## The Parish Church of St Andrew ## Backwell Annual Report and Accounts for 2024 for presentation to the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on Sunday, 18[th] May 2025 at 12:15pm 1 ## **CONTENTS** ||Page| |---|---| |Agenda for Annual Vestry Meetings, APCM 2025 and PCC following|3| |Minutes of the Vestry Meeting of May 24th2024|4| |Minutes of Annual Parochial Church Meeting of May 24th2024|4| |The Annual Trustees Report 2024|6| |Aims and Purposes|| |Achievements and Performance|| |Mission and Evangelism
|| |Financial Report|9| |Structure, Governance and Management|11| |Accounts and Independent Examiner’s Report|Appendix| _Please note that the Log Book, Terrier and Inventory are available for inspection at the Church Office._ 2 ## **PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL** Annual Vestry Meeting Sunday 18[th] May 2025 ## **AGENDA** Prayer - 1 Nomination of Clerk by the meeting - 2 Apologies - 3 Minutes of previous meeting held on May 24[th] 2024 4 Election of Churchwardens ( _All nominations must be complete and before the Chair prior to the start of the meeting. No nominations can be taken from the floor)_ ## **PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL** Annual Parochial Church Meeting Sunday 18[th] May 2025 at 12.15pm ## **AGENDA** - 1 Minutes of previous meeting - 2 Consideration of Electoral Roll - 3 ANNUAL REPORT - Financial Report and Presentation of Accounts for year ended 31.12.24 - Churchwardens’ Review of the Year - Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the Church - Report on proceedings of the Deanery Synod - 4 ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS - PCC members - Election of Electoral Roll Officer - Election of Deanery Synod representatives - Appointment of Stewards/Welcomers - Election of Independent Examiner - 5 To note—Informal Reports in separate booklet - 6 Any other matters of parochial or general church interest - _Short matters may be dealt with at this meeting or will be dealt with by the PCC_ ## **PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL** Meeting of the Parochial Church Council to be held immediately following the APCM ## **AGENDA** - 1 Appointment of Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer 2. Consideration of Parish Share banding 3. Any matters of urgent consideration 4. Date of next meeting 3 ## **PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW BACKWELL Minutes of the Annual Vestry Meeting held in Church House on Sunday 12[th] May 2024 at 12.00noon** 1. **Nomination of Chair and Clerk by the meeting** The meeting agreed that Jane Canning should act as clerk 2. **Apologies** : Julie Densham, Barbara Paige, Doug & Pat Neilson, Carolyn Ireland, Jean Routley, Ian Forsyth, Val and Peter Lamb, Gill and Graham Hackett, Phil Hockett, Joan Rowe, Helen Wills, Barbara Harland, Trevor Watts ## 3. **Minutes of Previous Meeting** The minutes for the Last Vestry Meeting on 23[rd] April 2023 were accepted as a true record by the meeting. _**Proposed Tina Soper Seconded Sue Watts**_ ## 4. **Election of Churchwardens** - As required by the Churchwarden Measure 2001, nominations for Churchwarden had been submitted in writing before the meeting. Andy Pitcher was proposed by Janet Pitcher and seconded by Trevor Leake. Cherry Leake was proposed by Tina Soper and seconded by John Lee. As there were no other nominations, Cherry and Andy were duly appointed as Church Wardens. Minutes Approved Date............9[th] May 2025................................................................ Signed............Andy Pitcher.......................................................... Chair of Meeting ## **PARISH CHURCH OF ST ANDREW BACKWELL Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting held in Church House on Sunday 12[th] May 2024 at 12.00noon** **Chair:** Andrew Pitcher (Church Warden) **PCC Secretary:** Jane Canning **Church Warden:** Cherry Leake **Present:** Ian Bainbridge, Janet Bainbridge, Martin Canning, Vanessa Colley, David George, Sue Griffiths, Tim Harland, Tamsin Hockett, Trevor Leake, John Lee, Janet Pitcher, Elizabeth Smith, Lionel Smith, David Sutton, Tina Soper, Anthony Stansfield, Sue Watts, Ian Wills ## **1. Minutes of previous meeting** The minutes of the Annual Parochial Meeting held on 23[rd] April 2023 had already been circulated with the annual reports. They were accepted by the meeting as a true record. _**Proposed Trevor Leake Seconded Ian Bainbridge**_ 4 ## **2. Consideration of Electoral Roll** Our electoral roll now stands at 221, 45 of whom do not live in the Parish. Next year there is a full review. ## **3. ANNUAL REPORT** This was circulated in advance and included the following- - Financial Report and Accounts - Report on Fabric, Goods and Ornaments of the Church - Report on proceedings of the Deanery Synod - Reports on pastoral care and mission and evangelism The Financial Report was presented by Andy Pitcher on behalf of Lesley Barratt and the meeting given the opportunity to ask questions. It was agreed that we are currently in a sound position financially. Ian Bainbridge made the point that following on from the consultation for the Parish Profile, if we want to reach people, including young people, in the village new projects may need financing. Lesley Barratt was thanked for all her work as Treasurer. Andy Pitcher commented that