2024-12-31-accounts - The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Bartholomew, Roby

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2024 Report and Accounts for the Parochial Church Council of St. Bartholomew’s Church, Roby

Aim and purposes:

St. Bartholomew’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Reverend Canon Kate Wharton, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the Parish Church of St. Bartholomew, Church Road, Roby.

Objectives and activities:

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community at St. Bartholomew's. Our Mission Statement is “Grow, Serve, Give” and it is our desire to see our church family:

Grow in numbers and in their own individual walk with God.
Serve God as they feel called, serve each other both practically and spiritually, and serve our community.
Give of themselves both financially and physically to maintain the structure of the church and the body of Christ, the worshipping community.

GROW – We want to be people, and a church, which grows. Individually we are seeking to grow in our own faith, in our walk with God. We want to become more like Jesus and more like the people he created us to be. We encourage church members to be part of a Connect group where they can be accountable and where they can learn and grow alongside a few others. Corporately we are seeking to grow in the depth of our spiritual life as we seek God together. We expect that when we come together as church we will be transformed as we meet with God through worship, teaching and ministry. We are also seeking to grow numerically – to be, in the words of our diocesan strategy “a bigger church which makes a bigger difference; more people knowing Jesus and more justice in the world.”

SERVE – We want to be people, and a church, which serves. We want our communities of Roby and Page Moss to be better because we as a church are here than they would be if we were not. We encourage church members to consider how they might serve both within the church, in one or more of our ministry areas, and outside the church, within the community. We want to be a place which is known within our community for being a place of welcome, and support, and blessing.

GIVE – We want to be people, and a church, which gives. We aim to give generously of our money, our resources, our time and our talents. We encourage church members to give financially to God’s work and mission within St. Bart’s and also to whatever other good causes God prompts them to support. As a church we give away a proportion of our income to good causes around the world, and our Missions committee ensures we keep in touch with where our money is going.

The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament.

When planning our activities for the year, we take into consideration the guidance of the Charity Commission on public benefit and 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:

Worship and prayer; hearing the gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus.
Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish.
Missionary and outreach work.

To facilitate this work, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the church building. To this end we are continuing our Generosity Challenge to raise funds for the repair and continuing maintenance of the church building.

Worship and Prayer

The PCC is keen to offer a range of services during the week and over the course of the year that our community find both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling. Services at St Bartholomew’s generally follow the pattern below in addition to services for special occasions and church festivals:

Sunday morning 9am – this is our more traditional service which is generally Holy Communion from Common Worship with hymns played on an organ. The second Sunday of each month is Morning Prayer.
Sunday morning 11am – contemporary worship with music led by a worship band. This service also has activities for younger members of the congregation with Tots’ Church for pre-school age children and Kids’ Church for primary age children during the service on the second, fourth, and fifth Sundays, and all age worship on the first and third Sundays.
Sunday afternoon 1pm – occasionally we hold baptism services at 1pm.

In all services there is an opportunity to receive prayer ministry.

The activities detailed below demonstrate how St. Bartholomew’s Church has been following its Mission Statement, which is to “Grow, Serve, Give”.

February:

A service for Ash Wednesday was held in church.
We also began our Lent Course, which we followed weekly thought the Lent period.

March:

We hosted a Safe Families volunteer event in church.
We were invited into one of our local nursing homes, Whitestone Lodge, to take a service of holy communion.
We held our first Finance Forum, an open event for us to update the congregation on our financial situation and answer people’s questions.
We kept church open for the afternoon of Mothering Sunday so that people visiting the graveyard could call in and talk to church volunteers and have refreshments.
Roby Park School came into church for a visit to learn about how we celebrate Easter.
Huyton with Roby School held their Easter service in church.
We came together as a church over Eastertide to remember the sacrifice of Jesus and celebrate his resurrection, with services on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Day.

April:

St. Bart’s Court Nursing Home held a memorial service in church in memory of residents who had died in the previous year.

Our Curate, Claire, and her family left us this month to move to Croxteth. Claire was appointed Team Vicar in Christ Our Hope Liverpool.

