(ow 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 yoar ended 31" December 2025 Charity no (if any) 1131185 Set out on pages 1and2 Respèctive As members of the PCC, you a responsible for the preparation of the rasponsibilities of financial statements. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not trustees and oxaminer 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 seclion 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the produreS laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (undèr section 145(5Xbl of the Charities Act. and to slate whether particular matters have come to my attention. 8asls of Independent My examination was carried out in accordan with general Directions given gxamlner's statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the a¢¢ounling 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 Irustees conceming 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 Ihe 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 lo my attention examiner's statement lother than that disclosed below ) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any mat8rial respect, the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act: and to prepare accounts whi¢h accord with the accounting records and comply wilh the accounting r8quirements of the Charities Act have not been met" or 2. to whith, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Slgned: Date: 2510312026 Name: hris Burton Relevant professTonal qualification(s} or body MA4T IER March 2012
(if any): Address: Burton and Company (Accountants) Ltd 76c Davyhulme Road Davyhulme. Manchesler. M417DN Section B Disclosure IER March 2012
Give here brief dolails of any items that the èxaminer wishes to disclose. The accounting records are generally found to be accurate and free from material error. However. updales in respect of how records are kept should be considered going forwards. This will be discussed with the finan committee al a later date. IER March 2012
Charity Name St. Clements
CC16a
No (if any) 1131185
Receipts and payments accounts
Period start date Period end date For the period from To 01/01/2025 31/12/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted N funds
to the nearest £
Restricted funds
to the nearest £
Investment Funds
to the nearest £
Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Receipts | 10,995 12,435 3,221 - 389 2,956 50,000 1,098 12,576 1,650 1,835 2,051 11,622 114 10,947 13,047 623 102 135,661 - - - 135,661 |
- - - - - - 741 - 741 - - - 741 |
- - - - 10,995 12,435 3,221 - - - 389 2,956 50,000 - - 1,098 12,576 1,650 1,835 2,051 - - - 11,622 114 10,947 - - - 13,047 1,364 - - - - 102 - - 136,402 - - - 136,402 |
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| Voluntary Receipts | - - - - - - - - |
- | |||
| - | |||||
| Regular Giving | - | ||||
| - | |||||
| Planned Giving- Gift Aid | 10,995 | 8,361 | |||
| Other Planned Giving | 12,435 | 20,388 | |||
| Other Collections | 3,221 | 2,694 | |||
| Gift Aid Credited to Parish Share Account | - | - | |||
| Other Voluntary Receipts | |||||
| Donations & Receipts for Other Charities | 389 | ||||
| Donations for Water Heater | 2,956 | ||||
| Legacies Received | 50,000 | ||||
| Activities for Generating Funds | |||||
| Christmas Fair / Autumn Fair / Winter Warmer | 1,098 | 3,425 | |||
| Coffee Mornings / Concerts / Events | 12,576 | 6,119 | |||
| 100 Club Subscriptions | 1,650 | 1,328 | |||
| Raffles | 1,835 | 2,453 | |||
| General Fundraisingand Donations | 2,051 | ||||
| Receipts from Church Activities | |||||
| Fees for Weddings and Funerals | 11,622 | 7,748 | |||
| Branch Church Room Hire | 114 | 1,064 | |||
| Parish Hall Room Hire | 10,947 | 13,568 | |||
| Investment Income | |||||
| Rental of CuracyHouse | 13,047 | 10,163 | |||
| Bank Account Interest | 623 | 2,249 | |||
| Other Incoming Resources | |||||
| 4,000 | |||||
| SundryReceipts | 102 | 172 | |||
| - | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 135,661 | 86,067 | |||
| - - - |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). | |||||
| - | |||||
| - | - | ||||
| Sub total | - | - | |||
| Total receipts | |||||
| 135,661 | - | 86,067 |
A3 Payments
| A3 Payments | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - - |
- - |
- - - 27,100 5,791 620 3,422 9,619 11,126 11,523 7,305 5,000 - - - 25 2,338 - - - 378 |
- | |||
| Church Activities | - | |||||
| Diocesan Parish Share | 27,100 | 22,741 | ||||
| Gift Aid Credited to Diocesan Parish Share | 5,791 | |||||
| Encouragement Scheme Credited to Diocesan Parish Share | 620 | |||||
| Minister's WorkingExpenses | 3,422 | 4,423 | ||||
| Church RunningExpenses | 9,619 | - | ||||
| Church Maintenance | 11,126 | 15,250 | ||||
| Upkeepof Services | 11,523 | 10,486 | ||||
| Occasional Service Fees | 7,305 | 6,554 | ||||
| Diocesan Historic Loan Balance Repaid | 5,000 | |||||
| - | ||||||
| House Expenses | - | |||||
| - | ||||||
| CuracyHouse Expenses | 25 | - | ||||
| CuracyHouse Management Fees | 2,338 | 2,198 | ||||
| - | ||||||
| Fund Raising Expenses | - | |||||
| - | ||||||
| Fund raisingexpenditure | 378 | - |
| Refreshments | 118 | - - - - |
- - - - |
118 600 1,088 - - - 901 350 13,956 1,959 514 696 1,108 - |
- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 Club Prizes | 600 | 600 | ||||
| Moneyraised for other charities | 1,088 | 150 | ||||
| - | ||||||
| Support Costs | - | |||||
| - | ||||||
| Photocopier | 901 | 1,697 | ||||
| Independent Examination of Accounts for 2024 | 350 | 350 | ||||
| Gas and Electricity | 13,956 | 12,994 | ||||
| SundryExpenses | 1,959 | 2,257 | ||||
| Insurance | 514 | 8,166 | ||||
| Legal and Professional Fees | 696 | - | ||||
| Correction for historic cash balance error | 1,108 | - | ||||
| - | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | 105,537 | - | - | 105,537 | 91,095 |
| A4 | Asset and investment purchases, (see table) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||||||||
| Total payments | 105,537 | - | - | 105,537 | 91,095 | ||||||||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | 30,124 | 741 | - | 30,865 | - | 5,028 | |||||||
| A5 | Transfers between funds | - | 19,383 | 19,383 | - | - | - | ||||||
| A6 | Cash funds last year end | 44,199 | - | 44,199 | 44,199 | ||||||||
