## **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST ] DECEMBER 2023**
## **The Mission Area of Aberconwy Charity Number: 1131047**
The Churches which make up the Mission Area are:
St David, Penrhyn Bay St Hilary, Llanrhos St Paul, Craig-y-don All Saints, Deganwy St Ffraid, Llansanffraid St Cystennin, Llangwstennin St Grwst, Llanrwst St Martin, Eglwysbach St Michael, Llandudno Junction
## **THE MISSION AREA CONFERENCE (MAC)**
The members who served from 1st January 2023 until the date this report was approved were:
Mission Area Leader Rev Sam Erlandson (Until 30.09.2023) Mrs Dilys Stone (From 07.11.2023) Mission Area Treasurer Mrs Ann Harty
Mission Area Book Keeper Mrs Helen Barritt Mission Area Wardens Mrs Tesni Hadwin Mr Philip Evans
## Mission Area Lay Chair
Mr Andrew James (Until October 2023) Mrs Ruth Whitaker (From November 2023)
Mission Area Secretary Mrs Mandy Groom
Mission Area Clergy Rev Sam Erlandson (Until 30.09.2023) Rev Sarah Hildreth Osborn Rev Juliet Fraser Rev Ben Lines (Until 31.07.2023) Rev Sue Storey Rev Grace Lomas Alan McKinnell (Family Engagement Officer) Rev Tim Hall (Pastoral Chaplain for St Pauls)
Individual Church Elected Members of the Mission Area Conference
Doreen Owen Don Milne Philip Evans Pat Hay Jo Bowles Pat Chapman Elaine Bellis
Sue Buckley Denise Templeton Ruth Whitaker Andrew James Hazel Leech Renee Williams Mrs Tesni Hadwin
Mission Area Administrator Mrs Mandy Groom
Electoral Roll Officer Mrs Dilys Stone
## **BENEFICE BANKERS**
NatWest 62 Mostyn Street, Llandudno
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS**
Sage & Co Chartered Accountants 102 Bowen Court, St Asaph
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## **MISSION AREA LEADER ANNUAL REPORT**
2023 was a challenging year for the Aberconwy Mission Area. As we looked to get back on track after the pandemic we found ourselves entering a time of uncertainty as we lost Revd Ben Lines and Revd Sam Erlandson from our clergy team. That left five of our nine churches without a permanent priest and the Mission Area without a leader, with added uncertainty about the future of St Paul's. It is a great credit to our clergy (especially the retired clergy who have been so supportive to our congregations) and to the people of our churches that our church life is still so positive and fruitful. I would like to express again our thanks for and recognition of Ben and Sam's ministry among us, and also reiterate how much we appreciated the presence and contribution of their families. We wish them all well.
There are still serious issues to be dealt with, including those of staffing, buildings and finances, but if we can continue to grow as a people of faith and prayer I hope that with God's good grace we will find our way through.
are called to reflect those characteristics in the world and so I pray that we will be open to God's gifts of wisdom, strength and courage as he leads us and equips us in our calling to show and share the good news of his saving love.
## **Summary Report from the Mission Area Conference**
There have been four MAC meetings since the last Easter Vestry Meeting.
Members of the MAC are the responsible Charity Trustees, and all members have been informed about this through the Trustees Guide available through the Diocese.
Nick Davies resigned as MA Warden and Philip Evans replaced him, and Dilys Stone was appointed Interim Mission Area Leader following the departure of the Revd Sam Erlandson.
Andrew James stepped down as Lay Chair and was succeeded by Ruth Whittaker.
Agendas are weighted with practical matters, but an effort is made to focus firstly on mission and ministry. The Mission Area Action Plan is now being looked at in conjunction with Strategic Resilience targets, and also has to be revised in view of the vacancy situation. Michael Harvey was invited to include Mission Area services, Lent, involvement with schools, and prayer resources
Finance is always on the agenda, relating to Mission Area funds, share payments, or individual churches. We were fortunate this year to receive a substantial grant from the Strategic Resilience Fund, which came with extra targets for churches to address. Our Treasurer and Bookkeeper are diligent in their management of the accounts and in the assistance they offer to the churches. They meet with Treasurers to agree share payments, but also support them in their roles and responsibilities, especially when there are new treasurers in post.
Clergy vacancies arose with the departure of Revd Ben Lines and Revd Sam Erlandson. Ben's post was advertised but there were no applicants. Subsequent proposals regarding possible re-organisation of Mission Areas and uncertainty about the future of St Paul's delayed further action. In the event no changes to MA boundaries were proposed but discussions regarding clergy deployment resulted in the creation of the posts of Deganwy/Llanrhos/Llandudno Junction and Glan Conwy/Eglwysbach/Llanrwst. Although the MAC were not directly involved in these discussions they were kept up to date as matters progressed.
Safeguarding is an important issue. MAC members have been encouraged to take the training modules so that all are up to date. Also, Tesni Hadwin, MA Warden, will be available to deliver an overview of safeguarding to church committees so that everyone is aware of the need for a culture of safeguarding in all aspects of church life.