May:

We held what has become our yearly Plant and Cake Sale. This is a way for us to invite the local community into church, to provide an event to socialise with the church family and the local community, and also provides an opportunity to raise much needed funds for the church. This was well attended and an enjoyable afternoon was had by all.
We held a prayer breakfast as part of the international Thy Kingdom Come prayer movement.
Our ordinand Emma Stonier and her husband left us this month to move to Warrington and Emma was ordained in June to serve her curacy in Warrington.

June:

Alongside our monthly prayer meetings for parents and staff held at Huyton with Roby School, we launched an after school event for families called Crafty Church.

July:

We held a church Book Club event.
Huyton with Roby School held their end of year service in church.

September:

We launched a new service called Worship for Everyone, which will be held on the 3[rd] Sunday of every month. This is an all age service which finishes with us all sharing lunch together.

October

We held the 321 Course in church.
We celebrated Harvest with all non-perishable food donations being given to the Micah Foodbank.

November:

Our PCC held an away day, with a speaker from the Diocese coming to share with us.
We held a memorial service to which we invited all those people who had held a funeral for their loved one over the past year.

December:

We began December by holding our Christmas Fair. Unfortunately, the weather on the day was extremely poor, but despite this, the event was well attended and was very successful.
We also held our annual Toy and Gift service with all donations being distributed to local families supported by Safe Families.
Park View School visited church to learn about how we celebrate Christmas.
Huyton with Roby School held their Christmas service in church.
During the Christmas season we ran our yearly Big Christmas Card appeal, with donations going to Claire House.
Alongside this we also requested donations of warm coats, hats, gloves and scarves which were donated to refugees through the Lauda Foundation.
As a church we met to celebrate the Christmas season at services including Carols by Candlelight, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Communion services.
A group of church members also visited Whitestone Lodge Nursing Home & St. Bart’s Court Nursing Home to carol sing for and with the residents.

Throughout the year our 11am service has continued to be livestreamed on YouTube, with good numbers of people continuing to join us in worship this way, either watching live, or catching up later.

Our monthly prayer gathering Hungry continues to take place on the last Wednesday of each month.

Our Youth Group, which is run jointly with our neighbouring church St. Luke’s and St. Jude’s, runs every Sunday evening in term time, for young people in school years 7-10.

Once a month a team from church goes into one of our local nursing homes, St. Bart’s Court, to lead a service, which is well attended and much appreciated. We also go in at other times to visit residents. Our Boys Brigade Group continues to meet weekly at Roby Park School.

We are delighted to have an excellent relationship (jointly with St. Michael’s Church) with our local church school, Huyton with Roby CE Primary School. Revd. Canon Kate leads Collective Worship weekly, as well as regularly taking part in RE lessons. We also welcome Key Stage 2 to church at the end of each term for their special services. We hold regular prayer meetings for parents and staff and, as mentioned above, we also launched Crafty Church this year.

All are welcome to attend our regular services, whether in person or online. At present there are 209 Parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, 98 of whom are resident within the parish and 111 live outside the parish boundary. The average weekly attendance across both services is 95 adults and 22 children. We also estimate that around 60 households watch our livestream each week. We are delighted to welcome new people to our church and there are now 259 people in our worshipping community.

As well as regular services, we are blessed to be able to meet with our community to celebrate and thank God at all milestones of life. Through baptism we thank God for the gift of life and welcome the children to the church community. Through marriage public vows are exchanged with the blessing of God. Through funerals we are able to celebrate the life of those who have passed and mourn with and support their families to express their grief and commend the deceased to God’s keeping. In 2024 we were honoured to be able to hold 20 baptisms, 3 weddings, and 24 funerals.

Deanery Synod

This year we have had three of our quota of five elected members from the PCC sitting on the Deanery Synod. The Deanery Synod provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider Deanery, and the Diocese, and the Church of England. In addition, we have a lay member of the church elected to the Diocesan Synod, and our Vicar is elected to the General Synod.

Use of the church building

The church building is now 174 years old and was re-ordered in the 1980’s which enabled the building to be split into three distinct areas, the main church, a multipurpose area to the rear of the church building and a hall upstairs. We continue to be grateful for the space we have and always aim to make the best possible use of the building.

