ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW'S, LEYLAND CHARITY NUMBER: 1130863 TABLE OF CONTENTS TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT Reference & Administrative Information............................................................................ structure, Governance & Management.... Organisation & Committee Strurture Risks policy Remuneration & Contribution of volunteers Objectlves & Actlvltles of the PCC....................................................................................... Overview Services Review of Achievements & Performance........................................................................... Reach Leyland Together. Grow like Jesus Together- Send workers together Warden's report Property Oversight & strategy Team report PCC Secretary's report Deanery Synod report Financial Review.... 13 Review of Income & Expenditure Reserves Statement of trustees, responsibilities.............................................................................. 14 Independent Examiner's report....................................................................................... .15 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS statement of Financial Activities .16 Balance Sheet .17 Cash Flow Statement................................................................................................ .18 Notes to the Financial Statements -19 OFFICIAL TRUSTEES REPORT REFERENCE & ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION MEMBERSHIP OF The Parochial Church Council of the Parish of St Andrew, Leyland presents its reports and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Members of the PCC are either ex-officio, co- opted, or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCMI in accordance with the Church Represenlalion Rules. During the year the following served as members of Ihe PCC and Iruslees of the charity.. The Parish is part of the Church of England, in the Diocese of Blackburn, Parish number 706 and is located in the Deanery of Leyland. Ex-officio Vicar: Associale vicar: Curate.. Wardens.. David Whilehouse Paul Davies Lloyd Etheridge Karen Swift (to Apr 24) Mark Gilbert (from Apr 24) Tom Vvilliamson Jeannette Dobson Mark Gilbert Sarah Phillips Bruce Sinclair The Parish shares governing responsibility with the Diocese of Blackburn Board of Education for Balshaw's CofE High School (VC), St Andrew's CofE Infant School (VC) and Trinity Church of England l Methodist Primary School. Deanery Synod.. Appointed Treasurer.. PCC Secretary.. Michelle Clapham Janet Sutherland The information set out here including the financial statements comply with the current statutory requirements, Church Accounting Regulations and the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting and Reporting by Charities issued in October 2019. Elected (until 20251 Damian Clapham John Robb Janet Sutherland Joe Ellison Tom Thorp Deborah Tyrer Stela Stansfield Phil Wynne Mike Roberts (until 20261 (until 20271 Note is also made of 'The Charities Act 2011 and the PCC, (Church House, 20061. Vicar Church Address Bankers Rev David Whitehouse, 1 Crocus Field Leyland, PR25 3DY. St Andrews Parish Hall, Worden Lane. Leyland, PR25 3EL. Barclays Bank plc, 38 Fishergate, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2DD Central Board of Finance Church House Weslminster, London Joshua Kingston BSCACA, Burton Sweet, The Clock Tower. 5 Farleigh Court, Old Weston Rd, Flax Bourton, Bristol, BS48 1 UR Independent Examiner.. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT Constitution, Recruitment & Induction of the PCC The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956 as amended and the Church Representation Rules (contained in Schedule 3 to the Synodical Government Measure 1969 as amended). The PCC is also a registered charity- The PCC has no subsidiary companies or organisations. Some organisations that are closely connected with the church have their own management committees, accounts and assets. These are not consolidated with the PCC accounts. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. New PCC members receive appropriate training in order that they understand their responsibilities and are able to carry out their role successfully. The Parochial Church Council consists of ex-officio and elected members. The elected members hold post for three years and are elected at the Annual Church Meeting held in April of each year. Organisation and Committee Structure Standing committee: This is the only committee required by law. It has the power to transact the business of the PCC between meetings, subject to the directions given by the council and helps set the agenda for PCC meetings. Its current membership is.. Ex officio: Rev David Whitehouse (Vicar),. Mark Gilbert & Tom Williamson (Wardens} Elected: Rev Paul Davies (Assoc. Vicar). Michelle Clapham (Treasurer),. Janet Sutherland (Secretary) The Stsnding Committee brings together the charity's key management personnel, who in addition to their statutory roles are. as Ministry Leaders, able to oversee the implementation of the vision and objectives of the PCC. The PCC also operates a number of leadership teams, which specialise in different areas of work. These