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The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Gabriel’s Heaton Newcastle upon Tyne

(Registered Charity number 1130736)

Trustees Annual Report

for the year ended 31[st] December 2024

The Parochial Church of the

Ecclesiastical Parish of St Gabriel’s Heaton

Incumbent: The Rev’d Canon Jonathan Lawson St Gabriel’s Vicarage, 9 Holderness Road. Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5RH Address: St Gabriel’s Parish Office St Gabriel’s Parish Centre 2 St Gabriel’s Avenue Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 5QN Bankers: TSB PO Box 373 Leeds LS14 9GQ Contact (Finance): Mr Robin Long 52 St Julien Gardens Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7LL Independent Examiner: Mr Julian Brown 19 Manor Road Tynemouth Tyne and Wear NE30 4RJ

Contents

P.C.C. Annual Report Pages 3 – 12

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

Aims and Purposes

To promote the whole mission of the Church – pastoral, social and ecumenical.

Background

St Gabriel’s is a suburban parish in the Heaton area of Newcastle upon Tyne (and forms part of the Newcastle East Deanery). The larger proportion of the housing within the parish dates from the early part of the 20[th] century and consists of terrace houses some of which are Tyneside flats. There are areas of more modern housing and some social student housing. There is a healthy blend of students, young families and retired people in the community.

The Church is a stone built Grade II listed building dating from 1899. Its tower forms a landmark at the corner of Heaton Road and St Gabriel’s Avenue. The Church building is kept open on weekdays for most months of the year for use by those who wish to visit and pray.

The Parish Centre adjacent to the church provides a space for various parish and community activities including the Parish Office. A number of rooms are let to various individuals, groups and charities principally Caring Hands Charity.

Mission Statement

'St. Gabriel’s seeks through God’s grace to serve the people of the parish in which it is set by being:

A place of prayer.

A welcoming community.

A prophetic voice speaking truth to power.

Open to the stranger, the marginalised and oppressed. Concerned for all creation and its protection and sustainability.

Fully committed to working together with people of faith and all in the local community for the common good.

Vicar’s Report

We celebrated, and are celebrating, 125 years of the current St. Gabriel’s Church this year, and it was very fitting to have the current Bishop of Newcastle, The Rt. Rev’d Dr. Helen-Ann Hartley to preach and preside on the very day of the anniversary of the consecration of the church, Michaelmas 2024. We celebrated with a Patronal Eucharist followed by a celebration lunch and in the evening with Orchestral Evensong. The celebrations continue throughout 2025, and there is a lot to give thanks for. The anniversary has certainly captured my imagination, as I wondered what it was like for those who gathered in 1899, and what they would have thought of our life now and what we would think of their life too. In-between those times, so much has happened, and so many faithful people have worshipped in this place. It is a house of prayer truly soaked in prayer and worship.

As in any year, there have been particular highlights: one of them has been the completion of the lighting project. As time has gone on, I have come to realise what an important project this has been. On the one hand, there was a very practical need to rewire the whole church, and it was tempting to start with simply replacing the lighting on a like for like basis. Fortunately, that is not what we did, and through the good offices of Michael Screen we now have lighting that befits a church of such beauty.

St. Gabriel’s Church, for me at least, becomes more beautiful the more time you spend in it. I have a particular interest in lighting, as I used to help with theatre lighting at school, and I am aware that it can be so important for setting the scene, and creating the ambience, for whatever is to happen. Church lighting has been slow to learn about this, and too often it has just been a turn on and turn off affair. Now we can light all the church effectively, but also dim or raise the lighting and also light different parts of the church, all at the flick of a switch. In helping set the scene for worship, it is just what I had hoped for, if not more. Thank you to everyone who made this project possible.

Vocation is a big theme at St. Gabriel’s, not least the vocation of the church as a whole. What does it mean to be St. Gabriel’s? What are we called to do and be in this place? But it does also refer to a call to ordination and in 2024 we celebrated the ordination to the priesthood of Mairi Howell, and the ordination to the diaconate of James Bartle. Both are hugely gifted individuals, and one of the consequences of all these vocations is that we have said goodbye to some very able people, in the spirit of generosity that St. Gabriel’s is known for. Occasionally, ordained ministry (once experienced), isn’t what a person is expecting or hoped for, and so we sadly saw Alan White withdraw from ministry this year. Alan has been a member of the congregation, reader and then curate here in my time and he is a big miss.

