**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 WASBOURNE. Known as THE BECKFORD GROUP P C C** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** 

|**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st  **|**DECEMBER 2024**|**DECEMBER 2024**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Notes**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricte**|**Designated**|**Total**|**Total**|
|||**Funds**|**d Funds**|**Funds**|**2024**|**2023**|
|**INCOMING RESOURCES**|||||||
|Voluntary income|**2**|**5,021**|**51,195**||**56,216**|**73,230**|
|Activities for generating|**2**||**28,907**||**28,907**|**11,647**|
|funds|||||||
|Investment income|**2**||**13,111**|**1,013**|**14,124**|**8,707**|
|Other incoming|**2**|**15,555**|**18,358**||**33,913**|**27,428**|
|resources|||||||
|**TOTAL INCOMING**||**20,576**|**111,571**|**1,013**|**133,160**|**121,011**|
|**RESOURSES**|||||||
|**RESOUCES EXPENDED**|||||||
|Parish Share|||**28,563**||**28,563**|**28,900**|
|Church running expenses|**3**|**12,233**|**42,396**||**54,629**|**47,187**|
|Charitable activities|**3**||**7,643**||**7,643**|**8,825**|
|Other resources|**3**|**4,797**|**6,563**||**11,360**|**19,415**|
|expended|||||||
|**TOTAL RESOURCES**||**17,030**|**85,165**||**102,195**|**104,326**|
|**EXPENDED**|||||||
|**NET**||**3,546**|**26,404**|**1,013**|**30,965**|**16,685**|
|**INCOMING/(OUTGOING)**|||||||
|**RESOURCES BEFORE**|||||||
|**TRANSFERS**|||||||
|**TRANSFERS BETWEEN**|**8**||**(4,150)**||**(4,150)**|**0**|
|**FUNDS**|||||||
|**NET MOVEMENT IN**||**3,546**|**22,256**|**1,013**|**26,815**|**16,685**|
|**FUNDS**|||||||
|**FUNDS BROUGHT**||**48,653**|**247,507**|**10,228**|**306,388**|**287,518**|
|**FORWARD**|||||||
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED**||**52,199**|**269,763**|**11,241**|**333,203**|**304,203**|
|**FORWARD**|||||||



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## **BALANCE SHEET** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] DECEMBER 2024** 

|**Notes**<br>**FIXED ASSETS**<br>Tangible assets<br>**6**<br>Investments<br>**7**<br>TOTAL FIXED<br>ASSETS<br>**CURRENT ASSETS**<br>Debtors and<br>Prepayments<br>Cash on Deposit<br>Cash at Bank and in<br>Hand<br>Total Current<br>Assets<br>Creditors (less than<br>one year)<br>**9**<br>TOTAL NET<br>CURRENT ASSETS<br>NET ASSETS<br>UNRESTRICTED<br>FUNDS<br>RESTRICTED<br>FUNDS<br>DESIGNATED<br>FUNDS<br>TOTAL FUNDS|**Unrestricte**<br>**d Funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**Funds**<br>**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**Total**<br>**2023**<br>163,957<br>163,957<br>102,953|
|---|---|
||163,957<br>163,957<br>102,953|
||200<br>200<br>3,303<br>66,894<br>11,241<br>78,135<br>138,920<br>82,224<br>40,357<br>122,581<br>103,144|
||82,224<br>107,451<br>11,241<br>200,916<br>245,367|
||(30,025)<br>(1,645)<br>(31,670)<br>(44,116)|
||52,199<br>105,806<br>11,241<br>169,246<br>201,251|
|||
||52,199<br>269,763<br>11,241<br>333,203<br>304,203|
||52,199<br>52,199<br>29,801<br>269,763<br>269,763<br>259,283<br>11,241<br>11,241<br>15,119|
||52,199<br>269,763<br>11,241<br>333,203<br>304,203|



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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] DECEMBER 2024** 

## **1. 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 & 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|**2024**<br>**2023**<br>31,593<br>33,911<br>5,069<br>8,232<br>14,366<br>22,551<br>5,188<br>8,536|
|---|---|
||56,216<br>73,230|
||**2024**<br>**2023**<br>28,907<br>11,647<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>14,124<br>8,707<br>**2024**<br>**2023**<br>9,441<br>0<br>11,282<br>11,988<br>3,650<br>900<br>9,540<br>9,540|
||33,913<br>22,428|



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## **3. ANALYSIS OF RESOURCES EXPENDED** 

## **Church running expenses** 

|Heating and lighting and insurance<br>Upkeep of services<br>Churchyard expenses<br>Repairs and maintenance|**2024**<br>**2023**<br>17,907<br>24,105<br>14,537<br>3,920<br>2,031<br>2,006<br>20,154<br>17,156|
|---|---|
||54,629<br>47,187|



## **Charitable activities** 

|**haritable activities**||
|---|---|
|Donations to charities<br>Fund-raising expenses<br>**ther expenses**<br>Parish ofice costs<br>St Nicholas Cottage expenses<br>Other expenses<br>Depreciation of assets|**2024**<br>**2023**<br>3,275<br>5,038<br>4,368<br>3,786|
||7,643<br>8,825|
||**2024**<br>**2023**<br>0<br>3,928<br>1,625<br>1,961<br>9,735<br>13,527<br>0<br>0|
||11,360<br>19,415|



## **Other expenses** 

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 

## 7. **INVESTMENTS** 

## **CBF Investment Funds** 

|**CBF Investment Funds**||
|---|---|
|Ashton<br>Beckford<br>Overbury<br>Chapelries<br>**TOTAL**|**2024**<br>**2023**<br>17,500<br>17,500<br>80,702<br>16,750<br>32,804<br>32,804<br>32,951<br>35,899|
||163,957<br>102,953|



Investment funds are held as above by the individual Churches 

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## 8. **TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS** 

To pay for common expenses of the groups churches. 

## 9. **CREDITORS** 

The balance sheet shows an adjustment in the BPCC General Fund (30,025) 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 St Margaret’s – Alstone St Nicholas, Teddington 

These churches keep separate accounts which are consolidated into these “group accounts”. 

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## **TREASURER’S ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2024** 

## **Review of the year** 

Total income has increased by £12,149 however there was a fall in voluntary income of £17,014. It is hoped that registering with the Parish Giving Scheme will boost planned giving and one off donations. The overall increase was due to other income streams (£17K from fundraising, £5.4K from investments and £11.5K from other income). The decrease in voluntary income is worrying and we need to look to ways of increasing these contributions. 

Expenditure has fallen slightly by £2,131. Whilst there has been a reduction in heat, light and insurance (£6.2K) repairs and maintenance have increased (£3K). Maintenance charges for the coming year are likely to be significant with three churches undergoing quinquennial inspections. 

Overall we have seen a positive net movement in funds of £26,815. 

The year has been dominated by issues with Lloyds Bank, our frustrations are now in the hands of the Financial Ombudsman. Inability to access funds in Lloyds Bank has resulted in late payment of liabilities. The PCC is in the process of changing to CAF Bank. 

## **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 consistence and is the same as last Year. 

## **NOTE** 

This is my first year as Treasurer, having taken over from Sharon Denson in April 2024. I would like to express my thanks to Sharon for the smooth hand over and recent assistance in transferring funds from the Lloyds account currently subject to investigation by the Financial Ombudsman. 

## **Helen Wilkes 27 April 2025 Beckford Group Treasurer** 

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