it had been an interesting challenging year. He thanked the Ministry Team and the Parish Profile writing group for all their hard work. He also thanked Vanessa and Jane for their positive response to additional workload. ## **4. ELECTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS** ## **PCC members** No nominations were received ## **Deanery Synod** Anthony Stansfield has stepped down from his role on the Deanery Synod. This leaves two vacancies for St Andrew’s Deanery reps. They do not have to be PCC members and can be co-opted later in the year. Ian Bainbridge said he was willing to fill one of these vacancies _**Proposed Andy Pitcher Seconded Martin Canning**_ ## **Electoral Roll Secretary** Phil Hockett was willing to continue as Electoral Roll Secretary. _**Proposed Tamsin Hockett Seconded Trevor Leake**_ Phil was thanked for this work. ## **Stewards and Welcomers** We need more helpers, particularly for the formal service. Cherry has given up on the rota as it no longer works. Tamsin and Amanda fill in for Cherry when she is absent. ## **Election of Independent Examiner** ## Amanda Collinson was proposed as St Andrew’s Independent Examiner. _**Proposed Andy Pitcher Seconded Janet Pitcher**_ **5. Informal Reports as contained in the Annual Report.** This year the informal reports have again been produced as a small booklet, which was circulated via email. It is also available on the church website and A Church Near You. ## **6. Any matters of parochial or general church interest.** **Emergency lighting** - rechargeable torches are in 3 places in church for use in an emergency. 5 **Vicky Dunscombe** – as Vicky no longer worships with us in person, the meeting expressed the church’s thanks to her for her ministry over many years. Our prayers are with her in the days ahead. David George expressed thanks to Andy and Cherry for a great job over the last year. Minutes Approved Date............9[th] May 2025..................................................................................... Signed.............Andy Pitcher......................................................Chair of Meeting ## **St Andrew’s Backwell Trustees Annual Report 2024** 2024 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of St Andrew’s Church, Backwell ## **Aim and purposes** St Andrew’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has worked in the vacancy throughout 2024 with the Ministry Team (Revd Joan Rowe Revd Peter Bailey, lay readers Martin Canning and David George and Timi Booy our Children’s Worker) in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship and to become part of our parish community at St Andrew’s, either through personal attendance or online. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. We have considered the Commissioner’s guidance on public benefit and supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We have enabled people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:- Worship and prayer; biblical learning; and developing their knowledge and trust in God. Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish. Missionary and outreach work. To facilitate some of this work, it is important that we continue to maintain the fabric of St. Andrew’s so it stands as a Christian statement in Backwell Village and is there for major moments in people’s lives such as weddings, baptisms and funerals. ## **Achievements and Performance** ## **Worship and Prayer** We continued to offer a wide range of services: formal (led by our choir) informal (led by a band) Morning Prayer/ 1662 Book of Common Prayer/ Evensong as well as offering Communion in the village at The Meeting Point and informal Communion in Church House. This wide range of services are held at different times to meet the need of worshippers as Sundays become increasingly busy with family commitments and caring needs. We have managed to enjoy fellowship together in the form of a meal before and after worship on our Patronal Festival and Maundy Thursday, as well our usual Sunday times for coffee! Our members continue with other churches to be involved with The Meeting Point. St Andrew’s maintains good links with the other churches in the benefice, namely St Bridget’s Church, Chelvey and St Nicholas Church, Brockley (which is administered by the CCT), and we value the personal contacts that we have with them. Particular thanks go to the Profile Writing Group for their time and dedication in producing a very thorough report to help us attract our next Rector. Rev Sam Norton was appointed in October 2024 and Installed in February 2025. 