The Buildings/Property forum has met a couple of times, and it is hoped this will be of use in sharing experiences and acquired knowledge on the day to day maintenance of our church buildings and halls. The MAC has to approve Faculty applications which range from electric sockets to roof repairs and much in between. A concern raised that wardens etc. do not always have the skills needed to oversee building projects or to seek funding will be looked at in the future. There are also properties that are let or being put up for sale and the MAC is required to be aware of and approve any actions taken. Thanks must go to all the MA Officers and the members of the MAC for the part they play in contributing to and overseeing the mission and governance of the Mission Area.
## **St Hilary's Church**
We started the year with business as usual, with services at 8.00 am / 11.00am/ & 6.00pm, many funerals and our summer season of Holy Baptisms almost every Sunday at 12.45pm.
We have over seventy on the Electoral Roll and about forty of our regular congregations cross the busy road each Sunday after the service for tea / coffee /biscuits and fellowship! Every few months we also enjoy lunch.
Each Monday during Lent, soup lunches were held in the schoolroom. They were very well supported and we donated a generous amount to charity. In June we enjoyed our usual concert by our organist Jelena and her pupils. It was lovely to be able to present a cheque to Ty Gobaith for £500. September saw the shock departure of Rev Sam!
He didn't want a leaving "Do" so we decide to have a surprise Sunday lunch for him as it was his birthday the following day! With the loss of Rev Sam and Karen we have also lost our Sunday school.
The 8.00am & 6.00pm services were also threatened with being cancelled. We were able to retain 8.00am Eucharist on the first & third Sunday, a healing service on the first Sunday at 6.00 pm and Cymun Bendigaid at 6.00pm on the third Sunday. Tim Faulkner came to the rescue of the 8.00am congregation and now reads morning prayer, on the 2nd & 4th Sunday of each month, so as not lose the regular worshippers who generally walk to church.
Three Mondays during December and January we joined forces with the schoolroom committee and hosted "Community Warm Hobs" We have been well supported by our retired priests and look forward to a bright 2024.
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## **St Paul's Church**
The Anglican church has a well-established tradition of worship. The Anglican church was once known as the church of the prayer-book. As many other churches have modernised and have abandoned the book of common prayer, St Paul's is still proudly drawing from the rich tradition and wisdom of this liturgy. Along with the glorious choral music, our worship has a rich, transcendence to it which creates a luminous experience. St Paul's is affiliated with the Prayer Book Society and we offer a unique opportunity in North Wales by providing a monthly 1662 communion service.
The 3rd Sundy in the month continues to be a 'family service'. We have 'lost' the Bodafon children as our connection there has been somewhat severed by the recent clergy changes. However, we are continuing to look at how to expand this service through 'specials' (Mothering Sunday for example) and not only do we adapt the sermon slot on this particular Sunday into more of a child friendly talk but we are exploring creating a more accessible way for people to access the service, if they are unused to our complex variety of books and pieces of paper!
The choir has also lost the children but remains strong and totally committed and we are exploring new ways to recruit children. Our pastoral care is strong and not clergy dependent. We have Home Communions to the housebound and the elderly taken by our pastoral assistants, as well as Clergy, and we experience pastoral love and care within and throughout the church community.
We have also seen a good amount of support for the Conwy food bank, from people donating regularly to this, to people delivering the food to the bank. This is all faith-in- action. The church hall is really busy and we are exploring ways to increase footfall from the hall into the church and the 3rd Saturday in the month table top sale linked to a church Open Morning is part of this strategy. We worked very hard this Christmas in welcoming four schools into our church. We need to keep building on this and it hopefully won't be long before we will be seeing some good fruit coming from this. The Christmas season was made even busier by hosting the Air Ambulance Christmas Concert and the Blind Veterans Carol Service. Our own 'Darkness to Light' Service and Carol Service also showed a resurgence of people following COVID. Following Rev Sam's move to St David's College, Tim agreed to join us and was commissioned in November by Archdeacon Andy, to be Pastoral Chaplain of St Paul's. This may seem a rather enigmatic title, but Tim felt it appropriate in the very particular circumstances St Paul's found itself in at the time. Given the turbulence of the previous few months with discussions about a Church Plant connected with Hope Street Wrexham, the sense of uncertainty over the forms of worship and leadership that would follow, there needed to be a period of stability and a period of prayer and discernment to listen to both the congregation and to God! Tim led us through a process to identify our strengths and weaknesses and opportunities as a church and this led to the formulation of a Vision/Mission/Values statement. Following this in the New Year we entered into a period of prayer and discernment anchored around a prayer group on a Thursday evening. From this came a sense of specific direction which we are exploring together.
As a church we are confident that we can begin to bring focus to our current situation even though there are considerable uncertainties and as a consequence we have made some significant strides in terms of having our own 'agency'. An example of this was moving the time of the Sunday Service from 9.45 to 10.30 and having coffee and croissant as part of our welcome from 10am. We have also relaunched live-streaming our services and main events via Facebook Live in order to support those who struggle to come to church each week and to increase our visibility in the community. We have updated and increased numbers on our Electoral Roll with 8 new members signing up, bringing our total to 47.