As a church we have the care of three properties, all of which produce some form of income, particularly the Parish Centre and the house on Swindon Terrace. When I first started at St. Gabriel’s there was some thought given as to whether we should sell Swindon Terrace (if the Diocese who is the holding trustee agreed), but we decided not to do so. Heaton is now a sought after place to live and the rents are rising quite sharply in this area. As such, the tenancy at Swindon Terrace provides a helpful income each year. Similarly, the same can be said of the Parish Centre, so it was with a great deal of sadness that we heard that CRUSE Bereavement Care was giving notice to leave the Parish Centre as their base for Newcastle and North Tyneside after many decades. Post pandemic, many people now work from home, and charities are generally using less office space. We prayed a lot about this, and I am so pleased that a local charity: ‘Caring Hands’, found us and are making their home in the Parish Centre. The Parish Centre is gradually being used more regularly, including by the Diocese for spiritual direction courses and spiritual direction supervision. Keeping the Parish Centre in good condition is really important and this last year a large part of the southern external wall and some of the eastern external wall were repointed and a reconditioned photocopier was also purchased for the Parish Office.

A lot of building work happened in 2024, mainly for the church building, and in the spring of 2024 there was at one point three separate sets of scaffolding in and around the church. The tower roof membrane was replaced as was the north west porch roof, and after the lead was stolen from the clergy vestry roof and nearby roofs, this also was replaced. Both the tower roof renewal and lead replacement was paid for by our insurers. It was, however, a stark reminder that when things need repairing or replacing at St. Gabriel’s they can be very costly. The Friends of St. Gabriel’s have been very helpful in that respect, not only in raising our profile in the community, but also paying for the restoration of the church bell and in paying for new hymn books for our service of Choral Evensong.

A church is present in the community, both as a building and as a fellowship. In that respect it has been good to use our 125th anniversary as a way of making explicit some of what God does in this place through 125 Acts of Kindness. Bridging 2024 and 2025, we hope to celebrate all those small acts of kindnesses that make a difference to the church, the local community and the world. It seems very important to articulate and celebrate what God is doing in this place in this way. One of the ways we show our gratitude particularly when we have received a financial gift from someone is to buy something tangible to remember that gift and the giver. This last year we bought a new altar book and a set of rose vestments in gratitude for Eric Horner and his very generous benefaction to the church.

Last year brought the sad news of the death of the The Rev’d Katie Watson. Katie had risen to national prominence through the television programme: ‘Geordie Hospital’, and she was a well loved member of the local community here in Heaton, at the local hospitals where she was at first a chaplain and then lead chaplain, and here at St. Gabriel’s where she was a member of the congregation for many years along with her family. Many of us went to her funeral and witnessed the powerful impact Katie had had on many people’s lives.

Over last year it has felt like many green shoots were appearing in the life of this church. A social committee brought people together to have some fun as did the Friends. Family, Fun and Food continues to flourish as does the Toddler Group. The Choir Club and Junior Choir have begun to bring many more young people and families into the life of the church, and ‘Open the Book’ has regained momentum in its work at Ravenswood School. In fact relationships with the local schools feel incredibly positive and open to greater development. We also now have regular gardening days, bringing together church members and people from outside the church to help maintain the church grounds.

There are some large projects that are being considered, and quite a bit of time was spent last year in considering the offer of a peal of bells for the tower here. At the time of writing we are awaiting a structural report on the tower to see if it is capable of holding a peal of bells, before we make any decision about this. Work has also started on a project to restore the organ and to develop our musical life at St. Gabriel’s. This will form part of a bid for a large grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

None of this, nor the day to day life of St. Gabriel’s, would be possible without the hard work and dedication of so many people. I am particularly grateful to my clergy colleagues, Sheila and Jon and to Calum and Mark as churchwardens and to Tim and Jeni who are two employees. I am not sure how parishes of this size cope without a parish administrator!

But the greatest thanks must go to God who sustains us, encourages us and inspires in our life of service here. To him to be the glory, now and always.

The Rev’d Canon Jonathan Lawson

Vicar

Fabric, Goods and Ornaments

Mark and Calum Aynsley continued in their roles as Churchwardens following election at the previous APCM.

The leak in the choir vestry roof highlighted in last year's report seems to have been resolved. Both wardens would like to record their thanks to Rob Davidson for clearing a large amount of debris from the roof that appears to have been a cause of the water leaking in.

The flower cupboard was painted and decorated as well as receiving a new series of shelves and a re-organisation. The light fitting in the flower cupboard has also been replaced as part of the wider rewiring project.

The choir vestry, clergy vestry, servers area and the corridor leading from the Lady Chapel to the clergy vestry have been painted and decorated thanks to generous donations from members of the congregation. Again, both wardens would like to record their thanks to Rob Davidson for his work preparing the choir vestry windows ahead of the decoration. In July there was a theft of lead from several sections of the roof. This was replaced and marked with anti-theft measures.