6 Our children’s worker is continuing to extend her work at our Junior School and was able to involve the Pupil Chaplains in larger events where they received glowing reports for their leading and participation. Each Junior School year group has a day in church with activities, and Timi, our Children’s Worker, regularly takes collective worship at the school. There is a parent and toddler group, Little Lambs, for under threes which meets once a month on a Sunday morning with play on a religious theme. Our thanks go to Rhiannon Mark and Timi (who took over while Rhiannon was on maternity leave) for their hard work in developing and running this group. The children’s choir, led by a professional music teacher, continues to meet weekly in term time, though numbers have reduced. Another initiative continuing from last year, introduced by Timi, is the running of ‘Begin Well’ antenatal classes, and we look forward to following these families as they embark on parenthood. The church held several packed services to fully celebrate Christmas. There was a Christingle ‘afternoon’, where the children made the Christingles prior to the service, Crib Services, School Carol Services, informal family carol service and our traditional choir-led Carol Service on the Sunday evening before Christmas. All are warmly welcomed at our regular services. In 2024 there were 221 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, which is now subject to the periodic updating exercise. The average weekly attendance when we had services in the church building, as per the Annual Statistics Return for the Church of England, counted during October, was 40 adults and 4 children. As well as our regular services, we enable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones of the journey through life. Through Baptism we thank God for the gift of life. In Marriage, public vows are exchanged with God's blessing given and in Funeral services, friends and family express their grief, give thanks for the life which is now complete in this world and commend the person into God's keeping. During 2024 we celebrated 5 Baptism and 4 weddings. We have held 6 Funerals in our Church this year and our Clergy also take services for parishioners at our local crematoriums. ## **Deanery Synod** Members of our PCC sit on the Deanery Synod which provides us with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the church. One member of our PCC was also on the Diocesan Synod which links us into the national church structures. ## **The Church and Church House** The Buildings and the Goods and Ornaments of the Church are maintained to a high standard by contractors. During the year a full electrical audit of the whole of the Church was undertaken and the lead roof of the Tower has been replaced. The table storage units in Church House are now in use and are much safer. Following the installation of the Sound desk in 2023 the new storage cupboards at the back of the church have now been completed. Tina Soper has continued to clean the church and Church House. We are very grateful for the extra time and effort both Vanessa, our part time administrator, and Tina put into the day to day running of the Church. During the vacancy Vanessa’s additional work and attention to detail has been invaluable. Church House continues to see a range of usage from both internal and external bookings. ## **Pastoral Care** During this past year in addition to the ministry team the pastoral group has consisted of 4 regular members who met prayerfully supporting parishioners by visits, telephone calls and home 7 communion. This year there has been a good deal of support to families around bereavement and end of life care. Some of those families are still receiving support as they adjust to a new way of living without their loved ones. We had hoped that this year would have seen the opportunity to expand our work however the team itself has been affected by long terms health issues. We have managed to maintain our pastoral commitments and will continue with our current list of parishioner needs. Along with Revd Sam it is the team’s intention to expand this work with more helpers and guidance on reporting any concerns for those who may know neighbours in need. _Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way, you will fulfil the law of Christ. Galatians 6.2_ ## **Mission and Evangelism** The four key areas of activity of The Mission & Outreach Committee of St Andrew’s are our connection with the world church, our support for charities, connections to village life and concern for the environment. We continue to pray for the community of St Andrew’s, Chipulukusu, Zambia as part of the Diocesan Companion Link programme, as they do for us, and we exchange news on community activities and events. Donations on Zambia Sunday in July helped towards the construction of two classrooms for a community school being built in the church grounds. This project was supported by Hands of Compassion charity and work was completed in early 2025. The priest in our link church visited us in early 2025 and we explored building a school link with Backwell Junor School. We continue to support the Link at Diocesan level, which was strengthened by visits to Zambia by Bishop Michael, the Link Coordinator and 2 other link contacts. We remain committed to Fairtrade through use of Fairtrade supplies and our registration as a Fairtrade church was renewed during the year. Maintaining our support for 4 charities during the year has enabled a more significant donation to be made to each based on a fixed percentage of total PCC receipts. On average though we fell slightly short of our target of £2,000 per quarter for each charity. Further fundraising events comprised a meal, and a BBQ. Our support of a CMS Mission Partner in Nairobi was curtailed by his return to the UK on health grounds. However, we have now connected to another partner, this time in DRC. The charities are selected on the basis that they are doing God’s work, locally and more widely. Financial support is provided to other charities in response to appeals or on special