teams report back to the PCC either directly, or through the Ministry Leaders, appointed to oversee various areas of the church's work. The aims of these teams are listed below- Propety Oversight & Strategy Team Supports the Wardens in their responsibility to oversee property, including implementation of recommendations contained in the Quinquennial Inspection Reports on the Church and Parish Hall. Finance Task Team Assists the Treasurer to provide oversight of budgeting and financial planning and reporting. Communications Task Team - Seeks to plan, improve and develop communication both within the Church family and the wider community of Leyland and beyond. Send {UK} Task Team - Seeks to encourage all at St. Andrew's to see their part in "Sending" through supporting individuals and organisations working in gospel ministry in the UK. • supporting and encouraging those who have been sent out from St. Andrew's to gospel-centred work in the UK. encouraging short term mission serving in the UK. Send (World Mission) Task Team - Seeks to encourage all at St. Andrew's to see their part in "Sending" through Equipping helping the church to be better informed about the Bible, the UK and the World. Going- highlighting the need for some to go to cross-culturally to parts of the world that are unreached. Sending - supporting those who go. Welcoming - reaching out to those who come to the UK from all over the world. Mobilising our resources. Praying - to encourage us to engage with God's work around the world and to be a part of it in regular prayer. Setting remuneration for key management personnel The Vicar and the Curate are paid a stipend by the Diocese of Blackburn. The Associate Vicar is employed by the PCC on the basis that his remuneration should match that set by the Diocese for Incumbents. The Church Manager's remuneration is set by reference to similar posts in comparable churches and is commensurate with the post holder's experience. It is recommended by Standing Committee and approved by the PCC. The Church Manager is always absent from such discussions. Risks Policy The principal risks faced by the charity are.. Financial.. large unforeseen costs downturn in regular giving Reputational.. o adverse publicity Health & Safety- o slips, trips and falls failure in hygiene control Safeguarding of young people and vulnerable adults.. o accusations of inappropriate behaviour Financial risks are managed through the setting of an annual budget for each main activity of church life and through regular reporting of income and expenditure to the pcc. Reputational risks are managed through regular review of all church activities by the Standing Committee and, where appropriate, occasional strategic reviews by the PCC of particular areas of concern. Health and Safety in the use of the Church, the Parish Hall and the Graveyard is reviewed regularly by the Property Oversight & Stralegy Team. The PCC have appointed a Safeguarding Officer who, in addition to being consulted on matters of possible concern, presents an annual report to the PCC. In addition to these, formal risk assessments are carried out for all off-site activities. The PCC have delegated to the Standing Committee responsibility for scrutiny and approval of these in line with the requirements of our insurance policy with Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc. Funds held as a custodian trustee Buckshaw Village Church is a church plant, meeting at Buckshaw Community Centre, Unity Place, Buckshaw Village and established to reach this new and growing residential estate. The church began in August 2010 with the support of Methodist and Anglican churches in Leyland, Chorley, Euxton and Whittle-le-woods, with St Andrew's as the 'lead church, and in September 2017 it became a Conventional District, they now have their own banking facilities and payroll. However, there are a small number of direct debits that need to be amended so that the account can be closed. St Andrew's, Leyland acts as a custodian trustee holding cash on behalf of Buckshaw Village Church. Buckshaw Village Church's objects are consistent with those of St Andrew's, Leyland. St Andrew's, Leyland holds this cash in a separate designated bank account with a trustee approved bank mandate safeguarding the movement of these funds. Refer to note 16 for details of the funds received, payments made and balances held on behalf of Buckshaw village Church in the year. St. Andrew's Leyland acts as a custodian trustee holding cash on behalf of Ann Bentham Charity For The Poor (Charity Number.. 