## **Report of the Trustees & Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023**
## CONTENTS
## **Pages**
- 1-5 Reports of the Trustees (Incl. Vicar, Deanery Synod, Wardens, PCC Secretary & Treasurer)
- 5-6 Structure, Governance and Management, Reference and Administrative Details and Independent Examiner's Report
- 7-12 Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet, Analysis of Income, Analysis of Expenditure, Charitable Giving, Church and Halls Repairs, Halls Income and Expenditure and Fund Movements Summary
The Trustees present their report and the independently examined financial statements of the charity for the year ended **31[st] December 2023** . The financial statements have been prepared on a Receipts and Payments basis and comply with the charity's governing documents, the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956, and the Charities Act 2011.
## AIM & PURPOSES
St. Stephen’s Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, Matt Graham, 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 St. Stephen’s Church building, St. Stephen’s Church Halls, and the former Curate’s house, 89 Prenton Hall Road.
## OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES
The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible from the parish of Prenton to worship at St Stephen’s and to become part of the St Stephen’s church family. The PCC maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can engage and reach the many groups that live within our parish. Our services and worship enable people to put their faith in Jesus into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament.
To facilitate our continued worship and witness, caring for the congregation as well as meeting the needs of the parish and reaching out effectively to them, it is important that we maintain the fabric of the Church of St. Stephen’s and the Church Halls.
## ACHIEVEMENTS & PERFORMANCE
## **From the Vicar**
We began 2023 by focussing on the certainty of eternal life God’s people can have because of Jesus. Our verse for the year – “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life”, 1 John 5:13 - set us up to study the whole letter, with a particular reminder that our access to the life Jesus gives comes via the eye-witness testimony of the Apostles in the Scriptures. At various points in the year, I highlighted the implications of this for us as a church in light of the wider LLF process. At our November PCC we determined to keep thinking through the challenges of being a church that holds on to the truth with grace and love.
Following some facilitated extra time as a PCC, we approved a vision statement. From this we embarked on an appointment process initially for a general discipleship role, and then upon not making an appointment, for a Youth and Children’s role (ongoing at the start of 2024). This recognises our desire to see new believers ADDED to our number; increasing our effectiveness at CONNECTING well with those in our community, as well as growing DEEPER as a church family in our relationship with God. Under that last heading, our midweek ministry expanded with a new Wednesday and Thursday evening group. Despite the sadness of some members passing away, and others not being around, our statistics for mission return to the diocese continue to show slow but steady growth. We continue to pray that we would be at least 2% of the parish gathering regularly.
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Under our renewed commitments to have a BUILDING that is fit for purpose and purposefully friendly, the glazing of the Lady Chapel was completed, enhancing the mid-week communion services, and giving the possibility for a greater flexibility in usage. Various other projects continued, including steps towards faculty permission for replacement chairs, AV updates and the Project 125 plans for accessible loos and hospitality servery.
Less progress was made in securing use of the former Prenton Dell Library, but this remains an exciting possibility. However, time was invested relationally in door knocking and raising awareness of those plans with very positive feedback.
Regular activities such as Little Seeds, CAMEO, Easter Eggstravaganza, summer pudding evening, Fun Day, Bright Party, Hot Pot Supper, and A Taste of Christmas provided opportunities for proclaiming the good news of Jesus and connecting with the parish. We were especially delighted at the numbers who came to our Café Carols, Carols by Candlelight, Film Night and Nativity over Christmas following the publicity that went to every home.
This brief report comes with thanks to all those who serve in so many varied and often unseen ways to make our life and ministry to one another and the community possible. Specific thanks go to Rosie for her stellar work and valued support as churchwarden over the past seven years!
If you have questions or concerns about any aspect of our life and ministry together, I am always more than happy to discuss, or explain anything as best I can.
## _**Matt Graham (Vicar)**_
## REPORTS
## **Birkenhead Deanery Synod Report**
Three meetings were held in 2023, with February and June meetings comprising the last of the previous cycle, and the new synod meeting for the first time in October. Addresses were received by the Bishop of Birkenhead on poverty; Revd Stephen Torr on lament; and Revd Debbie Wilkinson on the Wirral Waterways project including synod’s approval for a Bishop's Mission Order with the following objectives - To undertake missional initiatives in the Wirral Waters development, engaging with residents and with those in education, commerce and the voluntary sector, and to grow a sustainable worshipping community.