occasions, but this depends on individual events being organised by those having close charity links. Full details of our monetary support are shown in the financial accounts. Our weekly news sheet includes prayer for every house and business in the village by rotation, and church groups on the same basis. We also pray for churches in the Anglican cycle of prayer and our supported charity. World mission prayer is contributed to the diocesan prayer calendar and many other prayer diaries are made available for individual use. The Meeting Point is a weekly drop-in café offering hospitality and support under the umbrella charity, Backwell Life. The Meeting Point continues to see growth in attendance at its twice-monthly lunches and the weekly chair yoga sessions for those with less mobility. A monthly service of Holy Communion takes place there prior to lunch. The programme of children’s activities in the summer was well attended, as are regular holiday activities (Tuesday Break) in the short holidays. The monthly Village Magazine is edited by a member of the congregation and includes significant church input. It is well and widely read across the community and is available free in both paper and on-line versions, reaching around 800 households each month. Work was completed in 2023 on an Eco Church application with the help of the pupil chaplains from the Junior School and we were awarded Bronze status. Sadly, no further work towards a Silver award was undertaken in 2024 although the higher award remains a target. Mission and Outreach regularly reviews our communications both internally and externally including our website, a Church Near You and social media, to develop ways of presenting our message of love and care for our church community, our village community and for the wider 8 world. Our engagement with and publicity of children’s groups and support in school has expanded, notably with the successful pupil chaplains programme. With the help of our ecumenical partners, we delivered a Christmas card to every house in the village. Individual congregation members take action to support the Nailsea Foodbank and the Loaves and Fishes project in Bristol. Members hold collection boxes for other charities, such as USPG and The Children’s Society, which are evidence of the supportive and generous nature of the congregation. We are very keen to develop these tangible demonstrations of our faith in action where possible. ## **Ecumenical Relationships** St Andrew’s, as a member of Christians Together in and around Backwell, has held joint services with the other churches throughout the year, including the World Day of Prayer, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the Remembrance Day service, as well as united services in Holy Week. Through this we also work with the other churches in promoting Christmas, Holy Week and Easter services of the churches in The Village Magazine. We are also participants in the Backwell Prayer Watch which meets monthly in the 3 churches in the village and also attracts Christians who live in the village but worship elsewhere. ## **Volunteers** St Andrew’s would like to thank the volunteers who work so hard to make our church a lively and vibrant community whether in our worship, the maintenance of our building or in the administration of the parish. Our thanks also go to all the volunteers and contributors to the upkeep of the churchyard which we know is very much appreciated by the many visitors. The Ministry team and Lay Readers have worked very hard to develop the life of the Church delivering a range of services, comforting the bereaved, growing our outreach programmes through Zoom prayers, live streaming, visits and other ways of serving our community. ## **FINANCIAL REPORT** **St Andrew’s Church Financial Report to APCM – May 2025** |

1. At the end of 2024 our capital compared with a year ago was: -
Unrestricted
Restricted

End 2023
£302,559
£531,204
End 2024
£301,290
£484,522|Combined
£833,763
£785,812| |---|---| 2. At 31 December 2024 the CCLA Investment holding was valued at £712,667 compared with £755,270 at the end of 2023. During the year 1,293 shares were sold yielding £80,000 reducing the number of shares we hold to 11,355. The overall value of the Investment Fund fell by £42,603 as a result of the sale of shares. The share value increasing from £59.71 per share at 1 January 2024 to £62.76 at 31 December 2024 -a rise of 5%. In April 2025 the share value dropped significantly. At 7 April the value was down by 10% reducing the value of the fund by £71,250. 3. The remainder of our funds are lodged in a deposit account with CCLA and two current accounts with NatWest Bank. 4. Income from regular donations fell by £3,972. Collections, however, increased from £3,963 to £4,365. There was also a one- off capital payment of £4,549 from the winding up of Backwell Church Lands Charity. 9 5. In 2024 our Parish Share increased by £2,975 (3.5%) to £87,943. 6. The way the Parish Share is calculated has been changed from 2025 and has been renamed the Benefice Share. It is calculated on a benefice basis with the diocese providing a suggested split between the parishes. We are using this suggested split. The calculation is based on 4 elements- - a) Our direct ministry costs - b) Diocesan- wide costs - c) Mutuality and Generosity - d) Transitional payment The Benefice Share for 2025 is £98,915 with St Andrew’s paying £84,141 and St Bridget’s £14,774. This is a reduction for both parishes compared to 2024. 