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Padiham
Parish
Parish of Padlham
wlth Hapton and Padiham Green
Annual Report for 2023
Background
The Parochial Church Council (P.C.C.) has the re5ponsibillty of co-operating with the
incumbent, Rev. Mark Jones, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole
mlssion of the Church as set out in the Mission statement.
Parish Mission Statement
Our Vision is to be churches whose members are growing in thelr love for Jesus Christ
and hisGospel. This will be seen in:_
1. Lovefor hearing God's word, singlng his praisesi praying to hlm and celebratlng
thesacraments.
2. Lovefor each other in the church famiLy of St. Leonard's and St. Margaret's.
3, Love for the people of Padlham and Hapton, and beyond.
Membershlp
Members of the Parochial Church Committee are either ex officio or elected by the
Annual Parochial Church Meeting In accordance with the Church Representation Rules.
Durlng 2023, the followlng served as members of the P.C.C:_
Incumbent
Rev. Canon M.A. Jones (Chalrman)
Wardens
Mr. R. Birch
Mr. R. Smyth IVlce-chairman}
Mr. J. Pendley
Mr. J. Dell.
Dlocesan Synod Members
Mr5. L. Trudglll
Deanery Synod Representatives:.
Mr. F.W. Birch
Mrs. K. Hudson
Mr. G. Trudgill

Elected members:.
St. Leonard's
Mrs. C, Beattle 2025 Mrs. K. Proctor 2025 M. Heaton. 2024
Mr. A, Summers 2026 Mr. J. Sellick. 2024 Mrs. R, Plckles 2024
Mrs. J. Sldhu 2025
Mr. J. Addison 2026
St. Margaret's
Mrs. E. Geldard 2025
Mr. P. Lamport 2026
Mrs. K. Foreman 2026
Mrs, L, Blrbeck 2024
Years refer to date when period of office ends/re-election.
Denotes Church Treasurer
**
Denotes Parish Treasurer
The PCC is a charlty, whlch Is registered wlth the Charity Commlssion and is governed
by the Church of England rules.
Commlttee
There were 4 maln meetings of the PCC In 2023. The average level of attendance at
meetlngs was 77%.
Finance Committee
The Incumbent, Parish Wardens, those who act as Wardens at the daughter church
and the treasurer5 meet from time to time to discuss Parlsh matters, such as the
Parish Budget, before they are presented to the full PCC.
Church Commlttees
Each church has its own Church Committee, reports of which are publlshed
separately.
Electoral Roll
The revised roll has a total of 177 members.
St. Leonard's has 138 on roll, 83 resident in the parlsh and 55 non.resident. Slnce last
year, 3 people are deceased, 5 have been removed and there are 4 new members.
St.Margaret's has a total of 39 members, 33 resident and 6 non-resident.
Fred Birch
Secretary's Report
There were 4 main PCC meetings held in 2023. Items that were discussed were the
sltuation regarding Prayers of Love & Faith and the PCC'S and Individual's position on
thls, the retirement of John Graver as debt centre manager and the appointment of
Katy Oehring as manager. Also, later in the year the appointment of an addltional
debt coach due to the demand on the centre. We also discussed the posslble

