**THE UNITED PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF BROXTED WITH CHICKNEY, TILTY, GREAT EASTON AND LITTLE EASTON (KNOWN AS THE FIVE PARISHES)** **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025** ## **ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** The parish churches forming The Five Parishes were grouped together by a Church Commissioners Pastoral Scheme and confirmed by HM Queen Elizabeth in July 1987. The united parish is situated in Essex in the Diocese of Chelmsford, in the archdeaconry of Colchester and the Deanery of Stansted and Dunmow. There are four operational churches, Chickney being a redundant church is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The correspondence address is The Rectory, Park Lane, Little Easton, Essex CM6 2JJ. These four churches are grouped with the parish churches of Stebbing, Lindsell, Great Saling and Little Bardfield Saling, known as The Pilgrim Parishes, all in the care of Rev Sue Hurley. The United Parochial Church Council (PCC) was registered as a charity with the Charity Commission on 7[th] September 2009 number 1131525. The Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) of The Five Parishes was held on 11[th] May 2025 in Tilty Church. Trustees (i.e. PCC members) at the time of the APCM were: Revd Sue Hurley (Priest-in-Charge and PCC Chair of the PCC), Mr Warwick Newbury (PCC Vice Chair), Mrs Claire Squibb (PCC Treasurer), Mr Terry Reed, Mrs Fiona Down, Mr Ron Gilder, Ms Alison Armitage and Mr Carl Mitchell (Churchwardens), Mrs Cecile Down, Mr Roger Clark, Mr Peter Ward, Mrs Joan Boulton, Mrs Sheena Ward, Mrs Charlene Slade (PCC Members). Ex officio members of the PCC were: Claire Squibb (the Five Parishes Treasurer) Claire Jackman (head teacher of Great Easton C of E Primary School) Angela Harbottle (chair of the Friends of the Five Parishes) Rachel and Roddy Kesterton (editors of The Five Parishes Magazine) ## **The following are the reports given at the APCM** ## **PRIEST-IN-CHARGE’S ANNUAL REPORT 2024-2025** I would like to start by thanking you all so much, for helping me through a difficult year. Thank you for your on-going care and prayers as I underwent radiotherapy and have gradually had more energy, enabling me to do more. I'm not fully there but thank you for walking this dark -1- journey with me, please don't stop praying that the cancer is behind me!I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone on The Ministry Team for their service this year. Particular thanks for taking additional services during my enforced absence for treatment. You have each taken on far more than usual and ensured that weekly worship has continued. Thank you for your faithful service. Special thanks go to our amazing wardens, Alison, Carl, Ron, Fiona and Terry. I am tremendously grateful for all your support and hard work; week in week out; so much of which is hidden from our sight. Thank you to the teams in each church who work together to oversee the smooth running and maintenance of our beautiful churches. Huge thanks to Pat who was the secretary for part of this year and then passed the baton to Emma who has graciously stepped into this role. Thank you to Emma for all that you do as our administrator and for personally supporting me so well through this tricky year, thank you for organising us and chivvying us into action! Thank you to Claire for all your hard work as treasurer and for giving a strong lead in all things financial and musical! Thank you, Dot, for continuing the role of Parish Safeguarding officer over-seeing safeguarding issues. My thanks to everyone on our PCC. Thank you for your time and for working graciously with one another. Thank you, Warwick, for taking the role of lay chair, particularly this year when I have not been able to be with you as much as I would have liked to be. Thank you to everyone who has supported our churches in any way. Thank you to those working together to maintain our beautiful churches and churchyards; which are such amazing ancient oases of calm. Thank you to all who have arranged flowers, polished and cleaned, put together rotas, organised musicians, played the organ, rung bells, verged, operated technology, written intercessions, read lessons, served refreshments, overseen refurbishments, helped with fund- raising and to the army of unseen volunteers who have helped to keep our churches going. Thank you, Angela, for your work with The Friends of The Five Parishes and also in relation to planned giving. Thank you to Roddy and Rachel Kesterton, who, have worked so hard on The Parish magazine. Thank you to Karen for all your work renewing the Electoral roll. Our thanks to Claire and the whole staff of Great Easton School and to Ron and team for