7. The major cost on fabric was the replacement of the tower roof costing £42,064 and the new fitted cupboards in the church costing £25,977. The latter cost is included in the depreciation figure which also included the sound system and the Church House chairs. 8. Overall expenses from unrestricted funds were £5,400 more than in 2023 (an increase of 5%). The cost of our Parish Share, fees paid to retired clergy and salaries, (paid to the administrator and cleaner), all increased but this was partial offset by refunds from Bath & Wells of £2,468 to reimburse clergy fees because of the vacancy. 9. Charitable giving from PCC funds was just over 5% of regular income. The £6,107 payments to charities shown in the accounts include £632 raised at the BBQ for CMS and £626 at the curry evening for USPG. The payments have been taken from our Missions and Outreach Fund **.** In addition, specific donations included food and gifts were made which raised a further £1,745. These were passed directly to various charities (see page 8 of the accounts). 10. The deficit for 2024 on unrestricted funds is £14,798. This deficit is lower than the budget estimate of £22,785. The main reasons for this different are: - - a) Income from fees and Church House hire were greater than estimated. - b) Running costs were lower than anticipated and the £6,000 sum included in the budget to fund a Musical Director was not used. 11. Our estimated budget deficit for 2025 on unrestricted funds is £20,605. 12. Missions & Outreach work has continued to thrive. There were some specific donations towards this work. Full details of the outreach work can be found on page 7 of the accounts. The capital left in this fund is likely to be exhausted during 2025. Some expenditure will therefore have to be taken from our unrestricted funds in this current year. 13. A new restricted fund named the Learning Hub Fund was created at the end of 2023. This was to monitor the use of two £10,000 grants we have received (one in 2023 and one in 2024) to take part in a national project to promote Christianity in schools this being mainly the work encouraging Pupil Chaplaincy. 14. Churchyard expenditure was partly covered by trust fund income, a Parish Council grant and the remaining capital in the Churchyard Fund. £2,405 from the Mr Brain Fund was needed to cover the excess expenditure. 10 ## **Church Financial Policies** ## **Restricted Reserves Policy** Our Restricted Reserves, derived mainly from legacies, are very substantial (£484,522 at the end of 2024). Our policy is to ensure that these reserves are well invested, on short call with the CCLA, reviewed regularly and used in a positive manner to maintain and enhance the Fabric and Churchyard of St. Andrew's Church. At the present time, we believe that these reserves will cover any eventuality over the next 5/10 years. ## **Unrestricted Reserves Policy** These Reserves, again mainly derived from legacies, amounted to £301,290 at the end of 2024. Our policy is to hold a reserve of a minimum of 9 months current expenditure (estimated at £100,000). Subject to cash flow requirements, these reserves are invested with the CCLA. ## **Legacies Policy** We sensitively invite legacies and where a prospective donor has no particular purpose in mind for the use of such a legacy, we encourage prospective donors to state that monies so willed should be used by the PCC at their discretion. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St Andrew’s the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (our Rector – vacant during 2024), Churchwardens, the Readers and those members elected by members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church. All those who attend our services / members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are to be spent. New members receive initial training into the workings of the PCC. The full PCC met 8 times since the last APCM in May 2024 with an average level of attendance of 73%. Given its wide responsibilities the PCC has a number of committees each dealing with a particular aspect of parish life. These committees, which include mission and outreach, young people, pastoral and finance, are all responsible to the PCC and report back to it regularly with minutes of their decisions being received by the full PCC and discussed as necessary. ## **Administrative information** St. Andrew’s Church is situated in Church Lane, Backwell. It is part of the Diocese of Bath & Wells within the Church of England. The correspondence address is St Andrew’s Church, Church Lane, Backwell, BS48 3JJ. Registered charity number 1131461 11 **PCC members** who have served from 12[th] May 2024 until the date of this approved report are: ## **Ex Officio** Incumbent – Revd Sam Norton (from 27[th] February 2025) ## **Wardens** Andy Pitcher Cherry Leake ## **PCC Secretary** Jane Canning **Deanery Synod** _**(entitles automatic service on PCC)**_ Martin Canning Anita Heappey Ian Bainbridge Vacancy ## **Diocesan Synod** _**(entitles automatic service on Deanery and PCC)**_ Carol Hellen **Elected members** _**For 3 years unless otherwise indicated**_ Lesley Barratt (until APCM 2025) Christine Hamilton (until APCM 2026) Tim Harland (until APCM 2026) Tamsin Hockett (until APCM 2026) John Lee (until APCM 2026) Doug Neilson (until APCM 2025) Tina Soper (until APCM 2026) ## **By Invitation regarding Fabric matters** George Chedburn (Architect) Approved by the PCC on ……13[th] May 2025……. and signed on their behalf by …Andy Pitcher… (Chair) 12 ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** ## **For the year ended 31 December 2024** |**Note**
