed a surplus of £34.8m on the ongoing assumptions used. At the most recent annual review effective 1 January 2025, the Board chose to grant a discretionary bonus of 6.7% to both pensions not yet in payment and pensions in payment in respect of service prior to April 1997; and a bonus on pensions in payment in respect of post April 2006 service so that the pension increase was 2.7% (where usually it would be calculated based on inflation up to 2.5%). This followed improvements in the funding position over 2024. There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time.

The next valuation is due as at 31 December 2025.

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For the Pension Builder 2014 section, the valuation revealed a surplus of £8.5m on the ongoing assumptions used. There is no requirement for deficit payments at the current time.

The legal structure of the scheme is such that if another employer fails, All Saints Church could become responsible for paying a share of the failed employer’s pension liabilities.

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Statement of assets and liabilities

This year
Last year
Tangible assets
Lister Road Property
General fund (Unrestricted) -
Total for Tangible assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Lloyds Bank current account
Fabric Fund (Designated) -
Hayden Smart Gift (Designated) -
Messy Church (Designated) -
P M Ward Legacy (Designated) -
Ted Adams Memorial (Restricted) -
General fund (Unrestricted) -
Agency collection (Restricted) -
Lloyds Bank Current account Church Hall
General fund (Unrestricted) -
Lloyds Instant Access
Choir Social (Restricted) -
Fabric Fund (Designated) -
Little Saints (Restricted) -
P M Ward Legacy (Designated) -
Sunday Club (Restricted) -
Ted Adams Memorial (Restricted) -
Youth Project (Restricted) -
General fund (Unrestricted) -
Lloyds 30 Day Notice account
General fund (Unrestricted) -
Flame Appeal
Flame Appeal (Restricted) -
Other Church Groups (Various)
Other Church Groups (Designated) -
General fund (Unrestricted) -
Total for Cash at bank and in hand
Investments
Wellingborough All Saints PCC 013883001S
Fabric Fund (Designated) -
P M Ward Legacy (Designated) -
Ted Adams Memorial (Restricted) -
General fund (Unrestricted) -
Total for Investments
Creditors: Amounts falling due in one year
Accounts Payable
General fund (Unrestricted) -
25,905
25,905
25,905
25,905
25,905
25,905
831
1,784
252
252
2,673
0
5,712
2,535
469
(132)
6,064
3,570
(124)
(124)
15,880
7,886
10,176
10,981
10,176
10,981
180
180
3,216
3,216
61
61
7,075
6,958
167
167
264
264
295
295
266
(1,366)
11,526
9,776
11,763
11,625
11,763
11,625
2,862
2,828
2,862
2,828
587
587
(462)
0
124
587
52,333
43,685
29,852
29,185
117,033
114,337
16,282
21,803
6,445
6,352
169,613
171,677
169,613
171,677
(2,066)
(1,659)

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Total for Creditors: Amounts falling due in one year
Grand total
(2,066)
(1,659)
245,786
239,610

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Analysis of income and expenditure

Total
Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Gift Aid - Bank 21,970 0 0 0 21,970 25,309
Gift Aid - Envelopes 6,111 0 0 0 6,111 2,406
Loose plate collections 2,321 0 0 0 2,321 2,944
Income for missions 692 0 0 0 692 469
Donations appeals etc 4,470 0 0 0 4,470 2,154
Tax recoverable on Gift Aid 8,910 0 0 0 8,910 7,496
Legacies 0 0 0 0 0 49,785
Non-recurring one-off grants 0 2,673 0 0 2,673 0
Sundry 2,301 0 0 0 2,301 191
Income bell ringers 200 0 0 0 200 120
Income Choir All Hallows 0 0 0 0 0 65
Total 46,979 2,673 0 0 49,653 90,943
Income from charitable activities
PCC Fees for weddings and funerals 668 0 0 0 668 903
All S
PCC fees for weddings and funerals 1,371 0 0 0 1,371 1,119
All H
Locum Fees Wedding & Funerals All 272 0 0 0 272 0
H
Travel Expenses for Funerals All S 100 0 0 0 100 160
Travel Expenses for Funerals All H 200 0 0 0 200 80
Organist Fees Weddings and 85 0 0 0 85 320
Funerals AS
Organist Fees weddings and 435 0 0 0 435 560
Funerals AH
Verger Fees Weddings and Funerals 120 0 0 0 120 280
AS
Verger Fees Weddings and Funerals 440 0 0 0 440 320
AH
Contribution to heat & light All S 70 0 0 0 70 210
Contribution to heat & light All H 350 0 0 0 350 280
Total 4,111 0 0 0 4,111 4,232
Other trading activities
Fundraising 1,272 0 0 0 1,272 179
Magazine income - advertising 224 0 0 0 224 40
Parish magazine sales 63 0 0 0 63 10
Total 1,560 0 0 0 1,560 229
Investments
Increase in share unit value 93 3,362 (5,520) 0 (2,064) 13,510
Bank and building society interest 318 4,100 635 0 5,055 4,317
Lister Road Rent 9,000 0 0 0 9,000 8,620
Total 9,411 7,463 (4,884) 0 11,990 26,448
Other income
Insurance claims 19,910 0 0 0 19,910 12,000
Recharge income - clergy expenses 1,737 0 0 0 1,737 2,362
Recharge income - Photocopying 694 0 0 0 694 374