representing us on the Governing body and for hosting the whole school in Great Easton church each tenn. Thank you to everyone who gave up time and energy to make last year's Countess of Warwick's Show such a huge success, and to all who are already working hard on this year's show. Fellowship is an important part of life in The Pilgrim Parishes. We will continue to offer 5[th] Sunday Benefice services and other opportunities for people from across The Pilgrim Parishes to meet and to forge friendships with one another, such as Hymns and Pimm’s services. Thank you to those of you who have supported these, and I do encourage you all to try and come along to some of these joint events. It is great that four people from The Five Parishes are being confirmed next month, please keep all the confirmation candidates in your prayers. Can we continue to commit ourselves to praying for one another and asking God to show us how to lead these beautiful churches, so that month by month, new people may be added to our number and that we will have the courage to take The Gospel into the heart of our villages. _Rev Sue Hurley, Priest-in-Charge_ ## **PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL TREASURER'S REPORT** I am pleased to present the Treasurer's Report for the year ended 31[st] December 2024. **Summary** -2- The Five Parishes generated an overall surplus for the year of £31,236, down from £72,515 last year. Costs have risen across the board, donations are generally down by about 10%, and we have embarked on some major repair works. The 2024 Parish Share was met by the PCC as a whole, not split between the four churches. As a United Parish, we only receive one payment figure from the diocese rather than separate amounts. Bank and deposit accounts increased by £23,056 to £234,881 and total Parish funds increased to £532,838 (last year £500,577). The Independent Examiner may make some adjustments that will affect these, but I am confident that any changes will be minor. Income after expenses from the Countess of Warwick Country Show was £62,923 and other fundraising produced a further £8,345. Expenditure on major repairs amounted to £25,171. Overall, income decreased by £17,470 to £153,347 and expenditure rose by£23,809 to £122,111. We received considerably less in the form of legacies in the year (2023 was exceptionally high), and embarked on some major repair work, the first for several years. Bank interest rates remained at around 1.5% during the year, so our investment income rose, as did the value of investments held. Detailed below is a summary of the PCC, the Countess of Warwick Show and the four churches. Please note that the Parish Accounts figures as quoted differ slightly from the churches' individual Profit and Loss reports as some items in the final accounts are not visible in the Profit and Loss accounts (e.g. retained CWS profits, retained interest in savings accounts). ## **PCC** The PCC's starting balance was £48,596. Income reduced to £84,832, (£94,138 in 2023), largely explained by a reduction in the profit of the Countess of Warwick Show from its peak in 2023. Expenditure fell to £62,725 (£90,800 in 2023), making a surplus of £22,108. The large reduction in expenses is largely explained by the fact that the 2023 figures showed the Parish Share twice - the amount for 2023 and also an adjustment moving t�e 2022 Parish Share to the PCC. Parish Administrator costs are now being shared across the Five Parishes. We pay the initial bill and reclaim from the other churches in the benefice. Our portion of Emma's costs in 2024 came to £2,628.83, down from £3,877.20 in 2023. Due to an oversight, the regular grant to the Rebecca Meade Trust was not made in 2023, so was made twice in 2024. In addition, the PCC made a further grant to the school for the iSing POP! Event. Grants and Donations were therefore unusually high at £6,390 compared to just £330 in 2023. This should decrease in future years. The closing balance is shown as £67,254 but will change slightly once the Independent Examiner has determined their fee and made any other adjustments. ## **Countess of Warwick Show (CWS)** The Countess of Warwick Show is a run by a sub-committee of the PCC and its profits account for the majority of our fundraising. The 2024 Show made a profit of £62,992.59, £9,994 less than the record set in 2023 but still very healthy. Because the Show Committee already had start-up funds retained, they were able to pass nearly all of this on to the PCC, transferring £62,000. -3- Our thanks go to Tim Turner, the Show Committee and all the volunteers who work so hard to make this event possible. ## **The Five Parishes Magazine** The magazine continues to be self-funding, making a profit of £3,368 