A clear strength and opportunity we identified was the Choral Tradition and over Easter we have been able to see the wonderful fruit from the ministry of the choir. The "journey to the Cross" service of music and meditation was moving and powerful and we received so many comments about how the service had a profound personal impact. The Easter Morning Service was rich with music and the singing uplifting. We are committed to our formal pattern of worship to serve our current congregation. We see this as a given --- the foundation of our work together to fulfil our future ministry and outreach into the community. We remain realistic about our 'resource' capacity to achieve these intentions but as we commit to prayer from within the church family we are confident we will begin to see how God brings about what we believe he has been revealing to us. We are only too aware of stewardship responsibilities for our buildings and for our place within the MA and these are really important. However God has called us to serve him in this community and extend His Kingdom. When the early Church appointed Stephen (Acts 6) they were in exactly the same situation as we are. Knowing there were increasing demands on practical things to be done as well as preaching and prayer, the Apostles identified the gifts of leadership they needed to fulfil all these various responsibilities. I encourage each of us to prayerfully discern what God has called us to do within His Church, for us to agree together and 'commission' leaders into these ministry roles and then respect and support each other as we outwork these various ministry areas.
We are in a good place! We do have consistency and stability with our worship and ministry. We have a committed congregation with a heart to serve each other and the community. We may not be able to see how the ministry will fully shape up but if we remain faithful to the Gospel, faithful in prayer and witness. We have so much to look forward to and to get excited about!
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## **St David's Church**
The year in St David's Hub Church during 2023 saw a consolidation of the considerable work seen in the previous year where foundations were laid down to develop the strategy and Action Plan in place for the Hub Church concept with further facilities and events put in place. The success seen in 2022 continued with the officers appointed and lay members of the congregation working hard to enhance the word of God within both the Church community and the local community.
The busy week in St David's continues with the Church being open for visitors and prayers on 4 weekday mornings in addition to the 2 Sunday services. During the week there is a prayer group, two bible study groups, a Children's Hub Club and a midweek Eucharist service on a Friday. Once a month we hold a Wellness and Healing Service and on the last Sunday in each month, a Café Church session is held in the Church Hall which is a less formal and relaxed form of worship.
Each group sees varying people attending which results in a wide cross section of worshippers at the Hub each week.
Sunday worship is strengthening with the average number of communicants on the rise and with a number of services during the year being led by the Worship Group comprising of members of the congregation.
Community support and involvement continues with the Church Hall being well used by various groups and societies.
The Community Garden established in 2022 has been further developed with the number of raised beds increased and also access pathways laid for disabled access and one of the raised bed set up specifically for wheelchair access. A group of Learning Disability students from Coleg Llandrillo also attend regularly to help with the maintenance and planting etc.
A particular highlight once again was the Carols Around the Christmas tree with once again a full Church with music provided by Beulah Brass band.
Fellowship events were also held during the year including an afternoon tea for the Kings Coronation with other events including a quarterly lunch, Desert Island Disc evening and a Maundy Thursday supper. Unfortunately the weather led to the cancellation of the Outdoor Service in August but the service took place inside and the popular barbeque was provided under cover.
Towards the end of 2023 we were pleased to welcome Lucy Farrar who is in training as a Pastoral Chaplain with St David's as her base and we wish her well.
There is a great deal of hard work undertaken by the clergy team and the lay ministry at St David's and the benefit is in evidence when reviewing all the activities seen above and we are grateful to everyone who contributes and are blessed by such willing and diligent members of the St David's Church family which enhances the word of the Lord throughout Penrhyn Bay.
## **All Saints Church**
2023 has been a mixed year for All Saints. Rev Ben left us in the summer. Our congregation numbers stayed the same throughout 2023 and a good number stayed for coffee after the services.
The patterns of services remained the same. The Sunday services continued to be well attended. We still had a small but faithful congregation attending the Wednesday Eucharist.
church, providing music in the services and providing refreshments after the service.
We maintained contact with Ysgol Deganwy and welcomed the school to church for their Harvest service in October. During 2023 we had one wedding, one funeral and two baptisms.
In November we hosted a short service of Remembrance when a wreath was laid on the church War Memorial by the Mayor of Conwy.
All Saints Strollers had many and varied walks during the year, including walks at Pennant Melangell, around Llanfairfechan nature reserve and Moelfre. We continued to support two charities during the year. Our local charity was Aberconwy Domestic Abuse Service (ADAS), a specialist agency for victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Our overseas charity was Kanzi Kibera Friends. They support school children in one of Africa's largest urban slums, just outside Nairobi. By helping to enhance their education, they hope to break the cycle of poverty and assist them in fulfilling their potential.
We would like to thank the clergy of the Mission Area and the many retired clergy who took services and enabled us to continue with our usual services in 2023.
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## **St Cystennin's Church**
The congregation of St Cystennin's continues to be a small but loyal group. There have been some new people joining us and a significant few have left. A few weeks after Easter in 2023 Nick Davies, church warden, told us he was leaving both his role as church warden and the church itself. After advice was sought from Sam, MA leader at that time, a new church warden Simon Conway, was appointed in September 2023. Simon and his partner Leigh had become regular members. Sadly, in February 2024, they relocated to another area of Wales so the role of church warden was once more vacant. This has now been resolved as Joe Scarratt and Gill Anderson have put themselves forward to share the role of church warden between them. They both work full time so feel they will be able to cover for each other in the duties required.
