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ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OECEM8ER 2024 Th8 Mlssion Area ol Atjorconwy Chariiy NL¥nbtrr'. 1131047 Tha Churches whlch make up the Are8 are.. S¢ Oavid. penrby￿ Bay St Hilary, Llanrhos St Patsl, Cfai9-y-don All Salnls, D898nvty st Floid. Llansanffrald St Cyslennin. LlanowsteAr4n Sl Grwsl. Llanrwsl Sl Martin, EglwysbaGh Sl Mlchaèl, Llandudne Juncuon THE MISSION AREA CONFERENCE IMAC) Tho mombers who seryed Irom 1s1 Jorww 2024 unl51 tho tsto thls r6wlwo8 8pwo¥od wro'. Msslon Artra Ltr•d¢r rs Dllys Stmo S$￿￿ tha Lay Char Mrs Rulh Whltsker Iunlll O¢lther 20241 Andrew Jam05 IFrorn Novemobr 20241 Mks$lon Ar￿ Treawrer Mrs Ann Haty ssion Area Secr8lary Mrs Manoy Groom ML8slon ArFJa Book Ke8P8r Mrs Helén BarAtt s$M At•a Clèrgy Rev can￿ Juliol Fraser Rev C&non SBfoh Hlldrelh Osbom Rev Grace Lomas Iunlil Auuusl 20241 Rov Sué Sloroy Ajan McKlnn811 (Famlly Engagwn8nt Offic8rl Rev Tirn Hall IP8sloral Chaplaln fwst Pavlsl Rev Huw Bryant Mlsslon Area Wardens Mr6 T&5ni Ha¢hMn Mr Phlllp Evans Individual Chur¢h Ek¢led Members ol MI$9k￿ Ar88 C¢JnI￿a Oore•n (Xv¢n & SlovÈ Illidgé- SHS Phlllp Evans & Sa51yAMen. SP$ Jo 60￿6s- SDS Pat Ch8prn8n & Andrew J8mos. AS Hazel L8e¢h- SK4 & AA Su8 8ud<- SF Don15e Templeith & Elalno 80111$. SM Rtsih Whltskgr- SG- Unll Octob8r 2024 Mlssion Area Adrnlnislralor Mrs MandyGrocrfn ElecloTal Roll 0ific8r Mrs Oilys Skne 8eNEFICE BANKERS Naiwesl 62 MDStyn Slrgel. Uandudno INDÉPENDENT EXAMINERS Sog8 & Co Chart8r8d Accrhjnlanls 102 8ow8n Court. St Asaph Pase I

MISSION AREA LEADER ANNUAL REPORT La$1 year I bogan by wng it had btran 8 challtrnging ￿0[. We cwld sgy Ihgt everyyear. and il w)uld bp Iruè in one wayor anr>lher. Thls ￿ar has thro￿ up challenges ol c¢)urse, bul I hope that the th"ssI￿ Area feels a more rx)silive pl￿ lo be. and thalw Are looking forward rather than jusl struggling through the dBy-IIHlay issues. Slaifing was a concetn this lim8 last ytrar bui rethink￿9 thoul dergy d8plown8nt led Sarah HikJr@l￿O$b0In Io move in Junè lo lh8 thurch8s in Deganwy. Llandudno Junclion and Lknrh05. and we ￿tre very fortunale Ihal the churches of E9Wbach. Llansanffraid Glan Conwy and Llantwsl welcome Huw Bryani as thelr new p￿@￿¢ at Iho be￿nnIng of D6¢ember. comlng to us Irom Dyffryn CWI Mlsslon kna. Su8 Slorèy has tontlnued as NSM wrking ith St CyslenniA's, Juliet Fraser h83 continued to oversee th8 Hub Chwch at Penrhyn Bay. and Tim H81 n Arèa lifa. Thanks are due lo the Lay Chair. Mission Area Wardert5 and all Ihe m8mb&rs olthe ￿C. v•lh decision rnaking and the srricx)th rtsnnlng of lh6 Mls$lon Area, and also 1¢ thos8 invofved In thè adminlsl¥alSv$ and pradtal S￿0. Wè èndÈ8vor to pro￿de ms￿r£￿$ In tM)th Welsh and Eng1Ish so Ihal we can offer bilingts81 seNlces, and where appropriate promote the use of tM)th lanwages ￿ church acllwl￿s, all of which helps ensure Ihal the ehurth 18 aec¢sslbl¢ and welcomlng 10 all rnèmb&rs of thè tommunily. Many thanks are duÈ to al utho h&lp us and ltsnslallon. ThosÈ who IoDk 8lt8r our fin8ncs will b8 thanked el88wherÈ. but ihi8 ts anolher exlramely Imrx)rlant aspeelof M￿lon ￿89 116, 8nd th￿r hard work is much appracialed. Last bul definltelynol least, huge Ihanks lo Mandy In Ihe orrKe lor all her d&Jicaled hard 4wTk on ourbehll. You wlll reod glsewhere In this rgport of all Ihat 1$ golng on kn lh¢ Iwo of our tknur¢h&s, and aoaln w8 must thank 8v8rySlng￿ on8 ofourlay people who conlrfbule lo Church life. 4vhelher by aclive inv0￿ment. by regularatlend￿Ce. by Pr8￿rfUllY supportlng us. or ￿ any Oiharway Ihal IhÉy con. W8 hgve a shar0d callina Éeross Ihts Missknn Ar8a and Ihls shwtd bo demon￿ra1￿ In OLW thurthès as w8 car8 lor 8ad) 0th8r, and shafa minlstry. r&S￿ree8 and expertlse. working togelher lo engage wilh our local tommunilkns. We lrylo kKovide a Vaiielyol aclwltse5 and worship opportuniliBs aGro$$ the Misslon Arèa. gncj hope ihal people lll play their part by be￿g prepar8d lo travel al leasl 3 short th51ance io lakg ad¥aDlgge of Ihe INrtg$ that ar8 ori offer. We aGknovAedgg Ihg Importance ofouf ChU￿he3 kn thelr kncal ¢OnlBxts L4thile rethng Ihal wa ar8 part ol 8 greater %th018 and 0ft8n need 10 rk and worshlp tog81her. 11 you look al Ihe'bollom ￿ne, ol Ihe Mission Area Accwnls it would appear that we are oJrnfort2bty off in financial le￿$. Wa hava béén fortunate wlh legaeS•s Ihls par, as wall as he¢me from lh& sale re￿41 d suyplus prtsp8rtios. Ha¥ing pr(xJu¢ed 8 S￿ar forewi, hrh¥ever. lh￿e lund$ ¥r¢ larggly already allo¢oied oilher fly $p¢¢lal prqscty oi 89 r¢8¢N¢s for lh¢ be¢au$o il fd ¢￿ar that som8 01 our chwches maysirugglo financially on($ benenl of Ihe Missim Area slruclur8 Is Ih81 when Trecessary￿ may able lo help lI￿rn meel unexpected w51B 5hortlalls. W9 ¢4nnot be complacenl on the llnancial fronl res8￿e$ quldctydisappear. There are ¢(￿tin￿allY issues lo be deallilh in th8 areas ofslaffing. bu4dings and nanc8s, our churthes need our Individual financaal support as well as oui piaclicAI wshippino 5UPPLNI and y0s•n¢&. After a C￿pIe of dlffi¢ull I hope Ihal IhÈ Mlsslon Area Can naw look lo orowng as a of faith. 8xship 8nd IJv8 (the ¥wds on our Mi8slon Area logol 8nd I mak8 no apdogylor con¢lutJing bthlh the Swne words Ihal I vsed lasi year- I way Ihal we ￿11 be Open to God'5 4ft5 or￿SdoM, slrenglh and courag8 85 h818ads us and equlps us In canlTrg 10 Show and share Ihe gtyjd ol his 5awng love. The Diocesan Conference with ￿e Ihgme'Growing Fas￿, was hek1 lasl Oclobef ilh the Bu*ness Meeuno on loryn on Tlwr8day evenlrva and lh8 Addré$se$, dIS￿SSIon and ￿)iShIP al LIaThf￿1In HKJh School on salu￿&y. The Buylness meeting Included a loimal Welcorno lo the fvchdeacon d NkntgDmory. Rop)rt fr&10{ hthms wer8open. D£￿ was very busy as ugU81. as he is our Èxpért on Ihè thurth retords. In ihe last twelve monlhs, ￿ have had 8 majov p￿tleM our V8stry￿1Ir¥ I rwf lots ￿ent that, rKA¥ It r8ins. w8 hav8 lo have buckets catching ihp walerl W8 IcK)k for%vdrd In faith and hope. f¢x increaslty attend4nce ¥rwJ a ￿1r￿j ¥estyr￿lI Owen Peopl8's Warden. Dore8n Pxel

