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← The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of Wolston, St Margaret's

2023-12-31-accounts

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St Margaret’s Church Wolston, Brandon and

Bretford

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council

For the financial year ended 31 December 2023 and the PCC year ended March 2024

Thursday March 21st 2024 @ 19.30

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Legal and administrative information:

Clergy: Vacancy Associate Minister: Revd Paul Simmonds Church Administrator : Mrs Jayne Hayward Children’s Team Leader: Mrs Ellie Gallant Safeguarding Officer: Mrs Josie Gadsby

Bank: HSBC Bank, Church Street, Rugby Independent Examiner : Mr Keith Francis Church Architect: Mr Simon Bird

PCC Members:

Members of the PCC are either ex-officio, elected by the Annual Church Parochial Meeting (APCM), co-opted in accordance with the Church Representation Rules or represent the parish on a Synod.

I ncumbent : Vacancy Wardens: Mrs Ruth McCartney Mr Simon Mulley

Elected Members:

Miss Naomi Brown , Mr Graham Clark, Mrs Josie Gadsby, Mrs Jain Galliford, Mrs Dawn Webb, Mr Derek Leaf, Mrs Jenny Lumsden, Mr John Marlow, Mrs Kate Willis

Co-opted members :

Dr Stephen Wigmore

Ex officio: Revd Paul Simmonds

Representatives on the Diocesan Synod:

Mrs Melissa Ralph

Representatives on the Deanery Synod:

Mr David Gadsby , Mrs Jayne Hayward, Mrs Melissa Ralph & Mrs Helen Simmonds [Lay Dean]

Officers: Mr David Gadsby (Church Secretary & Lay Chair) Dr Stephen Wigmore (Treasurer) Mrs Jayne Hayward [Electoral Roll Officer & minute secretary]

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Messy Church 2023/24

Messy Church is currently suspended

Pastoral Care 2023/24

We have had a very busy year, our team continues to give support both to the church and the community. We have been stretched to the limit at times as we have had particularly complex problems to deal with.

Our greatest joy is to have links with the school, the children entertain the people we look after at all our socials. To this end we are in discussions with the school to develop greater links which we hope will benefit both parties. We look after around 50 people within the villages and greater community, the work is hard, but our team are committed wholeheartedly. To give us strength we all give support and care for each other. Sue Marlow / Sue Burdett.

(Ephesians 6 v10-12)

Sue Marlow & Sue Burdett - on behalf of the PCT

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Mission Statement

Vision Statement

We have a vision to see: -

A people who are encountering God in their day to day lives. A people that are being set free by the power of the Holy Spirit. A people who are learning and are equipped to live Jesus’ way. A people who are courageous, who take risks for Jesus.

Church Organisation

organisational link of the Vicar, the PCC and the MLT [Ministry Leadership Team], all ably supported by the church office.

temperaments, both inside and outside the church building itself.

Each Anglican church has in place a series of groups and processes which enable the safe and smooth running of a church within the Church of England.

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17 Information about services is available on the tables and also activities provided by St Margaret's are advertised to make the community aware of all that is on offer by the church.

We are always looking for help to assist with baking and delivering orders to tables as recent illness has highlighted the advantage of having others who can be drawn on to help when numbers are low. So even if you are not free on a regular basis a reserve list of volunteers would be really useful, please get in touch.

On behalf of the Maggie’s Team - Ruth McCartney

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Who let the Dads Out (WLTDO) 2023/24

Other groups exist which are individual to each church. Here at St Margaret’s these groups have been in existence for many years, to enable the church to meet its aims.

For the sake of clarity, we will deal with these different reports in two different sections:- Church Organisation and Structure, and St Margaret’s Group reports.

Vicar’s Report March 20 23/24

Paul Simmonds (Associate Minister) writes:

I hope you will grab a cup of something and sit down and read these reports with thankfulness to God for one another. They make inspiring reading. Behind every report is a great deal of hard work and commitment. We all want to thank everyone in each team for what they do.

This is a group for Dads/male carers and their children. We run the group on the second Saturday of the month and provide tea & coffee, bacon batches, squash and biscuits. There are plenty of toys to entertain the children and there is also a bouncy castle. The group is attended regularly by 12+ Dads and their children, with more than 30 Dads having attended at some stage. The group also offers Dads a chance to socialise with other Dads and some lasting friendships have been formed in this safe space. Many Dads have offered their help in clearing away/setting up and have also made donations of pre-loved toys to the group.

Please pray for this time will be a blessing to all who come.

Sam Gallant on behalf of the WLTDO team

Just before the last Annual meeting some of us went to Meriden on a snowy night to see Kevin made vicar of Meriden, and we now know he and Jayne are settled happily in their new church.