Edward Jones stepped down as treasurer at the end of December after five years in post and has been succeeded by Roy Mills. Edward took on the role at a difficult time in St Cystennin and steered the treasurers role through it all, especially the many changes to the accounting systems made by the diocese. Grateful thanks go to him for all the work he has done for the church. Thanks too, to Roy as he takes on the role. The plant sale in May 2023 was a success but it was felt the work involved in putting it on was becoming too onerous for the people available to do it. Therefore, this year it will be run as a coffee morning with a sale of plants during shorter hours.
July saw a visit by 30 plus members of Deganwy History Society, hosted by Roy. Their request was to be made aware of social history of some of the people buried in the churchyard with reference to gravestones. They enjoyed the visit, including seeing inside the church which many had not done before. There is an interesting report of the visit on their website.
Roy Mills hosted two Saturday mornings in September with the Open Doors initiative. He set up two photographic displays; one of the church, the other about the railway and station in Mochdre. There were a fair few visitors and he provided talks on interesting features in the church and graveyard. Links with Glanwydden were reinforced when Rev Sue was asked to lead the village Remembrance Day commemoration at their memorial. The church also had a stall at the Glanwydden Christmas fair at the Queen's Head.
Weekly Sunday services at 9.30am have continued throughout the year.
In addition the church hosted the usual carol service in December; ably and wonderfully led by the Cantamus choir. Refreshments provided by the congregation afterwards were much appreciated. A civic service also took place at the beginning of December for Mochdre Community Council. This was very well attended. Mr Stephen Price, our local county councillor was present and has also become a repeat visitor to church services.
A Crib service on Christmas Eve afternoon had an interesting, different congregation of people, many of whom turned out to be locals.
We trialled a monthly 4pm Sunday service in the Autumn, ending with a family service in December. Due to the dark nights and cold, it was decided not to hold these again until the Spring. They will restart in May.
Rev Sue has forged links with the local infant and junior schools and now does assemblies with a Christian theme each half term on both sites. She has also attended community events involving both the Mochdre pensioners and school PTA fundraisers.
There have been several baptisms and funerals in the last year and there will be a wedding in May 2024.
Despite the growth of interaction with the community and some new worshippers, St Cystennin has very slender financial reserves and these are not being replenished in full by the regular giving. This is due to the very few people who give regularly and not because of a lack of generosity.
## **St Ffraid's Church**
St Ffraid's continues to have a small but loyal congregation and we are gradually attracting new worshippers.
We began the year by hosting a Mission Area Event in the form of a Rush Bearing Service with particular focus on the legend of St. Ffraid. This was once a regular Service and it would be good to revisit it in the future.
The Service of Remembrance in Glan Conwy alternates between the Welsh Chapel and St Ffraid's and 2023 saw a full Church here where the knitted poppies were once more on display and beautifully arranged in front of the repaired east wall.
We had a Christmas tree exhibition again and this time the village ladies had also knitted squares which were attached together to form a very effective tree. "Cor Pobol Llan" performed at the Nativity and Carol Service which was very well attended by young and old and ended with mulled wine and mince pies. The choir now rehearses in the Church regularly and has also performed at other village events. They have been well received and their singing has attracted new choir members.
St Ffraid's members continue to hold regular and popular fundraising events which also benefit the community as a whole. In September our Mothers' Union Leader decided that it was time she stepped down after 49 years. A special meeting and Service was led by Rev. Sarah which was attended by members from other branches. We have been lucky to have gained another enthusiastic leader in her place and new members are joining us. Financial challenges remain a priority for St Ffraids going forward but we are hopeful of a positive outcome.
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## **St Martin's Church**
This year held quite a shock for us in St. Martin's, when our Vicar, Ben Lines decided that he needed to quit the Ministry of the Church in Wales. This also left St. Michael's and All Saints without a resident member of the clergy. We sorely miss Ben, Catrin and the boys and wish them all the very best in their new lives.
We have, however, been extremely fortunate that the retired Canon John Nice has 'adopted' us during the interregnum of hoping for a new full time incumbent. Since Ben left in early May, John has diligently attended nearly every Sunday 2pm service in St. Martin's giving us a regularity of service and Holy Eucharist, which of course, our Sunday Worship team cannot provide on the odd occasion when John is unable to attend. John and his wife Gaynor have faithfully travelled all the way from what should be a restful retirement in Abergele whatever the weather. Gaynor has even been drafted in to provide coverage on our organ if Roy Kenrick happens to be absent. Geoff is exceedingly grateful that he does not have to play 'DJ' on our recalcitrant CD player!
Unfortunately, the departure of Ben and family has caused a disruption, not just to our church services, but to our relationship with the local community. Ben was in regular contact with the village school and frequently brought the children along the village street to experience worship in a church environment. He organised the school Nativity play which filled the church with proud parents, organised a village Easter Egg hunt, and was the first Vicar we have ever experienced dressed up in an inflatable Christingle suit!!!
We are very fortunate to have a strong and faithful congregation. A little small at the moment, averaging 15-20 every Sunday, but all are very hard working, especially the ladies who still run our regular Coffee Stop and other events such as Lenten Lunch, Christmas dinner in The Bee, Craft Fairs and other events. All of these are open to all, raise valuable funds for the church, and regularly attract attendance by other villagers who may not be regular churchgoers themselves.
All our helpers deserve praise of course, but perhaps no-one so much as 'Auntie' Eirlys who continues to cook up jars and jars of jams and chutneys and raises hundreds of pounds each year.