St Paul's Church This year has conlinued vilh uncertainty as to the fErture of Sl Pauls in lemis of a ￿man￿1 Incum￿1 appolni8d. W& are verygralolul lor Iho tonllftulng mlnlsiry and stspport frcm the Rev. Tim Hall has bÈen ol slerting help in 5115taln￿9 wrwitness aTrJ outreach lo ￿ local cornmunlty. Foflowing a perio(l of discernmenl a prowsal for Ihe fubJre minlslry has n¢)w passed through D&)ces8# and Church In WalÈs suutiny and Is In Ihe flnal ph35e5 01 preparallon for applic3tsan for fundrng Ma Ihe Chureh In Wales GrovAh Fund The proposal is lo eslablish Sl Pauls 88 a centre of excellence supporiino young peopl8 aged O 10 25, èslablishin9 an Intsr9￿erati0nal thurch to otter spiritual and e[nOt￿al support lo all ayes. The SUndayse￿I¢8 10..30 51arbng Ume seerns lo have beeN accepted and. ind88d. may be mor8 con¥8nianl for ¥silors lo lh8 area. feas 8nd Colleès ar$ avaSlablo after the se￿￿￿. Thè m(￿hlY 1662 Commwilon on th• la51 Thur5dayconlirKJes lo bE SUPP(¥led a5 well as our links wyih ihe Player Book Sodety- The S¥nday congregalion averages 35 over the year on a sligNty trend. Th& m￿-Weak Se￿1¢￿ av8ragès 1(k12 and Ihe Manlhly F011owshlp group15 commlttÈd arttl suppoTIv9 01 tha WOF5hip ar¥J hosFNtalilyef t1￿ church. The Warm Welcome Bereavement GroJp is w8116sl8blished and Is under review In lerrns ol'niarkeling. and tsJlre8rth. Sl P&Jl¥ remains powl8r as a verw8 for wi81 Se￿￿é$ and concerfs. In De¢emberw6 held extra seNlc8$ forschools and local organisalions. Malnlgining the building Is an tver-presenl challenge. FurthBr slorm damage Ihi% wyTrler rewlted io the h)ss of more slates. A conservabon archll8cl has idenkn'fied issues wSlh th8 S8ndstan8 ft3m8 for the vindvw. We have r8C8iV8d th8 insuranc8 for lh8 vAndcwB 818m8nl lo U)e repalrs Wl awall lor 8dvi¢e rrtxn Ihe diocese before wa proceed %%ilh repalts. Thè g￿lering th81 came 8wayatN)ve Ihe swje d£¥xwdS of a unv4ue Victorian design. It has so far been Imposslbl& lo re￿1¢810 the broken guit8rs. A Eemporary 18par h8s been %xmrA818d,' agaln, awall attwth bèforè ￿rt￿tsf ropalrs can ba actloned and lunding sought. A carbon 2éro audit and separAla heallng authl have been completed 14h detsiled reP￿ts received and pieparauons wth Op&nReach are In plac& lor fibre Iniernel and a 3Pha5È eléclricAly $uWy lèasibllity cA>sted. Th8 hall conlSnues to s88 grovdh regular greup btsJkiTrJs. A n8w on.linè booking $y8t¢m ha$ Wrb In1roth￿9￿ r¢¢¢nllywthi¢h h8$ ￿ealty redu￿ the 8dfflinistralive work. st Davld'$ Chur¢h The year Sl Oavld'5 Hvb ChurGh duiing 2024 Baw 8 con11nuat￿￿ and sorne enhancemer4s of Ihe consderable work Se￿ In Iho par lo develop Ihe $lralegy and A¢tion Plan In ploce lor th8 Church ￿ncept ¥Jilh ￿rthel fg¢I11118s and events wl In pl8¢e. Tho sue¢ass $0en In pray￿u8 tr)nlffiued wlth lh8 offic•rs and laymwnboT5 01 lh• cowr•galbn wrxkln9 hard to enhanc• Ihe of God %4ilhin bolh Ihe Church communily and the I¢x81 community. Unfortun81¢ly, we lost tho 8¢Nl¢e¥of our Cur81¥ Rov Grace L•Tr88 fc4lLkning hw r¢b¢gtson 8nJ prunoDon in Sw8n$e8. Htyever, lh8 $I9nific8nt support and efforts provlded by Lucy Farrar as part of her trninlng 85 8 PaslL¥al Cwaln has promed lo be a great asslance lo the dergy1&8m. Th$ busywaek In St Davld's conllnu8$ Wth th• Church b8lng open form$11￿6 oThJ prayers w 4 wookday TNffilnJs kn Wddiilthy lo Ihe Friday and o Sunday 8eFvices. During the week ther8 Is a woup. &"bl8 skJdygroup5. 8 Childr8n Hub Club and 8 Eutharf81 swvic4 on 8 Frljay. On¢8 8 monlh we hold a Wellne$$ aThJ Healing Sathce and ￿ lh6 last SuNJ&yD) 08th monih. • Café Churth s•s8lon Is h•bY IN thé Church HAII whlth Is 8 le38 lormol gnd rolax8d form orW￿h1p. Durfng thè y8ar 2 naw groups have been estAbllshed ag8ln 8nhanc85 St Da¥th1'$ gcllon ￿an strtyy. Each Thufsday a'men's Shed, 9￿jP enlllkd kcally 88 Jo's Shed nas been sel up ty At3n McKinnell and a numbe¥ orgen1￿Men meel and undertèkp Woodwo￿1ng proletls. Dudng the ￿&r they ha￿ prrKJucdd Suth Items as loy& forloral t￿.￿l￿,S Cha￿4$. love and tSow8r planl8tsWth Ihos a118ndlng enlowng thé felhjwship whlch ahvard Seems to IrKludè hom8 mad8 cakas or tiscuits. Twlce a rnonlh Ihe a¢ 3 Group IC¢Jffee, Chat. Ccrnrnunltyl meel Sn ts Clwrch The group 1$ very￿1 alknded by men arKI and13 for all members ofihe communlly lo meel In lellowship. The evenls rarye from quiues, rnwc 8ftemoon, Cfakng 5essk>ns and rffi a numberof occaslons, guest spegk8rs Allènd lo provid• tBlks and prasanlallons swh As St Jfkn's AM￿&?￿e. RNLI, Commtsnily Pollt8. Each greup sees varwng pe¢¥ all6￿r￿ whl¢l) los￿1$ kn a cmss sedwjn of pe4plé moeting Sn Gorfs htyjso forowde raro6 olr•asons •aeh week. Sunday wor$hlp1g slmnglhenlng ￿1h Ihe average rnjmber ol shrthkno L¥Jnllwod mfylest I￿￿98e wllh a ofsemces (K4rfng the ar b8lng led by Ihe Worthp Group￿￿prfsln9 ol rrnmbers ofthe coryegkni. Communlly suppart wnllnues wllh th¢ Church Hall beingwtl u8ed by an I￿rea￿ nwrJ?rofwup$ 8nd sodgts¥wilh u$8go ￿Ing seen almost evory day of th8 Week. The N<)rth Wales branch of Ihg ChrT5ban MotorGy¢￿ A¥$o¢i¥tK)n hoh1 Ilwir I￿￿thI¥ me¢llngso1 Sl Dgvirfs 8nd thi$ ha8 ￿&￿1￿ in som¢ ol Iheir m@M￿rS allending seNk8s al Ch￿rch. On a monlhly basls a group ol ladles from the ¢yJmmurtty hithj'aftemcK￿ lea. wi Ihe hall aThY a Sowi￿nt sum of fiJrts ralsed has been passed to various I￿al d)8n￿￿8. The Comrnunily GariJ9n conlinued durfng 2024 ilh veg flo￿Er5 gr(hwn vthich rnerrthr5 of Ihe wn9regalion and fflembpr5 of Ihp publ1fj￿Tr ￿ck as they pa8& through the Church grounds. A group of L8nkng tMsatlllystudents from Cokg ijanthllo so allend8d In the year lo hdp ￿1h th8 rnalnlenance and planting elc. A paiticular highlight once again the Cwds ArouThJ iho Chllslmoy I￿￿th ontè ogaii a full CNJrthwlh musk F¥ovldéd by Bdulah Br8$$ bHnd Fellowshlp 8venls wer8 also h81d dunng Ihe year wilh Other evenls ￿￿￿ding a quarterfy lurKh. Maur¥JyThursd8y Supper. Harve51 Lunch and a Chri5kn3s Lunch. There was also a voryjoyws buftel and qwz evening al Ihe tlmtsol Grace's depart1$￿ 10 celebrate hBrtlm8 ai si Davirf6 and her W8ddlng lo 8en al Ihe Cathedral in Augusl. Unlortunalely. Ihe weather once ayain led to Ihe can￿n￿￿On of tl Out(knr SèM¢e wth Beulah Brass Band In Tr￿1 thè séNl¢e took pla￿ Inslde. bul the popuL4r barbeque was provided under canoplÈs. The efforts ané commiifflenl of the clergy ¢eam gnd ihe lay ministty al Sl DawNI's ￿knueS ID con5Ierable aTrd Ihe benefit 15 in evKlenc8 when r8viawng all the acllwlies seen abovB 3nd we arg walefth lo everyDne c(nlrityJle5 and arp tAe55Ed by such ￿lling and diligpnl mètnbBrs ol St Davld'$ Church famllyvthkh enhances Ih8word ofthB L(￿d througl¥yJt P￿1*Y71 Bay. Page 3

