## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, DARESBURY.** 

## **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1130503** 

**ANNUAL REPORT 2025 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2024** 

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## **From the Chair of the P.C.C.** 

## Dear All, 

The last year might well prove one of the most significant ones in the life of All Saints’ Church. We bade a sad farewell to Revd. Gill, together with Glynis. Gill stepped into the breach after the retirement of Revd. David and kept the parish running smoothly, and we give thanks for her ministry among us. We wish her, and Glynis, a well-earned and stress-free retirement. 

The P.C.C. prepared a Parish Profile which was almost ready for publication as part of the recruitment process for a new, part-time incumbent, when St. John’s Church, Walton, asked us if we could advertise for a full-time ordained minister to be shared by both parishes. With advice from the Archdeacon, Mike Gilbertson, it was decided that the minister would be incumbent at St. John’s and Priest-in-Charge at Daresbury. The two parishes would remain separate. 

The Parish Profile had to be completely re-written which, with help from several PCC members, was achieved so that the post could be advertised in January. As I write, the outcome of this process is confidential. Many thanks are due to members of the PCC, and other members of the church, who have helped in this process. 

I pray that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, that from 2025, we can look forward to a new minister and a long, fruitful and happy relationship with St. John’s. At the end of a very busy year, I’d like to thank everyone for the support I have received from the PCC and other members of the congregation. May God bless us all in the coming year and beyond. 

## **Andrew Wang** 

Chair, All Saints’ P.C.C., Daresbury. April, 2025 

## **ELECTORAL ROLL REPORT 2025** 

The numbers on our Roll are as follows (in brackets are the numbers reported last year) 

|DARESBURY|4|(7)|
|---|---|---|
|HATTON|4|(19)|
|MOORE|17|(29)|
|PRESTON BROOK|5|(15)|
|SANDYMOOR|11|(21)|
|HIGHER WALTON|3|(5)|
|OTHER AREAS|63|(95)|
|TOTAL<br>|107|(191)|



## **THE PARISH OF ALL SAINTS DARESBURY** 



**Vision Statement All Saints Daresbury Parochial Church Council (PCC)** We strive to be an has, as its primary object the promotion of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of inclusive and outward the Church of England, under the PCC (Powers) Measure1956, and has the responsibility of co-looking Christian operating with the incumbent in promoting, in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of community embodying the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. the life of Christ and bound together by the As a registered Charity, the PCC has to demonstrate that it has an identifiable benefit or love of God and love benefits and that those benefits must be to the public or a section of, the public. Thus, the for each other, PCC works, amongst other things, to advance the Christian religion and education, and the welcoming everyone relief of poverty. who wants to learn 

Members are required to act to further both these sets of purposes. In order to do so, the PCC about and be involved adopted some year ago the following vision statement and core values to guide its’ work:in the Christian journey of faith. 

## **Core Values** 

We turn our vision into action by recognising and valuing: - 

## **PCC Membership** 

|<br>valuing: -|**PCC Membership**|
|---|---|
|<br>**Our Faith**: Our<br>Christian faith is<br>rooted in and<br>energised by<br>scripture,|Members of the PCC are either ex-ofcio or elected by the Annual<br>Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church<br>Representation Rules. During the period 2024-25 the members<br>were:|
|tradition and<br>reason and led<br>by the Holy<br>Spirit. It<br>recognises that|**Clergy:**<br>Revd. Gill Younger, Curate in Charge<br>until her retirement in January 2025. In<br>vacancy, currently.|
|our heritage is|**Licenced Readers:**<br>Linda Mills|
|alive in the<br>present, is|Gavin Hall|
|relevant to|Simon Lomas (from October 2024)|
|today’s society<br>and looks to the<br>future. It is|**Church Wardens:**<br>Andrew Wang|
|never afraid to<br>engage with and<br>be challenged|Ian McIntyre<br>**Representatives on Deanery Synod:**|
|by God’s<br>creation.|Jocelyn Squires<br>Ian McIntyre       Sue<br>McIntyre|
|<br>**Our Worship**:<br>We seek to<br>worship God|**Lay Representatives:**|
|with reverence,|Elected until 2025:<br>Anne Ashcroft<br>2026: Ellen Wigley|
|dignity, diversity|2027: Ann Cookson|
|and within our<br>strong and<br>developing|Hugh Wallace<br>Kevin Johnson<br>Paul Turner|
|musical|Linda Haddock                      Myra Fye|
|tradition. Prayer<br>and listening to<br>God are|Sadegh Dabiri<br>Sue White|
|essential<br>aspects of our<br>understanding|**Ofcers of the PCC:**|
|of worship.|Vice Chair<br>Andrew Wang until January 2025 when|
|<br>**Our**<br>**Community**:<br>The church is<br>people in<br>relationship with<br>God<br>a|Rev. Gill Younger retired                        Churchwarden Emeritus<br>Assistant Churchwarden Paul Turner <br>Safeguarding Ofcers<br>Ian McIntyre from November 2025|





Secretary Myra Fye Treasurer Anne Ashcroft Gift Aid Secretary Kevin Johnson Pastoral Care Lead Linda Mills **Church Officers:** 

Director of Music Claire Longstaff Deputy Director of Music Gyopar Pavai Bell Tower Captain Christine Owens Parish Administrator Stuart Wigley / Sue White Webmaster Sexton Glynis Bennion until January 2025 

## **Safeguarding** 

The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measures 2016 (duty to have regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults). More information can be found here 

https:daresburycofe.org.uk/safeguarding 

## **Proceedings of the Parochial Church Council** 

The PCC has met eight times in the past year, two of which were additional meetings (in February and April) after the parish came into vacancy, following the retirement of Rev. Gill Younger in January 2025. 