Meanwhile back in Wolson we have discovered what the New Testament calls ‘the priesthood of all believers.’ We have continued to be God’s people in this community sharing God’s love and concern with those around us.

Worship and Prayer

At the heart of our Christian community is our worship and prayer together; learning, praying, sharing and listening to God – on Sunday mornings and in our small groups. We have seen a steady trickle of people joining us and our numbers are slowly but surely moving towards pre Covid levels. Some significant things have happened this year.

Finding faith

We always want to give people the opportunity to explore the Christian faith in a relaxed group and this year’s Alpha course did just that. Each evening a group of about 10 people sat round Derek and Eva’s dining table to enjoy a good meal provided by various volunteers and then watched the Alpha talk on video and spent time thinking about questions of life. Some of the group have continued to meet using a follow on course.

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Children and young people

Little Stars - stay & play baby & toddler group 2023/24

Team: Eva Leaf, Ellie Gallant, Ginny Haw, Pauline Caldicott, Maddy Wig-

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We thank God for the steady growth this year, despite 10 of the Little Stars children moving on to reception or fulltime nurseries this past July. The re-

maining mums and carers have been wonderful recruiters, so our numbers are increasing again.

In September the team attended an excellent training day with Care for the Family and as a result we implemented something new in Little Stars - ‘TEAPOT PRAYERS’. Adults have the opportunity to write down their anonymous prayer requests and the team will faithfully pray for them.

So, thanks to a wonderful team:

Ginny and Pauline oversee the snack time and make sure everyone is okay. Ellie and Maddy lead music, chat with adults and children, and help everywhere.

Eva coordinates Little Stars and leads the early learning Bible stories, because Little Stars is all about children growing socially, emotionally, and spiritually.

Chris Carter and Derek Leaf always come an hour early to help set up. Thank you.

Last, we thank the mums/carers who are so supportive. Without them Little Stars wouldn’t be what it is, and they are always ready to help where needed. As for content, in 2023 we did Bibles stories about ANIMALS, OPPOSITES and EMOTIONS. Each story session started with an early learning concept which was linked to a puppet Bible story. It always ended with a themerelated bean-bag prayer.

As a team, we thank God for Little Stars and this precious opportunity to serve our community.

The PCC took the bold decision that we needed to invest in work among children and asked Ellie to join the staff as a Children’s work team leader. That title is deliberate. Parents and others take it in turns to run the

children’s groups on Sundays. We are very encouraged that the number of children coming each week is increasing. It’s a team effort!

We’ve had several Baptisms this year and have sometimes had up to seventy people at the Baptism services in the afternoon. It has been great to welcome these families to church on Sunday mornings, especially for the family service.

It is always good to hear what God is doing in other churches and the vacancy has given us the opportunity to hear from visiting preachers once a month.

A lot of preparation goes on for every service. Sermon preparation takes many hours, the music group get up early on a Sunday and go through the music before the service.

As we look forward to Malcolm Ingham joining us as our new vicar, let’s all recommit ourselves to the roles we have and the jobs we do. Someone described the work of a vicar as like the conductor of an orchestra. They can’t possibly do all the jobs themselves, neither should they, but they can co-ordinate us so that we work efficiently and effectively for God. We look to them for spiritual leadership in helping us work out our priorities as a Christian community - what things we should continue to put effort into and what things we need to set aside. We will need to accept that we have to say ‘No’ to certain things so that when we say ‘Yes’ we have the resources to do things well.

Malcolm also brings with him gifts of teaching and preaching, but with Ryton joining us at some time in the future, we will need to continue to work as teams to lead services.

Maggie’s Café 2023/24

Over this last year Maggie's has gone from strength to strength welcoming regulars from the village and local area as well as members of the church family. Ages range from babies and toddlers with their parents through to older members of the community. This growth has been due to the hard work of the regular team of about 7 who turn out every week to make and serve drinks and cake, those who set up ready for the Wednesday mornings and also others who arrive to put tables etc away afterwards. There is also a group of 10 or so who bake the cakes. Thankfully the team of bakers has increased this year with a couple of members of the WI generously agreeing to help as well as it was becoming difficult to meet the demand. More help is always gratefully accepted.

This booklet shows how many people are involved and how much work they do for St Margaret’s. Finally, I am sure you would want to put on record our huge to so many people who have worked hard week after week in the various teams described in this booklet. Let’s give thanks for the Holy Spirit’s leading and energising of all these activities.

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MLT Report 2023/24

I said last year that the MLT is just that – a Ministry Leadership Team. It’s a Team because ministry in the church is never solo. From Moses in the Old Testament to Paul in the New, responsibility is shared. Jesus’ first job before he began his mission was to pull together a disciple team.