in 2024. We thank all those involved in its production and distribution for their hard work. **Broxted Church** The start balance was £49,879. Income reduced by £1,099 to £9,402. There was a noticeable reduction in donations overall, and in Gift Aid Tax reclaimed. A generous legacy of £2,000 helped to offset this. Expenditure increased by £880 to ,£4,095 (£3,215 in 2023). There was however still an overall surplus of £5,307 (£7,286 in 2023 disregarding the 2022 Parish Share adjustment) and the end balance was £55,186. There were no major works to the fabric of the building in 2024. ## **Tilty Church** Starting balance was £25,010. Income fell by £2,233 to £17,308. Donations were down about 10% on last year. Fundraising was also down; a concert planned for the Flower Festival weekend was cancelled at the last minute and most of the tickets bought for a sellout show had to be refunded. In spite of this, a healthy sum of £6,757 was raised (£8,368 in 2023). Many thanks to Fiona for her sterling efforts. Investment income increased due to higher interest rates. Expenditure was slightly down at £3,833 (£4,372 in 2023). The surplus was £13,425 and the end balance was £38,435. No major repairs were carried out in 2024. ## **Great Easton Church** The starting balance was £10,702. Income for the year was £13,753, down from £21,437 the previous year, and the pattern of reduced donation.s, was repeated. Much of the difference, was due to grants received in 2023, from the Friends of the Five Parishes and the Listed Places of Worship scheme. As there were no major repairs in 2024, these grants did not appear, and expenditure fell to £12,479 (£25,005 in 2023) resulting in a surplus of £1,274. £4,000 was transferred into the CBF Deposit Account, so the end balance was reduced to £7,977. ## **Little Easton Church** Start balance was £53,675. Little Easton bucked the trend of reduced donations and saw an increase of £1,277 over the 2023 figure. Income was up by £2,498 to £27,698 (this includes retained interest in the investment account). 2024 saw more than £25,000 of major repair work, so overall there was a deficit of £10,973 in the year. Some of this will be offset by the LPW grant claimed for 2024 work, received in 2025. The end balance was £41,146. _Claire Squibb, PCC Treasurer_ ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE 2024** ## **ST MARY’S CHURCH BROXTED** ## **Church Services and Attendance** Sunday Services are shared between the four church buildings of the United Parish by a monthly rota. On Advent Sunday and at regular intervals there are joint Pilgrim Parishes services with each church taking its turn. This year it was the turn of Broxted for Advent Sunday when Bishop Adrian preached. -4- We continue to hold at least one service every month. During 2024 one funeral was held plus four interment of ashes and one memorial service. In June the wedding of Jenny (née Kesterton) and Angus Sinclair Brown was held. The annual Carol Service in December was well attended. Whenever possible refreshments are provided after the Sunday services. ## **Review of the Year** Throughout the year we maintain the grave and grass areas. Repairs to several areas of the church are due to commence in September 2025. At Christmas the church was decorated with a tree, lanterns and other festive decorations. Thanks are due to all our committee and volunteers who help with all jobs in the church and to the organists and other musicians who help from time to time at our services. We could not function without the hard work and dedication from everyone involved. Reverend Sue Hurley and her ministry team have a hard task looking after 8 active churches and we are grateful for their dedication. The Countess of Warwick show raises funds for our four churches which could not take place without the hard and dedicated work undertaken by everyone involved. The show enables Broxted to maintain a presence in the Five Parishes. Broxted receives continued monthly financial support from many parishioners. ## **Financial Review** The larger part of Broxted's monetary assets are held in the CBF Church of England Deposit Fund. This policy is in accordance with our PCC's guidelines and represents the 'reserve' funds we require to meet quinquennial and unexpected expenditure. Broxted Parish Council continued their generous support towards the churchyard maintenance costs. With numerous trees there will be expenditure from time to time that cannot be avoided. At year end, due to regular giving, plate collections and the Countess of Warwick Show, we have been able to maintain a cash positive balance. _Terry Reed, Churchwarden_ ## **ST JOHN AND ST GILES CHURCH, GREAT EASTON** ## **Church Services and Attendance** In 2024 