The business of the meetings has comprised the following: 

Reports have been received from the various committees, regarding ministry, mission, the fabric of the building, finance, community events and fundraising, deanery and diocesan synods and LCC. Discussions have taken place, resolutions passed and actions taken as necessary. A budget has been set A draft ‘Green’ policy has been presented for discussion. A paper on ‘Agape’ was presented for consideration. 

The small group previously appointed by PCC resumed the meetings with St John’s, Walton, when the proposal to share a vicar was once again put forward, and joint meetings were held, along with the archdeacon and rural dean at Walton and Daresbury, to make progress. The resolution was passed to seek a full-time priest with Walton but to retain two separate benefices. 

The group also met Archdeacon Mike and the Rural Dean, Rev. Bev. Jameson at Church House, to discuss the vacancy. 

Myra Fye, PCC secretary 

**Finance Team Report** See separate booklet 

## **Facilities Team Report** 

Ongoing Issues Awaiting funding: (no change in funding position) 

a. Bell Tower louvre (From previous quinquennial inspection report) 

b. Boundary wall (Stones out of alignment after vehicle contact) 

Church boiler: This has been a problem in the previous 12 months, with engineers not able to 



fix the problem, to new problems arising. We now appear to have a reliable engineer, who has diagnosed several different problems and resolved them to give us a source of heating. We have agreed to get the annual service completed in September this year, so we are ready for the winter months. 

Church Email system & Website: This has reached the limit of its storage and is giving rise to failures that need our outside help team to resolve, this will lead to us migrating, in the near future, to a new email server. We have made headway in removing old emails from accounts that were not being monitored, these are now monitored, and excess emails are being removed. This will be completed when the current issue is resolved. 

We have set up a small subcommittee to understand the needs of the websites, and Ian, Jim and Kevin will meet to discuss options after the APCM. 

LCC Fridge: After the Fridge in the LCC kitchen failed, the PCC resolved to replace it with a standard under-counter fridge. A kind member of the congregation offered a substantial donation for it to be replaced with an integrated type fridge, more in keeping with the rest of the Kitchen. 

Surveys completed this year: 

- PAT testing (All appliances have been tested) 

- Electrical survey (done 2024 and is a 5 yearly requirement) 

- Fire Brigade Safety Officer review: Review of our temporary gas heating has been approved by the fire safety officer, after concerns were raised by a member of the public. A full fire risk assessment is being written in conjunction with the Fire Safety Officer. Our two main doors are adequate for normal services, about 60-80 people present, but larger events need the east end doors being unlocked and available. 

- Burglar Alarm survey, the building is secure, but several points have failed and will need to be replaced. 

Surveys for the coming year: 

- Tree survey (Due 2025) 

- Quinquennial inspection review: Due 2025 (An Architect reviews the fabric of the building and makes recommendations for the next 5-year programme). 

We also discussed the grass areas (mainly around the carpark), for facilitating events, whilst recognising the need to promote wildlife. This will lead to the grass not being cut until the summer months, when it will be kept neater for church fete use and to reduce wildfire risk. 

Ian McIntyre, 

Chair of Facilities 

## **Community Events and Fund Raising** 

Fund-raising activities during 2024 generated £8,115 for church funds. 

We ran four main events during the year, all of which were well attended and successful. In March we held a Hotpot supper and quiz evening at the Milner. Many thanks to Pam Taylor-Floyd, Jocelyn and others for providing such excellent food and to our quiz master Jim Ashcroft. 

Our Summer fete was held in June and although not blessed with very good weather was still an enjoyable afternoon. Many thanks to Pam Taylor-Floyd for taking on the role of main organiser for the event and to everyone who gave their time and skills to make the event such a success. A highlight was the Dog Show with a variety of pooches parading in the ring judged by a vet nurse from Rose Tree Cottage Veterinary Surgery. 

In October we hosted a concert by the Warrington Male Voice Choir. This was an extremely popular event with over 100 tickets sold. Concert goers enjoyed a drinks reception and refreshments after the concert. We finished the year with the Christmas Lights Switch On event on 29[th] November. Lots of fun, games and goodie bags for the children plus a good Christmas singalong with the Community Choir. Again many 



thanks to Pam and Jocelyn and others for helping to organise the event and for providing turkey baps, pigs in blankets and cakes for the event. 

Crafters continue to be a major fundraiser for the church. As well as running the annual week long Crafters Bazaar, they also supported our other events holding stalls at the Summer Fete, Christmas Lights event, and the Sandymoor summer fair. 

Jocelyn’s Marmalade is one of the best sellers in our LCC shop and is regularly sold out. Many thanks to Jocelyn for all her hard work in keeping stocks replenished, sales of Marmalade in 2024 raised £1,069 Pizza Vesuvio continue to use the carpark for pizza sales and donate a percentage of sales to the church. Last year we were asked to provide a church tent at the Sandymoor Summer Fair. This provided a good opportunity for us to engage with people in Sandymoor. We ran a very popular tombola stall plus crafters stall and also provided a space, with chairs and free water, for folk to stop and take a break. 

The ALICE Lottery was new for 2024 and raised £1,510 between June 2024 and December 2024. We had two prize draws, the £100 prize draw in September 2024 and the Christmas Grand Draw with a prize pot of £750. The remaining £660 is held for use by the church in a restricted church repair fund. 

Following our success in 2024 we have again set a challenging fundraising target in the budget of £9,000. The Events Working Committee have already met to plan out a programme of events for the year. Please support the events as much as possible to help us meet our target. 

## **Lewis Carroll Centre Team Report** 

There were three school visits during the summer term of 2024. In our workshop sessions, the children heard about Lewis Carroll’s early life in Daresbury as the son of the vicar, made origami models, or solved tangrams and dressed in character costumes to act out some scenes from Wonderland. We also welcomed seven groups for a talk, tour and refreshments, one of which was for afternoon tea. 

Guides were again on duty to welcome visitors on Sunday afternoons and bank holidays between Easter and November. We held a meeting in February, for the church guides who were continuing for the new season, and for others who were thinking about joining the group this year. Visitors often leave comments in the book about the beauty of the church, how well-loved it seems, how much they appreciate that it is open throughout the week, and about the peace they have found in the building and in the churchyard. 