The MLT supports the vicar in the week by week running of the church, and in an interregnum ensures there is continuity and ‘continuing service’. During this year the MLT has met every two weeks to do just that. We spend the first half of our meeting in prayer, listening to God and dwelling on a Bible passage to help us.

A constant on our agenda this year has been the needs of children and young people and in particular how we can rebuild our children’s ministry post pandemic. These are some of the other areas we worked on: Alpha, Small groups, Holiday Bible Club, Sunday services especially Christmas, Easter and other festivals as well as national days like Remembrance and the Coronation.

The MLT regularly reports to the PCC who are legally responsible for the church.

The members of the MLT during the past year were: Naomi Brown, Jayne Hayward, Derek Leaf, Chris Mulley and Paul Simmonds.

A development this year has taken the form of a special holiday film event for 15 children, so last year , in the week after Christmas , we showed ‘Finding Nemo’ This was so well received that we hope to arrange similar events during future school holidays.

We are grateful for our updated projector and eagerly anticipate the installation of the new wide screen.

Peter Bridges on behalf of Caleb Cinema Club

Foodbank 2023/24

St Margaret’s continues to deliver food, personal hygiene, laundry & baby items etc to the food back in Willenhall, in Coventry, every week. From reports received from the team there, the last year has proved to be a difficult year for many people, and the numbers attending the food bank is still increasing.

We now have two different sites which are established as drop off points, the St Margaret’s church in Wolston & “Fourways”, Station Rd, Brandon.

It has been a real blessing, in particular, to see the amount of food dropped off at St Margaret’s increase as Maggie’s Café has become more popular. Some people who struggle to get out to shop have also supported the food bank financially.

Thank you to everyone for your incredible generosity during the past year, and I hope it will continue during the year to come.

Keith Hayward

We are sure Malcolm will bring fresh thinking to our church life and we are prepared for creative change!

Rev. Paul Simmonds

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Avon Grapevine 2023/24

Brenda Reeves has now taken up the editing reins - again we are very grateful to her. The magazine remains available on line and in print. The annual subscription remains at to £6 per year for 10 issues.

Jayne Hayward

Bells Report 2023/24

The bells have been rung on the following occasions.

The bells and fittings remain in good condition.

Tower Captain - Keith Chambers

Caleb Cinema Club 202/24

The Cinema Club has continued to meet on the second Friday of each month in the Church Rooms. The organization being undertaken by Peter and Sheila Bridges, with help from Carol and Bernard Fry.

PCC Report 2023/24

Since the APCM was held in March last year the PCC has met 9 times. Regular items have been:

Monitoring of all aspects of Church finance and agreeing actions to improve them.

Regular updates on safeguarding policy and procedures, to ensure all our practice is compliant with what is needed.

Agreeing and monitoring of Church maintenance as outlined in the fabric report.

Consideration of Deanery Synod issues, particularly the Parish share and plans for potential changes to benefices.

Specific items which the PCC have discussed, approved and subsequently supported include:

In addition, we have received reports on all the ongoing ministries of the church, and discussed/ agreed actions to support and develop them.

Thanks to all members who have contributed to discussion and decisions this year.

David Gadsby Lay Chair & Church Secretary

We continue to operate under the rules dictated by The Church Video

License. This allows us to browse the products of numerous film producers, but unfortunately not all, and we are further restrained by the length of the running time of films, being limited to about 120 minutes.

The shows begin at 1.30, and the afternoon ends with cups of tea and a selection of delicacies. This affords the opportunity to join in the most important element of the afternoon, a good chat with new and old friends. Our audience is drawn mainly from local people, a group of ladies from Binley Woods have become regular attenders as are a group from Bedworth, our fame has even spread as far as Coundon and Thurlaston.

By and large the film chosen for each month is done by the filmgoers from a selection which they are offered.

There is a small charge for all of this, £2, which covers costs, any accrued surplus being donated to the Church Funds.

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8 Treasurer’s Report year ending 31st Dec 2023

In 2023, we maintained three types of fund – the General Fund (covering regular income and expenditure of the Church), Designated Funds (which the PCC has set aside for specific purposes) and Restricted Funds (where the donor has specified the purpose on which the funds must be spent). 2023 saw the Church record an unexpected General Fund surplus of £91, compared to a surplus of £1,754 in 2021. Expenditure increased by £5,000 due to significant inflation, particularly affecting utilities, insurance and wages. By October, we were facing a £4,000 deficit, but thanks to increased income from Maggie’s Café and a very generous response to our Financial Appeal towards the end of the year, this was turned around. In the end, our income increased by £3,000 over the year, resulting in that £91 overall surplus. Our grants to support other Christian ministries and needs in the local community and abroad were £4,400; with regular donations made to Coventry Youth For Christ, Interface Uganda, OMF International, Scripture Union and Coventry Foodbanks.