Our Church building now requires considerable repair to be able to continue for a further 170+ years. Major plans are in place via our Generosity Challenge appeal to try to raise funds to carry out the necessary repairs and maintenance.

The following groups meet regularly in the church building:

Monday	1.30pm –	4.00pm	Indoor Bowls
	5.30pm –	6.30pm	Ladies’ Keep Fit
Tuesday	9.30am –	11.30pm	Tiddlywinks (toddler group meeting in term time)
	1.30pm –	3.30pm	STAR (fortnightly)

Wednesday	2:00pm – 4:00pm	Woolly Warriors (fortnightly)
	4.45pm – 5.45pm	6thRoby Rainbows
	6.00pm – 7.00pm	6thRoby Brownies
	8.00pm – 9.00pm	Hungry (monthly)
Thursday	10:00am – 12:00pm	Coffee Sanctuary (1stThursday alternate months)
	12.00pm – 2.00pm	Lunch Club (1stThursday alternate months)
Friday	9:30am-10:30am	Morning Prayer
Saturday	9.00am – 11.00am	Cleaning Team
	9.00am – 12.00pm	Grounds’ Team

Pastoral Care

Some members of our church are unable to attend church due to illness, infirmity or age. Revd. Canon Kate, and the members of the Pastoral Care Team, visit those church members who have requested a visit, and at festivals they also celebrate communion with them. The Pastoral Care Team is made up of volunteers who maintain contact with all those who are sick, in nursing homes or housebound for any reason and keep them in touch with church life.

We can continue to call upon our Pastoral Team members, but appreciate that many others also do this work informally throughout the church in many ways, not just from the team, and it is of vital importance to ensure people know they are loved and cared about. The team always like to know of anyone who may need a visit, a card from church or a phone call. We can only do this with the help of the wider church in letting us know when they hear of someone who is struggling, lonely or unwell.

Safeguarding

As a church we are committed to safeguarding. We have a Safeguarding Team who regularly meet with the Vicar and support the Vicar in overseeing this important area of church life. Safeguarding is an agenda item at every PCC meeting, the PCC having due regard to the House of Bishops’ Safeguarding policy and practice guidance. The policy statements on Adults at Risk and Children and Young Persons for the Church of St Bartholomew’s Roby can be found below. The policies are read out at each APCM and are signed by all members of the PCC.

In accordance with the Church of England Safeguarding Policy our church is committed to:

Promoting a safer environment and culture.
Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children, young people and adults at risk within the church.
Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation.
Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse and other affected persons.
Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons.
Responding to those that may pose a present risk to others.

We will:

Create a safe and caring place for all.
Have a named Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO) to work with the incumbent and the PCC to implement policy and procedures.
Safely recruit, train, and support all those with any responsibility for children, young people and adults to have the confidence and skills to recognise and respond to abuse.
Ensure that there is appropriate insurance cover for all activities involving children and adults undertaken in the name of the church.
Display in church premises and on the church website the details of who to contact if there are safeguarding concerns or support needs.
Listen to and take seriously all those who disclose abuse.
Take steps to protect children and adults when a safeguarding concern of any kind arises, following House of Bishops guidance, including notifying the Diocesan Safeguarding Officer (DSO) and statutory agencies immediately.
Offer support to victims/survivors of abuse regardless of the type of abuse, and when or where it occurred.
Care for and monitor any member of the church community who may pose a risk to children and adults whilst maintaining appropriate confidentiality and the safety of all parties.
Ensure that health and safety policy, procedures, and risk assessments are in place and that these are reviewed annually.
Review the implementation of the Safeguarding Policy, procedures and practices at least annually.

Each person who works within this church community will agree to abide by this policy and the guidelines established by this church.

Mission and Evangelism

These two strands associated with coming to faith and growing in faith help influence the church’s activities. The church has continued its focus on helping those within as well as beyond the parish boundaries by making donations to support individuals and organisations that we have had long lasting relationships with.

Information about these partner links is regularly shared with the PCC (via email) and congregation at large through updates to one of the noticeboards in church. Periodically there have been items in the Sunday services giving an update on one of our partners.