**Income and Endowments**
Voluntary income
2(a)
Activities for generating funds
2(b)
Income from investments
2(c)
Church activities
2(d)
Other Receipts|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
83,952
22,281
106,233
129,205
1,031
1,552
2,583
2,248
6,387
2,617
9,004
3,878
14,693
2,676
17,369
20,589
502
502
115| |---|---| |**TOTAL INCOME**|**106,565**
**29,126**
**135,691**
**156,035**| |**Expenditure**
Church activities
3(a)
Raising funds
3(b)|120,604
99,261
219,865
166,961
759
414
1,173
1,100| |**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**|**121,363**
**99,675**
**221,038**
**168,061**| |NET INCOME/EXPENDITURE BEFORE
INVESTMENT GAINS
NET GAIN/LOSS ON INVESTMENTS
5
**NET INCOME (EXPENDITURE)**
TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD
AT 31 DECEMBER 2023 (2022)
**BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD**
**AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 (2023)**|-14,798
-70,549
-85,347
-12,026
13,029
24,367
37,396
85,936| ||**-1,769**
**-46,182**
**-47,951**
**73,910**
500
-500
302,559
531,204
833,763
759,853| ||**301,290**
**484,522**
**785,812**
**833,763**| Page 1 ## PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL ## **BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2024** ||**Note**|**2024**|**2023**| |---|---|---|---| |||**£**|**£**| |**FIXED ASSETS**|||| |Furniture and Equipment|4|33,651|21,252| |Investment Fund|5|712,667|755,270| |TOTAL||746,318|776,522| |**CURRENT ASSETS**|||| |Cash at bank & in hand||17,918|26,496| |Debtors|6|9,400|9,487| |Payment in Advance||137|| |Short term deposits||15,309|26,712| |Stock (heating oil, wine, candles)|||| |TOTAL||42,764|62,695| ||||| |**TOTAL ASSETS**||**789,082**|**839,217**| |**LIABILITIES**|||| |Creditors- Amounts falling due within One Year||3,270|5,454| |||**785,812**|**833,763**| ||||| |**FUNDS**||**785,812**|**833,763**| |Unrestricted|7(a)|301,290|302,559| |Restricted|7(b)|484,522|531,204| |**TOTAL**||**785,812**|**833,763**| Page 2 ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **For the year ended 31 December 2024** ## 1 **ACCOUNTING POLICIES** - 1(a) **Basis of Preparation** - These financial statements have been prepared on an accounting basis, in accordance with the Charities Act 2021 and the Church Regulations 2006. - 1(b) **Depreciation** Items of Furniture, Equipment and Fittings costing more than £1,000 are capitalised and depreciated over 4 years at 25% per annum. |2
2(a)
2(b)
2(c)
*****
2(d)|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Voluntary income**
_Planned giving:_
Gift aid donations
57,719
57,719
61,283
Tax recoverable
14,993
457
15,450
16,242
Other
5,584 .
5,584
5,992
Collections:
Open plate
1,383
1,383
1,252
Gift aid envelopes
1,401
1,401
1,368
Sum Up
636
636
483
Sum Up qualifying for gift aid
945
945
860
Grants:
Backwell Education Foundation
300
300
Bath & Wells Community Outreach
500
Listed Places of Worship
8,270
8,270
2,015
National Society for Education
10,000
10,000
10,000
Parish Council
500
500
400
St Mathias
1,500
Donations
828
1,899
2,727
1,880
Donations qualifying for gift aid
463
855
1,318
22,430
Legacies
3,000| |---|---| ||**Total**
**83,952**
**22,281**
**106,233**
**129,205**| ||**Activities for generating funds**
Social activityDonations
1,031
1,552
2,583
2,248| ||**Total**
**1,031**
**1,552**
**2,583**
**2,248**| ||**Income from investments**
Backwell Church Lands
4,549
4,549
Dividends from Trust Funds
2,227
2,227
2,288
Interest
1,838
390
2,228
1,590| ||**Total**
**6,387**
**2,617**
**9,004**
**3,878**| ||**Income from church activities**
Bath & Wells Visiting Clergy Costs
2,468
2,468
705
Chelvey PCC Contribution-vacancy
914
914
1,250
Chelvey PCC Contribution-expenses
305
305
Children's Choir
2,436
2,436
3,024
Hire of Church House
5,147
5,147
5,546
Sales
45
Weddings,Funerals & Monuments Fees
5,859
240
6,099
10,019| ||**Total**
**14,693**
**2,676**
**17,369**
**20,589**| ||**Other Receipts**
FIT Payments
502
502
115| ||**Total**
**502**
**0**
**502**
**115**| ||| ||**Total Income**
**106,565**
**29,126**
**135,691**
**156,035**| - **Dividends from Trust Funds** The custodian trustee of these funds is Bath and Wells Diocesan Board of Finance. The dividends received are included in the Churchyard and Flower Funds. Page 3 ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)** ## **For the year ended 31 December 2024** |3
3(a)
3(b)|**EXPENDITURE**
**Church Activities**
Missionary & charitable giving:
Church overseas
Home missions & other Church Societies
Other Charities
Ministry: Diocesan parish share
Other ministry costs: Clergy expenses
Lay Training
Other clergy costs
Outreach
Vacancy
Discretionary Disbursements
Church running and maintenance (3c)
Upkeep of services : Books etc
Material for Worship
Flowers
Sundries
Churchyard upkeep
Support costs: Children's worker expenses
Choir
Junior church
Ringers
Equipment ,Fixture and Fittings
Depreciation
Major Repairs
Employment Costs: Administrator