The church received grants from the diocese of £2,950 towards our work on the Lady Chapel and a £1,950 to help with energy costs. A £1,500 grant was also received from Warwickshire County Council towards refurbishing the Church Rooms Kitchen. Pursuing more grants, particularly towards building repair costs, is an important part of our financial strategy for the next years. If anyone can volunteer to help with that work, it would be of real benefit to the church.

In terms of expenditure, these grants, along with generous donations, helped fund £11,700 of expenditure on repairs and improvements to our church buildings and churchyard, including laying the path to the Garden of Remembrance, repairing and repainting the Lady Chapel ceiling, installing new speakers at the front of church, and purchasing a dishwasher for the Church Rooms kitchen.

Another significant financial decision this year was to recruit Eleanor Gallant as a part-time Children’s Work, Team Leader for 2 years from June 2023, using the £5,000 bequest left by Lorrie Brown in 2022, and £4,000 in existing funds for youth and kids work. She was paid £1,500 in total in 2023.

The net result of the above is that we now have £30,400 in the General Fund and £13,700 in Designated/Restricted funds. The policy of the PCC is to keep at least 3 months running costs in the General Fund, and the current figure is 4 months.

The 2024 forecast is for the church to see a small deficit of £1,200 due to continuing inflation in costs, and a matching boost in income following our successful financial appeal. Of course, these figures are only our best estimates, and are entirely dependent on the continuing generosity of our community, successful fundraising from operations, and the development of ministry in the coming year. My thanks to everyone who donates to our church, or works to support the Café and other operations; and particularly to everyone who started a regular donation, or increased their regular donation, in response to our financial appeal.

Arise! Men’s Breakfast 2023/24

This group continues to flourish, new men joining quite frequently. We meet, usually on the 3rd Saturday of each month, starting at 9.00am.

The morning begins with an informal gathering and a chance to chat, followed by a substantial breakfast. The morning continues with either a presentation from a visiting speaker, or an ‘in house’ activity of some kind.

Our speakers this year have included Theresa Burton, soon after her establishment at The Baptist Chapel, Nigel Malka gave us a presentation about Mission. In May Davide Valentine invited us to ‘Come see the Fireworks’, followed in June by Paul Gask, then in July Darren Burgess from CCM gave us some insights into his world. In October we listened to Daniel Burke from Open Doors, followed in November by an in-house discussion entitled ‘The Future’. The year ended with our own Christmas entertainment. The New Year began with an inspirational presentation from Mattie Lote from Willenhall Men’s Support Group.

In the Autumn the men decided that the price of attendance should be raised, and unanimously agreed that it should be priced at £5.00.

Since our foundation in 2012 about 170 men have been members at one time or another, but the membership is constantly changing. Currently we have about fifty active members with a regular attendance of 25.

Our urgent need is for men of younger hearts to step forward into leadership roles. My thanks go to our volunteers who continue despite increasing age and infirmity.

As always, the aim of the group remains, which is to encourage the men in their walk with Christ.

Peter Bridges

Honorary Treasurer - Dr Stephen Wigmore 8

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9 Fabric Report & Church Maintenance Group 2023/24

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St Margaret’s School Chaplaincy 2023/24

Our close links with the school continue and our team of Josie Gadsby, Chris Mulley and

Eva Leaf have led weekly assemblies. These consist of Bible stories from both the Old and New Testament which are linked to the school values. We are blessed with presenting these to children who listen, remember and act on what they have heard. It is a pleasure for each one of us. Chaplain’s Chat in the school’s newsletter Brookside continues to be hosted by Eva Leaf, Helen Simmonds and Paul Simmonds. Classes from Wolston St Margaret’s School and Binley Woods Primary School have visited the church as part of their RE lessons. They have become more aware of the building, its contents, and the significance of some of our services. Josie spent time with Year 6 children using the Scripture Union book Your Move to support them as they prepared to move to secondary school. The school have held Easter, Harvest, and Christmas services in church. Parents were invited to the Christmas service which was the first time since Covid.

Josie Gadsby on behalf of the Chaplaincy team

Sunday Morning Children’s Groups 2023/24

Sunday morning groups for children are going very well. Sparklers runs every week alongside the main service and has a regular attendance of around five to eight children. This is attended by pre-school and primary aged children. We have also seen many new children attend the group over the year when their families are visiting St Margaret’s or attending to prepare for baptisms. The sessions are planned by Ellie Gallant. They usually teach the same theme of the main church service and are delivered by a core group of volunteers; Sam and Ellie Gallant, Maddy and Stephen Wigmore, Paul and Melissa Ralph, Dawn Webb and Gemma Jenkins.