We are still a Pilgrim Church on the North Wales pilgrimage route, and we regularly welcome organised parties to stop on their way, take a rest in our peaceful church and enjoy a cuppa and piece of cake provided by our ladies. Unfortunately, we seem to have been bypassed by Michaela Strachan and her crew! At the time of writing this report (April, 2024) it appears that there is change afoot in the Aberconwy Mission Area. We in St. Martin's Church hope that the MA and Diocese will be guided with God's help to provide us all with the care that we need. Geoff Templeton, Churchwarden, with the support of Siån Quick, Churchwarden, Roy Kenrick, Church Organist and the congregation of St. Martin's, Eglwysbach
## **St Grwst's Church**
It is with great joy that another year on from Covid St Grwst's has continued to be able to welcome, in many and various ways, groups and individuals, in through her doors!
Our weekly Panad a Sgwrs is a winner with many local people and over recent weeks we have begun to see a few new faces as the Spring tourist trade begins to pick up. It is a joy to be able to welcome people, regular and newcomer, into the beautiful space and to be able to offer hospitality and a warm welcome. The Yoga Group and Recorder group continue to make use of the building on a weekly basis (although not at the same time of course!!). Monthly gatherings such as The Historical Society, have very much made their home here, inviting a wide range of guest speakers. St Grwst's featured very much during the Dafydd ap Seincyn Festival, Autumn 2023, hosting a couple of very interesting talks and a mediaeval banquet. The Church will also be part of the Festival again this year.
Other monthly gatherings, such as Happy Saturdays and Open Table continue to provide an opportunity for people to get together, share faith and support one another. Happy Saturdays has a great connection, through the art work that's produced, with seasonal Sunday worship - a great way for those who come to feel part of the life of the Church.
Our annual Flower Festival and Christmas Trees Festival continue to enable us to draw together many strands of the community into events which many enjoy.
Along with these events listed above, we've enjoyed local school visits, we celebrated All Saints Day with a two hour story and activity session followed by sausage sandwiches. We've hosted choirs and various other performers!
It has been a busy year in the life of St Grwsts, and long may that life and activity grow and flourish!
## **ABERCONWY MISSION AREA ELECTORAL ROLL APRIL 2024**
pipeline.
It is important that the Roll is kept up to date throughout the year, so I would be grateful if churchwardens could continue to be aware of 'regulars' who haven't yet signed up and also let me know about names that should be removed from the Roll for whatever reason.
The current breakdown of numbers by church is as follows:
||This Year||Last Year|
|---|---|---|---|
|All Saints||37|38|
|St Cystennin's||12|10|
|St David's||44|42|
|St Ffraid's||22|23|
|St Grwst's||31|31|
|St Hilary's||71|71|
|St Martin's||24|23|
|St Michael's||12|10|
|St Paul's||48|44|
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|**Statement of Financial Activities**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
3
Income from charitable activities
4
Other trading activities
5
Investments
6
Other income
7
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
8
Expenditure on charitable activities
9
Other expenditure
10
**Total expenditure**
**Net income / (expenditure) resources before**
**transfer**
**Transfers**
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
**Other recognised gains / losses**
Gains / losses on investment assets
**Net movement in funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**
**Represented by**
**Unrestricted**
General fund
**Designated**
High Interest Account
Llanrwst Church House Account
Archdeacon Hugh Jones Vault
Chancel Repair Fund
Asbestos removal
**Restricted**
Capel Garmon Restricted Account
Churchyard Fund
SADBF Grants for Children's services
Bursary Conducting Student
Memorial Account
Money Manager
Music Fund
Organ Fund
Parish Share
Roof Fund
St Mary's Churchyeard Account
RBCIW - Capel Garmon Parish Church
Church House
RBCIW - Chancel Repair Fund
Chancel Repair Fund
Church Building Repairs
Hassocks
Restricted Donation
ACS
CGProj
Diggle
InsRet
LFFund
MemRep
RainGard
Boiler
CL14
ChLig
Flowers
Mfloor|**2023**
**2022**
**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**total funds**
326,966
29,778
48,341
405,085
292,550
18,049
-
528
18,577
19,252
115,999
4,419
8,960
129,378
99,480
3,115
1,657
5,081
9,854
7,459
-
-
4,096
4,096
1,255
**464,129**
**35,854**
**67,007**
**566,990**
**419,996**
4,597
-
100
4,697
5,397
394,177
27,721
53,713
475,611
444,955
-
-
340
340
1,571
**398,774**
**27,721**
**54,153**
**480,648**
**451,924**
**65,355**
**8,133**
**12,854**
**86,342**
**(31,928)**
175
614
789
6,244
(614)
-
(175)
(789)
(6,244)
1,305
1,598
1,952
4,856
(10,263)
**66,221**
**9,732**
**15,246**
**91,198**
**(42,191)**
**363,782**
**63,551**
**149,242**
**576,575**
**618,766**
**430,002**
**73,282**
**164,488**
**667,773**
**576,575**
430,002
430,002
363,782
48,569
48,569
43,720
5,449
5,449
2,163
7,169
7,169
6,465
9,096
