2024 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF CHESTER ST PAUL WITH ST LUKE
Aim and Purposes
Chester St Paul with St Luke Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC of the church are also the managing trustees of the Campbell Memorial Hall, Boughton, Chester.
Objectives and Activities
The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at St Luke’s. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Specifically, this has been achieved during 2024 by parallel in-person and live streaming of all our services. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer, scripture, music and sacrament.
When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular we try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:
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Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; developing knowledge and trust in Jesus; home group Bible studies.
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Provisions of pastoral care for people living in the parish, including running wellbeing courses.
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Missionary and outreach work, including schools’ work, children’s and youth activities, community café and support for the homeless drop-in.
To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the Church of St Luke’s.
General Review 2024
We continue to provide extensive services to both Christians in the parish and to the wider community.
Throughout 2024 Christian worship centred around our regular Sunday morning 10.30am service. This service continues to be broadcast using a video conferencing system, so that those who are unable to attend can still be involved in the life of the church. This service is also preceded by a 09.30am Time for Prayer meeting. During part of the Sunday morning service primary school age children and younger high school children meet in their own
groups. These groups are led by a team of committed leaders and helpers but more volunteers are needed. We also have a regular First Wednesday in the Month Holy Communion in the afternoon. We have six Home Groups across the parish with an overall membership of 60. These provide opportunities for Christian fellowship, fun, Bible study and prayer. We also provide home Communion visits for those who cannot attend the regular services or the Home Groups.
Commented [1]: @j.somerville@stlukeschester.org.uk Somervilles (11), Leakes (10), Poysers(13), CookeFoxes (8), day-time (9), Bob/Gwen (9). Total=60
We continued to have contact with local schools (Dee Banks, Huntington Primary, Boughton Heath, Cherry Grove, Oldfield and Bishops High School).
We have continued to be very active in the local community and provide much needed services to parents with young families and the elderly.
We have a parent and baby group (Acorns), a toddler group (Conkers), a lunch club for the over 50s (which from Jan 2024 was integrated into the cafe) and Friday Space (an opportunity for the elderly to meet and enjoy board games and card games).
We also create an environment where other community groups can also use the church facilities during the week - including a knitting club and a bible study group, and a choir (which ceased using St Luke’s in Dec 2024, after many years).
Most of the mid-week activities are enabled or supported by the community cafe. The cafe has become a popular hub for the local community and is registered as a Warm Space.
In March 2024 a group enjoyed fellowship at Min y Don.
Well-Being & Safeguarding
The PCC is aware of its responsibilities for wellbeing and safeguarding. Our safeguarding officer, Nicky Gregory (with Jane Atfield as deputy), reports to each meeting of the PCC in accordance with statutory regulations and updates policy and procedures to ensure compliance with current legislation and diocesan and national church directives. The PCC is ensuring it remains compliant with statutory legislation and church directives.
Commented [2]: @vicar@stlukeschester.org.uk how is this for a first draft?
Commented [3R2]: Should probably mention the coordinated CoE Dashboard activity
A few people have had to renew their DBS this year and with the pastoral care training we have had a few new people that have needed a DBS. With the pastoral care training and encouragement from the church, there have been a number of people who have achieved the safeguarding training. The feedback following the training was mostly positive, it was much better than expected and felt much better informed.
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Pastoral Care Support System within St Luke’s
St Luke’s Pastoral Care support system has now been up and running for the past three years. This support service is run by trained church volunteers and is available for our church family who may need practical or emotional support. The care team has supported 4 people during this year. The type of support most frequently requested was a regular phone call.
Pastoral Care, which is offered by our St Luke’s volunteers, is predominantly for a short-term basis. The types of support that is available is practical help, cooking meals, keeping in contact with people or visiting others at home or hospital.
If you require Pastoral Care, please email pastoralcare@stlukeschester.org.uk. You will then be contacted by one of the Pastoral Care Leadership team who will assess your needs and find you a suitable Pastoral Care Volunteer. If you would like to volunteer to be a Pastoral Care Volunteer, please email pastoralcare@stlukeschester.org.uk.