All Salnt8 Church Al the be9inning 012024 we ￿Ere still v+ilhoui ￿[lyNn Vitarand semtes w8r&18d by savwal r8tir8d dergy. We are very grat01￿1 io all the roll￿d cleigywho kepl u5 going through the tnteriegnurn. W8war8 very pfeas8d weTrwe le8med that tho Rev Sarah Hildrelh-osbom would become Vicai ol All S8inl8, Sl Hilarrfs and Sl hth'chaels. On 9 June al a joint sw¥irE in All Saints Rev Sarah was iftstalled as VKar ofthe ￿[ee thvrthès. Sarah has br￿ght a new and wglGQmè Ènlhuslasm lorworship and church life aNI ha8 some news1￿9 seN￿S and small th8nges help us all In our worshlp. W8 appreciale all ghe has done alrea(ty lov￿rd to her and develqxng minislryaffl¢Jng us. We mainlalned C¢￿taCt Ysgol Deganvry 8nd wdc<yned the schod lo chjrch al Vario￿ Il ￿ar- lor a faMYel concert lorlh8ir headléaehÉr. a harvest le$￿'V81 semce and Chrislrnas Carol Services. Durin9 2024 we had one bapli5m. three w8dding5 and hvo fu￿r￿. Al ￿ awual ad ol RamambrarK8 in NovernbEr tho Mawrofconwy lald a wreath on the church war ffletnijrial. W8 aro grateful lo J8rfWrighl for his Ioydl seNce lo API Sain￿. After 20 yeaB as ¢rganlst Jeff deraded lo relire al the e￿1 of 2024. HÉ chtrsÈ Chrislmas Day lo be h's1851 setwkne. AftÉr $0Nl¢e Ih8r8 %¥8s a pras8rtaknn acknm4ledgemenl of Ihe clMJrth'$ aPP￿￿9￿0n of 811 thai Jerf had done ovwr manyyèars. Mothers Union continued 10 mètsi rnanlhly Irt Altwh (￿r numbers smal ihe m8ellngs ￿re we• attended. We began 2024 wlh 10 members three ofwhom are indoor mernbers. The meeling5 4¥e moslty mernber ￿. and ialks have Inclvded lales of s0ju1￿9, farnlly hlsw. quittlng an¢J a meditsllon afternoon. Mernb8r5 continued lo be aclivety ￿¥0￿ed ￿ C1￿[(h Id¥. I Saints Slrdlers con1inu￿ 10 meel monlhly and hèd m￿YWsdUnng t￿ ￿r. ￿c)jding at LIa￿aIrfAthan, on An￿898Y arml Iha Gr•at Om¢. The housg group bew last ￿ar 8nd rnel fOrt￿ght￿. W¢ ¢ontlnuÈd to stspport two charities during the year. Our locd charityAber￿wY DomestiG A￿1$8 S¢rvico IADASI. and Jjr LwerBeas churlly Kaj Kibero FFiend8V4ho supwrt schr¥Jl children In ¢Jne ofAfrica's I￿gest urbdll 5kun$. ju8loutsfjde Na￿0￿. 81 Mleha•ls and All Anol88 Th8 eongfegalk)n h8s warmly wolcomd R•v Sarah (aywralulale her￿th bec4ynkng a C￿0￿. a wJ5ilknn well deBgrv8t1. Al fed sall￿d ￿th havlng pr1851 In silu. There 18 no wai<Sen due lo Renee r8llrfThJ. s0￿h h88 5Hid we need lo wepkGg I￿rand ￿Uld be happy to hear fithn Inl•r8sted in 18k#w over Ihl8 role. The congrogalioii 15 omall. and gv0ryvn8 h88 8wd lo hwardan dubes and confirmed Ih&y V4wld op8nlyc0mm￿￿&l8 w41h onè ￿01har 'leamwoik" The Zumb8 gr￿p needed a hall tsmw)rary for￿e-Week last year- INB c4irKled lh• Churth Ow 0ayWhe￿ c4fleen8a and &e were 0[fe￿d. Thls was a SU￿SSfUl 8Y8nt. A Carol durlro Christmas was hdd alow ￿1h a Mikatm C￿r w811 r8caNed al Iwe 1118 wlll b0 rap•8led Ihls y88r. We nDW have 8 Warm Hub being held every olherweek oNenng a cuppa. sna¢K Inandship. This 18 W811 allendthy. Al pro$&nl Tanla 1$ leg¢lng Ihl¥ Ihough th8 grrAJP ar8 looklng inio a pefBon taklng cho￿ ol caiwkng and using wt of the gran¢10 P8y a rthiin81 fee lor thls 8eM¢e. An event ￿1h Iho Cholr forGood and tha Mak81on ch￿ 13 lo be in ChJrch on 1st Juty 2025 817.OOw. Th8 evenlng ￿11 be UCket￿95 and b9￿d on donBUons. Congrtgaibn all agroed lo ￿)Lo ￿ event ¢v¢ry rnonlh$ wl therthl￿.ng hats ¢Jn ffx KIBO$. Sarah's phIlo￿phY Is look. vrdlch. wail and see. We th need mre leet ￿ GhuKh- thls ￿ glow ¢Jver bme and not ovemlghl. Unfortunalely, two regular growjs h8VO $IOPP8d uskno Ihg hall due ￿ rKot4ems vlth healing 8nd Ivjhting. kltch8n dcKJr is a fire do￿ doès not c108e Ihls n88ds to be fixed. The Indlan Orthodox Church Sl ulllltslfya lh• Churth and are verywperthl. Spw18 8UII ANaNJ wlarfy. The srnall etror8gaiion leel posi1￿e Irx Ihg fulwg ol Sl Mchaels Al An9 Church. Sw8h thgnk$ ovorwne for ihak%￿￿e. SI Cyatonnln's Church 2024 80w a fairfy sellled year for Sl Cyslennin bul Ihefe were than9es. SSmon C￿WaY. church warden. away vhlh his partn8r Lel9h. Th18 18ft us vAlhoul a warden and 2 rDember$ ol Ihe con9r6galknn IOJ. FortUTr81ety. Mr JOB SuNall agreed lo becthm8 church warden èrtd 1$ SUII In ptssl. ¢)n sleep learnlng ¢uNe. In May Ihe church Saw its first weO<no lor qult& a wh1& Callin and Ge￿ ets)ge11 fef Ih&ir(r6m¢yy. Aleo in May tha ¢hur¢h habj a sllle. 11 had been 8 Iraditlon and blg ￿ent pie Ca￿d. Wilh Ihe deparluro of Mr Nith Oavies a￿1 le¥5 p¢ople lo help wth thi5. 11 was (Secided lo thang& thè formal and have a ¢ollae mornlng %ilh sa18 of planls. nwenl %tll tAJI wa$ a bha drain on Iha pwjple helwng. # has beén declded not to hold one in 2025 but Iher8 wlll be al leB51 G¢ffee momlng, pref8bly Nvo, during the svrrwner ffl¢Mth$. Rev Sue Slor&y hAs conunued lo ￿811 the primary schuo15 in ￿)Chdra each hall term lo l￿de aysèmbli¢s a Ch￿$11an Ihomo. Thtr schools 8re Iiow amaEgam811ng and ¥￿11 be on ¢ne sllb and called Ysgol th"nafon. 11 is hoped thal tho cWr•n ￿11 b8 able to vfj&it church at soma prynt In the sutntner. Sl Cyjiennln achieved ils Bmnza Eco Church award (hJrino lh• yoar". lh& ktycl led by Andr¢w Wlliams. In Seplember Mr Roy Mills. who is a lo¢￿1 hisl¢Nian. IK)51ed ¢wo momings Ihe ￿en Doors scheme Tun by Cadw. Whllsl vlsltor numbers were low, th people who carne werg impre¥5ed bylh¢ hl$lory ofthe Sl Cysl8nnin Ihe ￿510￿￿ m8dlae¥al glass ¢JlWay. DeGefflber saw Ihe usual So￿¢8S kn Ihe full UP to Christsnas ￿1th the add￿KIn of Ihe IrKal wuncl ¢hL¥Jsing aoain io ask Sl Cyslennin lo ho8t Ih8irCi¥le se￿ICe. 2025 slatled out in thè $4m¢ v&n ￿1, tsn 161h March, Sicrey arrived lo lake th8 Sunday senrice onlyto find ih81 lh8 church had been broken Inil). Sorneono had entered by smagN￿ and bending up a portion of one of Ihe plin glas$ leadad wkndows. Theyhad then made Ihemselv2s a bed wllh pew Cushions and allar dolhs In ￿e of Ihe box pews. Allhough Ih8r8 was a mess. mosltyihje lo Ihe persor bekng wet and muddy and bleeding Irom cuts C8used bylhg broken vKndw. nO￿1ng was laken. The ￿8vral￿e wrTyny smed thjt bOarth￿ ￿P the wln¢lw gnd Ihe bi()ha2ard dèaning ￿ ltr￿ church onlyhad lo be Shut for ￿e week. We now have to K•ll lor a facully In order io etfect repairof Ihe wi[￿>w. Congregation nUM￿rS wmaln low. mtsslly In single figures. The regulats w a k)ydl groupviho hélp in masTrlaining the Ghurchyard and interior as w8118s belng h￿l11r￿j lo lake part in the s8Mces wtlh reÈdiry. in1Èrcess￿S arKJ providkw mvsic viè toolh. We aL￿ have ￿sItOrS, especlally in Ihe summer monlhs, who visit repealedly when Ihey are in thè aroa. Sl Cyslwnln Ojes ilsell¢￿ being wd¢oml￿, ￿rne oul by these repeal wsits. Financiallylhe church is nol In gcN)d shap8, des&xte a legacy las1 ￿al. regular ofl8rfngs do nol cover ouwnos and are unlikely lo do so In Iho fuluro, making the fulure ol this gmal 14rt kwely ch%Jrth u￿taIn. Rev S Slo¢y PaÉe 4