224912). The dividends re￿iVed are held in the St. Andrew's Leyland bank account and any payments are also made from the same account. A statement of account is completed at the end of each financial year and provided to the Charity Commission. OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES OF THE PCC The primary aim of all Parochial Church Councils (PCCS) is the promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. To this end the PCC manages the affairs of the ecclesiastical parish of St Andrew, Leyland and is responsible for co-operating with the incumbent. Responsibilities include managing the financial affairs of the Church, Parish Hall, Graveyard and Associale Vicar's House, contributing to the payment of the clergy and ensuring payment of other employees. It works with the clergy to promote in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral. evangelistic, social and ecumenical. Church Services Each Sunday we provide the following services: 8.30am - A quieter, more traditional service from the Book of Common Prayer 10.30am - Our main service (with Sunday Club & Creche) 6.30pm - Infornial service When planning our activities for the year, the incumbent and the PCC have considered the Commission's guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We also provide a BCP service (inc. Litany) on Wednesdays (10.00am). St Andrew's has a distinct identity based on its heritage (it was the ancient Parish church for the old "Leyland hundred" and it is from it that all the subsequent Anglican churches have come, and in addition it has a history as an evangelical church), its geography (location in Leyland and Lancashire), and its resources (people and their gifts). This gives opportunities and responsibilities to reach Leyland, influence South Lancashire, partner with other churches in the region and to seek to be the best classical, evangelical church it can be for God's glory. During the year we hold a variety of services celebrating the Christian festivals and other significant occasions in the church's life. We also carry out baptisms, weddings, funerals, and Confirmations. All services include a sermon and follow the principles of Anglican worship set out in the Book of Common Prayer and Common Worship. Our main Sunday morning service is also made available online. The church's mission statement is as follows.. Reach Leyland together Grow like Jesus together Send workers together As part of its efforts to realise the aspirations of this mission statement, the PCC has adopted a set of core values, from which everything we do and say should flow. They reflect our culture and our central concerns. These values are- Gospel rooted - we sit under the absolute authority of the Bible. God ￿ntred - acknowledging that God is sovereign over all. Discipleship focused - making disciples, who in their turn make disciples Community engaged - we are in Leyland for Leyland. Our community matters. Mission minded - we want to focus all our energies on Jesus, great commission.. to make disciples of all nations. In order to enable the PCC to achieve its objectives the parish holds services of worship each week and carries out Christian teaching to all age groups in a variety of settings and formats. The clergy have extensive duties in performing marriages and burials for the parish as a whole, including non-regular attendees of services. The church has a broad ministry to young people and a pastoral ministry to all within the parish. Volunteers play a significant role in the charitable activities of the PCC, undertaking a wide variety of responsibilities. The PCC has a policy of making donations to missionary organisations amounting to 10°/o of giving income in the previous year. These donations are made to organisations with which the PCC has regular links. REVIEW OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE This year has seen us continue to work towards the 5-year themes that we set back in 2023. These state that: We want to be a church that is known in Leyland, and known for proclaiming Jesus. We want to be a church where every member is serving and supporting one another We want to be a church that is regularly sending people who a￿ equipped for ministry. REACH Week by week these aims are served, as the work of God's kingdom has always been, by the preaching of the gospel in public and from house to house; in our Sunday worship and in the many ministries that people give their time, gifts and energy to. We are grateful to each person who contributes to this. It's a joy to serve the work of the proclaiming Jesus together. GROW LIXEJSsU5fLkSST￿c SEND At the heart of this is the time that the whole church gathers each Sunday, where this year our preaching has taken time to look at all four of the gospels, as well as spending time in Revelalion, Esther, the letler to the Romans, and the life of Jacob in Genesis. Of particular note was the time in the summer where we spent time looking at 1 John with its themes of confidence and joy. Both of Ihose themes find their root in the Lord Jesus, the 'Word of life, that appeared to the apostles and which we continue to proclaim. The work of equipping people for that task falls in large part to our Ministry Leaders and each term this team gathers together for support. This year we spent time in June thinking about how we can be building true Christian friendship that speaks words of life into one anolher's lives. In September our Ihoughts turned to the central place of prayer in every ministry and Confiden￿ we have is a confidence 'in approaGhing God, (1 John 5'.14). In these and other ways we continue to seek to embed the 5 marks of discipleship in every area of our ministry. HEAI ThE DEPEID IIIKE IIDLIRE ILIPIOIT Ministry Leaders These areas of ministry include everything from those in retirement, who are served by ministries like Luncheon Club, Tuesday Group, and our well