we had an Ash Wednesday service - the first for a while which turned out to be very emotional. This was followed by a Good Friday service based round monologues of characters around the cross - amazing. There was a very modern wedding of Saskia and Callum which challenged us but was a great success. In September we staged 2 iSingPop concerts with Great Easton Primary School (GEPS). With thanks to Alison, this has to have been the most successful event we have ever done in recent times. Our GEPS Christmas and Crib services gave us record attendances - well done team! We continue to live stream all our main Sunday and some special ones with an average of 40 views per service although we have no idea who is watching or for how long. Our average Sunday service attendance is 27, 2 down from the 2023 figure of 29. In the church yard we said goodbye to ancient trees and our new gate looks splendid. There have been no tangible changes to the fabric of the church Finance wise we have a new PCC treasurer - our Claire Squibb - and together with Peter we have a much better insight of what's happening with our moneys. In the spring we finally decided to sort out the bells and after many meetings and the inevitable faculty we got the go ahead. The year has seen us focused on fundraising -5- (thanks Peter for stepping up) to raise in excess of £40,000. The work is scheduled to start on April 7th. I am delighted that all the team has consented to continue into the next year and it would be good if we could get a few new recruits. I thank all the people in the village and beyond who contributed to the running of the church, be it doing readings or leading prayers, to playing the organ, cleaning the church, winding the clock or cutting the grass. On this we sadly lost Hubert Rolph during the year who had been keeping the graveyard sleek for over 40 years - the number of friends at his funeral confirms how much he was respected. I look forward to the new year with hope. _Ron Gilder – Churchwarden_ ## **ST MARY’S CHURCH, TILTY** ## **Church Services and Attendance** We had another good mix of services on the Five Parishes Rota - all well attended. This year we had 16 services which comprised 8 CWHC, 3 BCP, 2 AAW and 1 MP. In addition, we hosted the All-Souls Service for the Benefice. There were no weddings or funerals this year, but we did have one adult baptism on the same day as our Morning Prayer service. And we had a vow renewal for Churchwarden Fiona Down and husband Andrew Down, to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. It was our turn to host the Easter Sunday Service at Tilty, and we were amazed by the high attendance of 46 people at a 9.30am service! Our Christmas Day service was equally well attended. And Tilty also held a team led Carol Service after which mince pies, short bread and gingerbread were served with warm mulled wine. We were very grateful to our usual team of Tilty and Duton Hill neighbours who helped decorate the church for the Christmas season, and who made the advent wreath for the Benefice Advent Service held at Broxted. We were very thankful to have such a wide range of preachers this year from the Pilgrim Parish ministerial team and both welcome and appreciate their different styles. And it was of course great to have Reverend Sue back on the rota full time, following her successful treatment for cancer. We welcomed the return of the chalice in July, following instruction from Bishop Guli, a practice that some congregation members still do not feel entirely comfortable with. ## **Fabric and Repairs** No major repairs or maintenance issues were undertaken during 2024. We were successful with our feasibility study Grant Application and were awarded with some funds to proceed on the next stage of the process to seek formal architect advice on the installation of a toilet, and better use of the former choir area, and the location of a non-permanent storage·box or shed in the grounds of the church. We had a meeting with Archdeacon Kate Peacock and the Diocese Advisory Committee as part of this process, as due to a change in Archdeacon, Kate had not so far been involved in our plans. We also had a meeting with our church architect Simon Marks (Purcell) in relation to this. During this meeting we discussed in more detail the work required on the church porch and church vestry roof and will now obtain quotes for the work. _!