9,096
8,202
3,000
3,000
3,000
9,301
9,301
14,577
623
623
623
1,514
1,514
1,751
1,080
1,080
1,080
50
50
50
5,801
5,801
6,046
6,451
6,451
2,843
6,032
6,032
7,517
47,900
47,900
47,900
14,156
14,156
14,743
342
342
983
20,187
20,187
19,120
13,820
13,820
5,262
4,589
4,589
4,137
4,407
4,407
3,973
-
-
(4,651)
695
695
695
354
354
354
17,534
17,534
11,931
392
392
1,433
1,285
1,285
1,285
1,830
1,830
1,830
1,122
1,122
1,239
43
43
43
89
89
187
-
-
-
4,170
4,170
3,519
-
-
10
113
113
295
200
200
200|
|---|---|
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|Ukraine
Refurb
Aber CS
Libya
RichRun
Turkey|269
269
269
140
140
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|
||**430,002**
**73,283**
**164,488**
**667,773**
**576,575**|
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|**Balance sheet**
**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Investments
14
**Current assets**
Debtors
15
Cash at bank and in hand
**Liabilities**
Creditors: Amounts falling due in one
year
16
**Net current assets less current**
**liabilities**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Total net assets less liabilities**
**Represented by**
**Unrestricted**
General fund
**Designated**
High Interest Account
Llanrwst Church House Account
Archdeacon Hugh Jones Vault
Chancel Repair Fund
Asbestos removal
**Restricted**
Capel Garmon Restricted Account
Churchyard Fund
SADBF Grants for Children's services
Bursary Conducting Student
Memorial Account
Money Manager
Music Fund
Organ Fund
Parish Share
Roof Fund
St Mary's Churchyeard Account
RBCIW - Capel Garmon Parish Church
Church House
RBCIW - Chancel Repair Fund
Chancel Repair Fund
Church Building Repairs
Hassocks
Restricted Donation
ACS
CGProj
Diggle
InsRet
LFFund
MemRep
RainGard
Boiler
CL14
ChLig
Flowers
Mfloor
Ukraine|**2023**
**2022**
**Unrestricted**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**total funds**
55,464
16,265
29,183
100,912
96,407
**55,464**
**16,265**
**29,183**
**100,912**
**96,407**
9,390
200
501
10,091
12,550
387,393
58,834
134,805
581,031
495,092
**396,783**
**59,034**
**135,306**
**591,122**
**507,642**
22,244
2,017
-
24,261
27,474
**22,244**
**2,017**
**-**
**24,261**
**27,474**
**374,539**
**57,018**
**135,306**
**566,861**
**480,169**
**430,002**
**73,283**
**164,489**
**667,773**
**576,575**
**430,002**
**73,283**
**164,489**
**667,773**
**576,575**
430,002
-
-
430,002
363,782
-
48,569
-
48,569
43,720
-
5,449
-
5,449
2,163
-
7,169
-
7,169
6,465
-
9,096
-
9,096
8,202
-
3,000
-
3,000
3,000
-
-
9,301
9,301
14,577
-
-
623
623
623
-
-
1,514
1,514
1,751
-
-
1,080
1,080
1,080
-
-
50
50
50
-
-
5,801
5,801
6,046
-
-
6,451
6,451
2,843
-
-
6,032
6,032
7,517
-
-
47,900
47,900
47,900
-
-
14,156
14,156
14,743
-
-
342
342
983
-
-
20,187
20,187
19,120
-
-
13,820
13,820
5,262
-
-
4,589
4,589
4,137
-
-
4,407
4,407
3,973
-
-
-
-
(4,651)
-
-
695
695
695
-
-
354
354
354
-
-
17,534
17,534
11,931
-
-
392
392
1,433
-
-
1,285
1,285
1,285
-
-
1,830
1,830
1,830
-
-
1,122
1,122
1,239
-
-
43
43
43
-
-
89
89
187
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,170
4,170
3,519
-
-
-
-
10
-
-
113
113
295
-
-
200
200
200
-
-
269
269
269|
|---|---|
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|Refurb
Aber CS
Libya
RichRun
Turkey
**Funds of the church**|-
-
140
140
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**430,002**
**73,283**
**164,488**
**667,773**
**576,575**|
|---|---|
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## **Cash Flow Statement**
||**Note**|**£**|**£**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Cash flows from operating activities**|**18**|||
|Cash generated from operations|||**73,628**|
|**Investing activities**||||
|Rental income, dividends and interest received||12,311||
||||12,311|
|**Net increase in cash and cash equivalents**|||**85,939**|
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
**Cash and cash equivalents at end of year**|||495,092
**581,031**|
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **1.1 Accounting convention**
accounting periods commencing from 1 January 2016). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
## **1.2 Going concern**
At the time of approving the financial statements, the members have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the members continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
## **1.3 Charitable funds**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the members in furtherance of their charitable objectives unless the funds have been designated for other purposes.
Designated funds comprise funds which have been set aside at the discretion of the members for specific purposes.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used.
## **1.4 Incoming resources**
Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.
Grant income is recognised on receipt unless income is received in advance at the year-end and the performance criteria relate to a future accounting period.
## **1.5 Fixed asset investments**
Fixed asset investments are initially measured at transaction price excluding transaction costs and are subsequently measured at fair value at each reporting date. Changes in fair value are recognised in net income/(expenditure) for the year. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred.