Church Café
Over the past year the café has gone from strength to strength. Our customer base has just kept growing with new people coming in on most days and then becoming regular customers, which is really great.
Commented [4]: @p.williams@stlukeschester.org.uk how is this for a first draft?
Commented [5R4]: Jeff I think its really good, you have done a great job
We have between 4 and 8 volunteers for each two hour shift. Our volunteer numbers have grown over this year with a good mix of Church family and people from the wider community, which is what we are all about.
We love how much our wonderful volunteers enjoy helping, they give up their time week in week out with regular shifts from all of them and all really enjoy it. We do like to look after our volunteers and show our appreciation, without them we simply could not run the café so effectively.
We feel the café is a fantastic asset for our Church and Community. It really brings people together and brings people to Church, many of whom would otherwise not come in.
Acorns and Conkers
Commented [6]: Maybe explain what Acorns and Conkers are?
Acorns is our mother and baby group - aimed at children who cannot yet walk. Acorns continues to be well attended this year. The mums often stay in the cafe after Acorns finishes until the cafe closes. They find the space enables them to engage with each other. Gwen Knight continues to help Nicky set up in the morning. The mood definitely feels positive. Mums generally stay at Acorns for 6-9 months until they go back to work.
Conkers is our toddler group. Once children are mobile this group provides a natural follow on from Acorns. Conkers continues to be well attended. The children seem to enjoy coming. Keith and Nicky generally put the equipment out. Another volunteer would be appreciated to help with either drinks or with clearing away. Gwen Knight assists Nicky by engaging with the children and parents.
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Deanery Synod
Commented [7]: This was provided by Vicky and Tim 19th March 2025
Chester Deanery comprises about 20 churches in and around Chester from Saltney to Ashton Hayes. The Deanery Synod consists of all the active Clergy in those churches and two or three elected lay reps. from each Church (which puts them automatically on their PCCs).
The Deanery Synod met three times during the year and two of these three meetings has focused on the Diocesan Strategy, with the Deanery Synod being able to comment on some of the themes being discussed. These included:
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1) Saving 1.5 million in the Diocese
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2) Increasing the Missional Outreach
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3) Planting Missional Communities
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4) Developing Missional Leadership
The third meeting was led by the Rev. Dr Stefan Collier covered the governance of the Church of England and how this had changed over time. The Deanery Synod has also been a good opportunity for networking.
The meetings have been chaired by the Revd Hennie Johnston who is the Rural Dean as well as being Vicar of St Mark’s Saltney and Dr Alan Dowen from Aston Hayes.
There are currently two Deanery Synod reps for St Luke’s, Vicky Williams and Tim Woodhead, both in the second of a three-year period. This means there is one vacancy. If you would like to find out more about becoming a Deanery Synod rep, then please have a chat with either Tim Woodhead or Vicky Williams.
Fabric
The fabric of St Luke’s Church continues to be in a good state of repair. In keeping with the requirements placed upon the PCC, the Quinquennial Inspection of the building was undertaken confirming the good state of repair. This report identified some minor areas for repair but also made the recommendation that the flooring be replaced at some point across the next five years.
The orientation of the church was rotated back through ninety degrees to place the platform underneath he stained glass cross. This was done to try to minimise the amount of furniture that was being moved week by week. This has allowed some of the café tables to be left up and used on a Sunday although the number of movements of the chairs has not been reduced.
The ongoing work to reupholster the wooden chairs has continued and we are very grateful to the team of volunteers who have undertaken this work.
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The signage at the front of the church on Chester Road has been replaced including a new windowed notice board to share information about what is happening at the church.
The lighting in the church has been updated to LED lighting replacing the fluorescent tubes in the building with LED fittings and LED strip lights added to the beams in the main church. This is both providing a higher level of light but is also more energy efficient than the previous fittings.
We are enormously grateful to the team of volunteers who both organise and undertake the work maintaining and improving the fabric of the church.