We also pray for our partners regularly both in our services and in the meetings of the Mission Group. Information about the schedule for the Mission Group meetings can be obtained from the Mission Coordinator.

For the calendar year 2024 the total planned Mission Giving (generally paid quarterly in arrears) was allocated to our partners as follows:

Testimony Faith Homes in Kenya £2,507.23 Scripture Union New Zealand £300.87 Tearfund £2,507.23 YWAM Constanta, Romania £1,103.18 Relief work in Malawi £501.45 CPAS £501.45 New Wine £501.45 Liverpool Youth for Christ £501.45 SHARe £1,103.18 Together for the Harvest £120.00

A further one-off donation of £381.45 was also made to the Church of the Good Shepherd (within the parish of Christ our Hope Liverpool) where Revd. Claire Aldridge is now ministering; Claire was our curate until the spring of 2024.

The church also acts as a collection point for items for the Micah Foodbank and the Big Help project which incorporates both the Knowsley Food Bank and Baby Basics. In addition, our Harvest Gifts of food this year were given to the Micah Foodbank.

Looking forward to 2025 the circumstances of some of our partners have changed and there will be adjustments made to take this into account. As a consequence, we will be ceasing to support the work in New Zealand and Malawi and increasing our support to YWAM and SHARe.

Ecumenical Relationships

We have close links with our sister church in Trinity Page Moss which is an Anglican/Methodist Church, with whom we are in a Local Ecumenical Partnership. Revd. Canon Kate and our Lay Readers take services at Trinity approximately once a month. Kate is also invited to attend their Church Council meetings, and does so whenever she can. Kate keeps in close contact with their minister Revd. Clement Matarirano and they meet regularly.

Parish Events

Grounds working groups meet regularly to maintain the church grounds. The cleaning team also meets on a weekly basis to maintain the cleanliness of the inside of the church building. The flowers team works hard to decorate the church with flowers every week throughout the year.

We continue to maintain our links with the local councillors and our local MP, and they have supported us in further activity days in the church grounds and surrounding area.

Associated Groups

We are pleased to maintain our close links with the uniformed organisations including Boys’ Brigade and Girls’ Association, Rainbows, and Brownies, and continue to hold Church Parade services on the first Sunday of each month at 11am.

Financial Review 2024

The deficit for the year ended 31[st] December 2024 was £988. This is divided into a deficit of £6,950 for unrestricted funds and a surplus of £5,962 for restricted funds. In comparison, the previous year saw an overall surplus of £11,227. The year-end financial statements continue to be prepared on a cash basis.

Total income for the year ending 31[st] December 2024, was £118,048, compared to £121,264 in 2023, reflecting a decrease of £3,216 (2.7%) from the previous year.

Unrestricted income increased by £9,759 (10.5%) compared to the previous year, driven by the following factors: a £2,415 (4.1%) rise in donations through the Parish Giving Scheme, a £1,801 (48%) increase in income from weddings and funerals, and an £4,858 (83%) boost from ad-hoc and one-off donations. In contrast, restricted income declined by £13,816 (47%) due to a drop in Generosity Challenge (Building Fund) donations and the absence of restricted grants received in the prior year for heating and curate costs.

Total expenditure for the year ending 31[st] December 2024, amounted to £119,035, marking an increase of £8,999 (8.2%) from the previous year's total of £110,036.

Unrestricted expenditure rose by £7,769 (7.6%) compared to the previous year, largely due to an increase in Mission Giving, which St. Bartholomew’s maintains at 10% of total unrestricted income. Mission Giving increased by £5,712 to £11,742, reflecting ‘catch-up’ payments after only two quarterly contributions were made in the previous year. Restricted expenditure increased by £1,115 (13.2%) to £9,482, including Building Fund expenditure of £6,133, primarily covering architects' professional fees and the installation of a new tower door. Parish Share payments remained consistent at £66,720, in line with the prior year's total of £67,718.

The total funds carried forward amounted to £271,319, comprising £187,718 in unrestricted funds and £83,600 in restricted funds. Excluding designated funds, the balance of general unrestricted funds carried forward was £6,454. This is, obviously, a very low figure indeed, and means that we must urgently continue to work on increasing our general funds as well as on fundraising for the Generosity Challenge. We will do this by writing to all church members asking whether they would consider increasing their regular giving. We will also need to try to find other ways to increase our unrestricted funds.