employment of a Youth & Children's worker and we proceeded with a grant
application relating to this. We continue to have malntenance issues with 5, St.
John's Rd and this is an ongoing issue. Mark Heaton was appointed as Parish Treasurer
at our October meeting. Grateful thanks to John Sellick for all he did as Parlsh
Treasurer.
Richard Birch
Treasurer's Report Is at rear of booklet.
Christians Agalnst Poverty
Since CAP was launched in Burnley In January 2020 our centre has worked wlth 235
families. We have grown from a single Debt Centre Manager, who could support 36
families a year in Burnley, to two members of staff in July 2022 and expandlng our
service into Colne, Nelson and surrounding areas. We are going into 2024 with a Debt
Centre Manager and two Debt coaches belng able to support 96 families a year. There
has been a recognlsable need to extend our team and our capacity as we have been
regularLy booking cLients in two or three months in advance.
In the past 4 years we have seen over 50 families be lifted out of debt, 23 on them In
2023 alone, We have on average 65 open cases. On average 14 are paylng off debts
through debt management plans, 16 are waiting to be seen and around 30 are
currently being worked wlth.
These numbers do not take Include those individual who we've equlpped through our
Money Coachlng courses to avoid going into debt or golng back into debt. Nor those
who we have helped avoid rent arrears through supporting them to apply for
Discretlonary Housing Payments to cover the shortfall between their hou51ng beneflt
and rent.
Addltionally, we have 4 drop ins in Nelson, Colne and Burnley and surgeries which are
run at the Job Centre Plus in Burnley, Since they have opened, we have supported the
Community Grocerie5 in Burnley, holding regular drop ins and running Money
Coaching. Recently we have made sure people are receiving the benefits they are
entitled to through the CAP benefits calculator. A service we will be rolling out at
other drop ins, a5 well as with our own clients.
Our staff have supported partlcipants on CAP Llfe Skills Courses at Down Town
Burnley. These courses not only teach participants how to make a budget but how to
shop, cook and live on it. They also help reduce social isolation and they build
communlty. We are helping facilitate another CAP Life Skills course which is launching
in February 2024 at St Bartholomew's in Colne.
We have provlded fuel vouchers through CAP'S emergency support scheme to our
clients. As advocate5 for Acts 435 we have been able to help people fund their Debt
Relief Orders, as well as purchase white goods, such as fridge freezers, washing
machines, dryers and other needs such a bed and sofas, We've helped famllles buy
winter coats, shoes and school uniform. This Christmas we were able to give 30
clients Christmas Hampers and Christmas vouchers due to the generosity of Pendleside
Rotary and Life Church Burnley.

We continue to work with and bulld relationshlps wlth other professionals and
agencies, This year we have been supporting Burnley Council with those applylng for
Burnley Discretionary Household 4. Many potentlal cLlents who are working with other
agencles would like our help but feel anxious about meeting new people. As a result
of thls we wlll go and meet them wlth those professionals they already know and
trust. Thi5 ha5 included social prescrlbers, Calico support workers, Family support
workers, Home Start and more.
We have an amazing team of over 20 volunteers who enable us to visit clients in their
own homes and offer support from the local church, if the client wants it.
We have access to CAP head office where there is over 600 staff, Includlng financial
and debt advlsors and counsellors who are able to produce budgets for our clients and
recommend a route out of debt.
We do all this and more. The focus however Is always those people we work wlth
every day) whether indivTduals or groups, clients or at a drop in. We spend more tlme
wlth cllents than any other debt servlce provider. We work with the most vulnerable,
the least mobile and those who leaving the house and travelling to get help is too
much. People who struggle when dealing with phone calls or online. The ones who
need someone to sft and explaTn the paperwork they are slgning and reassurance that
they are doing the right thlng, and they aren't doing it alone, Other agencies often
say they refer their most vulnerable to us as they know we will go above and beyond
to help and support them.
Martin Lewls on This Mornlng said of CAP "Citizens Advlce Bureau, Step Change,
National Debt Service, all very good if you just want a service. If you are struggllng
emotionally. If you want someone who is going to hold your hand at the same time.
That's often needed and very valuable because Debt and mental health go together so
much, then there is an organisation called Chrlstians Agalnst Poverty. You don't have
to be a Christian to go to them. They do It because they are Christlans rather than the
other way round. They do debt and emotional support together. If you can't even
cope with thinking about your debts, if you need someone to help you to deal with
them, I would go to Christians Against Poverty"
As of 2024 John Graver has retlred as Centre Manager, wlth Katy OehrTng moving up
Into that role. Marie Malone was appointed a5 a debt coach in 2023 and Anthony
Holden has been selected as the new debt coach and started his training at the end of
February 2024.
Mark Heaton
Food Bank
It has been another busy year for the Food Bank. We have given out over 2000 parcel5
and once again our work has only been posslble thanks to our volunteers and all those
who support us.
An important part of keeplng the Food Bank runn7ng is securlng funding and
fundralslng. This year Bev Holmes did a sponsored event to ralse money and we also
held a Toy Sale to brlng in funds. There have also been fundraising event5 held by St
Leonard's School. Funding has also been received from local business and indivlduals.
Further to thi5 we are fortunate to have recelved some generous grants.