attended Wednesday morning BCP service. to those being taught the Scriptures in infancy through Bible Tots and our Monday morning Babies and Toddlers group. Both young and old were able this year to enjoy a special summer week of activities and we are very grateful to all those who made Holiday @ Home and the Holiday Bible Club possible. Our sports ministry continues to reach out through a wide range of activities for all sporting tastes and continues to benefit from the support of Christians in Sport, including an evening with Graham Daniels and the ever popular Sports Quiz. This year also saw our Men's Outreach and Women's Outreach take steps forward and we were particularly delighted to be joined by Hannah Fox from All Saints Preston for an excellent Women's Away Day in Thornton. Asylum Seekers Catering Ministry Children's Ministry Communications Helen Entwistle Liz Astbury Katy Turner Debs Tyrer Michelle Clapham Gill Towers Finance Good News Group Growth Groups Leadership development David Whitehouse Men's Outreach Ministry Dan Gunn Music Ministry John Hunter Paul Davies lan Spencer Paul Davies Pastoral Care Resources (Admin) (Avrrech) (Buildings) Retirement Ministry Sports Ministry Welcome Janet Sutherland lan Grace Tom Williamson Lloyd Etheridge Calvin Wallace John Robb There are so many events and ministries, that it is impossible to list them all, they are all however resourced through the generous financial gifts of the congregation Women's Outreach Min. Lou Hunter World Mission Tom Thorp Luke Blakeley Youth Ministry and the constant work of those who care for our buildings. This year we were particularly grateful for a wonderful response to our Gift Day that meant that we could end the year with a financial surplus of £46.247. Given some of the costs that our aging building are accruing and the financial burden of the cost of living crisis, this was a humbling and joyful way to end the year. We also took steps this year to engage an architect in a feasibility study for the redevelopTnent of our parish hall. An initial response was received at the end of December and we are seeking counsel on the next steps as we move into 2025. Ultimately. sending people equipped for ministry, is a matter of training people to be ministers of God's word and it has been a joy to have those in our congregation who have set aside time to benefit from Biblical Counselling UK ￿rtificate course,. the North West Partnership Training Course,. as well as a variety of conferences. This year we also had the privilege of welcoming Andy Mason, the Mission Director of Co- Mission and Ste Casey, from Speke Baptist Church, to speak at our Equipped events. Ste spoke on 'Helping those with Hidden Hurts,, whilst Andy helped us to think through the nature and pitfalls of 'Spiritual Leadership,. This latter topic was particularly timely as the national church digested the news of significant safeguarding failures by those in leadership. For this reason, we are particularly grateful for the hard work of our Safeguarding officer, Rachel Green, and the team around her who have worked hard to ensure that our Safeguarding dashboard is kept up to date and that the areas of attention that it highlights are attended to without delay. The shortcomings across the Church of England relating to leadership and the misguided move away from the Bible's teaching on marriage, have meant that we have been grateful for the support we have received from ne￿orkS of Evangelicals who have sought to make a stand together. We were delighted to host the regional meeting of churches who look to the Bishop of Ebbesfleet for oversight. We also are grateful for the work of The Alliance and the provision of the Ephesian Fund, through which we have been able sustain our practice of giving our full Parish Share in the confident knowledge that the money will only be used to support parishes committed to the Biblical and traditional understanding of marriage. Our partnerships of course go far wider than the current difficulties in the denomination and in 2024 we have had the joy of adding to the list of mission partners we support in this country and across the world. Gabriella Turner went this year to serve on the Training Team at Yorkshire Camps. At the same time, we have committed to supporting a young family who are heading out to the Far East with the Overseas Missionary Fellowship. Closer to home our commitment to ReNew and to its aim of'Pioneering, Establishing and Securing healthy Anglican churches, across the UK, has brought us into partnership wilh 20+ churches across Lancashire and it has been a joy to get prayer updates from them each month at our monthly prayer meeting. Through 2024 the Parish of Heapey and Withnell, where the Vicar of St Andrew's is Patron, continued through a period of vacancy and it has been a privilege for members of our staff team and retired clergy to be providing support to their PCC and preaching and leading at services. It was therefore a great delight to welcome their new vicar, Ben Clayton, in the summer. Another new appointment was Miss Glassbrook who became acting headteacher at St Andrew's Infant school, which as one of our church schools is one of three schools that, through the work of