Margaret Tye’s collection of Lewis Carroll memorabilia continues to be sorted, and those articles which have been identified as suitable for sale have been put into the shop. They have provided income which has meant we have had to buy in less stock. In this way, by retaining a small core collection for occasional exhibition and offering other ‘duplicates’ for sale, we hope we are using Margaret’s gift as she would have wished. 

For Heritage Open Days in September, we put on an exhibition of maps showing local footpaths and walks as well as the routes for both the Lewis Carroll Walk and Lewis Carroll’s Boyhood Walk. For Remembrance Day, Daresbury District Heritage Group mounted an exhibition in the Centre. The focus was on some of the servicemen and women from the parish who hadn’t yet been featured, and included a section from the canals. 

We have attended heritage and visitor economy meetings in Halton and Warrington, and continue to manage the shop, carrying out the stock count at the end of the year, and ordering items as necessary throughout the year. 

Many thanks to fellow team members, and to all of you who provide a welcome for our tourists, visitors, and pilgrims, in so many different ways. 

## **Deanery Synod Report** 

## **Meetings of Great Budworth Deanery Synod 2024** 

Daresbury is one of 14 parishes within Great Budworth Deanery. The Synod meets on 3 occasions each year presided over by the Rural Dean, Revd Bev Jamieson, vicar of St Mary’s Lymm. 

Meetings in 2024 were held at Christ Church Latchford in March, St Thomas’s Stockton Heath in July and St Matthew’s Stretton in October. 

In March the guest Speaker was Jon Pocock Who is leading the Diocesan Vision process. He explained the strategy and the four key themes. 

- **G** rowing Missional **H** ealth : eD veloping the missional health of all our worshipping communities 



- **Ex** tending Missional each **R** : elping worshipping communities engage with the whole ofH their local community 

- **P** lanting Missional Communities : Imagining ways to create new worshipping communities 

- **D** e **v** eloping Missional eadership **L** : eD veloping, supporting and sustaining the leaders we have and need. 

The uly meeting receiJ ved updates on the iocesan ision and planning for CreamfieldsD V was discussed. 

During the ctoO ber meeting the Synod split into groups to discuss the challenges facing parishes during acanciesv . There will e  acant parishes at the start of 202b 6 v 5 and there is limited ministry cover. 

Jon ococP k returned to give an update on the working parties established in order to further the aims of the four ey themesk . 

Jocelyn Sq Deanery Synod member 

## **Daresbury Church Fellowship** 

Daresbury Church Fellowship meets in the Lewis Carroll Centre once a month throughout the year at 2pm on the third Tuesday of each month, except August. 

This small informal group is open to all sexes and denominations and arranges talks and outings throughout the year. Last year we had talks on Oliver Cromwell, given by Mrs Joan Blackshaw, and also a talk on the Gentlemen of Daresbury, including John Daniell. We have arranged outings to the Palm House at Sefton Park in Liverpool, where we had an afternoon tea, and to St. Asaph cathedral where we had a conducted tour. Each year we have a lunch together, and this year, in January, we went to the Red Lion at Moore, and had a very enjoyable meal. 

We also help with church activities where we run the tombola at the garden fete and also at the Christmas Light Festival. We also raise money for ourselves in order to provide items that are not necessarily essential to the church, but enhance and improve the quality of people’s visit to the church, such as padded chairs in the Daniell chapel, tablecloths, trays, padded cushions in the pews, a new large bible for the lectern and other items which improve the quality of the church. 

New members and visitors are always welcome at our meetings. I.R. 

## **Tea and Chat** 

The Tea and Chat drop-in continued on Thursday afternoons throughout the summer and autumn, and into the winter. It had been popular with people seeking asylum who live in the local hotel. However, as residents have been moved on, numbers began falling, until eventually no one was coming, and it was decided to suspend the sessions at the end of March, for the time being. 

## **Children’s Society** 

All Saints has been supporting the work of the Children’s Society for many years, through a collection taken at the Christingle service, which is held on Christmas Eve, and then in March when we send the money saved in the house boxes. As we had done the previous year, a small group met in the Lewis Carroll Centre just before Christmas Eve to make up the Christingles ready for the service. This year, the Christingles were handed out as families 



came into church and took their seats. People were able to donate online or via the Children’s Society envelopes in the pews. 

These days, with the widespread use of cashless payments, some supporters now choose to donate direct to the Children’s Society. The money, which was given when the house boxes were opened this year, including that from an anonymous donor, amounted to £355.50, a splendid total. 

Thank you to everyone who has supported the Children’s Society over the past year, in whatever capacity, and if you would like to have a house box to collect your spare change, please let me know. 

Myra Fye, Parish contact. 

## **Crafters** 

We meet in the Lewis Carroll Centre at church on the third Wednesday of the month (not December) between 10am and noon. Tea, coffee, biscuits and plenty of chat are available. People bring their own preferred projects to work on and the morning passes quickly. New members welcome. 

Talking of members, our numbers remain broadly stable, although we have lost a couple of people this year. One lady has moved out of the area and another sadly died. They are missed along with those who left us before. 

Over a number of events this year we have continued to raise over £1,000 for church funds. Many thanks to all who have helped in whatever way to make such a grand contribution to the funds. 

