T PETER'S
BRACKLEY
LOVING (JOD, I.,OVING F,ACH o'fHFIL I.OVING' BIIAC'KLI:Y
Diocese of Peterboi'ougli, ￿￿hdCaConry of Nurtlianipt()n, Deanery of Bi.,
kley
The Parish of St Peter with St James Brackle
(Regislered Charity Number 1131151)
Annual Ileport & FinanLial Statement%
ofthe
Paroch.fq< I Cliurch Council foi the
$t.
year ended 31 DeccinbeT 2024
Incuinbent:
ThL Revd RiLh DLincan
The Vicarage, Old Town,
Brackley NNI 3 7BZ
Lay Chair:
Mrs V¢11 Lynam, 17 Sts'aLlon Di'ive,
BrackIey NNI 3 6HE
Baiikers.
Lloyds Bank plc
Barclays Banl< plc
Independent Exaininei"s;
Blencowes, 15 Higli Street,
Braclcley NN13 7DFI

St Peter wit'h St James, Bi'aekley
Anlliithl Report aiid Finllncial Statement of the Parochial
Church Council for the Year Ended 31st Deeember 2024
ten
Ti'ustees, Anniial R¢poit for 2024
FinanciAI St&teinents & Noles foi. 2024
10-15
Independent Exaininer's Report
Ai)pendix:14alse Mission Report to die PCC
16
17-18

'rhe Trustses
pcc
St Pe￿&S PCC ha¥ lhe responsibility (YF co~operating with the incunibfflit in
pi'oinolfng in £liL eL'Ll¢siastical P<wish die whole mission of the Lmirch past()pal,
social and 2ciimenicLI1.
1112024. the PC(" met on the t]￿t Thui'sd£1y ofctiLh inontli, uptirt fi'om Janukwy £ffid AugusÉ.
Membership
Membei's ot'tlie l)CC are e.ithcr cx orriLlO oi. eleLL.d by thc Annual IJa1'0L'hial Chiii'cli
Mleting (APCM), in &ccordancL Wltlj the Chuirh RL%1)￿￿enl￿t10r1 Rules,
Incuinbent
Revd Ricli Duncan (Acting Tieasiirer fi'om May 2024)
Curate
Revdllob Wood
Per,mlsgloll to Offiolttte
Revd gylvia l.al"f nrd
Revd Phillip B¢ill
Ilevd Dclvc Bell
Lay Chair
Mi's Val LyIi¢1111
Churchwardcns
Mrs Bev Lazcnby
fi'oni APCM 2024
Iroffl APL'M 2024
Representatives oil the Deaneiy Synod
Mi, Jokui M<qcMalion l.i.om AI)CM 20?3 iintil 2026
MISS Flelen Pi'icc j.roin Apc￿l 2023 until 2026
Mr I'oiiy I-Iol£len fi'on1 IUJCM 2023 Linti12026- Parish Safegu￿.ding Otliccr

I'lecte(l Members of the PCC
Mr.9 Uli Ashley
Mi. Chi'is JJuRley
Mrs Li7. Goddard
m.lw Dcni.8e Johnsoii
Mi'g Roseinai'y l.eeper
Mis Val l.ynam
Mr Beli S'topltrr
MrDavL Wilhe
Mr5 Louise .10i'dan
fi.oiii APCM 2024 iintil 2025
Ironi APCM 2023 until 2026
I:I'oin APCM 2023 Iintil 2025
from APC'M 2U24 until 2027- SLcretaiy
l l'oin APCM 2022 until. 2025
rroni APCM.2023 until 2026 - Administrator
Iixxf APCM 2024 until 2027
ti'oiii APCM 2()23 until 2026
from APCM 2024 Lintil 2027
Ch(Ircli Atten.dance
1.hcre are l 52 p&rlshioners on the Chui'cli Electoi'al Roll as dt 3 I 51 Deceinber 2024.
'I"he Averag& Sunctay Attendance for 2024 was105 adiilt.¥ and 23 cliÉldL'en, cxcllidiiig
services whell a bapLi%m was held.