governors and church staff, we work closely alongside and continue to be grateful for the gospel opportunities they provide. It is in these very praclical ways and in many others that our gospel partnership grows and we are reminded that the Lord is building his kingdom within our town. across our region and to the ends of the earth. Church Warden's report The last year has been a year of many blessings and challenges here at St Andrews. The stability of our staff team has made the role of warden less of a burden than in many churches around the country. Church Membership In April 2024 there were 291 members on the Electoral Roll, of which 135 are resident in the parish. It is because of the work of the whole slaff team that David was able to take a sabbatical at the end of the year and as a church we must be grateful to all those people, paid and unpaid, who took on extra responsibilities to enable us to continue all our ministries during David's sabbatical, and I'm sure allowed David to be less concerned whilst he was away. This is slightly up on the figure of 281 in 2023. The Electoral Roll in 2025 will be a complete revision of the roll, as per every 6 years. Our average Sunday attendance is 360 adults and 65 childrenlyouth across our three services. We also average around 35 adults on a Wednesday morning at the 10am BCP service. Discussions and divisions in the wider Church of England have in themselves produced some challenges but we are thankful for faithful, Bible teaching staff, who continue to point us to Jesus and help us understand His Word and rely on Him. Despite divisions in the wider church we are confident that as we continue to keep the faith handed down from the apostles, focus on the leaching of God's word, sharing the wonderful news of the Gospel and serving those around us, God will continue to build His church here in Leyland and further afield as we have seen in the last twelve months. We have also welcomed many people who have accessed our services online, though it is difficult to get an accurate picture of exactly how those numbers fit with our existing membership. Our terrier, inventory and log have been updated and buildings and grounds continue to be well maintained and we are grateful to the Propety, Oversight and Strategy Team (POST), who have themselves fa￿d more than a few challenges this year, and will provide a report with detailed information. The POST team, along with a vast number of volunteers, work alongside the community payback team, and together keep our church and hall buildings and also our grounds in such great order and we owe them a huge debt of gratitude. We continue to investigate the best ways forward for our buildings which you'll hear more of elsewhere. David spoke in 2024 about being a church where every member serves one another and shares God's love and it has been a joy to see that worked out throughout the year as so many people look after others in the church family as they go through the trials of life. We continue to grow spiritually and numerically and I'm sure that is no small way due to many allowing God to work through them by His grace, as we rely on him for strength and sustenance. Remembering the final words in the book of Jude, "lo him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without faultand with greatjoy-to the only God our Saviour be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and for evermore." Property, Oversight and Strategy Team report To allow our building to continue to serve us well and help us to reach Leyland with the hope found in our glorious gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, POST have continued to oversee the maintenance and improvements where possible to our buildings and grounds. We continue to be enormously grateful to the many generous and committed people who so regularly and willingly give their time, skills and energy to carry out the many and varied rna1ntenan￿ tasks required in the buildings and churchyard to keep them functioning and in good state of repair. As well as the work of the community pay back team lead by Gary in maintaining the graveyard. We are grateful to God that the church is in a relatively good state of repair, however the boilers have now reached the end of their Servi￿able life, resulting in them becoming more unreliable and difFicult to repair. We have therefore spent the year preparing to have them replaced, which following a successful Faculty application, should take place this summer. ready for next winter. Thus, ensuring we can continue lo provide a warm welcome to all at all our services and events. The tower roof covering was damaged in a storm over the winter, which needed repairing and we are liaising with our insurers and architect to move this on. In the meantime, we are grateful that the temporary repairs continue to hold. PCC Secretary's report The PCC has met, in person, 6 times over the past year. 10 In January 2024 the PCC were shown a draft of the architect's brief, prepared by Standing Committee in relation to the church hall project. This paper was to be brought to the congregation to explain what has been proposed and why. In March 2024 PCC were informed of Karen Swift's decision to step down as