Campbell Hall
The Campbell Hall continues to be used extensively on a weekly basis by the following organisations:
Commented [8]: @t.woodhead@stlukeschester.org.uk This is OK right?
Commented [9R8]: This has been reviewed by Tim
| The Campbell Hall continues to organisations: |
be used extensively on a weekly basis by the following |
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| City Church – independent community church |
● Meet on a Sunday morning with other weekly groups |
| St Luke’s Homeless Drop In and Soul Kitchen |
● Open on a Saturday morning/evening but other groups meeting during the week ● Providing food, clothing and toiletries, showers and a welcome to the homeless and marginalised community |
| Chester Fenix | ● Opens on a Friday evening providing a nutritious meal (at no cost or via a donation) for people in the local community, especially those who are marginalised |
| Aisatsu Karate Club and Sports Yoga Class |
● Use the Hall three evenings per week |
We rent out 3 The Mount to Chester Aid to the Homeless, who provide accommodation for 3 men who were previously homeless.
Campbell Hall management and staffing
The Hall is managed by a small but excellent team – Jan Rosair, Tim Woodhead and John Leake. We employ a part-time caretaker, who is a resident at 3 The Mount and was connected to us through the St Luke’s Homeless Drop In. He has been doing a great job and has been a real answer to prayer. In addition, we employ a part-time cleaner.
Commented [10]: @t.woodhead@stlukeschester.org.u k how is this?
Commented [11R10]: This has been reviewed by Tim
In December 2024 we applied for a Charitable Status. This will facilitate grant applications. Thank you Steven Hildreth for your assistance in building the case.
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Campbell Hall building
The building continues to require a lot of maintenance and TLC. In 2024 there was severe water damage due to a roof leak. By the end of the year £32,000 were raised through personal gifts, grants, insurance, City Church and reserves to address the required work on the roof and the interior.
Finance Review 2024
Commented [12]: @t.woodhead@stlukeschester.org.u k how is this?
Commented [13R12]: This has been reviewed by Tim
Commented [14]: This has been reviewed by Carrie and Tim
In 2 Corinthians 8, we read about the attitude of the Macedonian church. In verse 2 we are told of their rich generosity, despite being in a time of severe trial and extreme poverty. Rich generosity is not about amounts or percentages, but about wanting to generously use God’s provision to us to bring good, and to enhance His Kingdom and His values.
As a PCC, we are really thankful to God for all the resources he has given us and that we experience the rich generosity of so many at St Lukes. We are blessed with many volunteers who freely give hours of their time, and many who faithfully give money to the church. Thank you to all of you.
New Finance Team
Ian retired from his role as Treasurer at the end of 2023 after generously dedicating many hours to managing the church's finances over many years, and he left big shoes to fill! The role of Treasurer at St Lukes has grown hugely over recent years (as it now includes managing the finances of a busy cafe) and is really too big for one volunteer to manage. The PCC therefore agreed that a team approach would be the best way forward. As well as making the role less daunting and more of a shared responsibility, a team approach provides a more robust system of accountability.
The new finance team is led by Carrie Davies and Keith Gregory as joint Treasurers. Olive Somerville manages the Gift Aid claims and room bookings. Tim Woodhead and Ben Harling provide other support with reporting, contracts etc. as and when needed. Ian Reece, Pam Baggot, Bob Knight and Ali Dore also support the team with cash counting on a Sunday morning.
General Overview of 2024
Overall, the Church received income of £183,394 and spent £184,621 and therefore incurred an overall loss for the year 2024 of £1,227. In the previous year (2023) the Church made a surplus of income over expenditure of £12,817. However, in 2023 the Church received a legacy of £24,387. If this one-off income is excluded from the 2023 position, the Church would have made a loss in that year of £11,570. The financial position compared to the previous years can be summarised as follows:
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Income and Expenditure Summary for Years 2023 and 2024.