## _**Matt Graham**_
## **The Church Wardens’ Report**
This will be my last report as Churchwarden, as I stand down after seven years in the role – a very Biblical number, I suppose! Last year’s report referred to the expectation that the work on the Lady Chapel, intended as part of Project 125, would be completed in 2023, and this was indeed the case. I think most will agree that it looks very good. The contractors did a good job and were considerate of our needs, and smaller communion services are more comfortable now that they can take place in a discrete space. There is still electrical work to be done, including improvements to the lighting and heating, but it is great to see the glazing completed. I have contacted the Diocesan Adviser on Net Zero, for advice on possible grant funding and also asked her to refer our case to the Diocesan Heating Engineer.
The public notice period for the Faculty application for the toilets and servery at the south-west side of church is well under way at the time of writing and by the time of the APCM, I am hopeful that we will know the final outcome of the application. The architect is already asking for tenders for the work. The prospect of the new, improved facilities is even more exciting than the Lady Chapel work and I am looking forward to serving coffee from the new servery!
We have also had approval for the new chairs, so we should see them soon too. We are keeping the DAC very busy at the moment.
Last year, I remarked that British Gas Lite had proved providential in terms of the savings in gas prices. The contracts with them expired in December 2023 and we have renewed with them. These contracts were negotiated early last year by our brokers, Bionic, before the problems in the Middle East and the attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf. The price of gas has more than doubled since we took out the previous contracts and we really are paying more than twice as much as before. So, forgive your friendly wardens if they make a fuss about closing doors and encourage you to “put on your Big Coat” – we are trying to save money as well as reduce greenhouse gases.
There has been work in and around the halls, but there is still more to do, in particular with reference to the lighting in the Barrett Hall, where the fluorescent tubes should be replaced with LED equivalents.
As usual there are lots of “thank yous”, in particular to Chris and Emma Phillips, and especially to their son Daniel, whose generous offer of his time and expertise has saved St Stephen’s a lot of money in the installation of the new sound system. Thanks to Jenny, for sending me meter readings at the drop of a hat, and for all her other work in the halls and generally. Also to Richard, Matt, the Standing Committee and the PCC, all of whom have made the job so much easier.
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As I write this, no one has volunteered to stand as warden for 2024 onwards. Whoever takes over can be assured of my support, prayers and advice, once I have got the stress of dealing with utility companies out of my system. Being able to serve God and His people in this way has been an honour (no, really!). I have done more, probably, than is strictly necessary, so the job doesn’t have to be that onerous and there are lots of people to help.
## _**Rosie Earp – Churchwarden**_
## **PCC Secretary Report**
The PCC began the year with 18 trustees, and closed the year with 17. Grace Blackmore, Paula Horton, Louise Martin and Marshall Thomas all retired. Robert Vague also retired after transferring his reader’s license to a different church. Steve Vitty resigned. Thanks was noted to all for serving in this way. We welcomed Robert Wiltshire, Dave Bennett, Linda Cottier and Patrick Giblett to the PCC and Joel Giblett as another deanery synod rep.
The PCC met 6 times during the year. Each meeting began with a Bible reading and prayer and also ended with prayer.
Members for 2023 were:
|The Rev Matt Graham|Vicar/Chairman|
|---|---|
|Mr Pete Earp|Lay Chairman/Reader|
|Mrs Rosie Earp|Church Warden|
|Mr Chris Phillips|Church Warden|
|Mrs Joan Potts|Deanery Synod Rep|
|Mr Richard Dunning|Retires 2024|
|Mrs June Macdonald|Retires 2024|
|Mrs Gill Monteith|Retires 2024|
|Mrs Julie Newman-Vidler|Retires 2024|
|Mr Daniel Davies|Retires 2025|
|Mr Richard Fearnley|Retires 2025|
|Mrs Jenny Webb|PCC Secretary / Deanery Synod Rep Retires 2025|
|Mr Robert Wiltshire|Retires 2026|
|Dr Dave Bennett|Retires 2026|
|Mr Patrick Giblett|Retires 2026|
|Mrs Linda Cottier|Retires 2026|
|Dr Joel Giblett|Deanery Synod Rep|
The PCC has wide responsibilities, each member being a trustee, and has complied with the duty to have "due regard” to House of Bishops safeguarding policy and practice guidance.
At every meeting there was an opportunity to look back and look forward at events; reports were received from the various committees entrusted with the responsibility of aspects of the work of the PCC which included:
- Health & Safety
- Safeguarding
- Treasurer’s Report
- Standing Committee Report
- Sites and Buildings Report for both church and Parish Halls
- OMG Report
## _**Jenny Webb, PCC Secretary**_
## FINANCIAL REVIEW
## **Treasurer’s Report for year ending 31/12/2023**
_**Format:**_ In line with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) for the presentation of charity accounts generally, the accounts in the pages that follow include the following tables—
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- _Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) –_ summarising the income and expenditure over the year by category of fund – general unrestricted, designated (i.e. halls income and expenditure), restricted and endowment, with the totals in 2022 for comparison.