## **1.6 Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
## **1.7 Financial instruments**
Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
## _**Basic financial assets**_
## _**Basic financial liabilities**_
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
## **2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements**
not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
## **3 Donations and legacies**
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Unrestricted Designated Restricted funds Total 2023 Total 2022
funds funds
£ £ £ £ £
Donations and gifts 224,613 - 4,490 229,103 229,126
Legacies receivable 55,958 - - 55,958 5,000
Grants receivable 46,395 29,778 43,850 120,023 58,424
326,966 29,778 48,341 405,085 292,550
4 Charitable activities
Unrestricted Designated Restricted funds Total 2023 Total 2022
funds funds
£ £ £ £ £
Fees for occasional offices 18,049 - 528 18,577 19,252
18,049 - 528 18,577 19,252
5 Other trading activities
Unrestricted Designated Restricted funds Total 2023 Total 2022
funds funds
£ £ £ £ £
Fund raising 25,976 - 83 26,059 33,566
Other funds generated 1,022 - - 1,022 4,568
Rental income 62,327 270 8,641 71,238 50,902
Publication sales 324 - - 324 251
Sundry income 1,288 4,149 236 5,672 9,050
Printing income 714 - - 714 1,144
Share rebate 24,349 - - 24,349
115,999 4,419 8,960 129,378 99,480
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## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
## **6 Investments**
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Unrestricted Designated Restricted funds Total 2023 Total 2022
funds funds
£ £ £ £ £
Investment income 1,740 - 619 2,359 2,025
Bank interest 1,375 807 213 2,395 334
Rental income - 850 4,250 5,100 5,100
3,115 1,657 5,081 9,854 7,459
7 Other income
Unrestricted Designated Restricted funds Total 2023 Total 2022
funds funds
£ £ £ £ £
Insurance claims - - 4,096 4,096 1,255
- - 4,096 4,096 1,255
8 Raising funds
Unrestricted Designated Restricted funds Total 2023 Total 2022
funds funds
£ £ £ £ £
Costs of generating resources 147 - - 147 145
Costs of fund raising 4,451 - 100 4,551 5,252
4,597 - 100 4,697 5,397
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
## **9 Charitable activities**
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Unrestricted Designated Restricted funds Total 2023 Total 2022
funds funds
£ £ £ £ £
2001 - Diocesan share 215,178 - - 215,178 192,043
2101 - Clergy expenses 11,040 - - 11,040 8,921
2104 - Clergy expenses - equipment 799 - - 799 -
2145 - Parsonage - water 1,868 - - 1,868 2,070
2149 - Parsonage - other expenses 278 - - 278 -
2150 - Clergy - telephone/ mobile/ interent 91 - - 91 -
2201 - Assistant clergy fees/ expenses - - - - 219
2340 - Maintenance of services 4,247 - 265 4,511 4,612
2341 - Costs of vergers, organists and choir 3,625 - - 3,625 3,350
2342 - Music & performance expenses 185 - 1,197 1,382 1,415
2345 - Costs of Copyright License 1,692 - 275 1,967 1,590
2401 - Costs of meetings 110 - - 110 -
2402 - Bank and Credit Card Charges 361 - - 361 684
2403 - Cost of printing, post and stationery 1,578 - 12 1,590 3,146
2404 - MA - telephone/mobile/internet 3,927 - - 3,927 4,617
2405 - Office and general expenditure 883 154 - 1,037 1,906
2406 - Admin/Staff Salary 17,501 26,133 - 43,635 14,269
2407 - Depreciation 351 - - 351 153
2408 - Leasing and Hire purchase charges 2,043 - - 2,043 1,085
2409 - Professional Fees 7,594 - - 7,594 4,960
2410 - IE/Audit and accountancy fees - - - - 1,950
2412 - Trustee training and development 460 - - 460 -
2413 - Trustee expenses 90 - - 90 -
2415 - Gifts to individuals 155 - - 155 10
2423 - Admin/ staff expenses 170 - - 170 -
2425 - Admin/ Staff Other Costs - - - - 120
2450 - MA/LMA Central costs - - - - 730
2501 - Church operating costs - insurance 11,438 - - 11,438 8,383
2502 - Church operating costs - electricity 18,387 - - 18,387 11,861
2503 - Church operating costs - gas 30,250 - - 30,250 19,914
2504 - Church operating costs - water 708 - - 708 567
2505 - Church operating costs - other 977 36 144 1,156 1,208
2506 - Church operating costs - oil/LPG 1,793 - - 1,793 1,049
2508 - Church repairs and maintenance 4,442 - 1,045 5,487 10,650
2509 - Church Cleaning 3,864 - - 3,864 3,815
2510 - Church operating costs - tel/mob/internet 90 60 - 150 -
2511 - Church operating costs - fire equipment 577 - - 577 99
2601 - Churchyard management costs 6,125 - 1,416 7,541 11,314
2602 - Church hall operating costs - other 4,337 - 957 5,294 8,380
2603 - Church hall operating costs - electric 1,928 983 1,682 4,593 5,294
2604 - Church hall operating costs - gas 2,279 (196) 1,117 3,200 7,190
2605 - Church hall operating costs - insurance 3,701 603 1,342 5,647 5,015
2606 - Church hall costs - repairs/maintenance 884 148 66 1,098 6,937
2607 - Church hall costs - tel./mob./internet 442 - - 442 446