| 2023 £’s |
2024 £’s |
Variance between 2023 and 2024 £’s |
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| Income excludinglegacies | 162,543 | 183,394 | 20,851 |
| Legacies | 24,387 | 0 | (24,387) |
| Total Income | 186,930 | 183,394 | (3,566) |
| Total Expenditure | 174,113 | 184,621 | 10,508 |
| Total Surplus/ (Deficit) before legacy income |
(11,570) | (1,227) | 10,273 |
| Total Surplus/(Deficit) | 12,817 | (1,227) | (14,044) |
Income
Total Income for the Church in 2024 was £183,394. This represents an increase of £20,851 compared to the previous year if legacy income is excluded. The largest change is due to Sales income relating to the Community Café, with Gift Aid and Donations also higher. Further details on this are in the section below. The increase in Gift Aid is due to timing with an additional quarter claimed in 2024 compared to 2023. This is not likely to be replicated in 2025.
The main changes in the income received between 2023 and 2024 can be summarised as follows:
Income Summary for Years 2023 and 2024
| 2023 £’s |
2024 £’s |
Movement between 2023 and 2024 £’s |
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| Donations | 84,937 | 89,302 | 4,365 |
| Gift Aid Recovered | 18,721 | 25,397 | 6,676 |
| Cafe Income | 43,625 | 53,955 | 10,330 |
| Other | 15,260 | 14,741 | (519) |
| Total Income | 162,543 | 183,394 | 20,851 |
Expenditure
Total expenditure incurred by the Church in 2024 was £184,622. This represents an increase of £10,503 compared to the previous year. The largest change is Café costs, followed by the increase in the Diocesan Parish Share and the increase in Church Running Expenses (mainly electricity costs). Further details on the café income and expenditure are shown in the section below. The main changes in the expenditure incurred between 2023 and 2024 can be summarised as follows:
Expenditure Summary for Years 2023 and 2024
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| 2023 £’s |
2024 £’s |
Movement between 2023 and 2024 £’s |
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| Diocesan Parish Share | 71,857 | 75,344 | 3,487 |
| Church RunningExpenses | 23,388 | 26,598 | 3,210 |
| Café Costs (including salary costs) | 47,132 | 51,291 | 4,159 |
| Mission Giving& Donations | 16,201 | 18,090 | 1,889 |
| Other | 15,535 | 13,298 | (2,237) |
| Total Expenditure | 174,113 | 184,621 | 10,508 |
It should be noted that the Diocesan Parish Share is 41% of the Church’s expenditure and direct costs relating to the Community Café are 28% of the Church’s expenditure. Mission Giving is 15% of the previous year’s unrestricted income and 10% of the current year’s expenditure.
2024 Mission Giving (Tithe)
The 15% of unrestricted income was set aside at the end 2023 to provide mission support during 2024. As a PCC we are committed to setting aside this percentage each year to build God’s Kingdom and meet the needs of others outside of our own church context. Our Mission Giving during 2024 is broken down as follows:
We’ve received personal thank you letters from many of the organisations we gave to.
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Community Cafe
In 2024 the Café received Sales trading income of £53,995. Direct expenditure associated with the activities of the Café i.e. staff costs and consumables, was £51,291. Electricity costs for the café are estimated at 50% of the total electricity cost for the church. All other indirect costs associated with the Café, e.g. water charges are shown in the accounts of the Church, but not allocated to the Café.
A comparison of the Café trading position compared to last year is shown in the table below:
Direct Income and Expenditure for the Community Café 2023 and 2024
| 2023 £’s |
2023 £’s |
2024 £’s |
Movement between years £’s |
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| Café Income | 43,625 | 53,995 | 10,370 | ||
| Café Staff Costs | 34,185 | 37,087 | 2,902 | ||
| Café Other Direct Costs | 12,952 | 14,204 | 1,252 | ||
| Direct Surplus/(Deficit) | (3,512) | 2,703 | 6,215 | ||
| Electricitycosts(indirect) | 7, | 489 | 8,871 | 1,382 | |
| Surplus/(Deficit) | (11,001) | (6,168) | 4,833 |
Commented [15]: i wonder how we have arrived at this cost? if it is an estimate we should say so. remember we would pay standing charge regardless of cafe being there or not. Please can this be clarified?