There have been several instances of leaking from the roof in the Lady chapel. We are in conversations with our roofer to investigate and see what further action may be required. St Gabriel's has been approached with an offer to receive a peal of bells. Whilst no decision has yet been made as to whether they will be accepted, as part of initial investigations into the feasibility of this project, a survey has been carried out on the church tower to see if it is capable of holding a peal of bells. We are still awaiting the results of the survey.

The planned repointing of the Parish Centre was completed last year.

Objectives and Activities

St Gabriel’s PCC has the responsibility, with co-operation with the Incumbent, of promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. It also has the maintenance responsibilities for the Parish Centre as 2. St Gabriel’s Avenue, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne and a house at 33. Swindon Terrace, Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Structure, governance and management

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is a Registered Charity, Number 1130736.

The appointment of PCC members is governed and set out in the Church Representation Rules.

Membership of the Parochial Church Council (PCC)

Incumbent Rev’d Canon Jonathan Lawson Curate Rev’d Alan White (until Summer 2024) Churchwardens Mr Calum Aynsley Mr Mark Aynsley Deanery Synod Mr Calum Aynsley Reps (ex-officio) Mrs Margaret Legge Mrs Elizabeth Screen

Elected Members

Mr Robin Long Ms Gill Purves (Term of Office ended 2024) Mr David Forster (Term of Office Ended 2024) Mr Jonathan Quaintrell-Evans (Term of Office Ended 2024) Mr Colin Harrison (Term of Office Ended 2024) Mrs Wyn Findlay (Co opted 2024) Mrs Corinne Raybould Mrs Melanie Lewis Mrs Clare Davidson Mr Brian Moore Mr Rob Davidson Ms Dee Brownlee Ms Alison Woodward Ms Anne Pickering (Elected May 2024) Mrs Heather Wear (Elected May 2024) Mr Robert Day (Elected May 2024) Mr John Pickering (Elected May 2024)

PCC Committees and Working Groups

To assist the work of the PCC there are the following committees and working groups:

Standing Committee

This committee is established in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. It has power to transact business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any direction given by the Council.

Parish Centre Management Task Group

The group meets to discuss all aspects of the running and maintenance of the Parish Centre.

Pastoral Visitors Group

The group visits parishioners who are housebound or in nursing homes, generally providing Home Communion and pastoral care.

Safeguarding Group

The Safeguarding group has oversight for Safeguarding for the Church ensuring particularly that children and young people are kept safe and that good practice and procedures are in place to ensure this.

Mission Group

This group arranges the Summer Garden Party, the Winter Wonderland Fair and yearly decides which charities to support with the money raised during the year.

Organ Committee

Set up to consider the immediate and long-term future of the organ, and what we as a congregation can and should do to preserve it, given its history and the nature of current restoration work needed.

Review of the Year 2024

Jan 2024

Lighting scheme 60% completed. Cleaning will be required once work completed. Tower roof repairs and North West Porch roof repairs delayed due to bad weather more complex than first thought so costs have doubled.

A Peal of Bells has been offered to St Gabriel’s - more information to be discussed and a survey of the Tower completed to decide how viable the project would be. Friends of St Gabriel’s paid to have the existing Church Bell repaired. Christmas Services praised. Choir Club to include Students from Chillingham Road Primary School. Open the Book now has 5 volunteers.

The Organ needs to be restored - work being done on grants to help with costs. Income down in 2023 compared to 2022 so have paid less Parish Share. Robin Indicated he wished to step down as Treasurer in May. Discussions around splitting the work of the Treasurer role.

Feb 2024

Discussions around setting up a Social Committee to organise events - Bob Day to take lead on this. Need for more Servers for the 9.45am Services especially to avoid others becoming stretched. Eric Horner’s legacy received and thanks given for his generosity to St Gabriel’s. Suggested that from this a set of Rose Vestments be purchased.

Remainder of the meeting was regarding the possibility of a Peal of Bells being installed at St Gabriel’s and the process involved for PCC to consider.

March 2024

Social Committee has been formed and suggested events including - Quiz Night, Garden Games and a Christmas singing evening. Lighting is finished with some minor areas to adjust. Still low on Servers. Tower roof finally completed. Peal of Bells - most members of PCC positive about the project. Next stage will be an assessment and a structural survey to see if the Tower is suitable.

Friends of St Gabriel’s to host quarterly Coffee Mornings. Open the Book started work in schools. Family, Fun & Food to take place in April with an Easter theme.