Andrea Evans 

## **Agenda** 

Annual Vestry and Annual Parochial Church Meetings to be held in the LCC at 12.15 and 12.30 pm on Sunday 18[th] May 2025 

## Vestry Meeting 

1. Welcome and prayers 

2. Apologies 

3. Minutes of the Vestry Meeting held on 28[th] April 2024 

4. Election of Churchwardens 

## Annual Church Meeting 

1. Apologies for absence 

2. Minutes of Annual Meeting held on 28[th] April 2024 

3. Electoral Roll Report 



4. Reception of Reports 

   - a) Report on number entered on the Electoral Roll 

   - b) Report on proceedings of PCC 

   - c) Vicar’s and other Reports 

   - d) Report on the financial affairs of the parish for year ending 31.12.24 

   - e) Report on fabric, goods and ornaments of the church 

   - f) Report on proceedings of the Deanery Synod 

5. Election of members to Deanery Synod 

6. Election of PCC members 

7. Appointment of Officers 

- a) Independent Examiner 

- b) Electoral Roll Officer 

8. To note the Archdeacon’s Visitation on 5[th] June 2025 at St Mary’s Whitegate 

9. Date of next PCC meeting: 21[st] May 2025. 



## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL** 

## **of** 

**ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY** 

**YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

**Registered Charity Number: 1130503** 



## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY** 

## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

|**CONTENTS**|**PAGE**|
|---|---|
|Receipts and Payments Accounts|1|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|2|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|3-8|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|9|





## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY** 

## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** 

## **For the year ending 31 December 2024** 

|**Note**<br>**RECEIPTS**<br>Voluntary income<br>6a<br>Activities for generating<br>funds<br>6b<br>Income from investments<br>6c<br>Church activities<br>6d<br>Other incoming<br>resources<br>6e<br>TOTAL RECEIPTS<br>**PAYMENTS**<br>Church activities<br>7a<br>Fundraising costs<br>7b<br>Other<br>7c<br>Governance costs<br>7d<br>TOTAL PAYMENTS<br>EXCESS OF<br>RECEIPTS OVER<br>PAYMENTS<br>Transfers between funds<br>CASH AT BANK AND<br>IN HAND AT 1<br>JANUARY 2024<br>**CASH AT BANK AND**<br>**IN HAND AT 31**<br>**DECEMBER 2024**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Designated**<br>**Restricted**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>67,775<br>-<br>1,370<br>69,145<br>90,073<br>7,455<br>-<br>660<br>8,115<br>4,101<br>2,075<br>323<br>562<br>2,960<br>2,520<br>6,588<br>-<br>-<br>6,588<br>7,736<br>8,150<br>-<br>7,472<br>15,622<br>13,092|
|---|---|
||92,043<br>323<br>10,064<br>102,430<br>117,522|
||88,753<br>354<br>2,119<br>91,226<br>127,292<br>1,454<br>-<br>-<br>1,454<br>3,181<br>-<br>-<br>6,408<br>6,408<br>7,430<br>450<br>-<br>-<br>450<br>750|
||90,657<br>354<br>8,527<br>99,538<br>138,653|
||1,386<br>(31)<br>1,537<br>2,892 (21,131)<br>14<br>(14)<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||**1,400**<br>**(45)**<br>**1,537**<br>**2,892 (21,131)**<br>17,360<br>5,247<br>16,169<br>38,776<br>59,907|
||**18,760**<br>**5,202**<br>**17,706**<br>**41,668**<br>**38,776**|



The notes on pages 3 to 8 form part of these accounts 

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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES At 31 December 2024** 

|**Note**<br>**Cash Funds**<br>Bank Current Account<br>LCC Current Account<br>Deposit Accounts<br>LCC Deposit Account<br>PayPal Account<br>LCC Cash in Hand<br>Agency Account<br>**Other Monetary**<br>**Assets**<br>Stock<br>Gift Aid Recoverable<br>Other debtors<br>**Assets retained for**<br>**church use**<br>2<br>**Liabilities**<br>3|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**Total**<br>**2023**<br>9,228<br>-<br>1,482<br>10,710<br>6,994<br>-<br>-<br>2,633<br>2,633<br>966<br>12,328<br>5,202<br>8,192<br>25,722<br>25,539<br>-<br>-<br>5,299<br>5,299<br>5,669<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>100<br>100<br>100<br>(2,796)<br>-<br>-<br>(2,796)<br>(492)|
|---|---|
||18,760<br>5,202<br>17,706<br>41,668<br>38,776|
||800<br>-<br>1,542<br>2,342<br>2,800<br>973<br>-<br>-<br>973<br>1,005<br>284<br>-<br>-<br>284<br>310|
||2,057<br>-<br>1,542<br>3,599<br>4,115|
|||
||25,000<br>-<br>-<br>25,000<br>25,000|
|||
||(4,259)<br>-<br>-<br>(4,259)<br>(2,048)|



Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 19[th] March 2025 and signed on its behalf by Andrew Wang (Churchwarden) 

Andrew Wang Andrew Wang (Mar 25, 2025 12:05 GMT) 

The notes on pages 3 to 8 form part of these accounts. 

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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2024** 

**1.** The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, using the receipts and payments basis. 

**2.** The fixed assets retained for church use is the church car park, this is included at market value at 30 June 2010. 

## **3. LIABILITIES** 

|**IABILITIES**||
|---|---|
|Total Energies<br>Organists<br>Other expenses<br>Lighting repairs<br>Clergy expenses|**2024**<br>**2023**<br>735<br>963<br>400<br>385<br>80<br>-<br>344<br>-<br>2,700<br>700|
||4,259<br>2,048|



## **4. DESIGNATED FUNDS** 

|The designated funds<br>comprise the following:<br>Church repair fund<br>Marketing fund<br>Children’s work fund<br>Training fund|**B/Fwd Receipts/tra**<br>**nsfers**<br>**Payments**<br>**C/Fwd**<br>-<br>14<br>(14)<br>-<br>1,022<br>56<br>(312)<br>766<br>4,183<br>253<br>-<br>4,436<br>42<br>-<br>(42)<br>-<br>5,247<br>323<br>(368)<br>5,202|
|---|---|



Church repair fund: This is for church repairs. Received bank interest of £14 and a transfer to unrestricted funds £14 for the church lights. 