We still do not require users to have any sort of referral to access the Food Bank -
anyone can come to us knowing that we won't ask any questlons. This year we have
linked In wlth Burnley Together who attend the Food Bank every third Thursday of the
month to promote use of the Community Grocery and supportlsign post wlth any
other practical issues somebody may have. Chr7stians Against Poverty attend every
first Thursday of the month.
Please pray for us as we progress through 2024 that we take the Food Bank in the
right directlon and for those who use It to help them with any difflculties they may
face.
Kate Proctor
Safeguardlng
The safety and well.being of all our congregatlon fs paramount and safeguarding
continues to underpin all our church actlvities encompasslng our Under 18 groups as
well as those involving the more vulnerable members of our community. We must
remember, that, from time to time, we will all fall into the vuLnerable category
therefore this role is challenging due to the varlety of concerns that can arise.
As in previous years, advice continues to be sought by a number of people in regards
to Safeguarding. These have Included welfare concerns, potentlal and actual domestlc
abuse concerns, and general safeguarding concerns. All this has been dealt with in
confidence and respectfully, and has, in the maln, involved signposting, however
sometimes just a friendly ear with which to share worries, has been needed. The
increase fn our involvement in wider communlty activities, for example CAP, and the
Food Bank, has led to a helghtened safeguarding awareness of all those InvoLved in
thls work, whlch in turn leads to an Increase queries and Informatlon requests from
myself.
The Parlsh Dashboard Is now in use with regular training provided by the Diocese to
encourage further uptake. No personal information is stored In this area. it is merely
a repository for our documentation, making it easler to access, as well as an audit
tool.
I WILL be requesting up-to-date group information to ensure records are up-to.date, so
If you are a group leader, I will be contacting you shortly,
DBS checks are the maln priority thls year as It Is now 3 years since the bulk exercise.
I myself have undertaken the Level 3 training requlred for my position and am have
aLso volunteered to support further Level 3 training throughout the Diocese In order to
deepen my knowledge of this topic.
Speak out for people who are vulnerable (Proverbs 31:8}
Claire Beattie

Deanery Synod
Burnley Deanery Synod met three times In 2023 and the Standing Committee a150 met.
In February, Deanery Synod met at St Stephen's Church, Burnley. We had a power-
point presentatlon from Steve Haskett, of Blackburn Diocese Mission and Par75h
Renewal department. Steve was an engaglng and interest1ng speaker and told us the
most significant growth he had seen was at All Saints, Burnley. Fr Charlie, vlcar of All
Saints, and 2 of his congregation, told u5 that Steve's advice to conslstently pray for
the Wednesday evening servlce had led to renewal. The July meeting was at Hapton
St Margaret and the speaker was Carolyn Barton, who gave a presentation on how
possible initiatives for Burnley Deanery wlthin Mission and Financial Flourlshing could
be possible and how they could be financed.The Standing Committee met to dlscu5S
this. Bishop Philip Spent the day in Burnley on Frlday 17, November. Along with
Munawar Dln, our Area Dean, and Fr Andrew Holmes, Rector of St Peter's and St
Stephen'5, he attended the Deanery Chapter Meeting and paid a vislt to St Peter's C
of E Primary School. They were then Joined by Lynne Trudgill, as Deanery Lay Chair
and Pete Best, minister at Llfe Church, for a tour of the Communlty Grocery and Café
on the balcony in the market square. Pete an(1 members of his congregation are very
involved In the grocery. Please do try to tell people about this and visit yourselves
this is a valuable asset to the people of Burnley, with not only a Community Grocery,
but a second.hand school uniform and other clothing 'shop' and a full commercial
kltchen, where cookery lessons are given. Deanery Synod met In the evening, when
Blshop Phlllp gave an address,
Lynne Trudgill
Deanery Synod Rep & Lay Chalr of Burnley Deanery Synod,
Pastoral Team
The Pastoral Team comprises Canon Mark Jones, Lynne Trudglll, LLM (Ilcenced to the
Bishop). Elaine Geldard, Grahame Trudgill, David Edmondson and Julie Sidhu, who are
ALM'S {licensed to the vicar). We continue to meet approximately every 314 months
to go through the list of Home and Sick Communions and discu55 who is to do whlch
visits. The team works throughout the parish, and with parishioners from other
churches in the care homes, if requested.
Our aTm contlnues to be to take communion to former members of our churches who
are now housebound or in poor health, or to stay In touch with visits or phone calls.
Sadly, we have lost several people this year, but glve thanks for thelr Ilves of falth.
We hope to re.start taking services in our care homes in the near future. As at
December 2023, there were 10+ parishioners on our list, although thls varies, as well
as care homes.
I would Ilke to thank all on the team on your behalf for the work they do In our
parlsh.
Grahame Trudglll