Energy costs have doubled. Discussions around the workload of the Treasurer and the formation of a PCC finance group to support the role going forward. Heaton Festival to take place this year with Heaton Churches Together. St Gabriel’s 125 Anniversary this year - various suggestions made and further discussions needed.

April 2024

Still awaiting final lighting bill - outside lights to be completed. Acknowledgement that Holy Week and Easter Services were a lot of work for the Clergy Team but quality of the services praised. Some new families at Good Friday and sense of Celebration on Easter Day.

125 Anniversary - sustainability - banner made up? Floodlighting?

Tower is to be inspected re the potential for bells. Family, Fun & Food well attended with over 40 families. Friends of St Gabriel’s Coffee Morning raised £239. PCC agreed to the decoration and shelving for the Flower cupboard. Toddlers restarted for the term with 23 families attending. We An estimate for the restoration of the organ is being sought. Safeguarding Dashboard updated. New PCC members and all volunteers to do relevant training.

May A.P.C.M followed by PCC

Minutes of last meetings agreed and appointments confirmed through elections.

PCC agreed to the purchase of a newly refurbished Photocopier for the Parish Office as the previous one was no longer able to be repaired.

June 2024

PCC agreed to have a Bell Hanging Company view the tower with the aim of having a structural Survey done. Our Architect has created a plan with some initial estimated costs. It is thought that the project will cost around £232,000 with £100,000 coming form Jim Crowther and grants, £120,000 from potential Bell Sponsors and leaving £12,000 to be fundraised.

PCC agreed to the structural survey going ahead to see of the tower is suitable.

Quotes being gathered to redecorate the Choir Vestry - however reluctance to decorate until roof leaks sorted. The Church bell has been repaired and re hung - thanks to the Friends of St Gabriel’s for paying for this work. Heaton Festival taking place this month.

125 anniversary discussed - suggested that one person take the lead on the events for this.

Nicholson's have provided a quote for the restoration of the Organ at £500,000. A Heritage Fund Lottery Grant is being investigated but might not be known about until next year.

Social Committee up and running with quiz night planned.

The charities being supported by this year’s Garden Party are Feeding Families, Mary’s Meals and Launch Pad.

July 2024

Quote received to redecorate the Choir Vestry - but did not include the ceiling tiles, support bars or secondary glazing. Also the matter of the roof leaks is not solved. Suggested that a full redecoration was premature at this stage - but given its poor appearance a DIY lick of paint might be suitable for the moment. Summer Garden Party a success with £600 being sent to each of the 3 charities and £120 sent to the Chilli Road Band.

Missions Giving for last year discussed agreed to fund to continue funding the same projects with the same amounts. Family, Fun, and Food back for August - would like more volunteers. Friends of St Gabriel’s Summer Coffee Morning raised £452. Choir Club recently held a show for parents which was enjoyed. Heaton Festival great success.

Gardening of church Grounds discussed - more volunteers to take on roles both short term tidying up and longer term maintenance. Investigations to see if the grounds qualify as a community garden which would open up finding opportunities. Theatre group to preform in the gardens in August with St Gabriel's getting 50% of the proceeds.

September 2024

125 Anniversary - Fizz and cake after the 9.45am service and 60 people signed up for Lunch. Display of St Gabriel’s History in the Baptistry.

Bells - Following meetings the location of the proposed ring of bells was agreed. Specialist Structural Engineer will now asses to tower to see if the project is technically and structurally viable. Then PCC can decide if the project is to continue.

Family, Fun, and Food went well with over 100 families attending from the wider local community.

Safeguarding - Currently no Diocesan Safeguarding team so no guidance or support available on any matters arising. There are 2 safeguarding courses that need to be done by volunteers if helping with groups or activities. These need re doing every 3 years.

Pantaloons Theatre performance went well - hope to have the group back again and increase advertising efforts to ensure a larger audience.

October 2024

125 Anniversary - Tree services and a meal Thanks to all who contributed. “Wonderful day, remarkable music and lunch” Proposal for “125 acts of kindness” A board with space to pledge to do a service / act. Name of pledger on reverse so not seen. Once completed a rainbow sticker to be added. Suggested to launch in Advent and run for a while.

Roofs and gutters have now been cleared and as no further rain damage a “DIY” repaint of the Vestry can go ahead. Church Garden Morning successful with a large amount of rubbish being disposed of. Another morning is planned. Harvest service went very well and all donations gratefully received. Chillingham Road School also came for their Harvest Service.

Parish Centre - Cruse give notice they will be vacating both their rooms. Office space being widely advertised with a focus on supporting local charities.