- _Balance Sheet –_ showing the assets held at the end of the year, fixed and current, as balanced against the different categories of fund held by the PCC.
- _Analysis of Income_ – providing details of the income summarised in the SOFA, analysed into the relevant categories and funds, with totals in 2022 for comparison.
- _Analysis of Expenditure_ – which provides details of the expenditure summarised in the SOFA, analysed into the relevant categories and funds, with totals in 2022 for comparison.
- _Charitable Giving_ – providing details of the grants provided by the PCC for various mission, relief and development purposes during the year.
- _Church and Halls Major Works_ – providing details of the cost of the major works and repairs carried out during the year.
- _Halls Income and Expenditure_ – providing details of the income and expenditure arising in the designated fund that is used to record the Halls finances.
- _Fund Movements Summary_ – recording the fund balances at the start and end of the year, and the income and expenditure during the year, for each of the funds held by the PCC.
_**Income:**_ Following St Stephen’s resuming a more normal pattern of activity in 2022, in the wake of the pandemic restrictions in 2020 and 2021, 2023 saw even more progress in this respect. In particular further letting out of the halls and function rooms, reflecting the usefulness of these to the local community and for various church functions, saw increases in both the income and, to a lesser extent, expenditure, resulting in a Halls surplus of £3,438 (compared to a loss of £66 in 2022). More widely, total income from donations and legacies was £133,322, compared with £170,782 in 2022. However, as noted in last year’s accounts, the 2022 figure included three unusual one-off items totalling £65,769, compared with two such items in 2023, totalling £13,760. Accordingly, the underlying voluntary income in 2023 can be seen as remaining relatively buoyant.
Overall, the total unrestricted income in 2023 (including the designated income derived from the halls) amounted to £172,799, compared to £218,802, in 2022, a decrease of £46,003. However, as already noted, the 2022 figure was skewed by special factors, so that a more realistic comparison would be with the 2021 equivalent total of £147,440.
_**Expenditure:**_ Unrestricted and designated fund expenditure in 2023 amounted to £150,812, compared to £170,793 in 2022, a decrease of £19,881. This overall reduction in unrestricted expenditure was a welcome achievement, particularly having regard to the increase in utility bills (£11,993 in 2023 as compared to £10,156 in 2022) and our having to pay £4,753 to complete upgrading the fire doors in the halls, as necessitated by the more rigorous regulations that now apply. The ability to do this has been boosted by the steps taken (as heralded in last year’s Report) to place the majority of the church’s cash reserves into the C of E’s Central Board of Finance Deposit Fund, which pays interest at near money-market rates, allowing interest receipts to total £12,065, compared to the £1,723 received in 2022. During the course of the year, it has also been possible to have carried out the previously planned work to enable the side and rear elevations of the Lady Chapel glazed in, at a cost of £32,864, so as to provide a quieter and more comfortable environment for those using the chapel, whilst retaining the visual aesthetics of the space. The great majority of the cost has been borne out of the Mawby Endowment and Restricted Funds (see the table on page 12) and we are grateful to Dr Mawby and his family for providing the original funds that have enabled this to happen. The final phase of the work to the Lady Chapel, being the provision of upgraded heating facilities, is expected to be carried out in 2024, with the cost, again, being funded out of the Mawby Funds.
_**Summary:**_ As shown in the SOFA below, though both unrestricted income and expenditure (including via the Halls Designated Fund) decreased compared to the equivalent figures in 2022, the overall outcome was a surplus of £21,986. In relation to the Halls finances, the continuing return to a more normal pre-Covid pattern has, as already mentioned, resulted in these showing a surplus of £3,437, which compares favourably to the small deficit of £66 in 2022. In relation to the various restricted funds, the primary movement in these relate to incurring expenditure on the glazing in of the Lady Chapel, already referred to.
In terms of the PCC’s assets, as the Balance Sheet shows, these rose in value over the year by £979, from £419,816 to £420,759. However, the balance between the funds in which these assets are held has changed. In particular, the unrestricted (general and designated) funds rose from £319,089 on 01/01/2023 to £341,089 on 31/12/2023, whereas the total of the restricted and endowment funds fell over the same period from £100,023 to £79,424.