_ Committee members continue to maintain the churchyard grounds to a very high standard. -6- ## **Finances** Details are given in the PCC Treasurer’s Report and the Financial Account. However, the balance of CCLA Church of England Deposit Fund remains unchanged at £41,666, and our share of the joint Fives Parishes Barclays Bank Account has increased to £38,435. We had another successful year of fund raising for Tilty Church, with net fund raising of £5,257. Sadly, we have no mid-year fund raiser at The Three Horseshoes Duton Hill Annual Beer Festival. But the Tilty Flower Festival will be held as usual over the weekend of 4[th] and 5[th] October. ## **General** As always, we would like to thank all members of Tilty Church Committee for their support throughout the year, together with all those in the local community who help support our small church by providing refreshments, flowers and help with fundraising throughout the year. _Fiona Down, Tilty Churchwarden_ ## **LITTLE EASTON PARISH CHURCH** ## **Church Services and Attendance** We continue to be well attended for our Sunday services and have had a range of services including Holy Communion, Book of Common Prayer and All Age Worship. Services alongside weddings, baptisms and funerals/thanksgiving services. A very well attended pet service was held in mid-October. There were 22 blessings of various animals, including dogs, cats, chicks, tortoises, alpacas, rabbits to name but a few. All those present were well behaved! We finished the year with a rousing carol service and welcomed our friends from the benefice for the New Year's Eve benefice service. ## **Fabric Report** I am glad to report that the heating was installed in Little Easton Church ready for our winter services. It is not quite as powerful as we would have hoped, and we will continue to strive to make our church warm for future services. The faculty for the chimney removal and repair to the wall has been approved and we are just waiting for Bakers of Danbury to give us a date to complete this over the summer. We have made a move to incorporate more reusable artificial flowers in our flower arrangements. They look very realistic and cut our costs as well as brightening up the church. I thank Joan Bolton for this new move going forward. ## **Finances** Details are as shown in the Treasurer to the Five Parishes report and accounts. ## **Churchyard** Scott continues to keep the churchyard looking tidy and the local farmer cuts our hedges. Jess Rush volunteered to repaint the graveyard gates made by her partner’s father several years ago and they now look wonderful. Gravestones that were knocked over or broken by our old beach tree that lost a limb in the winds are now starting to be repaired. _Alison Armitage Church Warden_ ## **FIVE PARISHES MAGAZINE ANNUAL REVIEW** **Editorial** -7- On the editorial side, we were new to the job in October 2023 and have kept the format and content pretty much the same as under the previous editor whilst introducing a few new features, such as Olivia Smith's quarterly farming report, which we feel the readership would enjoy. We are always on the lookout for ways to freshen up the magazine and are currently in talks with a professional designer, offering his services pro bono, who may change the layout a little in the future. The regular contributors to the magazine generally make our lives easy by providing good copy, on time. We have had a vacancy for a few months now for a Duton Hill correspondent, but as the Duton Hill Community Association are excellent at providing news from the village, this has not created any noticeable gap. ## **Advertising** _Angela Harbottle, the previous editor still manages the advertising side and has written the following:_ During 2024 demand for advertisement space continued to be as buoyant as ever Unfortunately, a high proportion of these is in categories that are already covered. With the need to offer our readers a widespread range of the services available and with limited space, we try not to feature too many suppliers in any one category. Also, more and more advertisers ask for a full page. At the year end we carried 58 advertisements, 78% of which were in colour and which occupied space equivalent to 23 pages of the 60 page issue. The magazine team are grateful to all our advertisers for their ongoing support. We look forward to another successful year ensuring that the cost of this aspect of the Five Parishes activities does not impinge on PCC finances but, indeed, contributes a small profit. ## **Printing and distribution** There have been a few hiccups with printing (pages missing, lost deliveries) but, since Prontaprint started printing digitally inhouse in Bishops Stortford, these have largely been resolved and they are providing a prompt, responsive service. The system whereby Phyllis Clark collects the magazines from Prontaprint and, together with Andrew Connell, distributes them to village distributors, works very efficiently. ## **Finance** The latest financial information I have available shows that the magazine made a profit