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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY** 

**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2024** 

## **5 RESTRICTED FUNDS** 

The restricted funds comprise the following: 

|War Memorial Fund<br>Bells Fund<br>Church Organ Fund<br>Churchyard Project Fund<br>Children’s Communal Area Fund<br>Mark Longstaff Building Fund<br>Church Repair Fund<br>Choir Music Fund<br>Reader Book Fund<br>Lewis Carroll Centre|**B/Fwd**<br>**Receipts**<br>**Payments**<br>**C/Fwd**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>2,470<br>131<br>-<br>2,601<br>3,582<br>397<br>(546)<br>3,433<br>1,308<br>69<br>-<br>1,377<br>1,315<br>68<br>(1,383)<br>-<br>366<br>22<br>-<br>388<br>-<br>822<br>-<br>822<br>-<br>660<br>-<br>660<br>394<br>-<br>-<br>394<br>-<br>190<br>(190)<br>-<br>6,734<br>7,705<br>(6,408)<br>8,031<br>16,169<br>10,064<br> (8,527)<br>17,706|
|---|---|



Bells fund: This fund is for the restoration and maintenance of the bells, hand bells, frame, ancillary items and also the maintenance of the clock. Received £397 during the year. Payments were, £336 for the bell service and £210 for the clock repair. 

Church organ fund: This is for the church organ improvements. 

Churchyard project fund. This is for projects in the churchyard and the upkeep of the breathing space. 

Children’s communal area fund: This is for setting up a communal children’s area in the church. 

Choir music fund: This is for the purchase of new music for the choir. 

Mark Longstaff. £822 was received as donations during the year. 

books. 

Church repair fund: This is for the church repairs. £660 was received from the Alice Lottery draw. 

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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2024** 

## **6 RECEIPTS** 

|**RECEIPTS**||
|---|---|
|6a<br>Voluntary income<br>Planned giving:<br>Gift aided (tax recovered shown<br>below)<br>Other planned giving<br>Collections at services<br>Donations<br>Income tax recoverable on the<br>above<br>Offertory box<br>Grants (see note 6f)<br>Legacies<br>Donations – Lewis Carroll centre<br>6b<br>Activities for generating funds<br>Fetes, bazaars, other fund-<br>raising events<br>6c<br>Investment income<br>Dividends and interest, including<br>any reclaimable tax<br>Lewis Carroll bank account<br>6d<br>Income from church activities:<br>To further the Council’s objects<br>Shop/fairtrade<br>Alice prints<br>Fees|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**FUNDS**<br>**2024**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**FUNDS**<br>**2023**<br>30,961<br>-<br>-<br>30,961<br>28,595<br>1,205<br>-<br>-<br>1,205<br>2,400<br>3,203<br>-<br>-<br>3,203<br>3,239<br>10,070<br>-<br>1,168<br>11,238<br>13,581<br>12,013<br>-<br>102<br>12,115<br>11,431<br>5,582<br>-<br>-<br>5,582<br>3,823<br>4,741<br>-<br>-<br>4,741<br>26,895<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>100<br>100<br>109|
||67,775<br>-<br>1,370<br>69,145<br>90,073|
||7,455<br>-<br>660<br>8,115<br>4,101|
||7,455<br>-<br>660<br>8,115<br>4,101|
||2,075<br>323<br>429<br>2,827<br>2,403<br>-<br>-<br>133<br>133<br>117|
||2,075<br>323<br>562<br>2,960<br>2,520|
||-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>148<br>-<br>-<br>148<br>260<br>6,440<br>-<br>-<br>6,440<br>7,476|
||6,588<br>-<br>6,588<br>7,736|



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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2024** 

## **6. RECEIPTS (continued)** 

|**6. RECEIPTS (continued)**||
|---|---|
|6e<br>Other incoming resources<br>Use of church and chapel<br>Photocopying and printing<br>Shop sales - Lewis Carroll<br>centre<br>Tour/refreshment fees - Lewis<br>Carroll centre<br>Room hire - Lewis Carroll centre<br>Educational visits – Lewis<br>Carroll Centre<br>Management fees<br>Transfer from Woodhouse Trust<br>Creamfields<br>TOTAL RECEIPTS|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2024**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2023**<br>950<br>-<br>-<br>950<br>370<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>50<br>-<br>-<br>5,840<br>5,840<br>3,993<br>-<br>-<br>130<br>130<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>945<br>945<br>715<br>-<br>-<br>557<br>557<br>764<br>4,200<br>-<br>-<br>4,200<br>4,200<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>3,000<br>-<br>-<br>3,000<br>3,000|
||8,150<br>-<br>7,472<br>15,622<br>13,092|
|||
||92,043<br>323<br>10,064<br>102,430<br>117,522|



|6f<br>Grants Received<br>Listed Places of Worship<br>Chester DBF – Sale of Vicarage<br>Total Energies<br>Cheshire Community Foundation<br>National Lottery – Kings<br>Coronation|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2024**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>4,741<br>-<br>-<br>4,741<br>2,570<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>20,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>150<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,175|
|---|---|
||4,741<br>-<br>-<br>4,741<br>26,895|