The Explosion group still runs once a month on the 4[th] Sunday and is planned for and run by Chris Mulley and Lisa. This is usually attended by one to three young people of secondary school age. Although there is not a group for the older children every week, they are welcome in sparklers every week where they can still access material and conversations with the leaders.

Ellie Gallant - On behalf of the Children’s Work Team -

The Lady Chapel has been the major project for the last year with the repairs to the ceiling completed in 2023, then the walls painted, and recently the floor has been tiled with matching tiles to the Nave. Fortunately, we have received a Diocesan grant to help us with the project.

Several other minor jobs have been carried out over the year including a new dishwasher in the church rooms and looking shortly at replacing the fridge and cookers, which should be complete before summer. Fortunately, we have received a grant towards this from Warwickshire County Council. In the church rooms we have also fitted a new projector and blue ray player, and hopefully a new screen is to be fitted shortly. The lights in the church room storage cupboard, toilets and kitchen were replaced with energy efficient LED units.

In the church, new speakers have been fitted on the walls in the Nave to improve the sound quality and over the year we have had several issues with the heating systems both in the church and church rooms that have been dealt with.

Outside the church, ivy has finally been removed from the wall and a small team continue to work hard to keep the churchyard neat and tidy. The main entrance path has been levelled with improved drainage to prevent the large puddle forming through the entrance.

In the next few years, we will have to start on some repairs to the external stonework around the windows and doors that could be very costly. We will shortly be looking to see what grants we can raise to help with this. Outstanding is the need to upgrade the outside path lights and we have had difficulty in finding a contractor who will give us quotes and do the work at sensible price. Work is also ongoing to see if we can find ways to fund improvements to the road access to the church, which is in urgent need of repair.

Thanks to all those who have helped keep the church safe and fit for all our services, and a special thanks to Keith Hayward who gives so much of his time to helping with the upkeep of the church.

Why not come and give a helping hand this Saturday, March 23[rd] to help inside or outside and let’s get the church looking it’s best for Malcolm’s arrival.

Simon Mulley & Ruth McCartney - Churchwardens

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Ivy has been cut through on the adjoining wall with the Stables as it was a concern that it may cause damage during the winter months and the area behind the church rooms is in need of attention.

From the Churchwardens Simon Mulley & Ruth McCartney

Electoral Roll 2023/24

The Electoral Roll has 103 members, with 28 living outside the parish. Jayne Hayward - Electoral Roll officer.

Safeguarding 2023/24

As a church we are committed to the safeguarding and protection of all children and adults. The PCC and all church leaders are aware of their safeguarding role.

The PCC play a key role and receive a safeguarding report at each meeting. During the year the PCC have reviewed several safeguarding documents including being aware of the recruitment of ex-offenders by making sure that everyone is treated fairly. From the Parish Safeguarding Dashboards, we have been able to review the Action Plan which shows our progress with safeguarding requirements and what more needs to be done. At present we are at 92% on Level 3. DBS certificates are now being renewed every 3 years as is Safeguarding Training. The majority of these are in date.

The PCC and all church leaders have been asked to do the online Domestic Abuse Course to make us more aware of what is involved and our part in understanding and responding to concerns. Reviewing our non -church activities makes us more aware of our service to the wider community who use our facilities. They receive a copy of our Safeguarding Policy and their agreement includes a safeguarding statement.

There have been no safeguarding concerns during the past year. At all times we are aware of providing a safer environment for all.

Our grateful thanks go to all those who give their time to nurture and support all our children, young people and adults.

Josie Gadsby - Safeguarding Officer

Rugby Deanery Synod 2023/24

Area Dean Revd Steve Gold Lay Dean Helen Simmonds St Margaret’s representatives David Gadsby, Melissa Ralph (also a member of Diocesan Synod), Helen Simmonds & Jayne Hayward

Our church is part of Rugby Deanery. We have 29 church communities and 11 10.8 clergy posts.

To provide support and to encourage the clergy, they meet in regular Chapter meetings.

To keep an overall eye on the delights and challenges in the deanery, 4 clergy and 4 laity meet as the Deanery Leadership Team. Helen Simmonds is part of the team which at times is a challenging job. We recommend parish boundary changes to the Bishop and his team. St Margaret’s is aware of this as we know Ryton will join our benefice once the legal changes are completed. We are also responsible for planning the 3 synod meetings each year aiming to make them interesting and informative for all who come. Last week our synod was here to find out ‘How our church buildings can achieve, or move towards, net zero.’ I wonder what we learned. At last we have Standing Orders for the Deanery Synods in the diocese. This may sound trivial but it has been a major piece of useful work. At each synod meeting we worship – and eat cake!