Children's Worker
Church Cleaner
Fees: Organists
Printing/ stationery/postage
Bank Charges|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
3,583
3,583
4,556
2,300
2,300
1,150
224
224| |---|---|---| |||**6,107**
**6,107**
**5,706**
87,943
87,943
84,968
690
50
50
2,940
2,484
2,484
944
6,969
6,969
5,222
1,702
1,702
90
130
12,094
3,046
15,140
14,814
0
90
731
731
514
401
401
200
371
371
117
7,439
7,439
7,369
113
113
136
133
109
242
601
93
93
55
640
640
289
37
1,227
1,264
-4,386
13,578
13,578
7,084
42,064
42,064
12,624
8,619
8,619
7,820
17,568
17,568
11,818
3,813
3,813
3,318
1,380
1,380
2,250
802
802
1,181
352
352
377| ||**Total**|**120,604**
**99,261**
**219,865**
**166,961**| ||**Raising funds**
Cost of social activities|759
414
1,173
1,100| ||**Total**|**759**
**414**
**1,173**
**1,100**| |||| ||**TOTAL RESOURCES USED**|**121,363**
**99,675**
**221,038**
**168,061**| Page 4 ## PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)** ## **For the year ended 31 December 2024** |3(c)
4
5
6|**CHURCH RUNNING EXPENSES (UNRESTRICTED FUNDS)**
Consumables & window Cleaning
Copyright licence/Data protection
Drop Box
Electricity
Insurance
Keys
Oil
Phone/internet/ software issues
Piano Tuning
Water Rates
Web Site
Zoom|**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
357
302
489
470
142
167
3,989
3,161
2,942
2,924
40
2,635
3,380
893
822
120
200
98
243
233
215
156
144| |---|---|---| ||**TOTAL**|**12,094**
**12,028**| ||**FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT**
**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**Cost**
At Start of year
31,752
3,416
Additions
25,977
28,336
Disposals
At end of year
57,729
31,752
Depreciation
At Start of year
10,500
3,416
Depreciation charge for the year
13,578
7,084
At end of year
24,078
10,500
**Net Residual Value at end of year**
**33,651**
**21,252**
**CCLA INVESTMENT FUND**
**2024**
**2023**
Share holding at 31 December
11,355
12,648
The value of one share in the fund at 31 December 2024 was 62.76 pence.
7098 shares are in restricted funds and 4257 in unrestricted funds
**£**
**£**
Market Value at 1/1/23
755,270
694,334
450.45 Shares Sold at £55.5004 per share (2023)
-25,000
488.60 Shares sold at £61.3994 per share (2024)
-30,000
804.54 Shares sold at £62.1477 per share (2024)
-50,000
Net gain/loss on Investments
37,397
85,936
Market Value at 31/12/24
712,667
755,270
**DEBTORS**
**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
HM Revenue & Customs
8,160
8,148
Other Debtors
1,287
1,339|**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
31,752
3,416
25,977
28,336| |||57,729
31,752| |||10,500
3,416
13,578
7,084| |||24,078
10,500| |||712,667
755,270| |||**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
8,160
8,148
1,287
1,339| ||**TOTAL**|**9,447**
**9,487**| Page 5 ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL** ## 7 **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)** ## **For the year ended 31 December 2024** **5 DETAILS OF FUNDS** ## 7(a) **UNRESTRICTED FUNDS** |**UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**||||**BALANCE**|**BALANCE**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**2024**|**2023**| |**GENERAL FUND**|||||| |**INCOME**||**EXPENDITURE**|||| |Voluntary income|83,952|Church activities|120,604||| |Activities for generating funds|1,031|Raising funds|759||| |Income from investments|4,549||||| |Income from church activities|14,693||||| |Other receipts|502||||| |TOTAL INCOME|104,727|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|121,363||| |Transfer from Bell Ringers Fund|500||||| |Transfer from Legacies Fund|3,207||||| |Opening balance|12,929|Closing balance||0|12,929| |**LEGACIES FUND**|||||| |**INCOME**||**EXPENDITURE**|||| |Interest|1,838||||| |Investment Fund gain|13,029||||| |TOTAL INCOME|14,867|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|0||| |||Transfer to General Fund|3,207||| |Opening balance|289,630|Closing balance||301,290|289,630| |**TOTAL UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**||||**301,290**|**302,559**| |**RESTRICTED FUNDS**|||||| |**BELL RINGERS FUND**|||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE|||| |Donations|350|Affiliation fees|20||| |Donation Peal Board|470|Peal Board|620||| |Tax|162||||| |Fees|150||||| |Interest|97||||| |TOTAL INCOME|1,229|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|640||| |Transfer to General Fund|||500||| |Opening balance|1,706|Closing balance||1,795|1,706| |**CHOIR FUND**|||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE|||| |Donation|200|Chorister bonuses|70||| |Fees|90|Other expenses|39||| |Interest|150|Social events|94||| |TOTAL INCOME|440|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|203||| |Opening balance|2,643|Closing balance||2,880|2,643| |**CHURCHYARD FUND**|||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE|||| |Dividends|2,046|Electricity|189||| |Donation|500|Gardeners|4,414||| |Donation Gift Aid with tax|825|Hedge cutting|850||| |Grant|500|Machinery maintenance|279||| |Tax|50|Other expenses|281||| |Work on grave|90|Tree Work|1,427||| |TOTAL INCOME|4,011|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|7,440||| |Transfer from Mr Brain Fund|2,406||||| |Opening balance|1,023|Closing balance||0|1,023| ## 7(b) **RESTRICTED FUNDS** Page 6 ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)** **For the year ended 31 December 2024** 