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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2024** 

|**7.**<br>**PAYMENTS**<br>7a<br>Church activities<br>Missionary and charitable giving:<br>Home missions and other<br>church societies<br>Secular charities<br>Ministry: diocesan parish share<br>clergy expenses<br>Church running expenses<br>Church maintenance<br>Upkeep of services<br>Upkeep of churchyard and<br>carpark<br>Fairtrade refreshments<br>Training and mission education<br>Major repairs and replacements<br>Music<br>Bells<br>Administration<br>Marketing<br>Bookkeeping costs<br>Internet and IT services<br>Organ tuning<br>Room hire<br>CAF & GAL donation charges<br>7b<br>Fundraising costs<br>Fetes, bazaars, other fund-<br>raising events<br>Coronation event expenses|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2024**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2023**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>10<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
|---|---|
||-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>10<br>41,260<br>-<br>-<br>41,260<br>39,471<br>2,624<br>-<br>190<br>2814<br>2,393<br>20,995<br>-<br>-<br>20,995<br>24,245<br>3,324<br>-<br>210<br>3,534<br>1,493<br>2,256<br>-<br>-<br>2,256<br>1,647<br>6,852<br>-<br>1,383<br>8,235<br>6,272<br>426<br>-<br>-<br>426<br>274<br>118<br>42<br>-<br>160<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>36,640<br>4,219<br>-<br>-<br>4,219<br>3,673<br>-<br>-<br>336<br>336<br>-<br>2,419<br>-<br>-<br>2,419<br>4,869<br>-<br>312<br>-<br>312<br>312<br>1,728<br>-<br>-<br>1,728<br>1,728<br>914<br>-<br>-<br>914<br>2,781<br>607<br>-<br>-<br>607<br>566<br>891<br>-<br>-<br>891<br>743<br>120<br>-<br>-<br>120<br>175|
||88,753<br>354<br>2,119<br>91,226<br>127,292|
||1,454<br>-<br>-<br>1,454<br>1,006<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,175|
||1,454<br>-<br>-<br>1,454<br>3,181|



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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2024** 

## **7.  PAYMENTS (continued)** 

|7c<br>Other<br>Lewis Carroll Centre account<br>costs:<br>Shop purchases<br>Maintenance<br>Bank charges<br>Management charges<br>7d<br>Governance costs<br>Independent Examiner’s fees<br>TOTAL PAYMENTS|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2024**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2023**<br>-<br>-<br>1,660<br>1,660<br>2,204<br>-<br>-<br>445<br>445<br>956<br>-<br>-<br>103<br>103<br>70<br>-<br>-<br>4,200<br>4,200<br>4,200|
|---|---|
||-<br>-<br>6,408<br>6,408<br>7,430|
||450<br>-<br>-<br>450<br>750|
||450<br>-<br>-<br>450<br>750|
|||
||90,657<br>354<br>8,527<br>99,538<br>138,653|



|**8. INVESTMENT ASSETS HELD BY THE DIOCESE ON BEHALF OF THE PCC**<br> Miss Dorothy Woodhouse Fund<br>The fund value at 31 December was<br>CBF Investment Fund<br>Endowment income received by the PCC during the year was|**2024**<br>**£**<br>59,354<br>1,611|**2023**<br>**£**<br>58,026|
|---|---|---|
|||1,586|



The restriction as a trust as a Permanent Endowment was removed on 18 March 2014, after approval from the  Charities Commission, under Section 282 of the Charities Act 2011. 

The PCC are discretionary beneficiaries of the fund and have the use of both income and capital from the fund. 

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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY** 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE PCC** 

This report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 1 to 8, is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). 

## **Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the examiner** 

As members of the PCC, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is therefore needed. 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 commissioners  under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and 

- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention 

## **Basis of this report** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC 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 examiner’s statement** 

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 

- 1 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements 

   - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and 

   - `o` to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act and the Regulations have not been met; or 

- 2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

—— ACCOUNTANCY ———— 

## Nanna. Munnay 

61 Falconers Green, Westbrook, Warrington, WA5 7XF 

19[th] March 2025 

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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL** 

## **of** 

**ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY** 

**YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

**Registered Charity Number: 1130503** 



## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY** 

## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

|**CONTENTS**|**PAGE**|
|---|---|
|Receipts and Payments Accounts|1|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|2|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|3-8|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|9|





## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY** 

## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS** 

## **For the year ending 31 December 2024** 

|**Note**<br>**RECEIPTS**<br>Voluntary income<br>6a<br>Activities for generating<br>funds<br>6b<br>Income from investments<br>6c<br>Church activities<br>6d<br>Other incoming<br>resources<br>6e<br>TOTAL RECEIPTS<br>**PAYMENTS**<br>Church activities<br>7a<br>Fundraising costs<br>7b<br>Other<br>7c<br>Governance costs<br>7d<br>TOTAL PAYMENTS<br>EXCESS OF<br>RECEIPTS OVER<br>PAYMENTS<br>Transfers between funds<br>CASH AT BANK AND<br>IN HAND AT 1<br>JANUARY 2024<br>**CASH AT BANK AND**<br>**IN HAND AT 31**<br>**DECEMBER 2024**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Designated**<br>**Restricted**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>67,775<br>-<br>1,370<br>69,145<br>90,073<br>7,455<br>-<br>660<br>8,115<br>4,101<br>2,075<br>323<br>562<br>2,960<br>2,520<br>6,588<br>-<br>-<br>6,588<br>7,736<br>8,150<br>-<br>7,472<br>15,622<br>13,092|
|---|---|
||92,043<br>323<br>10,064<br>102,430<br>117,522|
||88,753<br>354<br>2,119<br>91,226<br>127,292<br>1,454<br>-<br>-<br>1,454<br>3,181<br>-<br>-<br>6,408<br>6,408<br>7,430<br>450<br>-<br>-<br>450<br>750|
||90,657<br>354<br>8,527<br>99,538<br>138,653|
||1,386<br>(31)<br>1,537<br>2,892 (21,131)<br>14<br>(14)<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||**1,400**<br>**(45)**<br>**1,537**<br>**2,892 (21,131)**<br>17,360<br>5,247<br>16,169<br>38,776<br>59,907|
||**18,760**<br>**5,202**<br>**17,706**<br>**41,668**<br>**38,776**|