Our ¢lAni Is to love God, love each other and love Bi'ackIey, becaiise ot'the saving love
we have beeli &liuwii in Jesus C'hi'ist.
Chureh life
In regai'd to corpoi ate wors111P, the year bl'gan with niiich th￿￿(￿giVing l.or the 80011)
ann iveisary celebr&Èions and rtl)i)e¢il in 2023. "rhu main s¢rinon sei'i¢s covereLI in 2024 weiE
Liike'ts Oospel, the cloLtrillg of God, tlie books ot. Riith, l 1IIcsès<iloniw1S G111d D￿lIe1. Aftci"
Iniich deliber<1tion, Lhe main Suiiday s￿viCe move(1 In the sun11n¢r fi'oin ().JOam to l O<im i( tlei.
two.thir(18 of the fL&edbaLk shoiveil EL pirfci'encc foL' I'ctLimlng to & later stuit time (widi the
EICP s¢i'vi¢e i'emainiiig at 8am). In tl'i.e autulnn, L'he ChLirch Pi'<iyer Meetliig swit¢licd From
iiionl11ly at'Lei' the ,seivÉce to weekly bL.forL Lhe servtcc. Revercii(Is Sylvi<l, Dave and Jaittes
continued to be ali enoi'mous sLipport to Rich and Rob (who W<1S himsel foL"dai.ned pi'icst in
JLily}.
I'li¢ day-tu-day runniiig was cnablcd and 5LlPPOrted by so maiiy, witli spoL'ial inention (o Val
Lynan oiir Admi11isLTator, Bev Lazenby
¢ind Les L,, IgL our C'hLlI'ch Wardclls, K<lth Bell and
Laroline Dunnlng oiii" Assislaiit W&ii'den.¥, .lohn fviacmahon it nd Chi iy Bazeley ov¢r%ecing
extensive L)Liilding worlis (not leiibt a new IILuting sygtem), Den(Be Jolinsoii our PCC
S'¢cr¢t&ry and Jaclc.y Miii%imer engaged in multiplty ¢venls. In April, Julin C&rtL'r stcpped
(lowi) fi'om being Ti'ea%iir¢r after helping wit'h th¢ fJwdnce5 foi. an inipi'es4ive I S yeic ￿. I.. he
ViLar becanie ALting 'frcasiirer in lieu of ot11￿. voEiiiitcer8, buL th¢ lion's sharg ot thL worl<
was ably plckod up by the i'iew Assistanl 'freasiw¥r5, Olivei. Jones Alison Scobie.
Fl¢len Price, our Children & f¥unilies WorkLJt', L'ontiiiued tu 01)ci"Jte I'c
II11L rly in all or
BJ'ackley's pri111￿Y ¥1%'¢d 8LhE)oly, Lspecially BJS, oui. chui.ch school.. %h¢ also led a
Communinii Lliib, stai't'ed l."xplot'er8 (tcirtnightty atter-sohool club), ran thc Ec1Ster
Experience, as welI as the ,Siinimer l-lollday Club (wirk an Olympi¢ tlienie), Blight Night
(I4¢illowe￿7 al¢emative) £llid Ihc fJr5t Inspii'e EvLning £:or yoiing parents Elt Lliurch. Tlie
cl)ildren'8 £i'OLEPS on SLind&yy ivLiit froim ytrength to sts'eiigth, in tei'ftis o* nunibLNI'y, to the
cxten(' that by the end of 2024 it was b<Jth neces%￿ry and fcayible lo iiici'ea$¢ oiir SLinday
school i)rDVi8ion to threg groups instead oftwo.
(yroivth GroLlPS, overseen by Ilob Wuod, contli'iLied to mcet riiidwcek (luring teiTh lime with
40-45 people involved iii th¢ 4 (lifferciit Lroups, VllrioLlS oLh¢r midweek aci'iviiies LontiiiLied,
incliiding Fii'sl Steps: Pi'ayei, foi, the 81clc, Tueyday P:uchÈii'i$ts, Motli.ei's' Union, cal'e liome
ComiMuiiiu11 seivice.8, enqiiirers Goui'ses (Alpha ancl l~loi)e r￿xplaI.ed), Pi'aise E*v¢nings with
cDiitempoi'ary woi'.81iip, aiid one-off evaits ,gucli as tlie Ban1 DGYi¢¢ Rid¢ aiid Stride aiid al'i
evcning with Andy Robinsoii, 1'hL biiildlllg also cuiitinucd to be usecl by a wholc l'ange or
OLltside &yi'oup.%. In Augiist, we wei'e visitecl by Bo.%co Bukeei'& t'rom Uganda, as we comniif.ted
to suppoi'ling the BLilceera fc1ll1 ily as our Inissioii J)ai'trJers, In kidcli¢ion to continLiing to suppoi'l
thL Foud13<Tr111c, Compassi011 IJK É1nd 8aml¢lltan's 1)iii'%e Shaebox Appcal, we took th¥
decision at Lhe en(1 OI the yoai. 10 Iiiianciully support 1112025 the BLilceei'u.g, K£lthaiiiic Hoiise
FIospi¢e an¢1 EVL Ivoj'nbn's R¢£°ugL,
lii t￿'m8 of oiiliii¢ I)r￿Clice, wc establi8licd ll cliiii'ch Iiistagi &11ll dCCOllllI, hud ovei, 2000
unique vis'itoi's to Ilie Gliurcli website, ancl 22,000 viLws on l-<1ccboolc over the yeai.,
Chi'istm£lS was oiice again tl ￿'LtIt Llimax to thc yLai' clllcl a won(lei'liil oppoi'tuiiity to shEll'e tlie

gi)ocl news with so mfj1ny in die towii. We ￿an8 caix)Is in the carc hoines, I 100 people hooked
in For u Chi'i8tiiiglc serviLe, an(1 all 0[h￿. 5crYices wei'e well-£ttLendcd (Cai'ols by CaiidlelighL,
Nativity S'ei'vice, Midniglit Communion an(1 Christinas All Age servicc). 111 sufflinary, we Ldn
give heartt'elt tlianks and pi?iS¢ LU God foi. all the inany ways he wos.'ked in and thi.ough 118 iii
2024.
ods And Orn<iJnents
Untortiiiiately, Ihei.'¢ wa8 a bi'eak-1i1 at the L'hul'ch she£l, witli IWQ 8trimmers stolcn,
and atLemptcd break-ins ta the fil'e exit at tlie east eiid ofÉhc htill. Bot11 do￿5 aic now
InorL securc and a big thcinli YOLI Lo the lielpei's who di(1 IhL repciirs.
ten
The BuiIdiiigs Develo[)mLnt aiid Mainlen¢iiice Cunimittec (t3DM), a subcoinmiLtee
uf th¢ PCC, i.net f5vc Linii's. The Conimitte¢ ooinpi'ise% Chi'its13¢uel¢y (Chair) Revd
Ilich Diincan, Val Lynam, and John Macmahon. Jol)n Ci1rter sLepped clown, while
Ilog¢i' S¢rinons, and Rachel T-Itui'is (Ivho took on Fle￿(17 & Safelyj joined th¢
Lominittee in Ncpvember.
()vei'all, the cliiii'ch L'OlltffnLie3 to be iti good condition and well L'ai'cd foi., with
mainLeiiance item8 s'elected. based. 011 theii. Iiygency and tlie avw'labIe fiinds.
The in&j oi. Iieni to fLpDII is the 1'eplaC￿lI¥nt oFthe olil gas "ba¢li boilei wlii¢li lud
reacIiccl the end of its lil'e. The Dioce8e Ilted pc1111ission to replaL'¢ the existtng
boiler Nvith ¢1 baIan¢¢d flue gas boilei,, with 1¢ nother low L'ttrbon heal gOiELre a(Icl¢d
Iatei:. T'he design was prep£ir¢d by th¢ external hLating cloyign company LBO
CoiisuliaiitB Ltd. The conti.act wcnl out to ttsn(ler9 ¢ind F. O, Aldcn Ltd iver¢ ¢iiiploy¢d
as pi'incipal ¢onLra¢tors wlio we insLfLlCted on 2nd Alig 2024, togetli¢i' with C'13G as
pi"incipal deyigLiers. The l15-kW bollu. is installed but we al't waitiiig foi. the coiitiols
ancl commiB,gloning which will be in 2025.
'rI￿ coiidit'ion ot. the Flall root. conliiiu¢s to be a concerli due to the iisc or t'aiilty tiles
in tlie ui'lginal l)uild ￿ld to date, we wiIl havL replaced 130 .gq metLI's of the 241 sq
met'crs i'oof area witli a. co11if¢1Ct let with All¥woi'th Koofing lor thts Icit¢hen an(1
Lnti'ance rool'"s, a furdier thirty-8ix sq rnetei'¥, i)lanned for Januaiy 2025. We keep the
roofmos6-li'ec, and tIierL° 1$ regiilw. mainteiiaiice to replace Llisintegi'ated stone slatci,
but it is expected that Ehe IEmaiiiiiw hall i'uof area.s will i'eciuire r0Dew￿ in tlie iiext
Feiv ye¢l1'S.
Thc main cliurcli I'ODFS are a L'onc¢rii with u contt'aGL l¢L Lo repair tlie first three meters
at Lhe west ttn(l ot. Lh¢ soutli slope of the ¢ents'al iiave i'oof. and investig¢lte the overall
¢on(lilion ot.tlie Loiiti'al nave roof, This i'epair is iiow scheduled for Marcli 2025. The
ChanL'el and I.ady ChapeL I'aof% were i'e~slated in l 98U, with foi'ty perL'eiit of thG slaLes
renLwed. T'11e ui'chitLct aiid rool"ei' judge that the8L I'oofs have betwee.n fivc Ellid teJi
ycai's bet'orc thoy i'equii'c i'e-slating and poientiaIly the other sixty pei',cent oFLlie sl<ites
I'¢placecl.
We I'¢biiilt a fill'thei. 6.5in gectioii uf die chLlI'chyÉii'd wall at .5 St Petei s Gate. AparL
rrDm the Gollapsed seLxion ol the wall in Olcl Town, we hoi)e t11<it no fui'ihei. sections
will require i'eiiewcil for Ilie nexÉ tive or Inoi'e yeai's,