If the Café direct income and expenditure are excluded from the Church accounts in 2024, then the Church would have made a loss of £3,930.
Cash and Reserves
As at 31[st] December 2024 the Church held cash reserves totalling £48,757. This is within the range set by the reserves policy below. Of this amount, £1,449 relates to restricted funds,
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with the remaining funds being unrestricted for Church use. Details of the Restricted funds are shown in the Assets and Liabilities statement of the Church accounts.
Reserves Policy
The PCC will aim to carry forward from one accounting year to the next no more than the lower of: a) 50% of the previous year's total income; and b) 50% of the previous year's combined Parish Share and staff wage bill plus £10,000 towards emergency maintenance.
The PCC will aim to carry forward no less than half of the figure calculated above as unrestricted cash, so that the charity could continue to operate should income and / or expenditure vary adversely (i.e. it will be approximately between 3 and 6 month's operating costs).
Investment Policy
In order to maximise income without compromising cash flow, the PCC will aim to invest 2040% of its reserves in well managed investment funds (as from time to time approved by the PCC), such as the CBF Investment Fund.
Structure, Governance and Management
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St Luke’s the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (the vicar), churchwardens, the Deanery synod representatives and members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. All those who attend our services / members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.
The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are spent. The full PCC met 6 times during the year. The PCC has its statutory Standing Committee and one formal sub-committee (the Campbell Hall Management Committee) tasked with acting on the PCC’s behalf as management trustees for the hall. These committees are responsible to the PCC with their decisions being received by the full PCC on each meeting agenda and discussed as necessary.
Commented [16]: @vicar@stlukeschester.org.uk Is this OK?
Electoral Roll
Following the requirements of the Church Representation Rules, a new electoral roll was formed in preparation for the APCM and numbered 61 people. This is a significant drop from the previous roll, and reflects that some people have left the church since the last roll was formed. However, there are some people who still worship at the church who are not listed on the new roll and work will be done to add them to the new roll.
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Administrative Information
St Luke’s Church is situated in Huntington, Chester. It is part of the Diocese of Chester within the Church of England. The correspondence address is:
St. Luke’s Church,
Chester Road Huntington Chester, CH3 6BT
The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2006) and a registered charity:
Number: 1130604
Name: The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chester St Paul’s.
PCC members who have served at any time from 1[st] January 2024 until the date this report was approved are:
| was approved are: | was approved are: | |
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| Ex Officio Members: | ||
| Incumbent: |
The Reverend Canon Andy Stinson – Chair | |
| Wardens: | Mr Clive Poyser (Appointed in Apr 2021) | |
| Mr Paul Williams (Appointed at building consecration, probably) | ||
| Deanery Synod Reps: | ||
| Mrs Vicky Williams (Appointed in Apr 2021) | ||
| Mr Tim Woodhead (Appointed 21/04/2024) | ||
| Elected Members: | ||
| Mrs Jane Atfield (Co-opted 09/07/2024) | ||
| Mrs Carrie Davies (Appointed in Apr 2021) | ||
| Ms Jenny Gilbertson (Appointed in Apr 2022) Mrs Tricia Gleave (Resigned 21/04/2024) |
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| Dr Keith Gregory (Appointed in, or before, 2017) | ||
| Dr Jeff Polton (Appointed 2017) Mr Ian Reece (Resigned 21/04/2024) |
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| Mr John Somerville (Appointed in Apr 2021) |
Commented [17]: I think we were all reappointed on 21/04/2024 but should we state when our original term started? Commented [18R17]: I have added what I believe to be the correct dates from the records I have Commented [19R17]: Sorry I may be too late for this but I've been away for the weekend and couldn't access this on my phone! I was co-opted to the PCC at the meeting on July 9th 2024
PCC Standing Committee: This has the power to transact the business of the PCC between meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council, and comprises the incumbent, Churchwardens, Treasurer and one elected member with a further elected member during the period of interregnum, both elected members being from the membership of the PCC. Three out of five is quorate.