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Recharge income - Telephone
Recharge income - Parish Secretary
Recharge Income Magazine
Recharge Office costs
Recharge Vicars Phone
Recharge Sundry Income
Recharge Organist
Recharge Choir
Recharge Church Maint
Recharge Vicerage r/r
Total
672
0
0
0
5,486
0
0
0
92
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
130
0
0
0
85
0
0
0
3,690
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
0
0
0
672
396
5,486
5,137
92
308
0
42
130
166
85
65
3,690
3,190
0
50
0
597
57
267
32,556
0
0
0
32,556
24,957
INCOME TOTAL 94,619
10,136
(4,884)
0
99,872
146,809

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EXPENDITURE

Raising funds
Costs of fetes & other events
44
0
0
0
Payments Bell Ringers
200
0
0
0
payments choir
0
0
0
0
clergy travel All Saints
100
0
0
0
Clergy travel All Hallows
200
0
0
0
Bank Charges
191
0
0
0
Total
735
0
0
0
Expenditure on charitable activities
Home mission
4,198
0
0
0
Choir & Music
880
0
0
0
Parish share
30,245
0
0
0
Organist Honorarium
7,130
0
0
0
Salary of Parish Secretary
11,058
0
0
0
Organist fees Funerals & Weddings
All Ha
340
0
0
0
Organist Fees Funerals & Weddings
All S
0
0
0
0
Verger fees Funerals & Weddings All
H
320
0
0
0
Verger fees for Funerals & Weddings
All
160
0
0
0
Clergy fees Funerals & Weddings All
H
272
0
0
0
Fees Contras, All Hallows
1,506
0
0
0
Heat & Light Contra All Hallows
350
0
0
0
Working expenses of incumbent
3,730
0
0
0
Parsonage house expenses
115
0
0
0
Vicar's telephone
260
0
0
0
Sunday Club
276
0
0
0
Parish training and mission
34
0
0
0
Church running - insurance
3,650
0
0
0
Church office - telephone
940
0
0
0
Office Costs
167
0
0
0
Organ / piano tuning
1,036
0
0
0
Church maintenance
2,657
1,760
0
0
Cleaning
0
0
0
0
Church Req
1,658
0
0
0
Stationery
258
0
0
0
Photocopying and repairs
1,699
0
0
0
Sundry Expenses
1,131
0
0
0
Church running - electric
7,793
0
0
0
Magazine expenses
543
0
0
0
Hall running - electricity
190
0
0
0
Hall running - gas
129
0
0
0
Hall running - insurance
1,319
0
0
0
Hall running - maintenance
0
0
0
0
Hall running - water
805
0
0
0
Lister Road Property Costs
5,067
0
0
0
Total
89,930
1,760
0
0
Other expenditure
Sundries
430
0
0
0
Total
430
0
0
0
44
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
200
0
0
0
191
0
0
0
44
20
200
120
0
65
100
218
200
40
191
197
735
660
4,198
3,978
880
1,639
30,245
27,435
7,130
6,775
11,058
10,197
340
560
0
400
320
280
160
280
272
0
1,506
1,043
350
350
3,730
4,056
115
535
260
262
276
109
34
0
3,650
3,531
940
922
167
288
1,036
1,025
4,417
9,557
0
199
1,658
561
258
205
1,699
1,254
1,131
351
7,793
5,621
543
633
190
232
129
219
1,319
1,319
0
5
805
706
5,067
1,860
89,930
1,760
0
0
430
0
0
0
91,690
86,399
430
961
430
0
0
0
430
961
EXPENDITURE TOTAL 91,095
1,760
0
0
92,855
88,020
GRAND TOTAL 3,523
8,376
(4,884)
0
7,016
58,789

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Independent examiners, report to the trustees of All Saints, Wellingborough

The Charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. We report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 6 to 17.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011(the Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is our responsibility to

Basis of independent examiner’s report

Our examination was carried out in accordance with 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 statement below.

Independent examiners’ statement

In the course of our examination no matter has come to our attention

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