of £4,280.74 in 2024. This is an increase on the previous year largely because advertising sales were higher. ## **Thank you** Many people are involved with the magazine and we are most grateful for all that they do _Rachel and Roddy Kesterton, Joint Editors_ ## **THE COUNTESS OF WARWICK COUNTRY SHOW 25[th] /26[th] AUGUST 2024** The Show, created to raise funds for The Five Parishes 34 years ago, was opened in 2024 on the Sunday August Bank Holiday by The Reverend Canon Janet Nicholls DL. **Arena Events:** Over the two days we watched skillful displays of working sheepdogs, machinery parades, children's games including egg and spoon and sack races. The tug of war created much amusement, as did the 'canine musical sit’. The Jackson family shire horses always provide a most impressive sight and this year we also had miniature ponies in the ring at the same time, providing a contrasting spectacle! **Little Easton Manor** and its surrounding outbuildings, gardens and lakes are kindly opened for the Show by Andy Mahoney and provide the perfect setting for visitors to enjoy the many different activities taking place, including live music, mumming plays, classic cars and many stalls. Refreshments available include the Pimm’s Bar, Manor tearoom and -8- bar and food stalls. The stalls in the historic barn theatre and outside enjoyed good business given the number of visitors. **The Rectory field and garden** are key to the success of the Show and we grateful to the Reverend Sue Hurley and husband Andy for welcoming thousands to their garden every August Bank Holiday. The Reverend Sue and the Pilgrim Parishes team offer a much appreciated quiet and support area throughout the Show in their gazebo. :I **The Horticultural Marquee** produced an amazing display of green-fingered excellence, craft and baking skills and fantastic creativity including an important children's section. The best of which were rewarded with rosettes or cups presented in the arena. **The Art Show** in the church provided another array of accomplished artists, sculptors and photographers proudly displaying their work for visitors to buy or just admire. The **Show Bar,** run by Dunmow Young Farmers again proved to be a great draw with many enjoying meeting friends for a beer. The **Animal Marquee** permitted visitors to see farm animals up close, all safely penned. There were opportunities to handle smaller animals under strict supervision and this was extremely popular with the children, their parents looking on. A blacksmith demonstration showcased how the techniques used have changed little over the past 100 years, the hammer and anvil skills still much in evidence. The **Ploughing Match** took place on its new location and this proved to be a success, with over 30 entrants for the various competitions. The steam engines, both full size and miniature, always are a draw and the evocative smell is a welcome addition. They were in steam throughout the two days. The Show raised £62,923 in 2024, including a generous donation from P&A Wood our main sponsor. This compared to the record profit in 2023 of £72,916. Income was slightly lower and expenses up. Given that the number of visitors is now approximately 9000 we are obliged to spend more on security, back up medical aid, loo hire as well as inflationary hikes in the cost of marquees, barriers and rubbish collection. As the number of volunteers fit and able to do the carparking over the 2 days dwindles we are investigating if we should outsource to a specialist firm who have all the necessary police qualifications rather than employ students although this will be at additional cost. We worry that bad weather might reduce the number of visitors or even cause cancellation one year, which happened during the COVID lockdown, so reserves are kept to cover the upfront non recoverable costs. We are extremely grateful to the Show Committee and its Chairman , Tim Turner as well as the army of volunteers helping in all parts of the Show - thank you. _Warwick Newbury, Show Committee and PCC Vice Chair_ ## **SAFEGUARDING REPORT** In Dot Parker's absence, Emma Nicholls reported there had been no incidents reported in the year 2024/5. Refresher safeguarding training will need to be undertaken by most people this year and she will send out instructions as to how this will need to be done. A new safeguarding -9- poster is required by all churches and Emma confirmed she will source and distribute accordingly. ## **THE FRIENDS OF THE FIVE PARISHES** During 2024 members of the Executive Committee made two grants to Little Easton church, totalling £9,435, in connection with the preparatory work for installing new heating and repairs to the roof. In accordance with current policy these were