Financlal Revlew 2024
The accounts for 2024 were cornpi18d and examinad by Burton and Company Accountants Ltd. who
also examine the accounts for our partner church al St Mary's, Davyhulme.
Total receipts for 2024 were £86,068 - just a little higher than 2023's £82.023. And y8t again,
payments were even higher £91,095 instead of £88,854 the previous year. We spent more than we
éamed and the gap had lo be bridged, yet 8gain, by a transfer of funds from our res8rves.
Unplanned expenditure included repairs to a slained glass window in the North Aisle1£5,652), new
f8ncing at the Curacy House, legal fees for dealing with unauthorised occupan15 of the Curacy House,
continuing bills for gas and electricity at the fomier Branch Church buildin9, and wrongly calculated
bills for the photocopier. We have sought refunds for these last items and may have to resort to legal
redress.
On thè plus sidè, wè sold the f OTmer Branch Church building f or a sum in excess of £300,000.
However, the legal view was that, slnce the building was f und8d. in 1940, f rom donations for the
establishment of a "Chapel of ease. in Humphrey Park, the sale incom& can only be applied lo the
sam8 obl8Ct. W8 have applied to the Charity Commlssion f or pemiission lo use th8 mon8y f or more
general pU￿oses. In the meantime the money Is held in trust by th& Dioces& of Manchester, eaming
interest at a current average of 4.4 10 a year.
We in¢￿ased our contribution to th& mission of thé Dioces8 of Manchestèr. This is 'Parish Share°_
our shar8 of the dlocesan budget. c*f which roughly 75010 f unds our clergy through training, stipends,
penslon conlrfbutlons and parsonage Costs. For the fSrst Ilme In several years we paid the amount
req u&sled In f ull - £31,000. Prompt payment has eamed us a small amount of "cash back f rom the
Diocesan Board of Finance.. 20/0 or £620, which goes towards our 2025 payment. For 2025 we have
agreed lo pay £33,500 land £36,0￿ Sn 2026). Fallurè lo pay the amounts agréed ￿th the Diocese
would prèclud8 us f rom applying for répair grants f rom the Diocese.
Incom& from digital glving continues to Incr8asè, and "Gift Ald. v4her8by the church clalms a ref und of
incom8 lax on donations. now raises some £6,000 a year.
Tre challeNJes in the years lo come includ8 growng and rejuv8natin9 our congregations, 18¢kling the
third phases of roof ￿placement 81 the Parish Church, repairing th& Rose Window al Ihe east end of
the north alsle - and most challenging of all, updallng our healing systems ￿th something more
r81iab16, more alfordable, and less polluting in teThs of carbon dioxide emissions.
The PCC is very grateful lo everyone In both our congregations who support the wort( of our church,
whethèr they givè money or tlm8, whether they bring rafflg prizes or buy raffle tickets, whèther Ihelr
work is Yronl of house" to visitors or 'behind the scenes. All our efforts a￿ vital lo our continuing
mission lo be a Christian presence al the heart of th& Umiston community.
Neil Worthington
Hon. Treasurer, Sl Clement's Parochlal Church Council

St. Clements
1131185
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For th• perlod from
To
0110112024
31112Q024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted funds
Investment
Funds
Total funds
to th• n•ar••t £
to th• n•w•At £
to th• rwar••t£
to th• nMrM¢ £
A1 Rocel t$
Volunta
Rec•1
R ular Gfj￿n
Plamed Glvln
Glft Aid
Income Tax Rocovered
Othtrr Plonned Givln
Other Collection&
Gift Credil•d lo Pari8h Share Account
8.361
3.036
20.388
8,361
2,036
20.388
9.020
2,669
31,7ts
1.371
2.669
Oth•r Volunts Rec•1
8 UK Healin
Hub
Donations & Receipts ILY Other cha￿*.88
Oonaliens ILY Carp81 Til
VAT Recovared on Buildlng W(*k
Fud Blll Grani$ fTom Dlo¢e5e
Act1￿14•* for G•n•r•tbn
Fund•
Chrt•tm88 F81f l Autumn Fl
Coff88 Mornin
h Toa I Con￿rtS
100 Club SUb$Cr￿p￿0n$
BBQ Fundraiser
Roffle$
Fcolball C8rdB- Rose Wlndc**4
Sundnes
3,425
3,423
5,279
1,328
200
100
1,320
840
2,453
300
R•c•l from Church Actlvltl••
Fèa$ lly W•ddlngB ond Funotyls
Branch Church Room Hire
Parish H811 Hire
7,741
7,741
1,064
9.791
1,17S
13,087
Inv•itrn•nt Incom•
Renlal of Cur8C
Bank Accounl Inier8Jt
ouse
10,163
1,027
10.163
2.?49
623
Olh•T Incornln
RMoufC•B
CCLA Account- Rpse W￿n￿¢)w Rfj￿. Fund
Sund
receipli
Inxuranrn Refund
4,000
000
172
172
Sub total (Gross income for ARJ
A2 As•et and Investment •ales, Iseo
table).
81,145
4,922
84068
82,023
Sub total
Total receipt5
81,145
4,922
86,068
82,023
A3Pa
m•nts
Church Actl¥ttl••
CCKX R1 aG¢wnts
ss
0312025