l.L is plei¢.sing to rcport thi.lt Et spectoli5t Linibei. inspection showed tliat thci'c IN no
L'¢quiremenL to treErt tli.e tinibei's in tlie tower i< nd ilSLve iDof spaces. We will i'¢view iii
2025 whe(liei' there ￿'e any iLnmedi¢lte mainienunce i'equiLTments to thg tower.
"rhe next ph1c se of i.e￿rbI$hnlent of the cli.urch I'aiiiwtiter soods tlios¢ on thL Lacly
Chapel diid 1¢ djdLent Cli¢incel i,g coniplete. Som¢ scctions w¢rL bi'oken, and all Ilie
brackLts were rttplc1ced. "fhis leaves thc i'aiiiwatii, goods oji th¢ noi'th side of uje
chiii"Lh and the towel. wliicli 8till i'eLIiiiit tiyatmini,
Trce l'oots block the i'&i1lNll<lter soak&way at the west Lmd of the chiirch and the
oakaw£1y down thL% 81)Utli patliway, caLising watci. to seep away only Slowly, 'fhis
ieslilts in damp walls at the west eii(l and oc¢astonELI wdici, ov¢s1'llows troin the di'aln
inio thc ohurchyÈii'd. We ivill investIgaie this next yeai. to eytablish tlie drain route5
aiid pl*1ll Ic soluÈi.on,
linprovLments al'e reciiiii'ed to the main5 yupply and dis('I'lbution board foi. th¢ chiircli
vliich iiiclLide SLiI'ge protcclion,
St P¢tL*I s ChiirLh ha8 coillplded all A JloLha c¢u survey h.ow well. we take
r¢spoiisibElity for oijr i.ole d,5 StewEli￿s of G(ycl:s created wurld, The siirvey covers
Worship and "I'eaLhing, t4Lli Idings, Ltuid, CorniiiuiiiLy £md (Jlobal IcL11gag¢meiit, and
l.Il".c8tyle. A Ilocha awai'dcd lis a bronze award, marking t11U ¥LElIt ol OLiI' jOLtmey lo
cheri.811 tind protL'ct (iur planL'E.
Thp gardth1ing teain has ck)ne a woiiclerful job kcLping tlie chiirLhyard iti excellent
oiidition, siipporte(I by the Cuminiiiiity P<iyback te<ims.
'rherewag further support wi.tli two well-altend¢d muintthiunLo days tocusing Dn botli
building uiid chuichytLi'd maintenanl'e iasks,
As well Èis thes¢ vo11111tters the ¢hui'ch,comniunity is b.lessLd wit11 InaYEy peiipl¢, wh
quietly get on with I'outine lasI<s ofl'c11 n(It thtwJ(ed l)Iit very miich swpirciated.
The planned Mainten￿7ce work for the coming yeai. iii¢lude8'
Flall IDof re-slating ofi<itchon nd entrance roofs
Ccntral iiave roof 3ni sc¢tion at the west end
Rcgiilar anniEal niaIntenÈ￿Ce oftlie Lhurch iDol"s
Inv¢stigÉitioii 01 golutiuns for blocl<ed i*iiiwater (liyin
M&lllS supply and disti'tbLltion bodi(I
Rcview the Lower Inaintenance iteni.y and i(lentify which reqLllI'L iinniediate
a¢iton
I'wo Maintenaiice DayE
Struct
re. Gove
ce ind Man
ewlent
The method of appoiiitmenL UI PCC, mLmbei'5 15 get out in the Church Ilepi'eientution KLiles.
At St Petci s, the niembcrsliip of IhL I)C.C' consists of the inLLiinb¢nt (Chdir}, c11urchw¢vd¢118,
elected members of Bi"acIcley DeanL'ry SyiTrod, nicinbers elected by tliose of tlie coll￿'e￿aLlQI1,
who til'e on thc eleLloral roll of the chui'cli, All (Fiose who <1tieiid oiir.$ervices/nieinbei's of tlie
congi'L°gatlon ait cncuiiragL'd to i'cgi3tei' on the IlcctOl'1< l Roll and st<iftd foi. elLcLlon to tlie
pcc.
Tlic PCC inemljers air rLyponsible foi. making dccisions on all iiiqttei's of gLneraI cunccLII
<ind ijnporiance to the pui'i,sh including cleci(ling on how t11C t'unds ol'the PCC al'e to bL spe11t,
Thci'e werc t'oiii, subcoinin illees i'esponsible fffl, I'epoiting tn the PC'C:

Buildingsg
D¢velopment and Maintenallee- Irsponsible for managing pi"OjCLts ¢ipprovcd
by tlie PCC of £￿Y wol'lc thtil nLeds LO bc done to keep the chui'ch and
sii)"ioiinds in goocl condition. Meetings ELI'e lieId as requiyed.
Finallce Committee - rcsi)onsible Ioi. Illginaging thL fin<ince8 ol the PCC, tlie change ot.
'L'il,guI"er and to 5UPI)Drt oui. new Ireasiirer, a meeting W£18 lield five times a yeai.. Tlie
coniniittee comprises, Revd Rich DuncÉl11 (Tre&siirci'), VaJ Lynam, Clll'is Bazeley, DELve
Withci'g, 01 ivei. Joiies (as.8igtant I'reasuiEI') and John Macmahon (Chair).
Fundraising Group - continL￿d tlie applickttion for management ol:grants &ftei" tlie 800
Appeal Coimmittce was disba11ded at die bcginning fj r 2024.
Halse Missithii Body- IEsponsible for the day-tTrday i]￿nage1]i¢lll of Flalse MisBion C.liapel.
Deane
Thei'e are 3 member,s (xi the Deancry Synod who uttencl ineL¥Eings wtth the vavioLlS L'11urclies'
in thL Dcan¢ry. This gives us a linl<. with otlier cliurchis, I￿([ t'liey report bac1< to th.e IJCC with
infoi'mation aboui whtit is Iwppeniii8 in the widei" chiii'ch.
St Guoi'ge's Evenlcy: Members cnjoyed homemade rLtFesliiiicnts and viewcd tlie compo,%table
ilet. fr. Matthew Robin8011 led a service as tlie benefice was in vaLancy. hinfily Elliott
dl%cu¥sed Lhe now uiiline applicdtion pi'uo¢dLwe Eor facLiliibs.
All Saints Middleton Cheney: A pi'l¢yer wall£ I'olloived by a sliort scrvicc by Rev, NiLk
Legge(L Bob 14iiiiter 8pokc abolit tlio Lhiirih's Pi'e-R4lphaelite wiiidows, Membery explored
the winduwy while Liijoying s'upper.
St Mary's Woodforcl FIalt¥L.' Victs)ria Kellett wd4 inLroduced as the new Dioccsan
sateguta.ding Off(cer. Kev, Celiu Pai'lces spoke &boLit hei.. woik. with the raining conllnuiiity.
H Ise Mlssion
'I"he M iysion Cliapcl piovide.y a space for iEgLilar Chr18tian woi's11ip and is tIie oiily buil.ding
in llie vill¢ige ¢QVc1ilable as a hi¢ I I foi. conimLinily even.ts. Tlie Diocese ot'Peiei'boiough (ve legal
ownei's of di¢ pi'eiiiisLs wi*li St PeÈeL 8 1)CC Gl8 mèlliaging trusiees iiiidei. Ihe 1924 Indeiitiiir
a￿Tel￿ent. I'he iiiimiiig al: kl.al8e Missioii Cliapel is u11dcrtal<en by the H.alse Mission Body,
a. siil?commiÉtee of thc l)CC:, witli at least one I'epr?gentative t'rom tlie l-11ilse congrcg&tion
,Itt￿ldIng PC'C niecLing,s twicc a yeai,. A copy of thcii. repott is attached as ELppendix.
Risk M&nA
ement
St. E)eter'8 Chiii'Lh PCC lias conducted <ind coiitinues to ci)nduct, t'isIc Èin<ilyse,4 aiid hold8
insuraiice againsl pi'ope.I'iy damage tiiid third pai'ly clainis up lo £1 O Inillion. I"he I>CC is also
aivare OF thc I~Iealih. and SafeLy nii¢ Ltei's both wiihirt t11L Chui"cli, the Church Hall and ch￿"l,￿
grouiids and operates a vuliiei'able peison81)oI.Icy Lindci. the <lUbpices ofdie DioL'ese, obt¢lI11ing
Dl3% chccks foi, Eill ivho hdve contact with viilnei'able people. "I"0 tliat oii(I, o P£￿Ish
safegu￿.dI1]g ortlCLr (PSO), Tony l-loldeii, is a nicnibLI' ot'lhe PCC, aiid Cai'oline.Tones tooli
ovei, thc role of Deputy PSO ti'oni John Macmalioii duriiig 2024.

ANote ofThanks
Many irldivicluals gave a great dcal of their tinie, enei'8y an([ gills to aupport Ilie life
an<l worsliip of St Peterfs in 2024. Pai'ticiil¢V appreciation is notvd her6 fr.or Lhc
C'hurchwardeii¥ and Assistant Wardens. all those wlio supported SLinday woi5111P,
511Lh thL Inl'crcessoi¥. I'G&clei's, L4ucliari8tic Ar45iStanL8, Welcome TeAm, l&ptup
operatOLE, b¢ll ringer.8, lliiisiclllns aiid those on the cleaning roÈa, cofleL IX)tti dnd
llowLI' arraiiging team, as well ¢JS those who volunt'cei'ed in Junior CILii'ch ¢irJcl Tols;
the gardening tellin who SlJL'nt COLiritlesf> hoLirs mulnt&ining thc chiirchyard; foi. oui. I
Assistsnt Treasur¢.1s 1)CC Seci'etai'y <ind all m¢mbci's of the PCC. Ilie f4in1¢ii¢e
Con)Inittep and Bui Idingy Developimcnt Ell￿1 Maintenanc¥ Corrimiticc, tlie
-undrEiiliin% Oioup who appliLd fr'or srEUits; the Deaiiery Synod Iyps; I11e Mothers,
Unioii" those who prudLi¢e(l and disti'ibuteil th¢ mc1gazine' thosL who DrgcTrised
lUi￿l'al,4uiS w1d SOLial events. tlio%e who maintaiiied t'he tower clock. thc FoLmd1< ILon
Governors of Brackley .lunior School; helpLY5 at tlie SumLll¢l' Holi(lay Club and othei.
evl'nts foi, children; tJiose who helped tal(e yerviLes in th.e ctTre hom¢s' £lie Loolcs f()r
rriendslilp l.unch and other chil￿,17 mcajs. graphic designers. Ehose who leil Givwth
GroLlPS' those who visited tjie siLk, the bereav￿1 dnd the hciuscbound. thos¢ wlio g'ave
I suppori thri)ugh th#ii' pr£Lyer% Iheir hLlp behind t11.e SCeliL3 ()r othei. iiiirecognisid '
of kindness n11d CT¢ Y for others.
Ilevcl Rich ￿1n¢￿7 (Vi.¥ai'), M.I'.% Vul Lynllm (Adininistrator and Lay Cliair)