We also recommend the Parish Share and this is verified at the last synod of the year once Diocesan Synod has met and we are certain of the amount we need to pay. Not all churches are able to pay for their clergy but the deanery works together to try to pay the full amount. The Area and Lay Deans often have to work with churches to encourage them to allocate their money wisely. Helen Simmonds on behalf of our Deanery Reps

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St Margaret’s School, Governors Report 2023/24

There are three Foundation Governors on the Governing Body of Wolston St. Margaret’s Primary School. They are all representatives of St Margaret’s Church and this reflects the fact that it is a Church of England School. This year they were Jenny Lumsden and David Gadsby and Jen Hawker until the summer. Our thanks go to her for several years of outstanding service. Newly appointed is Sam Gallant who is beginning to get into the role.

They have taken a full role in assisting the school in its work of educating the children within a Christian framework, monitoring, questioning and where able advising on finance, curriculum and learning outcomes.

Specifically Jen has reported on how the Christian ethos of the school is developed and maintained; David has had an overview of safeguarding policies and procedures. Jenny is Looking at the English provision within the school.

They are pleased to report that the recent OFSTED inspection gave the school a rating of Good. Under Headteacher, Michelle Clemons, the school is moving forward and providing, in our view, a good education underpinned by Christian values.

David Gadsby - on behalf of the Foundation Governors.

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The Parochial Church Council of

St. Margaret’s Wolston

Financial Accounts

Year ended 31[st] December 2023

Registered as a charity in England and Wales (No. 1130693)

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARGARET'S WOLSTON

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023

INCOME FROM:
Note
Donations and legacies
2(a)
Other voluntary income
2(b)
Investments
2(c)
Income earned from operating activities
2(d)
Income from Writeoff of Aged Cheques
Total Income
EXPENDITURE ON:
Grants
3(a)
Charitable activities: directly relating to
the work of the Church
3(b)
Church management & administration
3(c)
Total Expenditure
Net Income/(Expenditure)
Transfers between Funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 TOTAL FUNDS
Restricted
2023
2022
General
Designated
Funds
£
£
£
£
£
67,458
-
-
67,458
73,500
4,884
1,000
7,310
13,194
10,076
957
338
116
1,411
103
8,814
10,365
-
19,179
15,367
-
0
0
-
282
82,113
11,703
7,426
101,243
99,327
4,423
-
-
4,423
3,998
76,334
1,468
14,018
91,820
78,991
9,765
-
-
9,765
8,499
90,522
1,468
14,018
106,008
91,488
-8,409
10,236
6,592
-
4,765
-
7,840
8,500
-10,175
1,675
-
0
91
60
4,917
-
4,765
-
7,840
30,272
10,690
7,858
48,819
40,979
30,363
10,750
2,941
44,054
48,819
Unrestricted Funds

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARGARET'S WOLSTON

BALANCE SHEET AT 31st DECEMBER 2023

Debtors
Short term deposits
Cash at bank and in hand
Current Assets
Liabilities: Amounts due within one year
Net Current Assets
Funds
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total		 TOTAL FUNDS
Note
2023
2022
£
£
6
3,546
4,124
35,000
40,000
13,583
8,665
52,129
52,789
7
8,075
3,970
44,054
48,819
8
41,113
40,961
2,941
7,857
44,054
48,818

Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 22nd February 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

D.Gadsby

The notes on pages 3 to 9 form part of these accounts.

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARGARET'S WOLSTON

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31st DECEMBER 2023

2) INCOME:-
2(a) Donations and legacies
Planned giving
Collections
Gift Aid recovered
Sundry donations
Gift Aid recovered
2(b) Other voluntary income
Grants - Clerks Close Charity
Amazon Smile & Give-As-You-Live
Building Fund
Youth & Children's Fund
Ukraine Appeal
Cost of Living Donation
Grants for Heating Costs
(from Diocese of Coventry and WPC)
2(c) Income from investments
Interest on CBF deposit account
2(d) Income from operating activities
Church (Maggie's) Café
Sale of magazine
Fundraising Events
Fees
Contribution for use of Church Room
Reimbursement for photocopying
TOTAL INCOME
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Restricted
2023
2022
General
Designated
Funds
£
£
£
£
45,033
45,033
48,331
6,252
-
6,252
3,237
10,913
-
10,913
11,430
4,664
-
4,664
9,413
595
-
595
1,089
67,458
-
-
67,458
73,500
2,820
2,820
2,809
163
163
240
1,000
7,310
8,310
3,875
-
15
-
2,887
-
250
1,902
1,902
4,884
1,000
7,310
13,194
10,076
957
338
116
1,411
103
957
338
116
1,411
103
-
10,365
-
10,365
8,114
3,404
-
-
3,404
3,406
2,304
-
-
2,304
2,102
1,471
-
-
1,471
2,102
1,566
-
-
1,566
1,457
70
-
-
70
288
8,814
10,365
-
19,179
15,367
82,113
11,703
7,426
101,243
99,327
Unrestricted Funds