St Flrald's Church In 2024 Sl Ffraids welcorn8d Tad Huw intoojr thurch family8nd sah1 a fond larewel and thanks 10 Révèrend S8tah 8s she contiwes her minislryjusl down road. The congregation continues to ww slea&ly8nd th)w8 is a le811￿ of p05itfvitya5 we {wW￿51￿Pp8rs and also r8rn&mbw thosa %ho sadly ar8 no ltsng&r with us. As alwsys thera are 8 loyal group of partshloners aclfv8tyw￿lng bahimt seones 3nd Unde￿ak￿9 lots olactmlies in sustalthg th8 work ofour church and mBnycalendar evenls throughout lh8 year. Our w￿neSday¢0f[é0 slop rÈmain$ Ihè hub of organising events nBw Idaas and is t￿1 aller¥ded by Ihose living in th& vlllage and bel￿d. We had our annual Christmas ir88 8xhtbiUon with the fealuro NM"s yew bèing a knrtled btknle h31 tree. crgatad by th8vill89e ladies. After Chrislmas tha hals wero dlsiributed lo charities for the J￿rneleSs and Yswl Glan Convrytrj h8lp wlh their fundraigng. The 8nnual panlo conllnues lo b& a sell4Jut. wri¢l8n and petlomied by parishioners raised 3 fanlastic amunl of monay fw the chur¢h. Cor Pobl Llan eonlinues lo oo frorn Slrenoth lo slrerEglh w￿h 27 membus meeting every week f¢y a"$ino- a of tea and a that, provhth'w a 58fe Spa and connecllon. Sl Ffr&l¢J5 MDlherfB Uniw are onlya small bul enthusiaslic group. We have welcomad spe&ker8 from communly and al￿]￿[ned kn thè World Oayol Prayer In Llandudno and th8 Lady Day Sgr¥i¢e In Sl Asaph Caihedral. Lasl sumrner IWJ a ifip lo Baba lo le8fn mor8 aboul Mary Jones. We Mll ¥oon bty goSnu lo LiverpDd Cbtldral ￿ere our Church orgwN81 k8 a Tow G￿d8 and ￿11 b8 Sh￿ng u$ arwF¥J. Sl Ffralds church commiltee remain passionate th lh6 lorlh8 I￿￿r• IA ￿>1￿ Church and Church House are 8uslainable. conlrtbulB and SUPPDrt Iho local cornmunity. bul ad(no￿ed9Er￿ lh6 financial challenges we f8ce gokng forward. Looklng ahegd we ¢onllnu8 lo hop0 and pray lor churrh 9rwrth in Sl Ffrakjs and how we con bést th088 around u8. Sl Martln's Church In Sl. M8rtin's. we end a newslartl Ourlng th8 1tr)lerragntmi, aftsr Ihè doparture of Ihe Rev Ben Lines in M8y 2023, strong and falthft ¢ongragaiion supportad lh• church and all the dergywtho stepped inlo the gap 10 pro￿8 us wth regulars8Ni¢ès. In pgrtl¢ular, wo are e￿InallY graleful lo Canon John Nt¢o kjr h1$ dlll98rt¢0 Ih tra¥elling reguL8rty from Ab19 help u4 cwt, alao to Gaynor, who stood In for our Organlsl Roy Kenllck durin9 his o¢¢awonal abwce$. In July,10s¢ yoar, were Inlorrnwj ihal Ihwe vras an akyticanl for ihe post ol Priest In Ch8rga ofth8 V8118y church￿. Th& inlethew wok pla¢e in Sl. Asaph ano shthy aft8rwe w￿6 Inlorm8d that Falhar (fadl 8tydnl would rnowing lo LI￿[wS1. with hls to care lor our three dwrches. Tad Huvj, h1$ Wl¢ R¢lko and Ihelr Ihree chlklren, Megan. ki5 and Manon la ¥eal bundl8 of8nerg.I hav• n(sw selllod Inio Th• Re¢lory In LINnrwst, and his flrsl seNlce ￿lIh u8 was held on th8 1s, D￿6Mb￿r, Ir4hMing lus licensing in Sl. GThvsls li November. Hls feet hava h8rdly I￿jched ground 81n¢l Movlng the family home. Ad¥8nl 8nd Chris￿8$. wovldlng Ihr•o sundays•￿¢05, a vl$ll to Relkos larnlly In Japan and Ihe Sad 1053 of HuW5 rnolher r8c¥nUy, lopped ott by all the weparatiw ol Lent and ¢le￿a￿On of E8$1er. Ifs 8 good thin9 he Is young and fiti Wa ero tsure thai h18 prF￿v￿ congregalionB in Dyifryn CW ill be n￿SIr￿j wauy. we cOn￿der wrselves Inu¢thbtyf¢rtuno19 lh0t￿ 8re now in hls ¢are. I hav8 maniion8d b8for8 that w¢ v¢ry fortun lo have & s11c￿ arKI failhful con￿oga1k)n. A Illlje 8rnall al lh8 nvjmanl. av8raglng 1&20 avery Sunday, bui all are very h£rd working, esped811y th818diès who stsll our Slop arml olherevenis such as Lenten Lunth, Chri81rn8s dlnner In Tho Be•, Cralt Falrs snd olhei•v8nls. All of these. are open bj 811, ralsing knd8 for churth, and r8oularlyaMracl 811èndaneo by other Yllager$ who rnay not be regular churchgoers Ihemlves. +WI ¢2uf helpw$ deserve praisa of cx)ui$o. bjt Perhaps nmnè ￿ rn￿h as'AunUe' Eirfys who conllnu6s lo cook up lars &18rs ofjams 8nd chuln8ys and ralse$ h¢￿￿e￿¥ ol pwnd$ each ytw. Unfortunaioly, Ihough, ￿ hav010 remember the Sfjdden pa55ing of Roy Kenrick's wile, Eirnven. ol the mosl 8nlhu$lasllc m8rnts9rs olour congr8gallon, EiTh¥eii was aNv8ys forémosi In halplng Chwch ￿ents, flO￿r grrwgir¥J. and. ￿ cowse. 5UVPot￿￿g Roy In hls w￿k for the church. Rev. lod a maNèlloiJs colobrallon ol Eirwen's lifo dU[￿g which our Iiille ejwrch rnw8ged lo accamm￿al0 2SO, induding mambars ol l￿WI, soroplimis1$ #nd mmber$ of Rol5 Male Vd¢e Ch¢yr. We ar8 sllll a Pllgrirn Church on th8 North Wales pilgnmago rwk. aThJ ￿ iegularfywehxwe ￿g￿l$ed pat11es to sw on thalrway. tak• a re￿ In ¢yJr peaGeful church enjoy a cuppa pbeee of cako pr¢y4kJed bY￿Jr ladlos. Geoff Tamplolon, Churchwardon, %4ilh the SUFWI ofsian Quick. (#￿￿ch￿ardan. RoyKeniidr. Church I￿gar￿$t and the congregalth ol Sl. Ma￿D, Eglvfysbath Page 5