The Generosity Challenge (Building Fund) closed at £89,507, comprising £70,583 in restricted funds and £18,924 in unrestricted designated funds. The unrestricted portion stems from a legacy designated by the PCC for the Building Fund in 2022. During the year, donations totalling £12,812 were received for the Generosity Challenge, now in its fourth year. Expenditure amounted to £6,133, for which details can be found above.

During the year, the charity reimbursed Trustees for expenses incurred in furtherance of charitable activities. Total reimbursements amounted to £2,756.

The church aims to maintain a prudent level of reserves to ensure financial stability and support the delivery of charitable objectives. Decisions regarding the use of reserves will be made by the trustees and documented in accordance with governance procedures.

The 2024 financial statements mark the second year of using My Fund Accounting Online, a significant shift from the previous reliance on Microsoft Excel for financial reporting. This transition has improved accuracy and streamlined both daily accounting operations and year-end statutory reporting processes.

Optional Information

Volunteers

We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard to make our church the lively and vibrant community it is. We want to mention especially our Church Warden Keith Radcliffe who has worked hard on our behalf, Craig Reardon our Treasurer, and the Finance Team, who have supported us with the church’s accounts and its finances.

Structure, governance and management

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St. Bartholomew’s the membership of the PCC consists of the incumbent (our Vicar), Church Wardens, and members elected by those members of the congregation who are on the Electoral Roll of the church. All those who attend our services 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.

The full PCC met seven times during the calendar year 2024, including one short, extraordinary meeting immediately following the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. There was also an away day held in November, and an extraordinary meeting held afterwards. There is very good average attendance at PCC meetings. There is also a smaller Standing Committee, which meets regularly and functions as an executive committee of the PCC.

Administrative information

Registered Charity Name:

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Bartholomew, Roby

Charity Commission Number: 1131572

St. Bartholomew’s Church is situated in Church Road, Roby. It is part of the Diocese of Liverpool within the Church of England. The correspondence address is: The Vicarage, Church Road, Roby, L36 9TL. The PCC is a body corporate (PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representation Rules 2006).

PCC members who have served at any time from 1st January 2024 until the date this report was approved are:

Ex Officio members:

Incumbent: Reverend Canon Kate Wharton, Chair

Wardens:

Mrs Lynn Standish (to 20.05.24)
Mr Keith Radcliffe (from 20.05.24)

Elected members:

Mrs Stacey Armstrong, representative on Deanery Synod
Mrs Lorraine Sheehan
Mr Stephen Enescott
Ms Natalie McDonald (to July 2024)

Mr Jaime Salcido (to 24.12.24)
Miss Elizabeth Newton, representative on Deanery Synod
Mrs Gill Murphy
Miss Rachel Smith, representative on Deanery Synod
Mr Craig Reardon
Mr Chris Rodgers
Miss Glenys Barker
Mrs Sian Barker
Ms Ros Deyes
Ms Lynn Standish
Ms Lynn Kelly

Officers:

Treasurer: Mr Craig Reardon Secretary: Miss Elizabeth Newton

Approved by the PCC on 24.4.25 and signed on their behalf by Revd. Canon Kate Wharton (Incumbent).

Roby, St Bartholomew (Charity Reg. 1131572)

Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by code) As at: 31 December 2024

Class and nominal code	General (Unrestricted) Designated Restricted Endowment Total Last year
Fixed Asset - Tangible Assets 6421: House (Western Avenue) - 160,000.00 - - 160,000.00 160,000.00 Total - 160,000.00 - - 160,000.00 160,000.00 Current Asset - Cash At Bank And In Hand 6501: NatWest current account (887) 6,454.57 21,264.19 84,972.97 - 112,691.73 114,372.46 Total 6,454.57 21,264.19 84,972.97 - 112,691.73 114,372.46 Liability - Agency Accounts 6699: Agency collections - - 1,372.00 - 1,372.00 2,065.50 Total - - 1,372.00 - 1,372.00 2,065.50 Net total assets 6,454.57 181,264.19 83,600.97 - 271,319.73 272,306.96	- 160,000.00 - - 160,000.00 160,000.00