The notes on pages 3 to 8 form part of these accounts 

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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES At 31 December 2024** 

|**Note**<br>**Cash Funds**<br>Bank Current Account<br>LCC Current Account<br>Deposit Accounts<br>LCC Deposit Account<br>PayPal Account<br>LCC Cash in Hand<br>Agency Account<br>**Other Monetary**<br>**Assets**<br>Stock<br>Gift Aid Recoverable<br>Other debtors<br>**Assets retained for**<br>**church use**<br>2<br>**Liabilities**<br>3|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**Total**<br>**2023**<br>9,228<br>-<br>1,482<br>10,710<br>6,994<br>-<br>-<br>2,633<br>2,633<br>966<br>12,328<br>5,202<br>8,192<br>25,722<br>25,539<br>-<br>-<br>5,299<br>5,299<br>5,669<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>100<br>100<br>100<br>(2,796)<br>-<br>-<br>(2,796)<br>(492)|
|---|---|
||18,760<br>5,202<br>17,706<br>41,668<br>38,776|
||800<br>-<br>1,542<br>2,342<br>2,800<br>973<br>-<br>-<br>973<br>1,005<br>284<br>-<br>-<br>284<br>310|
||2,057<br>-<br>1,542<br>3,599<br>4,115|
|||
||25,000<br>-<br>-<br>25,000<br>25,000|
|||
||(4,259)<br>-<br>-<br>(4,259)<br>(2,048)|



Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 19[th] March 2025 and signed on its behalf by Andrew Wang (Churchwarden) 

Andrew Wang Andrew Wang (Mar 25, 2025 12:05 GMT) 

The notes on pages 3 to 8 form part of these accounts. 

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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2024** 

**1.** The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, using the receipts and payments basis. 

**2.** The fixed assets retained for church use is the church car park, this is included at market value at 30 June 2010. 

## **3. LIABILITIES** 

|**IABILITIES**||
|---|---|
|Total Energies<br>Organists<br>Other expenses<br>Lighting repairs<br>Clergy expenses|**2024**<br>**2023**<br>735<br>963<br>400<br>385<br>80<br>-<br>344<br>-<br>2,700<br>700|
||4,259<br>2,048|



## **4. DESIGNATED FUNDS** 

|The designated funds<br>comprise the following:<br>Church repair fund<br>Marketing fund<br>Children’s work fund<br>Training fund|**B/Fwd Receipts/tra**<br>**nsfers**<br>**Payments**<br>**C/Fwd**<br>-<br>14<br>(14)<br>-<br>1,022<br>56<br>(312)<br>766<br>4,183<br>253<br>-<br>4,436<br>42<br>-<br>(42)<br>-<br>5,247<br>323<br>(368)<br>5,202|
|---|---|



Church repair fund: This is for church repairs. Received bank interest of £14 and a transfer to unrestricted funds £14 for the church lights. 

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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY** 

**NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2024** 

## **5 RESTRICTED FUNDS** 

The restricted funds comprise the following: 

|War Memorial Fund<br>Bells Fund<br>Church Organ Fund<br>Churchyard Project Fund<br>Children’s Communal Area Fund<br>Mark Longstaff Building Fund<br>Church Repair Fund<br>Choir Music Fund<br>Reader Book Fund<br>Lewis Carroll Centre|**B/Fwd**<br>**Receipts**<br>**Payments**<br>**C/Fwd**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>2,470<br>131<br>-<br>2,601<br>3,582<br>397<br>(546)<br>3,433<br>1,308<br>69<br>-<br>1,377<br>1,315<br>68<br>(1,383)<br>-<br>366<br>22<br>-<br>388<br>-<br>822<br>-<br>822<br>-<br>660<br>-<br>660<br>394<br>-<br>-<br>394<br>-<br>190<br>(190)<br>-<br>6,734<br>7,705<br>(6,408)<br>8,031<br>16,169<br>10,064<br> (8,527)<br>17,706|
|---|---|



Bells fund: This fund is for the restoration and maintenance of the bells, hand bells, frame, ancillary items and also the maintenance of the clock. Received £397 during the year. Payments were, £336 for the bell service and £210 for the clock repair. 

Church organ fund: This is for the church organ improvements. 

Churchyard project fund. This is for projects in the churchyard and the upkeep of the breathing space. 

Children’s communal area fund: This is for setting up a communal children’s area in the church. 

Choir music fund: This is for the purchase of new music for the choir. 

Mark Longstaff. £822 was received as donations during the year. 

books. 

Church repair fund: This is for the church repairs. £660 was received from the Alice Lottery draw. 

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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2024** 

## **6 RECEIPTS** 

|**RECEIPTS**||
|---|---|
|6a<br>Voluntary income<br>Planned giving:<br>Gift aided (tax recovered shown<br>below)<br>Other planned giving<br>Collections at services<br>Donations<br>Income tax recoverable on the<br>above<br>Offertory box<br>Grants (see note 6f)<br>Legacies<br>Donations – Lewis Carroll centre<br>6b<br>Activities for generating funds<br>Fetes, bazaars, other fund-<br>raising events<br>6c<br>Investment income<br>Dividends and interest, including<br>any reclaimable tax<br>Lewis Carroll bank account<br>6d<br>Income from church activities:<br>To further the Council’s objects<br>Shop/fairtrade<br>Alice prints<br>Fees|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**FUNDS**<br>**2024**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**FUNDS**<br>**2023**<br>30,961<br>-<br>-<br>30,961<br>28,595<br>1,205<br>-<br>-<br>1,205<br>2,400<br>3,203<br>-<br>-<br>3,203<br>3,239<br>10,070<br>-<br>1,168<br>11,238<br>13,581<br>12,013<br>-<br>102<br>12,115<br>11,431<br>5,582<br>-<br>-<br>5,582<br>3,823<br>4,741<br>-<br>-<br>4,741<br>26,895<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>100<br>100<br>109|
||67,775<br>-<br>1,370<br>69,145<br>90,073|
||7,455<br>-<br>660<br>8,115<br>4,101|
||7,455<br>-<br>660<br>8,115<br>4,101|
||2,075<br>323<br>429<br>2,827<br>2,403<br>-<br>-<br>133<br>133<br>117|
||2,075<br>323<br>562<br>2,960<br>2,520|
||-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>148<br>-<br>-<br>148<br>260<br>6,440<br>-<br>-<br>6,440<br>7,476|
||6,588<br>-<br>6,588<br>7,736|



