THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST BECKFORD, ST BARBARA'S ASHTON UNDER HILL, ST FAITH'S OVERBURY WITH ST NICHOLAS TEDDINGTON ST MARGARET'S ALSTONE WITH LITTLE WASHBOURNE. Known as THE BECKFORD GROUP P C C 

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 

|STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES<br>FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023||
|---|---|
|_notes_<br>INCOMING RESCOURCES<br>Voluntary income<br>_2_<br>Activities for generating funds<br>_2_<br>Investment income<br>_2_<br>Other incoming resourses<br>_2_<br>TOTAL INCOMING RESOURSES<br>RESOURSES EXPENDED<br>Parish share<br>Church running expenses<br>_3_<br>Charitable activities<br>_3_<br>Other resourses expended<br>_3_<br>TOTAL RESOURSES EXPENDED<br>NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING)<br>RESOURSES BEFORE TRANSFERS<br>TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS<br>_8_<br>NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS<br>FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD<br>TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>Endowment<br>Funds<br>Total 2023<br>Total 2022<br><br>73,230<br>73,230<br>61,713<br><br>11,647<br>11,647<br>17,575<br><br>8,707<br>8,707<br>6,033<br><br>5,000<br>22,428<br>27,428<br>36,721|
||5,000<br>116,011<br>0<br>121,011<br>122,042|
||28,900<br>28,900<br>39,895<br><br>47,187<br>47,187<br>40,522<br><br>8,825<br>8,825<br>9,461<br><br>4,217<br>15,198<br>19,415<br>23,609|
||4,217<br>100,109<br>0<br>104,326<br>113,487|
||783<br>15,901<br>0<br>16,685<br>8,555<br><br>8,400<br>(8,400)<br>0<br>0<br>0|
||9,183<br>7,501<br>0<br>16,685<br>8,555<br>119,413<br>168,104<br>0<br>287,518<br>278,963|
||128,596<br>175,606<br>0<br>304,203<br>287,518|





THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST BECKFORD, ST BARBARA'S ASHTON UNDER HILL, ST FAITH'S OVERBURY WITH ST NICHOLAS TEDDINGTON ST MARGARET'S ALSTONE WITH LITTLE WASHBOURNE 

Known as THE BECKFORD GROUP P C C 

## **BALANCE SHEET** 

AS AT 31st DECEMBER 2023 

|**BALANCE SHEET**<br>AS AT 31st DECEMBER 2023||
|---|---|
|_Notes_<br>FIXED ASSETS<br>Tangible assets<br>_6_<br>Investments<br>_7_<br>TOTAL FIXED ASSETS<br>CURRENT ASSETS<br>Debtors and Prepayments<br>Cash on Deposit<br>Cash at Bank and in Hand<br>Total Current Assets<br>Creditors (less than one year)<br>_9_<br>TOTAL NET CURRENT ASSETS<br>NET ASSETS<br>UNRESTRICTED FUNDS<br>RESTRICTED FUNDS<br>DESIGNATED FUNDS<br>ENDOWMENT FUNDS<br>TOTAL FUNDS|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>Endowment<br>Funds<br>Total 2023<br>Total 2022<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>102,953<br>102,953<br>102,953|
||0<br>102,953<br>0<br>102,953<br>102,953|
||3,303<br>3,303<br>3,840<br>138,920<br>138,920<br>123,829<br>69,606<br>33,538<br>103,144<br>100,301|
||69,606<br>175,761<br>0<br>245,367<br>227,970|
||(39,805)<br>(4,311)<br>(44,116)<br>(43,406)|
||29,801<br>171,450<br>0<br>201,251<br>184,564|
|||
||29,801<br>274,402<br>0<br>304,203<br>287,518|
||29,801<br>29,801<br>27,808<br>259,283<br>259,283<br>241,560<br>15,119<br>15,119<br>18,150<br>0<br>0|
||29,801<br>274,402<br>0<br>304,203<br>287,518|





THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST BECKFORD, ST BARBARA'S ASHTON UNDER HILL, ST FAITH'S OVERBURY WITH ST NICHOLAS TEDDINGTON ST MARGARET'S ALSTONE WITH LITTLE WASHBOURNE 

Known as THE BECKFORD GROUP P C C 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER 2023** 

## I BASIS OF ACCOUNTING 

The accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost in accordance with: Accounting and reporting by charities - statement of recommended practice (SORP 3005) and with the Charities Act 

There have been no change to the accounting policies since last year. 

No changes have been made to accounts of previous years. 

