CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Report to the trustees Parochial Church Council of ST. George Norton On accounts for the year ended 315t December 2024 Charity no {rf any) 7131971 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended Responsibillties and basis As the charivs trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have fdlowed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examinerfs ststement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to b81ieve that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with serAton 130 of the Charities Act: or the acxx)unts did not accord with the a￿)Unting records; or the accounts did not ￿MplY with the applicable requirements conceming the form and content ot accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Rep)rts) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the ac(x)unts give a Xrue and fairf view which is not a matter (X)n5idered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come acmss no other matters in Ixjnnection 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. ' Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. 8igned- Date: 14 April 2025 Name: Robin Mead Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (rf any): A.C.l.B Address: 18 Woolston Avenue. Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2ED IER Oct 2018 Only complete if the examiner needs to higlilight material matters of Goncerii (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance ft)r examlners). Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disGlose. NIA IER Oct 2018 CURRENT ASSErs 11311 5275 52.419 Cash (Pa 1215 L168 7315 cash￿ Hand IAD 1,093 71.193 UABILrnES 1.310 722 NET CURRENT ASSEts 82.107 78.4 NET A55ET5 537.174 550.103 Y8.228 1.875 11.427 FUNDS A￿21? 31.454 25.484 21.834 37.174 5x1,103 548228 G) lj lj UJ ￿ f> no? fnonYJ (n G) rr• fp• m fp• rfj rrj m rD rrj N) r O N) Ln tsj tTh Lll OJ ¢0 ¢D LU in ￿J o co ￿ o J u) O ts) t3J Profft & Loss . 2024 Accounts 2024 INCOME Totsl Recelpts £134,508.89 Plus Provision for Gift Aid 2024 2024 receipts not yet bankedldebtors £10.500.00 £427.67 Release of 2023 Accrued sums Release of 2023 Grft Provision £4,877.70 £10,500.00 TOTAL INCOME £130,058.86 EXPENDITURE Total Outgoings £140,768.84 Plus Acuued - 2024 creditors £2.789.81 Less Release of 2023 credtiors £811.84 TOTAL EXPENDITURE £142.746.81 PROFITILOSS (Norton PCC AIC) -£12,687.95 Other Group Ath"vities" Interest from CBF Fund £506.95 £265.85 FINAL PROFITI LOSS -£12,929.05 Notes ## **A P C M** ## ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH MEETING ## THE PARISH OF NORTON ## SUNDAY 11[th] May 2025 ## 11.00am **FINANCE:** Carol Greatorex presented the main points from the Treasurer’s report - In 2023 the income went down by 9%. - We entered 2024 hoping to break-even but by the end of the year we had a loss of nearly £13,000. - We are now taking Ad hoc bookings for the hall and trying to get more daytime bookings. - Only emergency repairs are being done now due to our financial state. ## Question: Will we see a fall in Parish Share in line with the reduction in the electoral roll numbers? - It was confirmed that a reduced electoral roll number would assist in keeping the level of Parish Share lower in future years. - It was also confirmed that the monthly payment towards the Parish Share has been reduced from 90% to 50% of the sums due to the Diocese from June 2025. - The Finance committee will meet in September/ October 2025 to review how much more we will be able to pay towards the Parish Share for the 2025 year-end with the benefit of a further 4 months income. Vicky Cameron proposed we accept the audited accounts for the year ending 31/12/2024 & Andy Nicholls seconded. **All agreed** . ## **AUDITOR** Carol proposed we ask Robin Mead to audit the accounts again next year. Don Salisbury seconded and **all agreed** .