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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2024** 

## **6. RECEIPTS (continued)** 

|**6. RECEIPTS (continued)**||
|---|---|
|6e<br>Other incoming resources<br>Use of church and chapel<br>Photocopying and printing<br>Shop sales - Lewis Carroll<br>centre<br>Tour/refreshment fees - Lewis<br>Carroll centre<br>Room hire - Lewis Carroll centre<br>Educational visits – Lewis<br>Carroll Centre<br>Management fees<br>Transfer from Woodhouse Trust<br>Creamfields<br>TOTAL RECEIPTS|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2024**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2023**<br>950<br>-<br>-<br>950<br>370<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>50<br>-<br>-<br>5,840<br>5,840<br>3,993<br>-<br>-<br>130<br>130<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>945<br>945<br>715<br>-<br>-<br>557<br>557<br>764<br>4,200<br>-<br>-<br>4,200<br>4,200<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>3,000<br>-<br>-<br>3,000<br>3,000|
||8,150<br>-<br>7,472<br>15,622<br>13,092|
|||
||92,043<br>323<br>10,064<br>102,430<br>117,522|



|6f<br>Grants Received<br>Listed Places of Worship<br>Chester DBF – Sale of Vicarage<br>Total Energies<br>Cheshire Community Foundation<br>National Lottery – Kings<br>Coronation|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2024**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>4,741<br>-<br>-<br>4,741<br>2,570<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>20,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>150<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,175|
|---|---|
||4,741<br>-<br>-<br>4,741<br>26,895|



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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2024** 

|**7.**<br>**PAYMENTS**<br>7a<br>Church activities<br>Missionary and charitable giving:<br>Home missions and other<br>church societies<br>Secular charities<br>Ministry: diocesan parish share<br>clergy expenses<br>Church running expenses<br>Church maintenance<br>Upkeep of services<br>Upkeep of churchyard and<br>carpark<br>Fairtrade refreshments<br>Training and mission education<br>Major repairs and replacements<br>Music<br>Bells<br>Administration<br>Marketing<br>Bookkeeping costs<br>Internet and IT services<br>Organ tuning<br>Room hire<br>CAF & GAL donation charges<br>7b<br>Fundraising costs<br>Fetes, bazaars, other fund-<br>raising events<br>Coronation event expenses|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2024**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2023**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>10<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
|---|---|
||-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>10<br>41,260<br>-<br>-<br>41,260<br>39,471<br>2,624<br>-<br>190<br>2814<br>2,393<br>20,995<br>-<br>-<br>20,995<br>24,245<br>3,324<br>-<br>210<br>3,534<br>1,493<br>2,256<br>-<br>-<br>2,256<br>1,647<br>6,852<br>-<br>1,383<br>8,235<br>6,272<br>426<br>-<br>-<br>426<br>274<br>118<br>42<br>-<br>160<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>36,640<br>4,219<br>-<br>-<br>4,219<br>3,673<br>-<br>-<br>336<br>336<br>-<br>2,419<br>-<br>-<br>2,419<br>4,869<br>-<br>312<br>-<br>312<br>312<br>1,728<br>-<br>-<br>1,728<br>1,728<br>914<br>-<br>-<br>914<br>2,781<br>607<br>-<br>-<br>607<br>566<br>891<br>-<br>-<br>891<br>743<br>120<br>-<br>-<br>120<br>175|
||88,753<br>354<br>2,119<br>91,226<br>127,292|
||1,454<br>-<br>-<br>1,454<br>1,006<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,175|
||1,454<br>-<br>-<br>1,454<br>3,181|



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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ending 31 December 2024** 

## **7.  PAYMENTS (continued)** 

|7c<br>Other<br>Lewis Carroll Centre account<br>costs:<br>Shop purchases<br>Maintenance<br>Bank charges<br>Management charges<br>7d<br>Governance costs<br>Independent Examiner’s fees<br>TOTAL PAYMENTS|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2024**<br>**TOTAL**<br>**2023**<br>-<br>-<br>1,660<br>1,660<br>2,204<br>-<br>-<br>445<br>445<br>956<br>-<br>-<br>103<br>103<br>70<br>-<br>-<br>4,200<br>4,200<br>4,200|
|---|---|
||-<br>-<br>6,408<br>6,408<br>7,430|
||450<br>-<br>-<br>450<br>750|
||450<br>-<br>-<br>450<br>750|
|||
||90,657<br>354<br>8,527<br>99,538<br>138,653|



|**8. INVESTMENT ASSETS HELD BY THE DIOCESE ON BEHALF OF THE PCC**<br> Miss Dorothy Woodhouse Fund<br>The fund value at 31 December was<br>CBF Investment Fund<br>Endowment income received by the PCC during the year was|**2024**<br>**£**<br>59,354<br>1,611|**2023**<br>**£**<br>58,026|
|---|---|---|
|||1,586|



The restriction as a trust as a Permanent Endowment was removed on 18 March 2014, after approval from the  Charities Commission, under Section 282 of the Charities Act 2011. 

The PCC are discretionary beneficiaries of the fund and have the use of both income and capital from the fund. 

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## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ALL SAINTS CHURCH, DARESBURY** 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE PCC** 

This report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on pages 1 to 8, is in respect of an examination carried out in accordance with section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). 

## **Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the examiner** 

As members of the PCC, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is therefore needed. 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 commissioners  under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and 

- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention 

## **Basis of this report** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. That examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the PCC 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 examiner’s statement** 

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 

- 1 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements 

   - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and 

   - `o` to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act and the Regulations have not been met; or 

- 2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

—— ACCOUNTANCY ———— 

## Nanna. Munnay 

61 Falconers Green, Westbrook, Warrington, WA5 7XF 

19[th] March 2025 

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