St Grwst'5 Churfjh 2024 provÈd to ￿ a year of rnanych2ng￿ lor Si Grwst's ￿t￿&spla th￿ the chJch w4sc0n5l￿lty iwsywth acAivlUes. not forgettlng (ocu5 ¢MI WDfship and mission. The Sunday seNie remalned al 9.45am w￿th many wonifwl 8ervices for"spe¢xa thys". Key¢hangÈs fff St Gwst's were a changa of incJJMbe￿l. ￿l￿atIon ￿ the trèasurer and th8 ol IhB contract forthe Bu%nB5S Oeveh)prnenl Manager. Each one having a slgnifl¢ani ¢Ned on thè day tts day running of the chwch wthich Yras comwyndetl try Ihe la￿ ol church w8rd8ns. Tha chur¢h ¢ontinu￿ to be used by Cap￿U$ (bJlsKle organisalions- a benefil ollhe usalAe space crgaled by the rèordaring. These groups inLuded Ihe recorder group until Ihair dissdulion in the summer, Llanrwsl hi&lotical 50txety, go￿ bath, yw, crystal bth41&, beaver catnp and Ysgol Bro Gwydlr. Throughoul the year Ihere were evenls which made full tsse ol availab￿ oranls briThJiNJ Ihe community Inlo the chuTch and rwowded much needed inGome. Thesè induded summer actsviii88 a¢med ai children which exlended our pres¢nce wfjlhin th8 comnwnily and contributed 10 ￿lId￿0 a Si￿ger connection and rapport %ilh r¢51denis and visltors and l¥ouohl a ￿mber ol r￿ reguLgr supporter5 ofour spatè. Th& HO￿ F&sb'val. whlch Included threa concerts, and 4 wYMkslw irwiled wsdors to tsien to Wdsh mvsii8Th8 8nd in16racl ￿1￿ the harp SnsiwrBent. 1¢ allowed us lo display Sl GMsi's Church as venut lorarts and mustcal events. thich has enc4yJra9ed 8T¥4uiries for lulure boDkillgs. Thè Dafydd ap Selèncyn weeketh1 lestiva5 ￿th faSCan8￿"ng t81ks and a mediawdl b￿qUe4 proved y gre￿ StI￿Ss and provide<J an d8y Issues. supported by the Parish Ofilc4. Churth v4arJen duNes &e shar8d w 3 IndNlduals, tyJl Is nol $u$lalnabl8. Ourlng the Inlèff•onum, th• 10am W0￿ed well 109ethor 8UPFI￿￿ ty thè MISSI￿ Arna Leader. to keep lh1￿4 ovar and we ￿re fortunale lo ha Ihè seNl¢e of r8lired ¢lergy throughoul the p8rf0d. The arrival ol T8d Huw In Novernber for Ihe start ol Adv8nl ￿0￿hl￿ange5 inwryth1p￿d nowexp¢iignros, have fAMtlnuad inlo 2025. Tha inlroducllon of Ihe Sound Bath has trmughl.ncn regul￿ ehufch goers iNocNJrch lo enjoy Ihe me(Sitalty)n expenenc•. Lenl began with the'aulet Day. en5oye(S ty ten people. is hoped Ihal Ihistan bt ¢)fferéd again. Hoty Week was excepUonal¥ busy filled vilh Varlalion of concorts and liturgy. Th8 Easittr VeslrylAnnual Meeling, ch￿red by th8 Mislon Area Le8d¥, Was0￿Y8￿8nd8d by nine thurth TnembeTB de$rile Iha dlsldbuilon of many Invll88. NotMlhsiAnding nUm￿￿J8 wuests Ih¢re wgs rKs form818ppolntmenl of Church W8rden$ fx T￿Surer. Patr6

ABERCONWY MISSION AREA ÉLECTORAL ROLL APRIL 2025 Al the lirne ofwrillng the lotal an the Roll iq 305-8n in¢xease of 9 trom ￿st ￿9r. There has b88n quit? a tw1￿r n8w [1￿T￿er5 and those who have tnoved away or 8adW died. 11 is importanl Ihal the Roll is kepl wi ￿ date throu9Mul thÈ >ar. sts l be 9ral8ful ilchwchward6ns wjld contiw6 to b& 8wwa of'regU￿r$. who havenl yet Slgn¢d up and a180 W rn8 about n8m8s Ihal St￿1￿ b8 removed Irom the RL4 for￿alever reason. Tho ¢uNenl broakdovm oftwmb8ts tythurth is as ￿1km.. Thi5 Yoar Lasl Year JI Salnts Sl Cyslennln's Sl Davld's Sl Ffraid's Sl Grwsl's si fvtllaryls Sl Martln's Sl Mltthaèl's Sl Paul's 12 45 21 31 74 23 21 31 71 24 12 47 50 FINANCIAL REVIEW Tha recelpis &nd payménls for thè war, the assets Mawlbs al tho 5or4nd are shomfft In the ststèmenls Ofacce￿nt thlth accompany INS report. RESERVES POLICY Th8 MAC ￿11 conslderlhe levd of reseM5 Ihai il is prndenllorAbercL¥)￿ Msskn Ar•a to have. ConslderBllon VAII b8 gfven to redundancy118￿11￿•ts, lease agraem8nl$ and any olhar donlhrAnt factws th818houkl be lak8n irkn 8cLountware anyp#rt of iha Aboreonvry Mlssh)n Ar•a lo dose, Th$ wlll be r8vl8w8d every three years. 1611012025 APPROVED by Iht K41s$bn tha c￿lerence on.. I￿￿) 8rYJ slgned on lis behallby.. (Srgnalvrn) (N8mo1 Dilys Stone Page 7