based on 50% of the total cost. The total of grants given since the trust was formed in 1996 stands at £156,850. Warwick Newbury retired as Chairman of the Executive Committee in May and members will always treasurer the time and knowledge he brought to the Committee. Angela Harbottle took over that role and continues as Secretary. Grateful thanks go to the other members of the Executive Committee for all their support, particularly Audrey Miller as Promoter of the 50% Club and to Peter Ward as our Treasurer. Also to Andrew Connel who organised the sale of our branded products within the Horticultural Tent at the Countess of Warwick Country Show. Fundraising was limited to membership income and income from the 50% Club. Once again, Audrey Miller, its promoter, continues to manage the latter which is well received and maintains the charity's public profile. Sadly with the bulk of our members being elderly, our numbers were depleted during the year by death, relocation to be nearer families and resignations. New members are being actively sought. Anyone wishing to join should contact Angela. _Angela Harbottle_ ## **Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 11[th] May 2025 and signed on its behalf by:** Revd Sue Hurley, Priest-in-Charge ## **The Financial Accounts and independent Examiner’s Report form a separate report document to the Charity Commission** -10- Charity No. 1131525 THE FIVE PARISHES THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE UNITED PARISH OF BROXTED wlth CHICKNEY TILTY GREAT EASTON and LIThLE EASTON Flnanclal Accounts Year ended 31 December 2024 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE UNITED PARISH OF BROXTED WITH CHICKNEY, TILTY, GREAT EASTON AND urrLE EASTON FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 l Teport on the accwnts of the Tnjst tr the year erKled 31st Decemb￿ 2024 *tJich are set out on pages 2 to 7. Respoctlv• respon8lbllltl8s of In*lo05 and examlnor The charitys trustees are responsible for the preparats'on of financial statements. The Gharitys trustee8 consider that an audit 1$ rK)t required un(ler section 145 of Charities Act 2011 (the Adl and that an indewdent 6xamination is needed. It is my responslblllty to examine the a¢counts under 8ection 145 of the 2011 Act, follow the prO￿dureS laid d¢%*n in the General DÉrethns gN•n by the Charity Commiuionern under 8ection 145 {5) (b) of the Act. •id to State whether particular matters have come to my attenlion. Ba818 of Indop•nd•nt •Mmlnof8 roport My axarnination was carriad (Nrt in accordance with the General Directro given by Ihe Chanty Commlssion. An examlnats'on indud•S a reviw4 ￿ the accounw recixds kW by the chaty and a cornparison of the aco)unts presented with tho¥e records. It also indudes consderation of any unu8ual items or disclosure8 In the accounts and seeking explanatlon3 from yw a3 trustee8 conwiing any Such matters. The proc•duM undertaken do not provide all the evidence that W￿ld be required In an audrt, and consequently no opinlon Is glven as to whether the aGcounts present a Xrue and falf vlwl and the rewt18 hmited to th08e matters set ￿t In the 8tatement below. Indep•nd•nt •xamln•f• statwno In connecah?n with the exarnlnation, Th) matter has cm to my attention.. (1) whlch give8 me reasona￿e cause to believe that. In any material r* the requirements to keep accounting recofdg in accordance with Section 130 of the 2011 Act. and to prepare accounts ￿ttich accord with the acc4Juntbng record$ and to coM￿Y with the accountlng requlrwnents of the 2011 knt have not been met. or (2) to which, in my oynion. attention sh￿Id be drawn in orts to enable a proper understandin9 of the ac¢ountJ to be reached. Simona Lupascu FMAAT RDP Consuth'ng (Chelmsford) Ltd. Acmwtsnts Waterhouse Business Centre Cromar Way CHELMSFORD Essex CM12QE THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE UNITED PARISH OF BROXTED WITH CHICKNEY. TILTY. GREAT EASTON AND LirrLE EASTON RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT ASAT31STD CEMBER 2024 2024 2023 Funds Fund• Recolpts Receipts from donors other voluntary incoming resources Artivities in furtherance of thè Ccundl's obiecllve8 Activities In generating funds Income from Investments Totsl R•ulpts 7(a) 7(b) 7(c) 7{d) 7(8) 30.329 10,901 4,895 122,478 13,210 181,813 30,419 13,457 4,895 122,478 17,955 189,204 40,785 15,725 5,557 126,127 13,583 201,778 2.556 4,745 7,391 Paymonts Costs of generatlng fvnds Grants Adivitie8 relats'ng to th• work of the Church Support costs Governance Costs Total Payments 8{a) 37.672 6,924 107,745 37.762 6,924 112.963 33,011 834 94,795 8(c) 8(d) 8(¢) 6218 834 153,175 834 158.483 822 129,283 5.308 Net receipW(payments) Transfers between fvnd8 28,638 (1.374) 2,083 1,374 30,721 72,515 