PADIHAM PARISH PCC
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 31" DECEMBER 2023
Introducllun:
The Parochlal Church Council Icommonly known as the PCCI 1$ a reglstered charity whlch has overall
responsible for the two chur¢hes of St Leonards IPadlhaml and.st MaTgarets (Haptonl. Each of the
churches are responslble for thelr own finances and contrlbute towardsthe shared expendlture of the
PCC such as clergy tosts and the parish share of Diocese expendlture. Flnancial 5tstements of the two
churches a￿ separately wallable, with a summary of reserves set out below.
In addltlon to thls the PCC also operates the Padlham Food Bank an& the BuThleyi Colne and Nelson
christians Against Poverty Debt Centre. The fvnds of both.are restricted fun¥f of thè. P£C and not
availab18 for Beneral usè of the PCC QT Itstwo churchÈ5.
There are four statements;
Recelpts and Paymen15 Account PCC Gènaral Funds
Padiham Food Bank
CAP Debt Cehtre
Statement of Assets and Llabllltles
PCC Funds
At the year end the PCC hetd funds in Investments, bank accounrs and also a residenual property.
Total balances atthe year end amounted lo £259,634, of whlch £214,517 Is deslgnated leavlng general
funds of £45,231 IbÈnks £26,885, investments £18,346). Thé generalfund Is Ilkelyto be eroded due to
Vear-on-year Increases In the Parlgh Share and Ilmltatlgns on the amount5 that can be requested from
the two churches. The PCC has set a defitlt budget of £7,000 for 2024.
Parlsh Share Ip31d to the Dlocese for Parlsh staff costs, hDusing and Diocese èxpÉndlturel amounted
to £68,086 wh1ch was redu¢ed by a Low-lncome Communltles Fund 6rant Df£19,166 leavlng £48920
to bè pald. The correspondlng amounts fo* 2024 are.. Parlsh Share £75,331 less LICF grant £20,436
leavlng £54,897 to be p?Id, an in¢¥ease of £5,977. The LICF grant is not guaranteed so the Increases In
the Share could be muth hlgher In 2025 and onwards.
Funds are designated as follows,.
Chur¢h propertyfund5 should either chur¢h not be able lo meet wsts from their own funds,.
Carbon Neutral Fund
£20,000
Emergency Building MalntÈnancÈ
£10,000
Re51dentl31 property..

PropeFty value lat trtsstees valuattonl
£100,600
Repalr fund
£3,917
Famlly and youth worker
£80,000
Total deslgnated funds
£214,517
Padlfvam Food Bank {restrlcted fund)
The food bèhk recelved grahts and donatlons totalling E 15,677. Expendlture In the yesr on food wa5
£12,036, At the yearend retglned balances amounted to E9,403, an Increase of £3,641, prlmarlly as
result of iwo grants totalllng £6.1￿0 late Ih ihe year.
Atl the work of the Food Bank Is undertaken byvolunteers.
Burnley Colne & Nelson CAP Debt Centre Irtstrl¢ted fundl
The CAP debt centre receTved gknts, donadons and other In¢om& totalllng £52.473, Expenditure In
the year on 5tsffin8, emergency suppon for cllent5, ¢ontribuilon to CAP central expendlture and
general runnlng costs amounted to £51.123. At the yearend retslned balances èmounted to £10,023,
an Intrease of £1,350.
The debt centre employs thre8 Indlvlduals.. debt centre manager and iwo debt ¢oa¢hes.
Other work Is undertaken by volunteers such as befvlendlng.
st Leonard's Padlham
Reserves at 315t December 2023,.
General IUnre5trlctedl
£48,871
Deslgnated
£81,671
Restrlcted
£36,097
Total
St Margaret's Hapton
Reserves at 31" December 2023:
General Iunrestrlctedl
£11,864
Deslghated
£11,671
Restrfcted
£1,035
Total
£24 570
GI￿AID
The PCC1s reglstered wlth Hmftc for Glft Ald, of whlch both the Food Bank and the CAP Debt Centre
have benefited In 2023.