churchwarden and thanks were given to her publicly at the APCM. In May 2024 our Vicar David introduced a more in depth time of prayer in the middle of a PCC meeting. Each PCC meeting begins with a word from scripture and a prayer and closes in prayer, but this time of prayer in Ihe middle just gave us time to pause and reflect on discussions had and think about upcoming items and ask for guidance and wisdom. This practice has continued now to be built in to each PCC meeting. In July 2024 the PCC held discussions about the appointment of an architect for the church hall building project. Discussions were also held around the endorsement of the Church of England Evangelical Council basis of faith with regards to Living in Love and Faith. In September 2024 we were thinking about the many, many volunteers who serve in all different areas of ministry across St Andrew's and discussed how best to celebrate them. A decision was made to say thank you on Harvest Sunday as we were also then thinking about Gift Day, giving of our time and gifts, not just our money. In November 2024 our PCC meeting was held without David Whitehouse, the Vicar, as he was on sabbatical. Tom Williamson, churchwarden but also vice-chair of PCC led the meeting. There were thanks given for the generosity of the church family for the Gift Day and discussions held about how well we, as a PCC, think we are informed, trained and focused on safeguarding. At the beginning of 2025 David Whitehouse presented on the themes for the year ahead after Standing Committee had met to plan together. The themes of wanting to be a church that goes out with the Gospel, to be a church that brings different ages together, a church that grows leaders and a church that delights in Jesus meant that "Sharing life in Jesus" would be the way forward. The PCC have also had an update on the church hall project and various reports from church ministries providing an encouragement of how Jesus is ￿ntral to all we do. The Standing Committee have continued to meet, in person, monthly throughout this past year and. in January 2025, had 24 hours away to plan for the coming year ahead. The PCC has continued to support the Clergy, Staff Team and Wardens during this last year, particularly through the Sabbatical period and as a church we have continued to offer online services every Sunday morning. We have also carried on the Wednesday morning 10am service, alternating weekly between Litany, Holy Communion and Book of Common Prayer. 11 As a PCC, we give thanks for the many volunteers who faithfully give their time each week to support the various areas of ministry across the church. The PCC would like to express their thanks to the church family for their support and prayers over this last year. Deanery Synod Report There have been three deanery synods since the last APCM. The first was on June 24th 2024 at St. John's Leyland. The presentation was on the work being done by the Minster church in Preston. It was entitled Engaging Gen X. The speakers, one of whom is a youth chaplain explained to us the problems faced by this generation which include anxiety, heavy reliance on technology. They have poor mental health exacerbated by Covid era lockdowns and restrictions that also affected their exam results. They are very reluclant to make commitments. Many are willing to hear about Jesus whilst a sizeable minority are not. They are searching for faith and substance. The Minster is running various programmes including a youth employment programme for 16 to 25 year olds. There is an Alpha course specifically tailored to their needs. There is a youth and student "hang out" which incorporates worship, prayer talk and social time. Monday night football is an example of the way they are reaching people. God is moving through this generalion they averred. The second meeting was on 23rd October 2024 at Rufford St. Mary's. The main item was a presentation by Canon John Rodwell the Diocesan Environment officer. The Diocesan policy is to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and to sustain and renew the life of Earth" Are we grateful enough to God for his creation? Rev. Rodwell then brought up the theory of climate change which he said that not everyone agrees with but he believes it is scientific fact. He went on to explain the Diocese of Blackburn's response to this. The Diocese aims to be carbon net zero by 2030. There will be financial help for the parishes to achieve this and awards will be given. He went on to discuss what we can do personally. The third meeting was held at St. Mary's Penwortham and it was a special one to replace the Diocesan Vision statement.it was open to all Deanery reps. clergy and churchwardens. The Bishop of Blackburn said that a statement can be very helpful. Points raised previously included.. 1. Abiding in Jesus. 2. A vibrant Christ centred church 3. Missional and outward focussed. 4. At the heart of our communities. 5. Reducing bureaucracy 6. Going for growth. 7. Hope hopefully hope filled. 