Slalement of Flnanclal Actlvltl&s 2024 Total funds 2023 unrestricted lunds Designated funds R851ricted funds PrtOT year total lund$ Incomè and endowments ITOM: Donatlons and legaaes Income from charitsble actlvll(es Other tiading a¢livilie5 Investments Other ino)me Total Income 302.682 13.790 108.662 15.035 111.436 551.604 31.916 75,919 410.517 fj3,7￿) 125.926 22,105 111.436 683,774 405,085 18,577 129,378 9,854 10.629 6.030 39,592 92.578 566,990 Exp¢ndltur¢ on.. Raising funds Expandilure OTr tharilable aGliwies Other expendituie Total èxpendltura 5,923 414.966 5.513 33,288 138 70,117 11,574 518,370 4,697 475,611 340 480,648 10 420.889 38,801 70,255 529,944 Net Incom• I léxpondlturo) r•soureès b•for• transfer 130,715 791 22.323 1S3,830 86,342 Transfers Gross transfers between fvnds- In Gross Ir8nsfers b8lw8en funds- oul Other recognlsed galns I losses Galns I lossos on inveslm&nt ass819 3.000 175} 133 17531 3.828 {3.8281 789 17891 13.000) 991 1.291 8,28S 4,856 Net movement In funds 134.632 {2231 27,706 162,115 91,198 Total funds brought forward 430.002 73.282 164.488 667.773 576,575 Total fund8 carrlad forward 564.634 73,060 192,194 829,888 667,773 RepresentBd by Unr•stilcl8d G8n8ral fund 564,634 564.634 430.002 De81gn81od High Interest Aceo¢Jnl Llantwsl Church Heuse Aethml Archdeacon Hugh Jones Vaull Chancel Repalr Fund Asbe8los romovèl 50.867 4,637 7,738 .818 50,867 4,637 7,738 9,818 48.569 5.449 7,169 9.098 Rèstrlcled Capel Garrnon Re31r￿ted Account Churchyard Fund SADBF Grants for Chlldren's serylce8 Bursary Conducting Studant MemorSal Account Mon¥y Manager Musle Fund Organ Fund Parlsh Share Roof Fund Sl Marvs Churchy8ard Account R8CIW - Capel Gaimon Parlsh Churc Church House RBCIW - ChanG81 Repgir FvrKI Chancel Repalr Fund Ha550cks ReslrSct8d Donation ACS CGProj Diggle InsRet LFFund MemRep RaltFGard CL14 Flowors Mlloor Ukraing Refurb Abercs 7.433 1,123 1.435 7,413 1,123 1.435 9,301 623 1.514 1,080 so 5,801 6,451 6,032 47.900 14,156 342 20,187 13,820 4.589 4,407 695 354 17.534 392 1,285 1,830 1.122 43 89 4,170 113 200 269 140 5,868 6,451 5,401 47,900 14,433 13161 21,293 16.153 4.953 4,564 6.451 5.401 47.gX) 14.433 13161 21,293 16,153 4,953 4,564 354 36,991 139 1,225 1,830 1,067 43 42 6,525 19 2tJ) 2￿ 140 354 36.991 139 1,225 1,830 1,067 43 42 6.525 19 200 140 150 Page 8

Chrlsllan Ald H311 Kitchen Church Hall Repalrs JWK All Saints Restricted Fund 10 4.434 4.434 60 829,888 564.634 73.1160 192.194 687,773 Page 9

Balance sheet 2024 Total funds 2023 Prior year total funds Unrestr+cted funds Deslgnated funds Restricted lunds Notes Flxed assets Investments 14 56.104 56.104 17.556 17.556 35.186 35,186 108.846 108.846 100,912 100.912 CLtrrent Assets Debtors Cash at bank 8nd in haThJ 15 15,571 509,255 524,825 250 70,558 70.808 523 159.470 159,993 16,343 739,282 7SS.626 10,091 581 031 591,122 LlabllStl8s Creditors.. Amounis f8lling due in one year 16 16,295 15,304 2.985 34.5B4 24.261 16.295 15.304 2,985 34,584 24.261 Net current a55el$ less currènt SO6.530 55.504 157,008 721,042 566.B61 Tolal a8so18 lèss current Ilabllltles 564,634 73.060 192.193 829.888 667,773 Total not a8sots less 118bllllles 564,634 73.060 192.193 829,888 667,773 Represented by Unrèstrlcted Gèneral fund 564.634 564,634 430.002 Daslgnalèd High Interest Account Llanrwsl Church House A¢￿1￿1 Archdeacon Hugh Jones Vault Chancel Repair Fund A8beslos removal 50.867 4.637 7.738 9,818 SO,867 4,637 7,738 9,818 48.S69 5.449 7.169 9.098 3.000 Rèstrlct•d Capel Garmon Restrlcled Account Churchyard Fund SAD8F Grants for Chlldrèn's seNI 7.433 1.123 7.433 1,123 9,301 623 1.435 1,435 1,514 1,080 50 5,801 6,451 6.032 47.900 14.156 342 8ursary Conduclin9 Slud6nl Memorial Account Money Manager Music Fund Organ Fund Parish Share Roof Fund Sl MaWs Churchyeard Account R8CIW - Capol Garrnon Parbh Church Church H(>u$6 RBCIW - Chancel Repalr Fvnd Chancel Repair Fund Hassocks Reslri¢led Donation ACS CGProj Dig9le InsRel LFFund MemRep RainGard CL14 Flowers Mfloor Ukraine Refurb Aber CS Chrislian AEd 1,080 1,080 5,868 6,4S1 5,401 47,900 14,433 13161 21,293 6.451 5.401 47,9(N) 14,433 1316) 21.293 20.187 16,153 4.953 4,564 16,153 4.953 4.564 13,820 4.589 4,407 695 354 17.534 392 1.285 1.830 1,122 43 89 4,170 113 200 269 140 354 36,991 139 1,225 1,830 1.067 43 42 6.525 19 200 200 140 150 10 354 36.991 139 1.225 1.830 1,067 43 42 6,525 200 200 140 150 10 Page 10

Hall Kltch8n Church Hall Repalrs JWK All Saints Restricied Fund Funds of th• church 996 4,434 4,434 60 829 888 192 194 667 773 Page 11

Cash Flow Statement Note 18 Cash flows from operatlng actlvltles Cash generaled from operalions 153,875 Investing activities Rental income, dividends and interest rec8ived 4,376 4,376 158,251 Net Increase In cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 581,031 Cash and Cash equlvalents at end of year 739 282 Page 12

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 1 Accounllng pollctes 1.1 Accounllng con¥ontloTr Thè stoterryanls h&vèbeÈft praparBd in the c￿￿¢s￿l?￿l aTrJ.Acoj￿thyJ Re[￿ry bychwltles siement ot Racofflrn8nd2d Pr8dth to rjwilies pieptring Iheiraccounls In accordance the Financlai sta￿¥d inlheUKandRapublicoff ￿el￿d {FRS 1021" lagamgndedl peri￿5 cotnfftencl￿ Irorn 1 Janw 201fj).The Chtyis a F4JblKBenerrt Enhtya5lefined byFRS 102. Thothènly'o pl￿OnIall0￿al ps pounds ￿¢1)r￿Andall a￿￿￿5$￿•d￿1nthe rUw￿la1 S1&1￿￿11f￿thY¥lthI no8r¢#kxwwI 1.2 colno ¢oncarn At the tlmbolhwrovlThJ Ihe flnandal siaieme4lt8. tha fflèrters thÈtthbehArhasxWuthFBwT¢O optst#bo￿1 fdr 1.3 Chllrflabl• funds Unrèytrfctad ru￿5 aV8IIAbl8 IwuAO•ith•llgth1kn4YlhoffAthÈrn In lur¥J IrxTOlh¥ pkntPtsABa. 0￿9￿￿¢￿a fum¥ txhwL• ¥thlL hov• be4nS￿ ai REslilcled fundsara subJBclto spodftcc0néll￿m trj btruurt. 1.4 v•iouvÉ•• Inwrn& Is racognised fftrnlhe th4rttyNleg4lW entluad lo it aft•rwypwk￿rn0p￿4(QTr￿k?Tr¥hay0 b•onmoL the4Th￿tIc¥n bom001￿r￿1A￿y, anth Il Is wobBbl• thollncornelll b C8th d4n•iion¥ arts recowi8•d on th¢dpi. ohatdortaucrt arèrlwrkn￿0rtGQ h•& bt•n Tr)ufl￿O1thts¢tyijti0rn. ￿leMp￿rr￿rn￿￿cOTr1I11)Tr￿ raqLrfredofarfal ol tho inYJunl. Mxfeeo¥èi4bl• In r8laUon GIIiAhlord•thol¢>Jwthwi iarttw4J ai tho kn ollhedcfflaikn. Léo8¢1o$ Hfvf4¢wisod on re¢fjlpiorothkns0 litho chwrlly has b•Bnncfi0d olBn dWUUt￿. knoAn, oywothd. NlhDrnnl15 Wt kn￿. Ihe Or8niirthM818r8cognlsed ty)i•clpi ur4•Mlncomla rK•l¥•d In•0￿•￿1 al th• ww4ThJwJlh• p•frn¢fiW to• r￿j1• p•rlod. 4.5 Flx•d 05401 Inv•slmoThtA Flxed Bgsel Invealrnenla are Inlllaltymeasui•dal IrBnsaclw prfcexdu ironsarthn coth arn Al IAlr ¥iluÈiie•th rapotho dalo. In l•li valufrara racognlsed In nel Incomel<expondllufel l¢W the year. Tra￿￿Cl￿ DJalswBaxpenxd ag irurred. shomry) ￿1hIrt botraKlng8 Irt£urr•MIi8￿1￿. 1.7 Plnan¢lJl In%trurn•nti Tho chanty ha5 okeied lo appty 11 qnd S•Cl￿n 12 Th•rFinwK4#l l•¥uu' of FRS 102 ic 410llls fIrW￿l1 hBITumpniJ. Finartdal Inaiiumantsarè rwrtaad lThthtrthwlliJ bkne• shtel ￿eTh kne Ckna￿ty btstort￿wrty￿ pro¥4thth1 oflho lTretruniani. Fln8n¢l81 •$$ds and 1lutilll￿$ 8f• 4yfsg1, lh8 n618fflounM pm8ent•d In th• fin￿81 thiemnty.wtsn Ihw•19 4•lywloFte8We rfgM) ¥eioff tho reoywi8•d ￿u￿18 anu #wo18 ¥n iDl¢niion to sill￿on • n¢lb8si•¢r w r¥l$g th• a$$•i s•ld¥ thg Ila)Iity ¥mlt8ThB¢M*. Pa￿ 13