Financ'ial Review
In 2024, we set aboitt the woi'k of delivering on Ihc Thoney i'aised through tlie 800
Appial. '.Ibe pi"iority W£lS Cllblll'ing (hat tlie congregatioii coiiJ<l be warin an(1 dry wi Lhin
tlie chLir¢li. The installation of the 11cw heating SySEu4n shoLII(I bring gr¢at eoint'oit to
ervicLs I'or m<my years to coiiie, howLv&i' Ilie to￿1 cost will be ar()und £8811, wiiFI
Éll'ound £50Jo paid in 2024 csLiinat¢d
£381< to be Paid in 2025.
Iii total, rep¢Elrs aiid liltings cxi)on%cs foi. the year cume to £69,412 excLcding 2023 by
L47,178, As nienlioiicd, a large i)ai't of this cost was from tlic hoating system, with th
rcin¢1lllliig anirJLIJ1t Inainly fi'oin iiiaintaining th.¢ I'ool.. fxpeiiditure dui.'iiig die year
exL.luding I'epairs and fittings clccreased by -300/0 fi'oim 2024. In large P¢lrt, this was
due to the ￿l[lIti01]I< I t'L111drciising costs lic St year in siipporting the 800 Appeal. ,SumL ol
tho iiicre¢tsLs in ¢o,gt (hi¥ yeai I'hL I)ai'isli S'118IE has inci'.cased t.0 £81,549 from £78,498
in 20241.
Laaking at tutal reLeipts wlien Li)Inp1c ring lo la¥t year (excluding tran.$fers)$ YOU tl
drop oJ:£93,894, to the ttwt ot'Lxti'a fund,5 being i*ised ltt 202.3 lor ¢he SOO Appekll.
w.lien yoii take a bi'oader loolÉ baclc I'o 2022, a Eniich tnoi'e likc-for-lil<¢ compari8011
excluding the 800 Appcal, yoii see in¢iease o.r £35,748 (excluding ii'ansfers froiij the
liouse fund). Thv inci'ease from 2022 AS largely diie 10 increasey in i'e
Lilar
ving,
donÉttiony and fiiiidrni%ing efforts.
We hav¢ beLn truly gi"dtef'iil foi. all tpje gi'ants w¢ liavo i'eceiv¢d this yeai.) <?nd fi)r all the
hard woi'k that Ihe fundrÉusing tii'oup and others that liave 8Dne inlo in secuiing tlieni.
The gi'ants have all b£kn LILilised in miuniT¢iniiig OLli' lilstoric chiirch buildlng and
faLilities.We are also pleased to unda'stund that more gr&111ty11¢1VL been SsCC(Ir#d wilh
(lie fLmd8 beiiig iiiacle available foi, oui. 2025 proiects.
W¢ would also like to thank Jolin CY(l't￿. fr"oi" his worlc In11elping Olivvr Jonis to
digitise the financials Lo QiiickBook8, su Ihat we now lirys ve a rrioi'e <luÉomated
way ofrnatntai11ing our recoi'(Is.
Reserves Policy
I"he policy I'egardli￿ Lhe GenLral ILind is Io C£lt'i'y tlic balance forwarcl to Llic next
tinancial yo￿, tn help nieet Lhe ev￿..InG,1.easI17g custs ol, Iwnning t11¢ chLlI'ch, Ineeting
tlie Parisili Shdre (£81,549 .t'or 2025) EuiLI to help wilh Lnajor rep£iil¥ and fuillii¥h.ings
when thcre arc insutli.Lient t'unds,. Tlie dim is to have 3 iiiontli% ul: averagc expend ItLlI'e
kis casli i'Lscrve,y in the General fi lind Lo meei èuiy Linl:oreseen 01 onicig3ency costs,
This equates lo tippIDximaLely £55,000 bascd on
"Liormal expenditur¢.
We al'e getting closer to the L55,000, witli C%￿h and (unds btanding dl £143,978. In
c ddiiion> giveii Ili&l ttic secoiid lJaifi)ayinenl of the heating system (approx. £38k) is
diie in spi'ing 2025. tin(I the oiigoiiig root. Ivoi'k (whicli if coinpleted in 11,5 eiitii'eiy
Could co8t ovei. £1 Ook), we iiiidei'staiid thL impoi*<liice ot" being piiidcni.

St Peter with St Janies, Braekley
Finan¢Jal Statemellls tor tlie Year Li llded 31st DeceiJJber 2024
Recelpts & Payments Account
G@n6ral
Do$lgr)8i£d
F8brlc
Chonc&l
Api)e81
Total Funds
Fund
IUnrÉlcd}
Funil
Fund
Fund
Fund
Iunlslcd) IRtsstttCl8dl (Reslrictedl {Unf¥trEtJ
2024
2023
Révglpts
R6Ju18fofving
Planftéd giving (llola 3a}
Collections & oihers {3al
Income tex {from glft aldl
68,6Q4
30,805
20,55J
2,870
6,517
71,664
58,322
70.773
/,996
11,0(10
10,000
7 1$0 439
18
Tr8nsfer Itroni Ch Hse fun(
Transleis iollrorn App fund
In%uronce ¢laim & VAT refund
Logacy r8celpl$ (3È}
rundlng acllvi118$ (Jb13&)
RGceipts from activilies {30)
Investments {3dl
Mis¢ reeelpts (3éJ
84,0i'1
5,902
84,011
5,934
25,000
46,643
32
10,955
14,126
1,289
78S
1,890
12,846
14,126
2,008
26,420
16,092
719
115
Total rocelpts
Paymentg
Chuth a¢llvllkg
Dioce￿￿ par18h sliaro
Llghi & heal ¢4aJ
Runnlng aos¢s {4b}
Repalrs & maint {4Q
New Fixlures (4Q
C & F WoFker
Clergy ¢xpon$es
Admlnistratiun <4cl
Choral & mu$le14dl
Childrpn's actlvllles14oJ
Fund raising ¢O$lB14f)
Transfers lufftorn App futttj
Fees,chclrlty giylng {4Q
Total payments
23
78,498
11,154
8,765
1,029
5.801
78,498
11,154
8,765
69,412
5,801
28,086
2,090
10,638
5,578
242
15.291
11,4e4
15,809
52,574
26,234
571
26,Q44
2,sg3
10,311
5,499
197
$9,250
45,3UQ
28,688
2,(190
10,638
5,578
43($
32
2,750
s,g34
33
Excass of RecslPaymént$
Movement of funds
Fulld value sJt1 Jan 2014 '
20,Jf28
19,180
6,071
0,643
52,246
107,G68
Net rEc61pts In the ya¥r
Net Payments Ir¥ thg y@ar
Inttreasè IDeoreasel
237,100
11,000
10,000
12,028
270,128
. 23381
¥09 004 .
FLind value Jan 1st 2024
(pages 7 &11)