2608 - Church hall operating costs - water 476 302 115 893 1,532
2609 - Church hall - equipment repair & renewal 684 - 134 818 4,965
2611 - Church hall operating costs - cleaning 4,627 - 1,152 5,779 3,234
2612 - Other property repairs/maintenance - - 3,028 3,028 306
2613 - Other property - insurance - - 356 356 -
2614 - Other property - electricity 888 - - 888 -
2619 - Other property - compliance costs 72 144 215 431 -
2641 - Churchyard grass cutting 7,995 - 5,900 13,895 1,775
2642 - Churchyard structural repairs 313 - 896 1,209 45
2643 - Churchyard memorial costs - - 634 634 -
2701 - Major building repairs and renovations 2,073 (1,096) 4,332 5,310 64,887
2801 - Children & young people activity costs 1,265 450 1,586 3,301 3,774
2804 - Cost of church publications 99 - - 99 1,212
2805 - Cost of mission & evangelism 290 - - 290 60
2806 - Other costs of parish mission work 616 - - 616 -
2807 - Cost of maintaining websites and social 355 - - 355 -
2901 - Support of diocesan projects 950 - - 950 250
2902 - Support of church charities & projects 3,169 - 25,487 28,656 9,607
2903 - Support of UK charities 845 - 120 965 1,538
2904 - Support of international mission & projects 3,012 - 240 3,252 1,797
394,177 27,721 53,713 475,611 444,955
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
## **10 Other expenditure**
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Unrestricted Designated Restricted funds Total 2023 Total 2022
funds funds
£ £ £ £ £
3001 - Purchase of assets for church purposes - - 340 340 -
3004 - Loans received repayments - - - - 1,224
3005 - Loss on sale of fixed asset - - - - 347
- - 340 340 1,571
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## **11 Members**
None of the members (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year (2022- none).
## **12 Employees**
There were three employees during the year (2022 - three).
## **13 Related party transactions**
## **14 Fixed asset investments**
||**Listed**|**Listed**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**investments**|||||
|**Cost or valuation**||**£**||||
|At 1 January 2023||96,407||||
|Additions / reallocations||||||
|Valuation changes||4,505||||
|At 31 December 2023||**100,912**||||
|||||||
|**Carrying amount**||||||
|At 31 December 2023||**100,912**||||
|**15 Debtors: amounts falling due within one year**||||||
||**Total 2023**||**Total 2022**|||
|||**£**|||**£**|
|Gift Aid||10,091||12,550||
|||**10,091**||**12,550**||
|**16 Creditors**||||||
||**Total 2023**||**Total 2022**|||
|||**£**|||**£**|
|Accruals||24,261||27,474||
|||**24,261**||**27,474**||
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
## **17 Fund movement by type**
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Balance
Balance brought Incoming Outgoing Transfers Gains/losses carried
forward resources resources forward
£ £ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted
General fund 363,782 464,129 (398,774) (440) 1,305 430,002
Designated
High Interest Account 43,720 30,586 (25,737) - 48,569
Llanrwst Church House Account 2,163 5,269 (1,983) 5,449
Archdeacon Hugh Jones Vault 6,465 704 7,169
Chancel Repair Fund 8,202 894 9,096
Asbestos removal 3,000 3,000
Restricted
Capel Garmon Restricted Account 14,577 1,147 (6,422) 9,301
Churchyard Fund 623 623
SADBF Grants for Children's services 1,751 83 (321) 1,514
Bursary Conducting Student 1,080 1,080
Memorial Account 50 50
Money Manager 6,046 (245) 5,801
Music Fund 2,843 5,000 (1,392) 6,451
Organ Fund 7,517 161 (1,645) 6,032
Parish Share 47,900 47,900
Roof Fund 14,743 213 (800) 14,156
St Mary's Churchyeard Account 983 (641) 342
RBCIW - Capel Garmon Parish Church 19,120 1,067 20,187
Church House 5,262 15,045 (6,486) 13,820
RBCIW - Chancel Repair Fund 4,137 452 4,589
Chancel Repair Fund 3,973 434 4,407
Church Building Repairs (4,651) 8,983 (4,332) -
Hassocks 695 695
Restricted Donation 354 354
ACS 11,931 30,491 (24,887) 17,534
CGProj 1,433 (1,041) 392
Diggle 1,285 1,285
InsRet 1,830 1,830
LFFund 1,239 176 (293) 1,122
MemRep 43 43
RainGard 187 711 (821) 12 89
Boiler - 12 (12) -
CL14 3,519 4,250 (3,599) 4,170
ChLig 10 (10) -
Flowers 295 115 (297) 113
Mfloor 200 200
Ukraine 269 269
Refurb 140 140
Aber CS 240 (690) 450 -
Libya 85 (85) -
RichRun 20 (20) -
Turkey 135 (135) -
576,575 566,990 (480,648) - 4,856 667,773
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## **18 Cash generated from operations**
||||**2023**|**2023**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**£**|||
|Surplus for the year||||86,093||
|||||||
|Adjustments for:||||||
|Net Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities||||(12,311)||
|||||||
|Movement in working capital:||||||
|Increase in trade and other receivables|||||2,460|
|Decrease in trade and other payables||||(3,213)||
||||||600|
|**Cash generated from operations**||||**73,628**||
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