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARGARET'S WOLSTON NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31st DECEMBER 2023

3) EXPENDITURE:-
3(a) Grants/Giving
3(b) Activities directly relating to
the work of the Church
Ministry : diocesan quota
: clergy expenses
Church - running expenses
Church - maintenance
Buildings and equipment
Printing the magazine
Upkeep of services
Training and courses
Youth & Children Work
Garden Walkabout Fund
Alpha
Messy Church
Church (Maggie's) Café
Building Fund
Churchyard
Ukraine Appeal
Cost of Living
3(c) Church management & administration
Administration
Printing and stationery
Sundry
Staff costs - Administrators
Independent Examiners' Fees
TOTAL EXPENDITURE		 TOTAL FUNDS
Restricted
2023
2022
General
Designated
Funds
£
£
£
£
£
4,423
-
-
4,423
3,998
57,800
-
-
57,800
55,976
1,033
-
-
1,033
991
11,668
-
-
11,668
7,120
1,046
-
-
1,046
1,025
1,000
-
1,000
3,100
1,743
-
-
1,743
1,510
1,728
-
-
1,728
1,188
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,608
1,608
29
-
-
672
672
150
266
-
-
266
-
50
-
-
50
157
-
1,468
-
1,468
637
-
8,985
8,985
2,263
2,753
2,753
1,907
-
2,739
-
200
76,334
1,468
14,018
91,820
78,991
1,853
-
-
1,853
1,019
2,120
-
-
2,120
2,135
5,792
-
-
5,792
5,345
-
-
-
-
-
9,765
-
-
9,765
8,499
90,522
1,468
14,018
106,008
91,488
Unrestricted Funds

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARGARET'S WOLSTON

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31st DECEMBER 2023

4) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - Year ended 31st December 2022

INCOME FROM:
Donations and legacies
Other voluntary income
Investments
Income earned from operating activities
Other
Total Income
EXPENDITURE ON:
Grants
Charitable activities: directly relating to
the work of the Church
Church management & administration
Total Expenditure
Net Income/(Expenditure)
Transfers between Funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
5) Staff Costs
Wages & Salaries
National Insurance		 - Restricted
Total
General
Designated
Funds
£
£
£
68,500
5,000
-
73,500
3,049
3,100
3,927
10,076
68
15
19
103
7,253
8,114
-
15,367
282
-
-
282
79,152
16,230
3,946
99,327
3,998
-
-
3,998
71,004
637
7,351
78,991
8,499
-
-
8,499
83,500
637
7,351
91,488
4,349

15,593
3,405
-
7,840
6,102
7,388
-
1,286
-
1,754
8,205
2,119
-
7,840
28,518
2,484
9,976
40,979
30,272
10,690
7,857
48,819
2023
2022
£
£
7,400
5,345
0
0
7,400
5,345
Unrestricted Funds

The PCC employed 1 (2022: 1) part time administrator throughout the year, and recruited 1 part-time children and families team leader in June 2023.

6) Debtors
Gift Aid Accrual - unrestricted
Gift Aid Accrual - restricted
Prepayments and interest receivable
Church Lawford wages contribution
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2022
£
£
3,371
3,177
175
477
-
0
-
471
3,546
4,124

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST MARGARET'S WOLSTON

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

31st DECEMBER 2023

7) Liabilities (Creditors) 2023 2023 2022 2022
£ £
Diocesan Quota outstanding 5,115 0
Electricity and Gas Bills outstanding 900 900
Vicar's expenses outstanding 0 181
Deposits - Garden of Remembrance 2,060 2,220
Magazine Costs 0 169
WRCC Grant - Deferred Income 0 500
8,075 3,970
8) Fund Details
Movements in Funds
Opening Receipts Payments Transfers Closing
Balance Balance
£ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted Funds
General Fund 30,272 80,212 88,620 8,500 30,363
30,272 80,212 88,620 8,500 30,363
Designated funds:
Building Fund 3,769 1,110 0 -1,675 3,203
Parish Weekend 1,487 48 0 0 1,534
Maggie's Café 428 10,385 1,468 -8,500 846
Youth & Children 5,006 160 0 0 5,166
Total Designated Funds 10,690 11,703 1,468 -10,175 10,750
Total unrestricted funds 40,962 91,915 90,088 -1,675 41,113
Restricted Funds
Youth & Children 3,985 102 1,608 0 2,479
Bible Fund 300 10 0 0 309
Building Fund 0 7,310 8,985 1,675 0
Garden of Remembrance 2,753 0 2,753 0 0
Ukraine 148 5 0 - 152
Total Restricted Funds 7,186 7,426 13,346 1,675 2,941
Funds Held In Trust
Garden Walkabout Fund 672 0 672 0 0
672 0 672 0 0
Total Funds 48,819 99,341 104,106 0 44,054