st l)eter with St Jaines, Bi'acliley
Finaii¢1211 Statements for the Yellr Lf nded 3 1st DL￿Ce1nber 2024 (¢ontd)
Stalement¥ of A%sets & Lillbllitles
liivestmcnt as5CIS:
TFic Geiiei'i¢ I fund iiivestsiient is invc,gtecl 1.11 ConsolidaLcd Stoc1< taken out in 195415. '1"he ChdnGLI funcl
investinent IS 111VCSted in C'BF chui.ch uf L4ngland Investinait Fund Inconie ljiiits, T11e ChLlI'ch I-louse
fiind invLstinent is inveBted in
CBF C;hui'L'Ji ot" L-;nglund Inve5Lmcnt fiiiicl Accumulaiion Sliares, Moveinents during Ihe year werc
follows:.
CBF
Uepog11
Fund
Glntrrnl Ch*n¢¢
Fund
FCH
furKI Tol#1
18atk¢t Value
E YO,118 £ 410 £ 15,4¥2 £ 79,639 £ 111,62U
.£ 94,U11 .£ ￿,￿11
N&t ualn laniiual revslulltlor
MarkotValLW 3lttt' 00tt 20.24
41
72
Otl1ei' Asseis retainEd for Chill'ch Lise. Signifi¢£￿[ Church equipmait eompi'is¢s:.
a) YEUXEtli£i clavinova- oiiginal L'ost £3,5(J4, b) Hilltop Audlo/Visual system £25,490
c) FJ6nry .loiies oi'gw1- OA'iginal cost nut kncywn. d) Hsf Ligliting system £39,42().
All liave be¢n t.ul ly wi'itten down, so no depi'eciation is incliided in Lh¢s¢ accoLints. St
Jame8 ¢liuichyard, ("L'loseAI': sinL'e aiipi"(IXi11lAtely 193 7)
, is ownecl by the PCC biit nominall}' maintaiiied by the local COLinGil and
von%iituies an assel of'the Cliiiirh although no V£iliiL ha¥ been ¢stimÈited foi, thls.
The cliurch has beell loolcin& possibly, to d¥velup tho 31.to
bLiI il Lurrently appLars n.ol to be a viable pi'uposl tion, A lolln of£50,000 wus macle
Irom tlie Chitrch T4ouye fund, some ?S ugo, in 1998, with thc peimisST()ii of
the Ch¢lfiLy Coinmiss1 onel's, to lielp tlie tiiian.Liiig OF thi, extvnyion tmil has now,
rtei. ievaluatioiis, bccn reptu'(I, the iotal fiAnd now being iivuiltiLIlL. (SeL puge I l ),
Analysls of not assels by fliiid
Chu
G#n
ne$
Fpjb
Fu
Choncel
Fund
£ 15.fy16
262 £ 9,643 E 3.048 £
267 £ 25,4J9 £ 3,Q4B £
CBF Dep
Fund fumd
Tolal
£ 17,407 £ 33.223
£ 143,978
E 17,407 £ 17Y,201
Inve$lmenl Flxod 888et8
urrenlAssel8
F(Ind Bolanc#
£ 129.fj32 £1,4Qd £
£ 129,S32 £1,494 £
Appi'ovecl l)y th.e I)cll'ochia] Church Council (ind sigiied on it% bclialt. l)y;"
Rev. Rich Diincan (Aciing Ti'LagLirei')
Date:

I, Accounting policy
Tlie fjllaiicial statenienls ot'the PC'C h¢iVC beeii prepared iii accoi'claiice witli (he
Ch.iirch AcLountiiig Regulation8 2006 usÉiig the Ilecciptg &amp' Payiiionts (R &amp' P)
basis which is recom.Inended when gross incorne is less than £25U,000.
Tlib General fii1?d repi'esents tlie fLiiids ol" (he PCC Èh1¢ t are not SLibJect to any resii'ictions
r¢garding theii" Iis'e dnd are avalltible foi. Ilie &J¢ncrdl pui'po8c.4 Ot. the J)CC, Permission Iitw b¢en
given by th¢ FEeuft'ee Charity to Lise their donatiuii foi. expendlture
oli the fabric ufthe chiirch (see bclw), 'I'h¥ Liii'i'ciit value off llitt Genei'al I"Lind is shown
as £129,532 i.e. ending ban1< balances - I'emailliiig appcal fund.
Restt'icied ftinds ait tho8e funds that must be spLnt on re¥ts'icted puspo.gcs, Éilld thcsL Ellt:
a) F'abi'i¢ I:iind, which normally only I cceives in011L>' fmrn thc rrorp tYF charity and can
be used for I'epaiis, ÈTL'LILliSition& replaLemcnts and i'¢n¢wiils or m<l1lllen<￿c¢ of tli¢
Lhurcli. buildingg, tlicir contcnts, fixtures #nd fiitlngg InBliiding org¢l11:11eatlllg, lighting
b) Chui'ch Hoiis.e Fiincl, &t least yom¢ il not InosL oL'"thc moncy givLn tu buy tJie
oi'iginal cleigy housiiio would liav¢ be¢ii givcii foi. thxkt ¢xpliciL piwpose. Mthich
Ineans that thc C'haritieg Coinm iysioii appi'uvEiI is ￿qLlir¢d for the fun(Is to be
Iiiu'&%Lri¢ted ajid ￿p￿Il. Th¢ funds muBt bc Lised in aLcoiYlan¢e with Ihe ￿'[gIrla1
charltable d¢signation of'ecclesiastical piwposes" witt1in tIiL P%vlsh of'BvÈwkl¢y.
Tlie funil now exh1£ Ustcd,
c) De5ignEkted Fu11d, 18 a fund lllLo whiLli the 20 19 leg¢iCy ol £187,225 had becjn placed
yo that i( Lould be idenLlfi￿I foi. tlic gj'owth and pi'otection ()r S'L Petcr's iFito thL
ruiure. '.fhc balartcc stood at £1 ,494 which ha8 been spent on Ili¢ of tli
eiiiIdr¢n & Full1ilies Woi'kei. #nd thib legaLy is 110w exhdU$ted.