## 2 ANALYSIS OF INCOMING RESOURCES 

|VOLUNTARY INCOME<br>Planned giving, gift aid and tax refunds<br>Church collections<br>Donations<br>Church Fees<br>ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS<br>Special fund-raising<br>INVESTMENT INCOME<br>Dividends and interest<br>OTHER INCOMING RESOURCES<br>Magazine<br>Other Income<br>Grants<br>Rent of St Nicholas Cottage<br>3 ANALYSIS OF RESOURCES EXPENDED<br>CHURCH RUNNING EXPENSES<br>Heating and lighting and insurance<br>Upkeep of services<br>Churchyard expenses<br>Repairs and maintenance|2023<br>2022<br>33,911<br>34,033<br>8,232<br>5,666<br>22,551<br>12,217<br>8,536<br>9,797|
|---|---|
||73,230<br>61,713|
|||
||11,647<br>17,575|
|||
||8,707<br>6,033|
||5,680<br>11,988<br>11,186<br>900<br>3,315<br>9,540<br>9,540|
||22,428<br>29,721|
||24,105<br>16,145<br>3,920<br>3,858<br>2,006<br>1,492<br>17,156<br>19,627|
||47,187<br>41,122|



CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES 



|Donations to charities<br>Fund-raising expenses<br>OTHER EXPENSES<br>Parish office costs<br>St Nicholas Cottage Expenses<br>Other expenses<br>Depreciation of assets|5,038<br>4,629<br>3,786<br>4,832|
|---|---|
||8,825<br>9,461|
||3,928<br>4,894<br>1,961<br>1,868<br>13,527<br>15,722<br>0<br>1,125|
||19,415<br>23,609|



4 No expenses were paid to any Trustee in the year 

5 There are no paid employees 

6 There are no longer any Tangible Fixed Assets 

Depreciation of equipment is charged at various rates to write off the assets over their useful life.The minibus was depreciated at 15% of cost, to a NIL balance over time We have now agreed to write off this balance and no longer include it in the Group accounts 

## 7 INVESTMENTS 

## CBF Investment Funds 

|Ashton<br>Beckford<br>Overbury<br>Chapelries<br>TOTAL|17,500<br>16,750<br>32,804<br>35,899|
|---|---|
||102,953|



Investment funds are held as above by the individual Churches 

## 8 TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS 

To pay for common expenses of the group PCC from each fund a contribution of 2,100 is allocated 

## 9 CREDITORS 

The balance sheet shows an adjustment in the BPCC General Fund (39,804) Relating to fees owing for Parish Share and fees due for weddings and funerals now paid 

## 10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

There are five churches in the "group" of parishes: St John the Baptist Beckford St Barbara's Ashton under Hill, St Faith's Overbury and the combined churches of St Margaret Alstone and St Nicholas Teddington 

These churches keep separate accounts which are consolidated into these "group accounts" 



## OVERBURY with TEDDINGTON ALSTONE & LITTLE WASHBOURNE with BECKFORD & ASHTON-UNDER-HILL 

## TREASURERS ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 2023 

## **Review of the year** 

Total income for the year has fallen slightly this year (1,031) , having increased in the previous year by 30,455 

The largest difference in income is reflected in the figures for Donations & Legacies ( mainly from Ashton) , which has increased by 10,335 from last year Planned Giving has increased slightly by 259, having shown a increase of 2,685 last year 

Tax Refunds (Gift Aid Claims) are showing a decrease of 382 on last year, it would be expected that this is due to timing differences. Collections  have increased by 2,566 and dividends by 2,674 

Total expenditure for the year has fallen by 9,160 from the previous year 

Parish Share paid total for 2023 is 28,900 having been 29,895 in 2022, the largest contributions have been made by Overbury, the Chapelries  and the BPCC Parish Office and staff costs have decreased by 967, we would expect this to increase this year 

There was a significant increase on funds spent on Heat, light and Insurance of 7,960 Churchyard Expenses show a increase in spending, being 2,006 in 2023 and 1,492 in 2022, a variance of 514 Other expenses have remained fairly consistent. 

The year Income and Expenditure net movement in funds is positive 

## **Investments and Reserves policy** 

Investment Fund balances used within the accounts are as per those reported by the individual Treasurers of the respective Churches The investment policy is to hold our reserves in the form of cash deposits with CBF and with their various investment funds They are held to meet costs in connection with further maintenance which will be required to keep our churches in an acceptable condition. 

## **St Nicholas Cottage** 

The cottage has continued to be rented and this rent will be used in the first instance to replenish our depleted reserves. Rental income has remained consistent and is the same as last Year 

As in previous years, in 2023 the 7,500 surplus from rent (minus management costs incurred) has been used as a contribution towards Group Parish Share 

## **Note** 

This is my last formal set of reports as Treasurer, we have agreed that I will step down at the end of March 2024 I will however prepare Quarterly accounts to March 2024 to hopefully leave everything in order for a new Treasurer. It has been a privilege to be your Treasurer and accountant over the last six years. I am leaving with fond memories and wish you all every success in the future. 

## **Sharon Denson 7th March 2024** 

## **Beckford Group Treasurer**