9) PCC Expenses and Remuneration

Under the Statement of Recommended Practice for Charities, it is now required to report certain information relating to remuneration and expenses paid to members of the PCC and their immediate families.

Of the wages referred to in note 5, £5,792 were paid to Jayne Hayward, who is currently a PCC member, for her 12 hours a w working in the Church Office. The wage rate for her and the families worker is the current National Living Wage.

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. MARGARET’S WOLSTON

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2023

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).

The financial statement has been prepared under the historic cost convention except for the valuation of any investment assets, which are shown at market value. The financial statements 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.

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, but are shown separately in the accounts.

Restricted funds are those that must be spent on restricted purposes and details of these funds are shown in note 9 to the accounts.

Income

Voluntary income and capital sources

Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the income is recognised. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for when received.

Funds raised by garden parties, the church café and similar events, or by sales of books and magazines, are accounted for gross.

Investment and other income

Rental income from the letting of church premises is recognised when the rental income is paid. Interest from investments or deposits are accounted for when received.

Expenditure

Grants

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over.

Activities directly relating to the work of the Church

The diocesan parish share is accounted for when due. Any parish share unpaid at 31st December is provided for in the accounts as an operational (though not a legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the Balance Sheet.

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Expired Cheques

From the start of 2021, cheques issued by the Church that have not been cashed for over 1 year will be written off to income (having been originally recorded as expenditure when issued).

Fixed Assets

Consecrated property and moveable church furnishings

Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is excluded from the accounts by s.96(2)(a) of the Charities Act 1993.

Moveable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the church’s Inventory which can be inspected (at any reasonable time). For inalienable property acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the accounts. Items acquired since 1[st] January 2000 have been capitalised and depreciated in the accounts over their currently anticipated useful economic life on a straight line basis.

All expenditure incurred in the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings, individual items under £5,000, or on the repair of moveable church furnishings acquired before 1 January 2000 is written off.

Current assets

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31st December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as a debtor 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.

Ind ndent E aminer, ePC of I report on the financial statements of the charity for Ihe year ended 31 December 2023, whith are set out on pages 1 to 9. Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the Examiner As members of the PCC you are responsible for the preparation of the financial staternents, you consi(ler that an audil is not required for this yeaf under the regulat￿nS of the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Acl} and Ihal an independenl eXanNnali￿ is needed. 11 is my responsibilily to-. examine the finanaal statements under section 145 of the 2011 Act follow the prc￿e￿￿￿5 laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission unde¥ section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act-, and • state whett￿r parts"eular matters have cL)me to my attention. This report. including my statement, has been prepared for and only for the PCC as a b¢)dy. My work h8s been LFndertaken so that I mohl slate lo the PCC those matters l am requiced to state to them in an independent examiner's rewrt and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibilrty lo anyone other Ih8n the PCC as 8 body for my examtnatton vth. for thts report. or for the stalements I have made. Basis of Independent examlner's report My ex8mÉnalion was ¢arried out in aCc￿an￿ the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination indudes a rewew ol the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements preser¢ted with th(Ise records. It also indudes consideration of any unusual items or disdosures in the finanaal statements and seeking explanations from you as Iruslee concerntng any such matters. The Pr(￿ed￿re$ Ltndertaken do not provide all the evidence Ihal would be required in an audit. and (x)nsequently no opinion is givell as to whether the finarbcial stalements present a 'lrue and fair view arKI the report is limited to those matters set ¢yJt in the statement below. Independent examiner's statement In conneclion with my examination. no matter has ccrfne to my attention which gNes me e2use to believe that in any material resrct the requirements, to keep accounts.ng records in acwrdance wth section 130 of the 2011 A¢t; and to prepare financial statements which a¢(x)rd the accountsng records and compty with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met, of lo which in my opinion. altention should be drawn in order to enable a proper undèrstanding of Ihe financial statements to be reached. Mr Keith Francis B.Sc.. FCMA, CGMA MCT 50B Main Street Wolston CV8 3HJ 19 February 2024