Not iurplu• l (defiGtt) for th• y•ar 27.265 3,457 30,721 72.515 THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE UNITED PARISH OF BROXTED WITH CHICKNFf, TILTr. GREAT EASTON AND LrrrLE EASTON BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 C￿h fund• Bank communty accounts CBFICOIF de￿81t ac(fjunts 234,880 170,702 211.823 162,972 374.795 Inve8lment 0g80ts CBF Investmenl Fu￿1 INot8 2) 130.287 127.372 Accrued Income. CWS Llabllltlo• A¢cru8ls {Acc(wnt*￿S Fee) Advance Income- CWS Credrt {1.656) (1,5W} 534,214 5O),577 Parl8h Fund• Unrestrlcted Funds openlng Balance 1 January 2022 Receipts 8nd payments surplus Increase l (decrease) ￿ value of trNestmerrt8 475.693 27.265 2,915 505.873 392,225 72.515 10,953 475,693 Restrlded funds 28.341 24,884 534.214 500,577 Claire Squibb PCC Treasurer Revd Sue Hutley Priest4n-Charge THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE UNITED PARISH OF BROXTED WITH CHICKNEY, TILTY. GREAT EASTON AND LITfLE EASTON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2024 1. GENERAL ACCOUNTING POLICIE8 a) Accounllng Pollci•• The financial statsments have been prepared on a re￿[pts and payn*nts b88is in accordan￿ with thè Churth Aco)unting Regulations 201%, Charities Ad 2011 and SORP 2(J)5. b) Funds Endowrnént Funds are funds. th8 capital ofMthlch must be malntained". onty incon* arising from Investment of the er7dowment may be u8ed erther as re8tri¢aed or unrestritled funds depeNling upon the purpose for the endowynent was estsbli8hed. Rèstricted Fund8 repre80nt la) income from trusts or and(￿ whlch may be expendèd onty on th08e reslricted object8 provlded by the tems of the trust or bequest and b} donations or grants received for a speafic obpd or invrted by the PCC for a Spe￿￿C object. The lunds may only be expended on the 8peats object for which they Vbwts g￿n. Any balance rernalning unspent at the end ofeach year musl ts rarried forward as a balanc* on that fund. The PCC does not usually invest separately for eath fund. Whero there 18 no separats Investm￿1, intsrest ts apporboned to Individual lunds on an average balanco ba$is. Unrestricted Funds represent general funds of the Pcclchurth commltteos Ihat are not Subje￿ to any restrlcuon on their use and are available for the ordinary purpose8 of PCClc*urth committees. Funds de8vJnated by them for a Partic￿lar purp080 are also unrestncted. 2. INVESTMENT ASSETS No. of Sharn8 2024 2023 Value at 1 January 2024 Shares sold during year increase l {de¢rea8el in value duriry the y Value 0131•t Decembor 2024 127,372 118.419 2,915 130,287 10.953 127,372 ThE PAROCHL4L CHURCH COUNCIL OF TrIE UNITED PARISH OF BROXTED WITH CMICKNEY, TILTY, GREAT EAsfoN AND ufTLE EASTON NOTES TO THE AccouKfs ICOTrmNUED) AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2024 21.788 740 24.884 1.161 11.7441 1.658 7.391 15.3081 1,374 28.341 {1101 11.*Jfy)I 12.3641 1.374 3.351 Llttlg Ea8ton Chur¢lry•rd Llttl• E••t¢>n Flw•r Fund This fvnd vM6 ￿ up to rA3¥wth•oxtoftr• Lrfllè E••icfi. tt*ll to t*Ol8 u•&J up. Ulll• E•rton Ill￿￿￿ Ouring th• years th)nakn w•s mad8to*wts I¥AK•w*clth• IwtirY4 Sy4t&n In UiY• E•itcffl olurth. This 7Atyk wa8 o)mplotsd thjring the yojr and ts arrtsjnt wed up Tlrty FIV￿F••d¥ll ThlswA$ u¥&J up by Fl¢Mr F••M r•at E••toTr B•ll• Lord Mtyn•rd Tnmt Fund• Th¢re are throe Lord Mayn8rd Trn* F￿￿5 (ParFo￿al, in TIMY, Lilllts E&tri Great Eakn. C4ts1 1>•ot Eathn Tn￿t rd •J))iris* by GM•t Easton Chuth CcfftTh41ts•. c*1 ¢*th& filty tilve Easlrm TrLwfs gr• DwJc•wofCWnth ** TE￿1 from u•r￿7 ￿ tl ensu￿ that rKrt in deficiL IF￿18 from TThy FW to fi￿ Maywd Fund ￿ •wwl•ttrl. nd Tity and th& parlsh •Jmlni*r8lxM. The Ftrends oftro Fi¥e PWist￿$ rrises fLwth thal*pikn*J*LYn ofth tn thefcth as THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OFTHE UNITED PARISH OF 8ROXTED WITh CHICKNEY. TILTY, GREAT EASTON AND UThLE EASTON NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS {CONTINUED) AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2024 R￿Ipts Unmtrlcted Restrictod Fund¥ Fund• Total Fund 2024 2023 7(9) Rocolpts from donorn Gift Aid- Bank Gfft Aid- Envelop•8 & Looso plat• collection8 Tax recoverable on Gift Aid Legacy Donations Other planned giving Magazine donations Tax re￿vered on magazir*e donation8 16.845 7,299 3.769 2,000 16.845 7,389 3,769 2,000 17,889 5,771 5,776 11.000 90.1)0 416 416 350 30,329 90.00 30.419 40.785 7(b) Oth•r voluntary Incomlng rMource• One t)ff grarrt8 DonaOon8 app8al8 Wall safv8, Gukles etc other Income 9.434 755 712 9.434 3,311 712 5.553 7,675 381 2,135 15,725 2,556.15 10,901 2,556.15 13,457 7(c) Actmtkn In furth•rance of tho ¢ouncll oblects Fees for weddlng8 & fvnerTA• 4.895 4,895 5,557 7 Gov•rnance eo8ts Accountants, Fees 834 834 822 822 834 Total payments 153.175 158,483 129,283