Toy Service not happened for a few years - still keen to do a toy collection for Cedarwood but future version of a Toy service to be discussed - maybe alongside Open the Book?

Church Christmas card launched and Friends of St Gabriel’s have purchased 10 extra Large Print Hymn books and 10 extra Words only Hymn books.

Safeguarding discussed - Jeni is collecting safeguarding documents for the whole church. Any concerns over the courses to be discussed with Mel. It was noted that would be extremely sad if any group or activity had to be halted due to safeguarding administration and how wonderful it is to have so many active groups, activities and volunteers at St Gabriel’s.

November 2024

Congratulations to Jonathan for his appointment as Non-Residentiary Canon at Newcastle Cathedral.

Lighting - A few snagging issues to be resolved and operating instructions to be revised.

125 Acts of Kindness - to be launched in Advent and boards for Display are being organised.

Second Gardening morning very successful another to be organised in the spring.

Toy collection to go ahead but too late to do a service this year.

Family, Fun and Food- Half Term event was very successful with approx. 70 attending.

A number of companies had been very generous with food, including MacDonald’s.

“Tea with Santa” is planned for December.

The extensive work involved in the Treasurers role discussed - A working party to be set up to look a the role moving forward.

December 2024

125th Acts of Kindness (AOK). The main boards are up and running and the launch has happened as intended. Now it is up to individuals to put up their AoK.

Peal of bells Ian Ness (church architect) had requested two companies to quote for the structural engineering assessment report of the tower’s suitability for the bells. One experienced company (Adelphi) provided a quote. It was understood that if this engineering assessment and report were not to go ahead, there would be no possibility of progress on the bells project. It was also understood that a decision to go ahead with the engineering assessment and report was not a commitment to installing the peal of bells.

Choir Vestry & Gutters etc. A considerable amount of debris was removed by Rob D and all the water channels within reach from the Heaton Road Entrance roof, cleared. From the lack of water ingress into the choir vestry during the recent very heavy rain, it would appear that this clearing of the debris had had an effect. But we may need further advice from our roofers / Ian Ness as there are still a couple of areas needing attention.

Parish Centre “Caring Hands”, a local charity has agreed to take the Hild office from 1/1/2025. Other tenants were still being sought for the other office

Recent discussions had taken place with the Armstrong Bridge Market to see whether there were useful ways to work together, particularly during the winter weather.

Toy service. Thanks to those who contributed and collected the toys. Much appreciated by Cedarwood.

Winter Wonderland. The event was a great success, both from the point of view of the numbers of people coming and the money raised.

Achievements and Performances Statistics

Parish Statistics	2024	2023	2022	2021*	2020**	2019
Average weekly attendance	127	120	140	83	70	139
Average Sunday Communicants	85	80	80	74	50	92
Average mid-week Communicants	24	31	20	19	10	18
Average afternoon Communicants	4	4	10	N/A	0	11
Communicants at Easter	104	106	107	82	0	125
Attendance at Easter Services	199	148	186	132	0	251
Communicants at Christmas services	94	103	107	106	70	124
Attendances at Christmas services	422	498	445	306	90	575
Baptisms	16	18	31	21	8	31
Weddings	5	3	6	4	0	4
Funerals	14	26	21	26	20	28
Confirmation candidates	1	2	0	8	0	3
Electoral Roll	149	144	139	150	147	140

Electoral Roll Revised April 2024 149 on List

2022 - Mostly back to Pre Pandemic life although some distancing advised and some people still cautious about returning to in person activities.

*2021 - The Covid Pandemic continued with different levels of restrictions on meeting indoors, face coverings, limits on services and advice to stay home unless essential with national school closures in place from January to March.

**2020 - Churches were closed from March - June due to the Covid Pandemic with periods of restriction on meeting indoors, face coverings, limits on services and advice to stays home unless essential and school closures continuing throughout the year.

St Gabriel’s Heaton - Safeguarding

This statement was adopted by St Gabriel’s Parish at a Parochial Church Council meeting held on 20th September 2018 and is reviewed each year by the Parochial Church Council and reaffirmed at the Annual Meeting.

Safeguarding Policy Statement of the Church of England

The Church of England, its Archbishops, Bishops, clergy and leaders are committed to safeguarding as an integral part of the life and ministry of the Church.

Safeguarding means the action the Church takes to promote a safer culture. This means we will promote the welfare of children, young people and adults, work to prevent abuse from occurring, seek to protect those that are at risk of being abused and respond well to those that have been abused.

We will take care to identify where a person may present a risk to others, and offer support to them whilst taking steps to mitigate such risks.