3. R&c01pt6 AtY4tyè1&
G8nornl
FiirTd
IUnrf¥lcd)
Fabri
Ch8ncel
Fthirj
Fun
IFiestrfd¢dl f4e$lrtcl¢dl
YolalFiin¢
Fund
Iunrfjlcdl
FuMLt
2ts
2V23
3a)VoluntJry rncelpts
Sftsrtdiftj ordwg{pift3kteO)
Weekfy en¥qlop&s IG AI
NoiiG Aenviliipo¥& S(Y>
Oiher't8sual'GA
C<th¢Jk)nsln¢ Go¢rl Box
DonaiioThsln¢ SLPll Ur)
Inct*kle(a% IG AielLwdl
¥A.6g
2.8YO £
71,6￿ £
08,819
587
1,337
4.oei
1.69Y
'ILI,17
14,869 £
20,553
120,052 £
382 E
fog?8 £
41,U54 2
20,Y83 E
150,439 e
11378
63,427
20.323
t89.Q92
I1￿00 £
10,(KJO
6,OUD £
11,000 E
111.1KO £
0,397 e
3 bl Punc1$ gerteM(Ing acllvltlo3
8,631
8,631 t
23,088
Fllrn
SuNiJy lU￿h¢S
Qther¥lR&S, I￿[¢0￿001¢>
1,U4
1.277
fOA5fi £
1.N8
3,1e7 t
1JiM) £
16811
3 O Chvr¢h y¢l1vltl￿ tKptptO
4.084 E
4,118 £
Z8LKq
trllYdufchLirch hail
(Jurch mag Ilof81 rettelpts)
ehifdr4n* scitvllEo#
?.284
2,264 E
712 g
14,126 £
X48
IQ09
14,126 £
3 dl IIwogtrMont&
128¥
710 2
2,LXJ8 £
ots
29
3010thorra¢olpts
Tra¥Trsforlfoii eh14sÉ& Futtrj
In8urutt¢eCl81rn
Tr4r¥slers loltrjm AkYVJ Fulld
VATtolwid
Ml&v1lat)￿L
LwJ4¢ips
a4,011
YA,011 £
29.QlJ(P
32 £
¥,934 £
48,843
7￿ t
00,d7S £
32 £
r10 E 7
17
Ttstulroc01pts
L,-.,JIQQQ £ I￿,000 £
11,098
0,128 E
3D5,011
Locuth
Armuiil n¢5.
Cash#(1 Jan202
Grogg r￿lplES1￿ 2￿4
C4ugg payn*nis In2024
Increo8pJifJLUIIH&81 Inedbli
Berclay8
43W(Y404
25,752
5B,74iO £
132,217 £
24.525 .£
Ltoydg
U060124
11,018
Uuyds
714037g
ts4,780
CBF
Q8032U010
1è,118
l(kY,868
1,2B9 £ 270,128
233,816
36,310
YU,840 £
1,715 E
,G52 E
1121$ £
1.289 f.
Cash at 31 U0¢ 20Z4

St Peter wlth St J<ime8, Brackley Noteg to the Ti'lnanclil Statemellts foi. the Year C* nded 31st
Deceniber 2024 (eontd)
4. Payments Analysls
Genoral Deslgn8ted Fabrlr.
Chancel
Appeal
Total Fund8
Fund
Funtg
Fund
Fund
Fund
(Unestcd) (Unr'slcd) (Restrlcledy (Fl8slricted) (Unfstcd)
2024
2023
4a1 Energy costs
G88
Eléctriclty
3.424
7,730
3rt24
3,688
4 b} Church Yunnlng COSL¥
Cleanlng (Inc wlndowBJ
Altarrequlsites
Churchyard nialrsienance
Oru8nlplano tunlnglmalntce
Olhgrs
3,460
540
.1,837
3,460
3,158
540
265
1,837
870
663
674
L65 270
2,265
4 c) Admlnistratlon
InSu￿nce
Prlnt, post & Slallnnery
Admlnistratlon
Tr3lephone
Ir7¢f examlneV8 f
Bank charues
3,777
3,854
2,251
3,r17
3,854
2,251
3,664
3,649
2,172
758
638 _10 241
4 d) Choral & mug1¢
Cholr
Muslc fees
5,578
5 578
4 e) Chlldrén's actlvltle3
1st Stsyps, J C, Hol Club
242
242
97
197
4 f} Other PayFnents
Parish share
Asslgneol fees (weds, ￿rI1$)
Fees to verger & oth@r clergy
Clergy expen$e$
Fund raisino costs
Cliarlty givlnE
C & F Worker
N&w fixtures
Repalrs, m#lnten8nco
Tran$fers t¢/fi"om App Alc
78,498
2,975
859
2.090
78,498
2,975
75,291
2,806
1,916
2,593
39,290
1,460
26,044
57f
26,234
45,300
221
2,a90
3,188
2,750
28,686
28,688
5,801
52,574
69,412
5,9Q2
5,934
8 19744
5,801
1,029
32
15,809
Total payments
233 818 2 256 574
S. Trustees and Related Parties
Three members havo 8 financial interest, the Adminlstrator, Val Lynam, the Children and Family's
Worker, Helen Price, and Tony Holden as spouse to Jaclnta Holden the Prlncipal Muslcian.
The vlc8r and curate are p8ld expenses.
There were no disclos8ble related party transactions durSng the year.