In Dec 2023 this was voted as: Andy Stinson (as vicar), Paul Williams and Clive Poyser (as wardens), Carrie Davies (as Treasurer rep) and John Somerville.
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CHESTER ST PAUL WITH ST LUKES ACCOUNTS
Receipts & Payments Statement 2024
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Prior Year 2023 | |
| Receipts | ||||
| Donations & Legacies | ||||
| All Voluntary Receipts | 89,081 | 220 |
89,302 |
84,937 |
| Gift Aid Recovered | 25,339 | 58 |
25,397 |
18,721 |
| Grants | 0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
| Legacies | 0 | 0 |
0 |
24,387 |
| Charitable Activities | ||||
| Cafe Income | 53,955 | 0 |
53,955 |
43,625 |
| Fees Retained by PCC | 530 | 0 |
530 |
625 |
| Income for Events (Church Away Days, Min-Y-Don, etc) |
0 | 2,723 |
2,723 |
3,032 |
| Room Hire | 6,051 | 0 |
6,051 |
4,952 |
| Investments | ||||
| Bank Interest & Dividends | 701 | 0 |
701 |
561 |
| Trading Activities | ||||
| Fundraising Events | 0 | 0 |
0 |
784 |
| Other | ||||
| Loans Received | 0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other Income | 4,721 | 15 |
4,736 |
5,306 |
| Total receipts | 180,378 | 3,017 |
183,394 |
186,930 |
| Payments | ||||
| Charitable Activities | ||||
| Cafe Expenditure | 14,068 | 137 |
14,205 |
13,590 |
| Church Running Expenses | 26,598 | 0 |
26,598 |
23,388 |
| Clergy and Staffing Costs | 44,487 | 0 |
44,487 |
41,088 |
| Diocesan Parish Share | 75,344 | 0 |
75,344 |
71,857 |
| Event Costs (Church Away Days, Min-Y-Don, etc) |
0 | 1,952 |
1,952 |
3,082 |
| Mission Giving & Donations | 18,017 | 73 |
18,090 |
16,201 |
| Other Expenditure | 0 | 0 |
0 |
50 |
| Vicarage Costs | 3,945 | 0 |
3,945 |
4,647 |
| Raising Funds | ||||
| Costs of Generating Funds | 0 | 0 |
0 |
210 |
| Governance Costs | ||||
| Governance Costs | 0 | 0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total payments | 182,460 | 2,162 |
184,622 |
174,113 |
| Net Receipts / Payments | (2,082) | 855 |
(1,227) |
12,817 |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Prior Year 2023 | |
| Net Movement of Cash Funds | (2,082) | 855 |
(1,227) |
12,817 |
| Total Cash Funds Brought Forward |
49,390 | 594 |
49,984 |
37,167 |
| Total Cash Funds Carried Forward | 47,308 | 1,449 |
48,757 |
49,984 |
| Represented By | ||||
| General | 43,428 | 0 |
43,428 |
49,390 |
| Designated Fund - for Tithe payments 2024 |
1,039 | 0 |
1,039 |
0 |
| Community Cafe | 2,841 | 0 |
2,841 |
0 |
| Community Cafe Equipment - Donations |
0 | 0 |
0 |
137 |
| Heritage Funds - St Paul's Surveys | 0 |
180 |
180 |
180 |
| Min-Y-Don Weekend 2024 | 0 | 231 |
231 |
-20 |
| Towers Group | 0 | 297 |
297 |
297 |
| Min-Y-Don Weekend 2025 | 0 | 520 |
520 |
0 |
| Christian Aid | 0 | 30 |
30 |
0 |
| Fees for Wedding & Funerals | 0 | 15 |
15 |
0 |
| Compassion | 0 | 176 |
176 |
0 |
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| Asset | Asset | & Liability | & Liability | Statement | Statement | Statement | |||||||||
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| Cash Assets | |||||||||||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Prior Year | ||||||||||||
| General | 43,428 | 0 | 43,428 | 49,390 | |||||||||||
| Designated Fund - for Tithe payments | 1,039 | 0 | 1,039 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Community Cafe | 2,841 | 0 | 2,841 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Community Cafe Equipment - Donations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | |||||||||||
| Heritage Funds - St Paul's Surveys | 0 | 180 | 180 | 180 | |||||||||||
| Min-Y-Don Weekend 2024 | 0 | 231 | 231 | -20 | |||||||||||
| Towers Group | 0 | 297 | 297 | 297 | |||||||||||