| Cash funds this year end | 54,940 | 20,124 | - | 75,064 | 39,171 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Parish Hall Details Total cash funds Details (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) CCLA Education Fund Account CCLA Grants Account Cash on Hand CCLA Rose Window Restoration Fund RBS Current Account Weddings and Funerals Account Details Details Curate's House (157 Stretford Road, Urmston) - Currently let to tenants CCLA Charities Investment Fund Burton and Company Accountants Ltd - examination and accounts fees Church Furnishings (Included in inventory and vested in the Wardens on special trust) Details |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 8,302 792 45,423 423 54,940 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Unrestricted Restricted - Education Fund to which asset belongs Unrestricted Unrestricted Fund to which liability relates Unrestricted |
Restricted funds to nearest £ 9,525 10,598 20,124 OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - Amount due (optional) 350 - - - - |
Investment funds to nearest £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| OK | ||||
| Investment funds to nearest £ |
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| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| Current value (optional) |
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| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| Current value (optional) |
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| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| When due (optional) |
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| Burton and Company Accountants Ltd - examination and accounts fees |
Unrestricted | 350 | ||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - |
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees | Signature | Name | |
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Date of approval
PCC Report 2025
Aims, Objectives and Activities
The PCC (Powers) measure 1956 states that a PCC ‘is to co-operate with the minister in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.’
The PCC is committed to:
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encouraging more people to become disciples of Jesus Christ
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enabling as many people as possible to worship at our Church
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growing the church community across all age groups and backgrounds to become part of our parish community at St Clement’s
When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.
We try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:
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Worship and prayer; learning about the gospel; developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus
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Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish
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Missionary and outreach work
Pastoral Care
Helping and keeping in contact with others is a demonstration of our faith. During the year we have kept in touch with many members of our church community and offered pastoral care though the following:
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Visits and contacts by the clergy and laity
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Weekly and monthly newsletters
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House visits and regular service of worship at Manor Hey Nursing Home
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Regular prayer
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The parish website; A Church Near You web site and other social media platforms
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Social activities
PCC Meetings 2025
There were 8 meetings of the PCC in 2025. Attendance of PCC members at these meetings was good overall by the majority of PCC members.
The following were among the major issues addressed through the year:
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Updates on the continuing application to the Charity Commission to free up funds from the sale of the Branch Church.
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Plans for the Confirmation Service.
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Taking time to reflect on what the PCC is called to do in the service of God’s church through the ‘PCC Tonight’ sessions.
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The maintenance of the buildings and grounds including: updating guidance to families relating what is appropriate to place in the Garden of Remembrance; sale of the Branch Church organ; the challenges of storage in church; tree survey; organising work mornings; repairs to the hall; purchasing of equipment that is safe to use.
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Updates on Church discipleship courses, including an Autumn Bible Study.
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Continuing to implement advice from Chris Burton relating financial procedures and practices. In particular, the formation of a Sunday count team.
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Management of 157 Stretford Road.
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Safeguarding updates and decisions necessary to meeting all our safeguarding responsibilities.
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Receiving updates from Deanery & Diocesan Synod.
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Support of social and fundraising activities.
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Annual accounts and decisions relating to finance and the parish share.
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Decisions relating to hall hire. In particular, meeting Trafford Council’s requirements relating to the types of groups which can meet in the hall.
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Appointment of a parish health and safety officer. Implementation of health and safety audits and fire risk assessments for the church and the hall.
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Appointment of Adrian Pearson (our church architect) to draw up plans for the renewal of the Rose Window.
On behalf of St. Clement’s PCC
Rev. Matthew Carlisle