RECEIPTS AND PAYMÉNTSACCOUNT
PCC FUNDS
Total funds
31.12.23
Total lunds
31,12.22
Recel
Quotas from churches
Funera15 and related recelpts
Fees Ifor Dlocesel
Rent
Magazlne adverts
Dlocese 8rahts
oih¢.r
Interest
Total recel ts
64,732
6,380
5.278
7,440
1,109
2,598
Fa97
S48
88,782
62,071
7,550
6,891
7,440
1,155
39
90,751
Pa
ments
Dlocese SharE
Honororlum and vlsldng
reachers
Overseas mlsslon
Photocupler
Cle
ex
enses
Funeral&and relatsd payments
Fees remltted to Dlocese
azlne
Vicarage
Bulldln8s
lrnsuyance
Broadband
Fuel granls to churche5
Other
48,920
1,711
47,886
900
2,958
1.323
1,292
6.243
5,278
2.996
1.366
5,290
7,493
6,891
1,159
3,708
3,134
388
439
5,606
1,979
2,335
348
346
6,726
Totsl payments
84A76
83.7a6
Net re¢elpts
4.306
7,015
Balances blfd
?lances clfd
26
96
Geneyal fund
D8slKnat?d fund
26,885
26A96

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
PADIHAM FOOD BANK
Year ended 31.12.23
Yearended 31.12.22
RecelptS:
Grants
Donations
Fundraislng
Giftaid
Total receipts
9,000
4,645
2,030
2,872
1.801
103
15,677
4,776
Payments,.
Food purchases
12.036
3,285
Net receipts
3,641
1,491
Balances bfd
Balances cfd
5,762
9,403
4,272
5.762
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
BURNLEY COLNE & NELSON CAP DEBT CENTRE
Year ended 31.12.23
Year ended 31.12.22
Retelpts:
Grants
Donations
Fundraising
Gift aid
Reimbursed expenses
Interest received
Miscellaneous
Total receipts
28,716
15,747
152
1,269
6,428
161
18,356
12,158
2,035
28
268
Payments..
Staff cost5 inc pension
CAP Central charges
Emergency fund payments
Staff and other expenses
(travel etcl
Total payments
25,074
9,680
9,412
6,957
13,709
8,250
5.280
3,406
Net recelpts
Balances blfd
Balances clfd
£10 023

STATEMENT OF AS5ETSAND LEA81LITIES
AS AT 31" DECEMBER 2023
31.12.23
31.12,22
Resldenttal propertv
Investments..
Accumulauoh Shares
Barnk balances- CCLA
Bank ba12nces- CAFJBarcl
Totsl assèts
ILK),6LK)
ioo.soo
128,346
S,952
44,276
£279.174
113.934
5.759
3S,172
£255,465
AIEo¢atlon Inio funds::
Rèstrletsd:
Foodb3nk
CAP DeF)t Centre
Deslghated:
Carbon Neutral Fund
EmErgency Bulldlng Malnt
Resldential property- house
Resldentlal property- repalr
Famlly and
outh worker
General- banks
General-_Invcstments
Total fvnds
9,403
10,023
5.762
8,673
20,000
ID.000
100,600
3,917
80,000
26,885
18.a46
£279,174
20,000
10,000
100,600
80,000
a.934
£255,465
The financial statements were approved by the Parochlal church Council on 20th March 2024 and
slgn¢d on thelr behalf by..
Canoh Rev
ku-LA .To/L
A Jones
(Chalrl
Mark Heaton
(Treasurer)

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL {AS MANAGING
TRUSTEESI OF PADIHAM PARISH
l ¥epc¢rt to the eharlty trustees on my examlnatlon vf the a¢wunts of the charlty for the year ended
31 December 2023,
Responstbllltles and bad5 of report
As the charlty'5 trusteos you are responslble for the pYep2Vation of thÈ accounts In accordance wlth
thtrFequlréH7ents of the Charltles Act 20111'the Aet'l.
I reportln respert ol myexamlnatlon Of the tharlty's accounts carrled tjut under sethon 145 of the Act
and In carrying out my examlnatton I have followod all the applicable Dlrections glven by the Charlty
Commlsslon under section 145I5llbl of the Act.
Independent examlner'sstatement
I have completed my examIna￿tr￿. I conlirm that no materlal matters have come to my attentlon In
ctmne£tlon ￿th the examlnadon glvlng me cause to b?Ileve that In any materlal respect..
l. aceouthting records were not kept In respeEt of the charlty as requlred by 5Éetion 130 tsf thè Act,, or
2. the accounts do not a¢¢oTd wlth those records
I hav£ no toncerns and have come across no other matter5 In connecdon ￿rtth the examlnètion to
whlch attentltsn should be drawn In this report In order to enable a proper understandlng of the
accounts to be reached.
lah Todd
2 Woodlands Grove
Padlham