| Min-Y-Don Weekend 2025 | 0 | 520 | 520 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Christian Aid | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Fees for Wedding & Funerals | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Compassion | 0 | 176 | 176 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total Cash Assets | 47,308 | 1,449 | 48,757 | 49,984 | |||||||||||
| Other Monetary Assets | |||||||||||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Prior Year | ||||||||||||
| Gift Aid not yet claimed for the period | 2,027 | 0 | 2,035 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 01/12/2024-31/12/2024 | |||||||||||||||
| nvestment Assets | |||||||||||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Prior Year | ||||||||||||
| CCLA – CBF Investment Fund (600 shares | 13,874 | 0 | 13,874 |
13,267 |
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| @ £23.1227 per share | |||||||||||||||
| Signature | |||||||||||||||
| These accounts have been approved by the trustees, and are signed | on their behalf by: | ||||||||||||||
| Name | |||||||||||||||
| Signature | |||||||||||||||
| Date | |||||||||||||||
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Cash Assets
Other Monetary Assets
Investment Assets
Signature
These accounts have been approved by the trustees, and are signed on their behalf by:
Name Signature Date
Notes to the Accounts
Accounting Policies
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement that shows the charity's receipts and payments, a statement that summarises the charity's assets and liabilities, and related notes. The accountancy profession have determined that only accounts prepared in accordance with applicable accounting standards present a 'true and fair' view and, as these receipts and payments accounts have not (and cannot) be prepared in accordance with accounting standards, these accounts do not present (and are not intended to present) a 'true and fair' view of the charity's financial activities and state of affairs.
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are donations which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors; they include donations received from appeals for specific activities or projects.
All equipment and furniture owned by the charity have been expensed in the year they were purchased and therefore are not shown within the Asset & Liability Statement of these accounts.
Transactions to Related Parties
A donation of £1,039 was given to the Campbell Hall drop-in. This transaction is included within Missing Giving & Donations in the Receipts and Payments Statement. The charity is the Corporate Trustee for the Campbell Hall.
Movement of Funds
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| Opening | Fund | Closing | |||
| Fund Name | Income | Expenditure | |||
| Balance | Transfers | Balance | |||
| General (Unrestricted) | 49,390 | 126,383 | 113,288 |
-19,056 |
43,428 |
| Designated Fund for Tithe payments 2024 (Unrestricted) |
0 | 0 | 18,017 |
19,056 |
1,039 |
| Community Cafe (Unrestricted) | 0 | 53,995 | 51,155 |
0 |
2,841 |
| Community Cafe Equipment - Donations (Restricted) |
137 | 0 | 137 |
0 |
0 |
| Heritage Funds - St Paul's Surveys (Restricted) |
180 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
180 |
| Min-Y-Don Weekend 2024 (Restricted) |
-20 | 1,953 | 1,702 |
0 |
231 |
| Towers Group (Restricted) | 297 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
297 |
| Min-Y-Don Weekend 2025 (Restricted) |
0 | 770 | 250 |
0 |
520 |
| Christian Aid (Restricted) | 0 | 30 | 0 |
0 |
30 |
| Campbell Hall Drop-In (Restricted) | 0 | 73 | 73 |
0 |
0 |
| Fees for Wedding & Funerals (Restricted) |
0 | 15 | 0 |
0 |
15 |
| Compassion (Restricted) | 0 | 176 | 0 |
0 |
176 |
| TOTAL | 49,984 | 183,394 | 184,622 |
0 |
48,757 |
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Signature
The Campbell Hall accounts have been approved by the trustees, and are signed on their behalf by:
Name Signature Date
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