7(b) **RESTRICTED FUNDS (continued)** |**For the year ended 31 December 2024**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**RESTRICTED FUNDS (continued)**||||**BALANCE**|**BALANCE**| |||||**2024**|**2023**| |**CHURCHYARD AND FABRIC MR BRAIN**|**FUND**||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE|||| |Investment Fund Gain|23,149|Bookcase Church House|936||| |Listed Places of Worship grant|8,270|Church maintenance|3,046||| |||Church tower roof|42,064||| |||Depreciation of equipment & fixtures|13,578||| |||Equipment|291||| |TOTAL INCOME|31,419|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|59,915||| |||Transfer to Churchyard Fund|2,406||| |Opening balance|481,847|Closing balance||450,945|481,847| |**FLOWER FUND**|||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE|||| |Dividends|181|Christmas Tree|130||| |Donations|85|Flowers etc|271||| |Interest|137||||| |TOTAL INCOME|403|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|401||| |Opening balance|2,546|Closing balance||2,548|2,546| |**LEARNING HUB FUND**|||||| |National Society grant|10,000|Children's Worker Salary|5,464||| |||Conference|326||| |||Other Expenses|120||| |||Phone|609||| |||Pupil chaplaincy|739||| |TOTAL INCOME|10,000|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|7,258||| |Opening balance|10,000|Closing balance||12,742|10,000| |**MISSION & OUTREACH FUND**|||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE|||| |Children's choir|2,436|Alpha Course|300||| |Christmas in the Box|84|Begin Well|668||| |Donations Begin Well|145|Charities|6,107||| |Grants Backwell Education Foundation|300|Children's choir|2,688||| |Investment Fund Gain|1,218|Children's worker costs|122||| |Social events donations|1,802|Children's worker|12,104||| |||Christmas & Easter in the box|235||| |||Expenses for social events|320||| |||Junior School books|480||| |||Light party|63||| |||Little Lambs|39||| |||Other outreach expenses|344||| |||St Andrew's churchdays|349||| |TOTAL INCOME|5,985|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|23,819||| |Opening balance|31,340|Closing balance||13,506|31,340| |**RECTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUND**|||||| |INCOME||EXPENDITURE|||| |Interest|6|Disbursements|||| |TOTAL INCOME|6|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|0||| |Opening balance|100|Closing balance||106|100| |**TOTAL RESTRICTED FUNDS**||||**484,522**|**531,205**| Page 7 **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ANDREW, BACKWELL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2024 6 PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES** |**a:**
**PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES FROM PCC FUNDS**
**Churches overseas :Missionary Societies**
USPG
Church Mission Society
World Day of Prayer
**Total**
**Home Missions & Other Church Societies**
Bristol Connect
Community of the Sisters of the Church
Connect Nailsea
**Total**
**b:**
**OTHER PAYMENTS TO CHARITIES**
Church Mission Society (BBQ)
Somerset International Festival (Music Weekend)
USPG (Curry Evening)
**Total**
**OVERALL TOTAL**|**2024**
1,150
1,150
25
**2,325**
1,150
1,150
**2,300**
632
224
626
**1,482**
**6,107**|**2023**
1,150
1,150
**2,300**
1,150
1,150
**2,300**
683
423
**1,106**
**5,706**| |---|---|---| **The following donations are not included in the Accounts as St Andrew's only acts as an agent** |Community of the Sisters of the Church ( Donations)||2,112| |---|---|---| |Community of the Sisters of the Church (harvest)|65|| |Children's Society collection (Christingle)|159|143| |Red Cross (Gaza)||228| |Ripple Effect collection (Harvest)||139| |USPG donations||30| |USPG boxes and coffee morning|349|311| |Zambia collection (Musical Instruments)||486| |Zambia collection (School Building Project)|277|| |**Total**|**850**|**3,449**| |Donations of food and gifts have also been given to the||| |Sisters of the Church - estimated value|895|850| Page 8 ## | 3s) CHARITY COMMISSION | Independent examiner's report ## Section A Independent Examiner’s Report **----- Start of picture text -----**
Report to the trustees/ ; ; oo, ;
members of | The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Backwell,
also known as Parochial Church Council of St Andrew, Backwell.
On accounts for the year | 31st December 2024 Charity no | 1131461
ended (if any)
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- | report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31st December 2020 ## Responsibilities and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). | report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. - Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have - examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,: e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or - e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - e the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. | have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name: | Amanda Collinson
Relevant professional | Former Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
qualification(s) or body | Wales (1980-2021)
(if any):
Address: | 12a Farleigh Road,
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Backwell, Bristol. BS48 3PA Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **----- Start of picture text -----**
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