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 slcllrjanclal assots BaslcNnAnckl It•bllltkns Is￿rI￿a￿)a1 lia￿11110£, IncJudiThg ¢{edit￿5 and bank &7an5 ére in￿￿ty[eCOgnised alltansactral Lliless Iho grr8rNemEfftI con51iiutes a financing traDsgdlon, were thrdtrbl In5trL¥nenl l$m&65ty9d al lh¢ piesenl YtkJ¢ Of thtr lulure paY￿￿ts dY60)unted 8t a tnarkelrdte Q￿l￿t￿l. Fwwnc￿ ￿abilit￿<Sdas¥￿￿d ay payab￿￿11￿￿ ￿ye3rdre notar￿[￿$ed. Tr?￿£ tr￿li0r￿ hre obllgatlorts to payforgaodsor Y•fvttÈs that havg ￿ x(wired In thÈ Ordinary 54Wiars. ArMunl p8yabl&ara aacurreni Iiabllid&¥ 11 paynnii9 d￿È￿thi￿ one yeai or less. 11 no[ Ihty a¢B ￿r￿entÉd &$ NI￿r￿[B￿lIabIllvBL TrAdeuethtorS ale rwnlsed lrtlbally prfcè arml 5ubwuth￿y measurèd ai gtnortlsed IX￿ using the eHects¥& hl0rè￿M&thO 2 Cylllcol acctsuniing èstlmatol andludg4nn In Ihe applicaivJn of theth3n1￿5 acCo￿lIr¥￿ M￿r￿er$£I2￿Èv￿1OMoko oGtbThes a￿￿￿SL￿Wi0n5 at(XA Ihe car￿￿9 arnoum of a55ets en<$ ILgbilillaS ttTrai aro nol r£adilyappaiènl Irofftolhor So￿rc8S. osumaies andAsS￿al8d Assumptirmsarèbasedon hiswirAoxpèrfenc&and offterlactors that arn consKtsrèd 10 be rolovani.Acwal re£uliS tD•y fromlhes4 ¢Bllm41q3. Th8eyiimaiesand undÈll￿llo255￿k￿j Ala Ac¢ounw ¢stimtOSWttiWXyJnlsth1 In tho p¥iodthwthlth tha 8sbrn•i815 ra¥is8dwh8re th iovlslon bN8c19 only thèl pwlad, orln thB DttheNesisknn periods￿tt￿ the affèds boob￿N￿rI and tu￿re po￿￿8. 3 Danallong Qnd l•oad Vnr••trfct•d D••lwat¢d luryds Tol4120?4 Total 20ZJ DonBuans JTh4gbfts 19?.S21 70,W2 38,2S9 302.682 7.702 201.223 10.9L)2 tJ8.391 410.517 229.103 55.95 120.02 405.084 rant$ lo￿¥0b18 31,91S 31.915 6B,217 75.920 4 C•vii•bl• •¢¢fvlll•• Unr•tskt•d lund& I￿nd¥ R•ilrf¢l•d lunds T•tsl 20Z4 Tatal 2023 Fo88 lor tx¢¥won810(ficos 13.79) 1J,79 18.$77 18,S7T lJ,790 Unr•tsicld l￿d9 D•%lon•l•d fund• R•ilrfrl•dlund• Totsl 2024 TotAI 202J 21.034 138 6s.e3 1.323 1.871 1.489 17.369 101.662 ).4Jl 65 653 25.870 623 72.331 1.Y23 .921 1,489 17.3S9 2e.osg 1.OZ2 ri.?3B 324 5.672 Olh*)r funé9 gw•ratad B¢vial Incomfj Pu￿1¢all0￿ sales Sund Income s.19) Share Febalo 21.349 12ri.371 10.fj29 Page 14

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 DECEMBER 2024 6 In¥o8lmeni8 ur￿•S1￿Ct•d fund Designated luThds ￿￿rf¢1?d 2024 Toll 202J Inve3lm8nl Inc( 1.728 1.157 652 27B 5.ior 6.030 2.380 3.47$ 16.250 22,105 2,359 2.39$ 5.100 9.B54 1.040 Renial inccrfna 15.03S 1.1140 7 Olhèrln¢omo 0•51onatsd luThds funds R•strt¢t•d Totsl 2024 Tolal 2023 lfi$uron￿ ¢1olrns Salfj of nxad a$$trts 4,096 111.436 111,436 111,436 8 R4141ng lunds Uwstrt¢tsd lunds 0••1gn•tsd R•6trf¢l•d fun Tolal 2024 Tolal 20?J Co81goloonBf8llnq r8aoLYces Cos18olfwd rBIsiD 147 5.643 1923 S.51) &51J 138 1)8 11,294 11.574 4.551 4,697 Page 15

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENQED 31 DECEMBER 2024 9 Chrti#bto Èctlvltlès UnTStrktsd R4$1rfethd fund Total 2024 Totsi 2023 2001- tH0￿￿n £harÈ 210% Qer9y oynso5 2104- aetoy èynses. 8qtslpmenE 2145- PafSonage-wa￿T 2149- Porsonago- gAP￿s&s 2150. Clergy- lelephon81 ma￿101 In￿￿ 2201 . A$slsiant deiuy fgesl expon8 2340- Maintananc& of set¥￿e$ 2>.439 9.285 216,4J9 9.28S 215.f78 11.(MO 799 1.48.. .034 1.868 278 91 1.034 3.319 3.845 23U 1.75 isj J.473 J.845 4.511 3.625 1.392 1.967 ?J4%- ¢osts olv4T9W5. Q 2342- Music & pertormaht6 exp8n9èS 2345- Cog18 olcopyiighl Licwse 2401- ¢0515 plttwsTrlings 2402. 8ank ano C¢edil Card Char9e5 2403- Cosiolpdniino. post8nJ sl•U¢n¢ry 2404- MA. l¢lOp￿n?/￿￿1e￿n1ernok 2405- cyfico and ggnfrTHI eypqnthlwo 2408- AdnMn&iaff Shlary 2407. Oeprociauon 2408- L80$ing Hk¢ pwehoS•thwg8 631 1.750 348 1.5#8 2.Sl4 1.263 352 361 1.$ 3.927 1.037 43.635 351 2.043 2.514 1.2B 25.05 351 1.065 9.?65 13.517 351 1.065 6.005 2410- IEIAudiiand attoun&n¢y 168J 2Jl12- Trusieo trBlning ond 24113- Twslao axwnsos 2414. TW￿l(￿r*r¢Oltl 10 534 io s)4 155 2422- Adnlol $iaN8XP•A 2425- Slèff ()th•r Cosls 2450- Centra1 uils 2501 Church oper8llng cost5- InJuranc 2502 ChU￿h opoialing costs eloclrflilv 170 11,4 18.38r 14.1 14.7S4 Iwi 2503- Church OPBC3llng tt)sts- gaa 2504. Church o C051s-waler 2505- Church ¢pe¢8iing cosis- Olhir 2506- Chufch oporaiiiig cosls- OillLP 2W- Chur¢h iopalri m¥inlenanc• 2W9- c￿[Ch Clèdnin 10.594 615 793 1.596 15.61B 4.C30 10.594 815 30.250 IOB 1,596 15.e78 4.0 3.8 2410- opgr8llng co518- lollnKbnnloTnDI 2511 - Church opefbting Cosi$- nf0 e4UiwMr 2601 . Churthyaid mBnagemenl c4iiJ ?￿2- Church h•ll owaiifi9 ¢tr81$- ¢th•f 2603- ChuTch hall oporallng C￿9- 81octrbB 2604- Chbrth hall opÈraihg w3ts- gas 2605- Churthball O￿TatIng co8is- kn9urance 2606. Church)all cos18- repaI￿1￿lS1￿te￿3DcO 2001- Chuithhall C05t5- I￿J￿b￿n1erft 2606-Chuithhall operating G051s-wawr 2eog- chbrchh￿1i. &qUipmllnt iopali & 2611 Chuich hHII opèrallnq cos18- eleqllin 26YZ- 01her propurty repair￿￿￿1￿1￿￿8nEfj 2813- (Xhei pffjperty-4n￿rnncÈ 2614- OTh8r propBrty-electridiy 2819- (Xh•r prop8rty-uryllan¢¥¢•5ts 2641 - Churchyard gra$3C￿liry 2842. Chtsrchyord 5￿J￿r&I rep85rn 2643 - ¢hurchyard mÈnbrial costs 2YOI - M4or bulldiw repalts knd r•rntsvatksn$ 2801 - ChihlreD & young pgople actiwlyc0￿S 2804- CD¥l afrhuich pUbk￿li￿n$ 2805- Coslof misyon & evang￿15￿ 2806- Olhèr t0818 of paii8h A￿￿0Th 2807- C051of rn3inlglDiw websitey afio 5odg1 2901- ￿Pport DldioCÈsan proieEIs 2902- supp￿ olchtsr¢h chariiies & ￿￿eCIa 29)3- &ipwrt ol U% tharili8S 4- S￿p¢h)rt ollnleinauonal Th￿$S￿n &pEO￿￿S 1.252 1.252 2.131 6.182 15.697 9.345 S,158 31.335 618 1.174 1.176 7.272 5.zjl 368 571 7.511 5.294 4.593 3.3UO 5.647 2.131 4.822 12.C55 4.876 2,228 3.371 J21 1,495 23.891 7.443 618 513 424 442 89J 81 37$ 752 5.743 2.403 1.329 2.377 5.7T9 3.028 356 8fj8 4S1 947 12.732 3.4e6 947 14.632 3.486 13,895 1.209 6.B48 347 167 4,915 5.ts21 11.791 5.445 187 5,310 3.301 79 220 153 2ZO 243 210 243 270 355 95D 1 Z96 1.229 810 29.332 5dO ).629 1.769 879 28.656 985 3,252 Page 16