12 Our group suggested returning to the Great Commission making disciples and growing leaders. We said the Vision 2026 document should be our starting point refining it as we go along. FINANCIAL REVIEW Overview: In 2024, we have been so grateful for the many people who have given generously to the work of God in and through our church week by week. We are so thankful that regular giving has increased this year by almost £12k, helping to cover a large proportion of our annual costs. Our gifl day also enabled us to not only meet all of our costs this year but enabled us to end the year with a surplus, which will be used to further the work of the gospel. Income: The principal income for the church is donations from our congregation who attend and participate regularly in our services. We continue to meet the challenge of God's mission. We hope that every member of our congregation will use this time to prayerfully reflect on their own giving and if you have recently joined the church we would be happy to talk lo you about this important aspect of our ministry. If you have not yet joined our Parish Giving scheme please consider doing so. Income is also received from fees for weddings and funerals and from organisations that make use of the Parish Hall. Overall income in 2024 was £468,363 (2023.. £480,591). The income from Parish Hall lettings reduced again in 2024 from £6,390 to £3,017. Expenditure: The main expenditure of the church is on the Parish Share, staff costs and on running costs of the Church and Parish Hall in support of the objectives and activities set out above. Overall expenditure in 2024 was £422,116 (2023: £450.029). Parish Share or Quota as it is sometimes called is the amount that we pay to the Diocese towards Clergy stipends, pensions, the Vicarage maintenance and Diocese running costs. It is set by the Diocese and based primarily on attendance figures. Our parish share for 2024 was £117,893. We have also provided over £45,773 (£11k UK, £24k World Mission and £11k designated for Church Planting and Home Mission) of support to gospel ministry elsewhere, both at home in the UK and overseas. 13 Reserves: It is PCC policy to maintain a free reserves balance of 5.90/0 of our expected expenditure for the coming year which, for 2024, had been budgeted as £438,427. 5.9 % of this is £25,867. This aim was achieved at the year end with a free reserves balance of £118,368 (2023.. £82,632). The additional funds are held in a deposit fund and will be used to continue with the mission of St. Andrew's Church and support the feasibility work, for the potential redevelopment of the Church Hall. STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards including Financial Reporting Slandard 102.. The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the income and expenditure of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently., observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP., make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent., state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements: and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports} Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the constitution. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. By order of the Trustees on 6 April 2025. Rev D G Whitehouse (Chairman) 14 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW'S, LEYLAND I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Parochial Church Council of St Andrew's Leyland (the Charity) for the year ended 31 December 2024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the 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 examiner's statement Since the Charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that l am qualified to undertake the examination because l am a member of the Inslitute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. which is one of the listed bodies. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act., or the accounts do not accord with those records., or the accounts do 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. ockkn LL C Joshua Kingston Bsc. ACA Burton Sweet Chartered Accountants The Clock Tower, 5 Farleigh Court Old Weston Road. Flax Bourton Bristol BS48 1 UR Date.. 6 April 2025 15 SIANilwJJJ'J Lo'thii Fiii&Niial.St&fwMJek7tr5 31 D￿elP]b￿1-2O24 Statement of Financial Activities forllieyg￿￿¢￿￿edjl D¥rttn&T b¥ C.hmtnLndLd PrRCtIcL 2ppliciblL ti) charitlL% pfLP%L that arL Infi)rm21 &rathLrtn&TS ()Fchurch mLmbLr%. Income DonsÉton4 gisnts sndleycjes Collections are recowiseLI IR,hen receiveLI b3. or on behalf ofthe l)LC. PIAnned &ii-inLTr receiTr Able under Gift Kid ib recokmised oiil!. iihen receii'ed. Fundb r.'Uscd b)- ()PLrt Di)¢Jr IVLLkli' S is Awar¢ i>f th£ ¥rlQiiQX nf prnbhi¢, And the CTlteri* fi?r ifjci?Ine rcci)g￿jUITrn hintlnkrcnt a%%Lt and di%clii%L4 it tnatcrli< l. D()natli)n% itt kirtd c()Tnpn%L di)nafLd %LrvlcL% ￿hL[L thL Cl)%tS alL mLasurablL thL %Lr¥lcL% wi)dd I)thL[￿l.￿L h27'L tr) bL p￿d fi)[ t() M￿rt￿1Th Jperxtlunal effect[￿￿ttesS. Other T12ÉbtJgA¢tiFryties Rental inconit from the Ittting olchLirch premises is recospised ￿Phell it is receii'able. 19 SI,4NA￿JJJILQ,tsil FiyiuNÉ7al.It&f¥iiJeMfJ 31 D¥reppJbwi"2024 Notes to the financial statements foril1ejg￿T¢￿￿edjl D¥ptm' ()lany kind 1% ￿clUdCd fiiim thr acc()unt% h!- S.IIIC4 1)f the C.h21itic% Act 21111. L liiie'.Ible ihlifih fumishingTS helcl bv the I'ILar irtcl (.'hLifih ￿.:IrdenS ()ll bpeci'.Il Efllbt t()r the P(-l-...Ind ￿.1￿ch reg￿re.