Independent Ei xaminei's Report to
the PCC of St Peter wlth St James
I I'epoit Lo the membc2's on my e￿nin￿tiOn of the acL'oiints of Éh¢ l)CC fr.'or Lhe YCEU. end¢cl .11
DecL°mber 20U which aYL set oiit oli pag&% 9 to13.
ResponsibilltKes and basis of r¢i)oi
As the members of the J>CC,, yoii are responsibli for tIie pi'ep¢?I'Ution of the acL'ounts in.
dCLOI'daiiL'e with the JYLiiiii&menls of the Chai'ities AL'É 2011 ("the ACL") and tlity Church
AccoLinting RegulaliOllS' 2006 {"Ihe Regiilation,%").
I rL'POrt in regpL•CL of my examinEttion of tlie PCC'S aeCOLllIt.8 caL11'ed oiit un.cl¢i' scction145 (If
thL Act ¢wid in cc1ri.ying out iiiy cXE￿nIn8t10n I have followLd Eill the applicRblL Dir¥ctlon8
given by the Charity C;onin1É54ion Linder sectiun 145(5){b) of the Act,
Ba9iiB of independent examlner's report
My exainin<iiion was carried out in accorclan.L¢ wliki the (iLthiieral Directions &yivui by tli
Cliarity C'ornmissi()11 diid tu be t'ound Jn th¢ ChuJ'Lh guid&UlCC. The examinatJoii uiclLides a
review ol-th¢ Giccounting i'eLoids kept by the PCC and a LuMpar￿On ol th¢ a¢coLints Wltli
tliuse records. It also in¢lu(les considei'ation ofany Linusual items or di5LI(JSLlffS iii the
rinan¢'ial stateinenty t7nd sceking cxplanatso.zis from yoii trusi.e&8 concemfflg ally li￿h
matters. 'I'he prol'eclurcs undert￿<¢11 do not provlde all the evideiice that would be i'equiipd
in <in audit, <qn.d ¢on%eqLiently no opinioii 1%
iven on w[￿th￿. the Financial 3tatemenLS presuni
a "li'ue <Thd ffaii. view" ¢md Llic i'cport is lirnite(l L(y IhL)sc iiiatter¥ sct out in the stat'eniL11t below,
Independent examiner's stfttement
I have completed my ex¢U7]illEition, I coiifirm (Tr￿1 iio niatLI'ial matters havL come to my
attentioi) in coniiection with the ex￿]i.￿ation giving me caLise to believe th.at in diiy materi
Yespect;
aLcounting reco1￿$ wei'L not kept in t'e3pcLL ofthe chai'ity a.8 r¢quii'¢d by scctiDn 130
oIFtlie ACL ur
Lli¢ accounts do iiot accoi'd with tliose itc,ords I hi¢ VGJ 110 conccims £Thd IiavL c0111e
aci'oss, no otlier matter5 In connection with the exainination ia whicli &lteiitioii ￿hould
be drawn in Ihis rcpoii in ol'der lo ¢iYable it pvopLr iinderstllndiiig of tlie aLcouiit8 lo be
reachecl.
Ilob Blencowe Bsc fcA
BleJ'icow¢8,
15 14igh Sti'eet,
BiTelclLy
NN13 7DI-I
DatL':
16

Appendix to 'frustees' An11U¢i1 Report for 2024
ajse Mission Bod Re
ort of2024
Ilcsponsible p¢oplL: Sue Bridge ("I'r¢asLifLA'IICLyholdci'), S¢il%t l-. Iollett (Assistant°I'i'L'iwur¢r
/ICeyholdei'), Peter Gamble (K¢yholdsr). 'fhe I￿1] lills continiied 10 be us'e(1 foi, tlie ¢omnion
good and rLligious .8ei'viccs.
li was used twice Lil 2024 a8 & ijolliiig station wiIiicli bi'oLiglit miiGh needed fund8 i11to die
accoiiiil. Flowever ihe llleLtricity bill th<iL month was quite a lot inorc than usuiij,
We lia.v¢ also had a veiy generous don6ltion trom ti regiLlent of Hal,%e w110 Wtintecl EQ U&1¢ I'lie
cliairs troin thc hall loi. a celebrlllyon bLhing IieId in a local b&Lii, 'fii¢ Greaiworth and HclI%c
pari.gh council Ll8ed tlie liall fvi"a Iiieeliiig and we cuniinLIL lo hclvc moiitlily comniuiiion %eivicc
witli tlie Cliirystiniis 111()rning seivi¢e beiiig very well ¥LtLendcd. Wc applied t(Ir and i'¢ceived tlie
IocKiI giant froni G&l-I PC.
We appL¢ll' L'O have stopped whatev￿. was gettiii&> into tlie i'oof space aiid h<2ve nc)t ha(1 any
morc d￿n￿ge done howevcr the roof is very thin in i)IdL'es so thig may liappen again. The
ComniLinity Payl?&ck teani sLIll Lonie once a month to kL'cp Ihe buildin8 cleaii aiid ti(ly inside
Ellid out for which we dre vei'y gratcfiil as wit,h a sniEiII an.d Ageiiig congreg¢ttion IL4, mote than
we cat] niimag¢.
It does loi)k ag ifwe have a hvalthy bulaiiLL in lh¢ bank acLDiir]I but with L'OSt.4 ri,ging soincty.me¥
OLLr ¢olleclioii& doii't alw1¢ YS L,{)VL￿1. uur monthly c)utgoiiigs . Anglid11 W<TLor Liow charge us £20
pcr moiitli ji￿L to bc Conn¢￿ted liickily OLir actudl walci. ub'ago Es very loiv.
I'hanks &*0 to Ilcv Sylvia, IL,v Rich and Rev Rob tor c(IiiiEnuillg to come (Iiit for
services llii(I thc C'ommuftity Paybaclc I"eaiii t'iir keeping the buildiiig and SLirroLiiicI
looloiiig goocl.
FJALSE MISSI.ON CIIURCJ.I ACCOUNT,8 2024
COLLEcfioN8
MISC RECIllP'f,% AS BELOW
937.00
J-. IALL141.1W,
l5,00
D()NATION (VILLAGL, XMAS PARTY 2023)
DONA1"ION (IIALS'b Rf,,SlL)b,NT)
QRANI'(aREATWOII'I.'FI I)C)
IVNDC (POT.I.ING STATION X2)
TOTAL
122.00
150.00
400,110
1732.70
17

YMICN'r
EL,fCYRICITY
370.14
177.00
rN.8UIIANcr
515,11
40.00
TOTAL
1102,25
C'ILL,IA'fioN OF BALANcr
BAIANCb AT.31112/2023
2674,49
1732.70
BAI.ANCE AY 3111212024
3304.94
PAYMt.N'rs
110225
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