The Church of England affirms the ‘Whole Church’ approach to safeguarding. This approach encompasses a commitment to consistent policy and practice across all Church bodies, Church Officers and that everyone associated with the Church, who comes into contact with children, young people and adults, has a role to play.

The Church will take appropriate steps to maintain a safer environment for all and to practice fully and positively Christ’s Ministry towards children, young people and adults; to respond sensitively and compassionately to their needs in order to help keep them safe from harm.

St Gabriel’s Safeguarding Policy

We are committed to care for one another safely and recognise that everyone has different levels of vulnerability and that each of us may be regarded as at risk at some time in our lives. We are committed to:

Safeguarding people who may be at risk, ensuring their well-being in the life of this church.
Promoting safe practice by those in positions of trust.
Promoting the inclusion and empowerment of people who may be at risk.
Recruiting safely following the recognised procedures.
Supporting, resourcing, training and regularly reviewing those who undertake work with children/young people and adults who might be at risk.

It is the responsibility of each of us to prevent physical, emotional, sexual, financial and spiritual abuse.

If you have any safeguarding concerns please inform the parish safeguarding officer or a member of the clergy as quickly as possible.

The Parish Safeguarding Officer for St Gabriel’s Church is:

Name: Ms Melanie Lewis 0191 903 1231 E-mail: melelainelew@yahoo.co.uk

Vicar, The Rev’d Canon Jonathan Lawson 0191 908 7835

Parochial Church Council of Newcastle, St Gabriel. Financial Report for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

st Financial Review of the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Voluntary Income continues to be our main source of income amounting to more than £86,000 before grants and insurance claim. The Parish Giving Scheme IPGS} enables the contributor to set up a regular direct debit with or without gift aid which is collected by the scheme. A lump sum is paid into to our bank each month followed by the Gift Aid. As a result only two monthly entries need to be recorded reducing the workload of the treasurer. Having promoted the PGS we still gladly receive Banker's Orders and weekly envelopes. We were remembered by Eric Horner with a legacy of over £72,000 which will be carefully controlled and wisely spent. Grants were received from Northumberland Historic Church Trust (£5,000) and The National Churches Trust (£4,000) towards the cost of repairs to the North West Porch. We also received grants under the Listed Places of Worship Grants Scheme to cover the VAT on roof repairs as well as the Ilghtlng. Insurance claims for repairs to the tower roof and the theft of lead amounting to £22,000 were met by our insurers, Ecclesiastical. We continue to considerable beneflt from rent and user contributions for the Vestry, Parish Centre and Swlndon Terrace. The cost of repairs to the Church building was in excess of £29,000 and a further £4,900 was spent on repointing the Parish Centre. £2.000 was spent on a new printer/copier machine. Work on the rewiring and new lighting was completed in April. The total cost was £181,527. Including consultanys fees. VAT of £30,000 was recovered. Despite the above we were still able to make a contribution of £70,000 to the Parish Share. l)etai15 of the funds held in the Designated and Restrlcted accounts are broken down and detailed in note 3 of the main accounts. Additional information relating to the Friends of St Gabriel's, the Choral Fund and the Choir Club appear on page 8. February 2025

Parochial Church Council of Newcastle, St Gabriel. Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Notes Unrestrlcted Funds Designated Funds Restrlcted Funds Total Funds 2023 Incoming ResourrAS Voluntary Income Planned Giving inc PGS Gift Aid Recovered (PG) Open Plate Collections Gift Aid Recovered (Other) Legacies. Donations & Gift Days Granls & Insurance Claim 53,197 12,800 7,418 2,881 9.990 36,442 122,728 53,197 12,800 7,418 2,881 82,016 67.048 225.360 51,818 11,697 6,646 2,563 90,663 30,776 194,163 72,026 30,606 30,606 72,026 Activities for Generating Funds Mission Activities Magazine Receipts Events Inc Festivals 6,879 6,879 588 6719 534 588 588 6,879 7,467 7,253 Income from Church Activities Vestry and Church Users Parish Centre Wedding & Funeral Fees 7,897 31,970 3.528 43,395 7,897 31,970 3,528 43,395 9,732 34,044 3,596 47,372 Incom• from Investments Rent Interest 10,018 420 10,438 10.018 4,758 14,776 6,902 4,876 11,778 4,323 4.323 15 15 Other Incomlng Resources Tlf from Designated TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES Resources Expended Church Activities Mlssionary & Charitable Giving Diocesan Parish Share Clergy Expenses (inc 'phone) Clergy Council Tax & Water Church & Vestry Running Costs Church Administration Parish Centre Running Costs Parish Centre Administration Organists & Choral Director Education 59,362 96,862 59,362 350,360 177,149 76,349 260,566 li 112 70,000 571 2,509 81,021 7,354 17,275 2,374 5,026 900 187,142 6,535 6,647 70,0 571 2.509 263,572 7,354 17,275 2,374 9,507 8,454 388,263 7,467 70,000 683 2,341 163.932 8,041 7.991 2.140 6,811 487 269,893 66,466 116.085 4.481 7.554 134.655 66.466 Cost of Generating Funds Events maintenan & Costs of Let Ppty Magazine 1,634 324 1,958 189,100 -11,951 1,634 324 1,958 390,221 -39.861 1,062 234 1,296 271,189 -10,623 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED NET INCOMING (OUTGOING) RESOURCES Bank & Deposit Account at 1 Jan Bank & Deposit Account at 31 Dec 66,466 9,883 134.655 -37,793 32,829 20,878 67,973 77,856 47,086 9,293 147,888 108,027 131,328 120,705