￿ f..ILLllty Iiir Ilisp<)sal, qrL aCC()untLLI As inAIiLnAblL P￿)pL￿l). unlLSS C()IISLcfaiLd. ThL!' AfL' lisied iii ihL Cliurch's Ini'Lnt()rJ' ￿'hich, can bL InSPLcied 111 Llpcndit￿rl Jncui-ILd Jn thL yL2r ()n ci)n4LYniELd ()r bLllLficLd buildings and Indi￿la￿al iELm.4 undLI jI,tYMI 1.4 writtLn i)ff. Pmperty vestedijs theDiocesaJ2 BoaxdofFinaJ2ce Tlie Parish H911 locAtecl on Wordeii Lane Ancl tlie.45s0ciate IlicAr'5 House IocAied At 8 St.,Indrew's Close. LLN-land are vested in the rJi(KCSAn B()l< rd ()f Finid ncc as (ustr)diAn t￿St¢c. The pruperues ite held tust and AIJ depTetlltiiJn is thatgFed un these ptuperttes ths the PCC bdieire thAt the estimated tesjdudl i'alue Tl)o Parish HAII is hcld or c()st ￿'bich was ditcrniincd ￿-1th rLfcrynCQ ro a11 insurancc i'AIvArifJn in 21M)2. 'I'hL'I ru%fLLS Annuall> rLThrlLW thL Cl< rfyinx iuluL fi?r Indicatir)n ()f Rn>' itnp' ci)urse nf l)usiness. SIANhtvJJJ'J L4'th11 Fiii&Niial.St&fwMJek7tr5 31 D￿elP]b￿1-2O24 Notes to the financial statements forllieyg￿￿¢￿￿edjl D¥7 1(),342 4,68() 2,767 Governance costs Inilcp¢11d¢nr ¢xamin%tion Ballk char5ies 2,832 60 2,832 60 2,640 j¢)6 4?1,99(b 120 4?2,116 Total expenditu£e 4?1.99() 120 4?? 116 45n.D99 SI,4NA￿JJJILQ,tsil FiyiuNÉ7al.It&f¥iiJek7fJ 31 D¥reppJbwi"2024 Notes to the financial statements fori1iejg￿Tgnde￿5ll}￿{e1￿lX￿2O24 Expendiiure Icontioued) Prior year comparative Unrestiicted Restricted Total Funds 2023 Funds Fund Charitable activitie6 Grants Missionan. & charitable 2ivinR'. Oi'¢rscA5 Inotc 4a) Ilume lllote 4bl 26,021 8.29) 121,122 26,020 8.29) 121,122 Minisrt?.: Dic)ccsAn pArish shAre Direct Costs hi)USL & ￿1)rkIn% L￿￿rt￿L¥ irtcumbLnt 8,(?20 127,219 8,(?20 Yi)uth &. C.hildrLn's niini%t Outrcach Housing Cn%ES lexcluaing vicarage) (-.liur¢h running cxiicn5C l)ropert4' mainienance Upktcp ()( %cTrJcc Ui)keei) of grANe!'ard Triinin%' 4,8(Tr3 65 4,868 11,8.32 66,U()I 11,832 66,Ul)I 3,334 3,334 1.514 15,1)92 15,()92 Support costs (TcnLral suppr)rt Profe%51nn￿ fee% Governance cost9 Inilepeiideiit e¥Atnin&tion BAnk th.argres 16,-342 4,6116 16,-342 4,686 2,640 596 445,¥8b 2,6 596 4.111,029 Toigl expendiiute 445,%8A 4511,n29 SIANilwJJJ'J Lo'thii Fiii&Niial.St&fwMJek7tr5 31 D￿elP]b￿l"2O24 Notes to the financial statements forllieyg￿￿¢￿￿edjl D¥rih WLSt I)arincT5hip SlJ'-IlP Truc Frocdnm Trust LTCCF 150 150 45 150 i.o(K) i.o(M) 4,0(N) 1,5(N) 4,U 1,5(H) 150 150 150 150 B,21) 11,21) Toigl Home Missions 27 SIANilwJJJ'J Lo'thii Fiii&Niial.St&fwMJek7tr5 31 D￿elP]b￿l"2O24 Notes to the financial statements f0rrlieyg￿￿¢￿￿edjl D¥ic l?112.3.. n(Ine 'I'hL aVLf4FL WCLkli' %LRff nuTnhLr% f()r thL }'LAr ha%Ld lin ai'crRLTL licad ci>unt ￿C[C I 12023..1 4,7471?02.1..£11,2121. Tangible Fixed Asse18 JAnd & Buildittg8 Equipm¢ttt Tvt3J -,tt begi11￿n8 of N'eAr 2,444 1,694,874 1,697,3111 2,444 1,694,874 1,697,318 DepttciAtion 489 48() 978 489 4¥9 978 ChArge for the %ear Nei book vmlve As At 31 Dccember 2024 1,466 1,694,874 1,696,340 31 December 2023 1.955 .694.874 .6¢)6.829 ThL frL'Lh()Id land 2nd buildiny)s c()mprisi- thL I)ari8h Hall l()catL'LI nn 11 ()rdi-n IAnL' and thL' Ilss()ciaiL Vicar's H()USL l()catLd At 8 St. Ilndrcii % c.1￿$¢, l£!-IAnd. Tho P9rish HAII is a[ its dcoincd cr)%[ r)f i.1,-159,874. Debtors 2024 202.1 24,4.38 51J) 24,9.3 42,82.3 4,.342 )rep2!'menis 2nd accrued Jnconie Creditors: amounts fallin% due within one year 2024 2023 Creditors for 2oods and seTh'ices Accru21s T1( XAtiyn And SQKIAI sccufir ()ther crediii)rs tiinxdi)m Bank Ili)rtgy 4,-355 2.832 2,820 14,1(X) 7,4119 SIANhtvJJJ'J L4'th11 Fiii&Niial.St&fwMJek7tr5 31 D￿elP]b￿l"2O24 Notes to the financial statements forllieyg￿￿¢￿￿edjl D¥v¢ment in ￿tsd$ to net ¢ash itstlow from opetating a¢tivitiv$ 2024 StAiement of I'inancial Actiiities.. Net tnovement ￿ fuiid5 lrtvestment incume DepreciArinn IncrL".ISL/ IdLcreasLI in trcditors 46,247 14.0231 3U,i62 12.04Jl 489 9,)21 11,6741 NLf ca%h l¢)utfll)￿- 6.? ?()6 9.7n7 11 knalysis of dJattgL%S iti ca$h dutitig thL yoat 2024 2023 Change Shnrt tertn depnsits c.ash it b.ank tnd in hand 166,45¥ 155,637 49.256 2023 Chat)ge Short terrn deposits 155,63". 137,664 -?,4.38 4.)35 164.576 29 SIANilvJJJ'J Lo'thii Fiii&Niial.St&fwMJek7tr5 31 D￿elP]b￿1-2O24 Notes to the financial statements forllieyg￿￿¢￿￿edjl l)¥f dit brlls. Ann B¢nth,OOX1202.3.. £3.3,(b821- RLN Paul D.ai'lr8 1% thL..l%%()ClatL Vicar 14 al%¢J a tru%tCL i)f thL P(-f.. Hi% t1)t￿ rmpliiymLnt Ci)4t f()r 2024 camL £39.7.391202.3.. £.3",,5.301 The PCC'S conqtitution is tlie legal authnritt. L)nJer ￿'hICh Ihc pA!'nicnt ￿'aS niade. No other Trustee was eiiiplo}'eLI bi the charity. durin2 the 2024 or 2023 l'ears. .￿￿n￿¢S (IE£6,7.li ivrrc paid t() tour'l'￿￿tCCs 121)23.. Ei)ur'l'n]s¢csl fvr rnilca¥c, utilit4. and tclcphc?nc cYp¢ns¢s duringT thc ycar P023.. A,4.i021. TruStrLS ￿￿11"Ld tXPLnsLS in thL yLar tntillink £Nil P023.. lTrJill. JI￿rL'￿tL d¢)iiati()ns made t(} IhL ("hArIt￿ b}. Tru%teL5, kL!.- malia￿-ment per%onnel and ¢)tliLr rL'latLd partli% 04,-147 g02.3.. £-14,1291- TherL' are nn trknstiillDrt% wlth EtLiStees xrtd tsther Itlated parties i)thet than thnse di%iltssed ts requltLd b!" thL SORP 2bos'L' and 16 Funds held as custodiatl trustees t thL I'car crtd, thL chariti. hLld 1.2.:2(?12n23.. A,1.921)1 ¢)f cash lT tiit