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 414,966 33,28• 70,117 51(370 475.611 Pège 17

NOTES TOIHE FINANCIAL STATEMENrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 io other gxportdlturè Vrw•slrlctfjd lu￿￿5 D•slgnat¢d lunds estrlctsd lun¢t Y¢)tal 20Z4 foial 2023 3UOI- Puiehase o1355eis forchufch puyxisas 30D4- Loan5 rpp3ymBn15 3005- Loss on sale olfiied as1 340 340 ff M•rnb•i$ Nono al Iha mèmboi$ lor8ny pw9￿$ ¢Mft•th$￿7I￿1lWtyl ptrelwd krffithtsdwltythJthwJ yogrl2023-Mnpl. 12 emplo￿•8 Thdra wera1kn8 ￿lOY80& d￿ftg th￿￿41 {2023- knfr). 13 Rqlat•d porty IrHnsni¢lon Tn¢r6 wtfe noii8¢1osab￿ le18￿d pwty thoy•¥iyJ23-n¢wL 14 Flx•d ••*￿ Inv•e¢M¢n¢s L181•d Cost or vBluètlon At l Jbnullry IV24 A¢ldlllon2 Ir8Allocatknn8 1fy).912 7.934 108,846 Al 31 D0¢0rnbgr 7024 ¢orrySng 4ffj0un¢ Ai 31 DacarnbBf 2024 IS Dtblor•: amounlu filllng duvwllNn on• w4r T•lal 2024 Yot4 20ZJ G5AA 16.343 16.343 10.091 10,091 11 CrBdllor4 T•tAI 2024 Acttual¥ 24.261 24,261 34.584 Page 18

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OECEklBER 2024 7 Fund mov•monl bytype lance ljroullht Worward In¢oThlng 0￿gOIng resotsrt•$ Transhrs Unièxtrtcled Gonofal fund Deslgnaled Iniecesi A¢wJni Ll8nMSI Church HLwJse Accouni AFchdeacoh HughJ(Jne5 Voull CthÈncel RepBlr Fund A6b&8103 rgffloval 430.002 142D.889) 2.925 991 48.569 S.449 7.189 9.096 132.7S91 16.042} .867 4.837 7.138 9,818 5.230 722 Cdpfjl Gnrfflon Re6trlcled Accounl ChiiTr,byr•id Fund SADBF Éf8n15 lorchlldien's sevA g.301 623 595 12.4631 15001 1781 7,433 i.oeo 50 5.801 6.4S1 6,032 47,800 14.156 342 20.181 13.8XJ 4.589 4.407 1.0 ME￿al Account Money ￿t￿N￿g￿r Muiic Fund Oigen Fund PArlsh Sharo Rool Fund St Chvrrhy¢wd Accaunl HEILIW- C4pÈl Gaiw P4d8h ChLrth ChuTch Hou8• RBe,Iw- Chgn¢•l Aep•lr Fund Chancal Repolf Fund 67 5,8J8 6.451 5.401 47.000 141,433 16311 278 16581 1,108 21.293 18.183 4.953 16.489 364 16951 Restrlclad OonBiIc ACS reiPrr 254 36,991 139 1.225 1.6JO 1,067 43 42 ,52S 19 200 17.$34 392 48,588 129.1821 13yi 1.285 1.830 1.122 43 89 4,170 LFFUIMS MemRfjp RBlnGttd CL14 Flower4 Mnoor VkrsJin6 elurt> Abgr¢S chiis￿an Ajd HaN Kilchen Churth H•ll Repo￿ts JWK All Salnl& R¢$ldcted Fund 451 {gJ61 {551 {2.745) s,1 zao 1691 140 140 150 io 996 14501 10 16.010 iJ.ofy)I 57 240 1.774 4,377 4,4J4 {IN)I {529.944 067.773 8,285 829,e88 18 99￿01•te￿ Irom op•rAllons 2024 153.713 Ad'u3lmenl8 for.. ni5ed in a¢bwles 13.9001 Muv¢m4nl ID 5sYJrKin Inuease In trade uthér retb￿￿e$ Detr£as@ h IradÈ and Olh8f abl¢9 162531 10.3Zg Cash •nerated from rllliuts5 153.875 Page 19

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO ABERCONIAry MISSION AREA CONFERENCE I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 st December 2024 Respective responslbllitles of trustees and examlner The Misslon Area Conference (MAC) are responslble for Ihe preparalion of Ihe aeLounls, The MAC considers that an audit is not required for this year urKler section 14412} of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 11 is my responslbilily to.. Examine Ihe accounls under section 145 of the 2011 Act To follow the procedures laid down In the General Directi￿$ given by the Charity CommisS￿nerS (under section 14515llb} of the 2011 Act).. and To slate whether particular matters have come lo my attention. Basls of Indepéndent examSner's report My examination was carried oul in accordance wlh th8 general directions g￿en by the Charity Commlssion. An examinalion includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charily 8nd a compari50n of the accounts presented wilh those records.11 also includes considerallon of any unusual items or disclosures In Ihe acco(Jnls. and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all Ihe evidence that would be required in an audil and consequently no opinFon is given as lo whether the accounts present a'lrue and fair vlew and Ihe report is Ilmiled lo those mallers sel oul in the statement below. Indep¢ndont examiner's statement In conne¢tSon with my examination, no mallar h85 como lo my allention: Whlch gives me reasona￿e cause lo belleve that in any mat8rial respect the requirements al lo keep accounllng records in accordance ￿th section 130 of the 2011 Acl,. and bl to Prepare accounts which accord wllh th8 accountlng records and comply wilh the accounting requlremenls of Ihe 2011 Act have not been mel. (Slgnaluro) (Date) 1611012025 (Name) Ms Kerry Morgan (Qualificalion) BA (Hons) FCA (Address) 102 Bowgn Court Sl Asaph Business P81k st Asaph Denbighshire LL17 OJE