Parochial Church Council of Newcastle. St Gabriel. Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Statement of Assets & Liabilities Unrestricted Funds Designated Funds Restricted Funds Notes Total Funds Cash Funds Bank Currenl Accounts CCLA 4,659 3,045 74,811 9,293 16,997 74,811 16,219 108,027 Monmouthshlre Bl . Soc 16,219 20,878 77,856 9,293 Other Moneta Assets Gift Aid Recoverable I,ooi 886 21 191 1.213 1,213 191 Investment Assets Assets for Church Use Freehold Land & Bld s 750,000 750,000 Liabilities Insurance 7,340 7,340 The attached notes on pages 5 -8 fomi part of these financial statements Approved by the Parochial Church Council on Signed on their beh fby: Canon Fr Jonatha Chainnan H Lawso

Parochial Church Council of Newcastle, St Gabriel Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 The financial statements of the PCC have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2011 using the Receipts & Payments basis. Fixed assets retained for church use are the Parish Centre and the freehold house at 33 Swindon Terrace at an estimated valuation. The movements in the designated and restricted funds during the year were: Bal.Blfwd Pa ments Bal. Clfwd Desi nated 57,665 1,753 71,206 2,725 665 54,490 6,386 1,090 4,928 64,820 3,045 5,063 77.856 Erlc's Le Friends Fabric 1,410 8,898 67,973 76,349 66.466 Restricted Mission Fund htin Toilet Music Choral Choir Club 3,049 35,135 6,879 80,300 6,535 115,435 3,393 382 15 3,466 6,202 96,862 397 4.084 7,554 134,005 1,369 6,501 46,436 751 5.149 9,293 Other Baby & Toddler 4,792 1352 2573 3570 The Rudge Legacy is distributed at the discretlon of the Vicar and Church Wardens as needs arise. It has been used towards the cost of the new lighting and will be required when the retentlon payment is due. We have been fortunate to receive a legacy from the estate of Eric Horner which has been used to purchase Rose Garments and a Book of Common Worship. The Fabric fund is set aside to cover repairs and Maintenan costs over £5(N). The Friends of St Gabriel's group was formed during 2021 to promote wider interest in the work of the church. In 2024 it has paid for Bell repairs, Loan of display boards, Hymn books and printing. See last page. The Mission Fund represents donations and fund raising activities which is distributed amongst charities at home and abroad on a regular basis. The Restoration Fund has been withdrawn and used towards the new lighting. The Toilet fund was set up to hold funds raised for the renovation of the church toilets and has been used for this. The Music Fund provided for the purchase of choral muslc for use by the choir and has been so used. The Choral Fund covers the 5ervice5 of our Choral Director in developing choral music and expanding the choir. The Choir Club fund has been created to receive monies and pay the costs of providing musical training for young people. The Baby & Toddler financial summary is as shown.

Open Plate Collections comprise: 2024 608 iii 2023 642 56 Baptism Collection Funeral Collection Digital Loose Collections Parish Breakfast Wedding Colls 1070 3987 1203 1318 3497 897 439 236 7,418 6,646 5.Legacles Donatlons & Glft Days General Designated 72,026 Legacies Donations Book of Remembrance Patronal Festival Prayer Candles 4,977 80 4,340 593 9,990 72,026 6. Church & Vestry Running Costs: Unrestricted Funds 11,436 8,476 50,391 4,342 2,140 1,875 833 Designated Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds 11,436 8,476 232,942 4,342 2,140 1,875 833 1,528 263,572 2023 3,920 8,228 142,425 4,091 2,140 1.257 605 1,266 163,932 Church HLW Church Insurance Church Malntenance Music & Organ Maintain Vestry Cleaning Vestry Gas Vestry Maintenance Wine Wafer Candles 66,466 116,085 1,528 81,021 66,466 116,085 7. Church Administration: Unrestricted Funds 1,657 5,350 347 Designated Funds Restricted Funds Totsl Funds 1,657 5,350 347 2023 2,142 5,638 261 Printin & Statione Salaries Tele hone 7,354 7,354 8.041 8. parish Centre Adminlstration: Unrestricted Funds 2,200 174 Designated Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds 2,200 174 2,374 2023 1880 Salaries Tele one 260 2,374 2140