Represented by General (Unrestricted) 6,454.57 - - - 6,454.57 15,604.51 Designated - BuildingFund - 18,924.19 - - 18,924.19 18,924.19 Designated - EcoChurch - 140.00 - - 140.00 140.00 Designated - FixedAssets - 160,000.00 - - 160,000.00 160,000.00 Designated - Western Av. Rental Income - 2,200.00 - - 2,200.00 - Restricted - BuildingFund - - 70,583.76 - 70,583.76 63,905.27 Restricted - Chairs - - - - - 649.76 Restricted - Choir - - 316.50 - 316.50 316.50 Restricted - Curate - - 3,255.12 - 3,255.12 5,785.37 Restricted - DMGF - - 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 - Restricted - Infinite - - 3,874.27 - 3,874.27 3,910.04 Restricted - LunchClub - - 26.68 - 26.68 26.68 Restricted - WoollyWarriors - - 56.00 - 56.00 56.00 Restricted - YouthGroup - - 500.00 - 500.00 - Restricted - YouthWorker - - 2,988.64 - 2,988.64 2,988.64 Total 6,454.57 181,264.19 83,600.97 - 271,319.73 272,306.96	6,454.57 - - - 6,454.57 15,604.51 - 18,924.19 - - 18,924.19 18,924.19 - 140.00 - - 140.00 140.00 - 160,000.00 - - 160,000.00 160,000.00 - 2,200.00 - - 2,200.00 - - - 70,583.76 - 70,583.76 63,905.27 - - - - - 649.76 - - 316.50 - 316.50 316.50 - - 3,255.12 - 3,255.12 5,785.37 - - 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 - - - 3,874.27 - 3,874.27 3,910.04 - - 26.68 - 26.68 26.68 - - 56.00 - 56.00 56.00 - - 500.00 - 500.00 - - - 2,988.64 - 2,988.64 2,988.64

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Roby, St Bartholomew (Charity Reg. 1131572) Receipts and Payments Account

For the period from 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024

	Unrestricted	Designated	Restricted	Total	Prior year
	funds	funds	funds	funds	total funds
Receipts
Donations and legacies	93,099.89	-	14,854.95	107,954.84	115,855.85
Income from charitable activities	5,753.77	-	-	5,753.77	3,898.64
Other trading activities	1,435.44	-	703.95	2,139.39	2,350.05
Investments	-	2,200.00	-	2,200.00	-
Other income	-	-	-	-	(840.00)
Total Receipts	100,289.10	2,200.00	15,558.90	118,048.00	121,264.54
Payments
Raising funds	308.90	-	113.41	422.31	127.99
Expenditure on charitable activities	109,130.14	-	9,482.78	118,612.92	109,908.70
Total Payments	109,439.04	-	9,596.19	119,035.23	110,036.69
Excess of receipts over payments before transfer	(9,149.94)	2,200.00	5,962.71	(987.23)	11,227.85
Transfers:
Gross transfers between funds - in	-	-	-	-	14,264.62
Gross transfers between funds - out	-	-	-	-	(14,264.62)
Excess of receipts over payments before other gains	(9,149.94)	2,200.00	5,962.71	(987.23)	11,227.85
Net movement in funds	(9,149.94)	2,200.00	5,962.71	(987.23)	11,227.85
Reconciliation of funds
Excess of receipts over payments at beginning of the year	15,604.51	179,064.19	77,638.26	272,306.96	261,079.11
Excess of receipts over payments for the year	6,454.57	181,264.19	83,600.97	271,319.73	272,306.96

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Parochial Church Council of St. Bartholomew’s Church, Roby

On accounts for the year 31[st] December 2024 Charity no 1131572 ended (if any) Set out on pages 11 & 12

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 12 / 2024 .

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I 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, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I 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:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Date: 25/04/25 Signed: ~~|~~ Name: Liverpool Business School Accounting Clinic ~~Po~~ Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: Redmond Building, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool, L3 5UG

October 2018

IER

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).

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

October 2018

IER