Dioce88n Pansh Sh8r
Minisierf8 Workin
Expense8
Wiearage Cost$
Church Runnin
Expense8
Church Mainlenanee
Upkeep of SeMce8
Pansh Hall Runnin
Rwf Repalls
Window Repvils
New C8rpel Tiles
Occasional S8rvice Fees
22.741
4.423
21741
4,423
28,619
15.250
10.486
15.250
10,486
14.503
9.718
Expon591
6.$54
s,ns
Hous• Exp•n8••
Curac
Cuiac
Hwse Ex
n$e8
House M8na
8meni Faes
2.191
2.198
1,181
Fund Rqlsln
sup￿les for th8 Chri8lmas F8lr
Relre$hmaniB
100 Club Prlzas
Mon• r81$0¢ for Olher L*ort0•1
800
150
470
1,902
150
rt Co•t•
Phot¢YA)pler
C¢)rnrnunicab'w Costs
Independent Exjrnination of Accounls f&T 2024
E1ectnci
Plurnbin
and H•8lin
Watar Rates
Othfe8ch and Wobsrte
Gas Jnd EleGtri¢
G8Fd8nin
onij Grounds Plolni•n￿
Sundries
In$urJnG•
Bank Cha
1.897
482
Jso
1.197
482
Jso
1.3JO
12.994
1.411
2.257
8,166
12.994
t3.073
2,678
1,022
2.257
8,166
Sub total
91,095
91,095
A4 As8•t and Inv••tm•nt purchas•s, Ise•
tsble
Sub total
Totalpayments
91.095
91,OBS
88,854
Not of re¢elpts/{payments)
AS Tr¥n$f•r$ botwoon funds
A6 Cash funds last yeav •nd
Cash fund$ this year end
9,950
4.922
5,027
6.831
33,734
23,784
10,465
15.387
44.199
39,172
51,030
44,199
CCXX R2 accounts ISSI
1810312025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unfeslrlcled
funds
¢0 nearest £
Re$tri¢ted
funds
to nearetst £
Investment
funds
to ne8re8t £
iaiegones
B1 Cash fund$
RBS Current Account
10,135
Weddlng8 and Funer818 Account
433
CCLA RLSse Window RÈstoraiisn Fund
4,411
CCL4 Education Fund AcctyJnt
10.976
CCLA Grants A¢¢wnt
10,198
Cash cn Hand
3.018
Total cash funds
23,784
15.387
Unr•strlcted
funds
to n••r•¥t £
Restr1￿•d
funds
In¥•stm•nt
funds
to n•are•t £
Dptails
to n••r••l t
Fund to whlch
•¥•1 b•1
Unrestricted
C￿1 loptlon•ll
rr•nt v•lu•
lon•1
B3 Investment assets
Cur8t•'s House1157 Sir•ttord Road. Urmslonl-
Cuff8nlly1o1 to lonvnls
CCLA Ch•ril+•s Inv•slmont Fund
Re&trfcl8d.
EduGallthn
22.945
Fund to whlth
A•••t b•1
Vnre$iride¢
Curr•nl ¥•lu•
lon•1
C￿1 loptlon•ll
84 Assets retalned for the charlty,
own use
Churth Fumiihirtgs Ilndudo¢ In Inv•nlwy and
ve81ed In the Warden8 on lpeclal IN$ii
P8ri8h H811
Unro$iritt•d
Fund io whlch
Amount du•
loptlonoll
When du•
loptlon811
85 Llabllltles
Burton and C¢ffipany A￿auntI￿lS L￿-
ex8min8tlon Bnd account5 lees
Unr8sthcied
35D
Signed by one or two trustees on behaN of all
the trustees
Signature
Print N8me
Dale of
roval
CCXX R3 a¢counts ISSI
10312025

CCXX R4 a¢¢ounts ISSI
1810312025

fjOK411551
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
St. Clements Church
On accounts for the year
ended
31st December 2024
Charity no
(if any)
501351
Set out on pages
1and2
Respective As members of the PCC, you are responsible for the preparation of the
responsibilities of financial statements. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not
trustees and examiner required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the
Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission (under section 145{5}{b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given
examiner's stat8ment by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the
accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and
consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true
and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the
statement below.
Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention
examiner's statement (other than that disclosed below )
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect,
the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the
Charities Act,. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and
comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Acl
have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
031
Name:
Barrie Whitwood
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
MAAT
IER
March 2012

Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
March 2012