Parish Centre Running Costs: Unrestrlcted Funds 2,546 6,207 1,099 7,423 17,275 Deslgnated Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds 2,546 6,207 1,099 7,423 17,275 2023 2,140 2.702 984 2,165 7.991 Parish Centre Cleaning Parish Centre HLW Parish Centre Insurance Parish Centre Main'ce
Misslon Income and Distribution: Income Cake Stsll Christmas services Summer Fayre Famity Fund & Food Appeals Winter Wonderland Donatlon Glft Aid 2024 492 662 2023 91 578 1862 2,296 250 720 i) 147 2738 258 320 2,889 246 50 6,879 6,720 Distribution Cedarwood Trust Co meela Communi Church Arm Action Foundation Le ros Mission Licenced Readers Ma ate House Mission to Seafarers Newcastle Women's Ald Northbrian Deaf fiAission Peo le's Kitchen P.l.C.A. U.S.P.G 2024 240 200 120 200 2023 240 200 120 2 120 120 35 70 35 70 60 185 120 135 150 500 185 120 135 150 500 187 200 70 150 350 259 150 Turkey Societ of St Francis Chan in Lives Church Urban Fund Martha & Ma Gaza Misslon Initiative West End Refu Haven Tyneside Feeding Families Launchpad Ma s Meals Ex enses and E ui ment MSF Chrislmas 2023 Famil Food & Fun 200 70 150 350 160 150 Gaza ees 180 150 600 600 600 120 662 408 150 150 650 650 650 233 578 451 MNE Alzeimers Save the Chlldren Street Games 6.535 7,013

Friends of St Gabriel Receipts and Payments For the year ended 31 December 2024 2024 2023 Income Donations Gift Aid Membership Events and sales 277 250 1,018 1,180 327 162 980 2,725 1,469 Payments Bell Repair Display Boards Hymn Books Notice Boards Printing Shield Trimmer -800 -25 -196 -1,128 -69 -75 -363 -1,090 -1,566 Total for year 1,635 -97 Fund5 at 31 December 2023 Income for 2024 Less Outgoings Funds at 31 December 2024 1410 2725 -1090 3045 Choral Attount For the year ended 31 December 2024 Choir Club For the year ended 31 December 2024 Income Donations Gift Aid 3,066 400 Income Fees 605 5500 97 Grants Donations 3,466 6202 Expenses Salary -4,084 -4,084 Expense5 Refreshments Tuition -214 -7340 Surplus/ Deficit -618 -7554 -1352 Surplus/Deficit Balance at 1st January 2024 1369.14 -618 751 6501 -1352 5149 Balance at 31 December 2024

CHARITY COMM15510N FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Ecclesiastical Parish of St Gabriel, Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne On accounts for the year ended 316t December, 2024 Charity no (if any) 1130736 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31" December, 2024 Responsibilties and basls of report As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examinerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any malerial respect: the accounting records were not kept In accordance With section 130 of the Charities Act: or the accounts did not accord wlth the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concernlng the fonm and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair. view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Date: 16th May. 2025 Signed: Name.. Julian Brown Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Not Applicable Address: 19, Manor Road, Tynemouth IER Oct 2018

North Shields. Tyne and Wear. NE30 4RJ Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to dlsclose. No Items to disclose. IER Oct 2018

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of	Charity Name Ecclesiastical Parish of St Gabriel, Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Charity Name Ecclesiastical Parish of St Gabriel, Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne	Charity Name Ecclesiastical Parish of St Gabriel, Heaton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

On accounts for the year	.	Charity no
ended	31stDecember, 2024	(if any)	1130736

Set out on pages	4 - 8

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31[st] December, 2024 Responsibilties and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 16[th] May, 2025

Signed: Name: Julian Brown Relevant professional Not Applicable qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 19, Manor Road, Tynemouth

Oct 2018

IER

North Shields, Tyne and Wear. NE30 4RJ

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

No Items to disclose.