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_**Richard Fearnley, Treasurer**_
Finally, I would like to thank our Independent Examiner, Tim Odell, for once again checking that the accounts are in good order and comply with the appropriate charity accounting requirements.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT
## **Background**
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church; pastoral, ecclesiastical, social and ecumenical. It also has maintenance responsibilities for St. Stephen's church, St. Stephen's church halls and the curate's house, which it owns.
## **Membership of the PCC and Trustees of the Parish**
Members of the PCC are either ex officio or elected by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. The Trustees listed in the PCC Secretary’s Report served as members of the PCC during the year.
## **Incumbent & Clergy**
Revd Matt Graham Vicar and Chair of Trustees
## **Committees**
There are a number of committees that attend to different aspects of the business of the PCC. They are as follows:
## _**Standing Committee**_
This is the only committee required by law. It has the power to transact the business of the PCC between its meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council.
## _**Outreach and Mission Group**_
This committee exists to to facilitate growth and reaching out into the community to further our aims and objectives as a parish.
## _**Project 125 Building Committee**_
A working group to facilitate and progress plans for building works associated with our 125th anniversary.
## REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
## **Registered Charity number** 1131998
**Principal address** Parish Office, St Stephen's Church Hall, 11 Prenton Lane, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH42 8LA
**Trustees** PCC Members for 2022/23 (as listed in the PCC Secretary’s report)
**Independent examiner** Timothy Odell FCA, CA(SA)
**Bankers** HSBC - Grange Precinct, Birkenhead
Reports and financial statements approved by order of the board of trustees (PCC) on 21[st] March 2024 and signed on its behalf by its Chairman, _**Revd Matt Graham (Vicar)**_
Signature__________________________________________________
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## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Parochial Church Council of St. Stephen’s Church Prenton**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Parochial Church Council of St. Stephen’s Church Prenton for the year ended 31 December 2023.
## _**Responsibilities and basis of report**_
As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## _**Independent examiner's statement**_
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
- (1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
- (2) the accounts do not accord with those records; or
- (3) the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed by __________________________ (Timothy Odell) on 1[st] April 2024
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## **Statement of Financial Activities 2023**
||**Unrestricted**|**Designated**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|**Total**|**Funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**2023**|**2022**|
|**Income and endowments from:**|||||||
|Donations and legacies|115,254|-|17,067|-|132,322|170,782|
|Income from charitable activities|11,911|-|-|-|11,911|8,592|
|Other trading activities|4|22,721|-|-|22,724|18,745|
|Investments|22,865|-|948|-|23,812|12,296|
|Other income|44|-|-|-|44|12,144|
|**Total income**|**150,078**|**22,721**|**18,015**|**-**|**190,813**|**222,559**|
|**Expenditure on:**|||||||
|Raising funds|487|-|66|-|554|476|
|Expenditure on charitable activities|130,560|19,283|25,737|10,890|186,471|170,870|
|Other expenditure|482|-|3,972|-|4,454|1,263|
|**Total expenditure**|**131,529**|**19,283**|**29,776**|**10,890**|**191,479**|**172,608**|
|**Net income / (expenditure) before**|||||||
|**transfer**|**18,549**|**3,437**|**-11,761**|**-10,890**|**-665**|**49,951**|
|**Transfers:**|||||||
|Gross transfers between funds – in|558|-|967|-|1,525|-|
|Gross transfers between funds – out|-967|-|-558|-|-1,525|-|
|**Other recognised gains/losses**|||||||
|Gains/losses on investment assets|-|-|-|1,644|1,644|-4,123|
|Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, etc|-|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Net movement in funds**|**18,140**|**3,437**|**-11,353**|**-9,246**|**979**|**45,828**|
|**Reconciliation of funds**|||||||
|**Total funds b/f from 2022**|**315,269**|**4,524**|**69,119**|**30,904**|**419,816**|**373,988**|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**333,409**|**7,961**|**57,766**|**21,658**|**420,795**|**419,816**|
|Represented by|||||||
|Unrestricted|||||||
|General Fund|333,409|-|-|-|333,409|315,269|
|Designated|||||||
|Halls Income And Expenditure Fund|-|7,961|-|-|7,961|4,524|
|Restricted|||||||
|Hall Equipment|-|-|1,164|-|1,164|217|
|Len Ellis Restricted Fund|-|-|2,494|-|2,494|4,623|
|Mawby Memorial Income Fund|-|-|49|-|49|24,309|
|Ministry Support|-|-|13,300|-|13,300|-|
|Mission To Young People|-|-|6,229|-|6,229|5,279|
|Outreach Fund|-|-|-|-|-|83|
|Project 125 Fund|-|-|33,559|-|33,559|33,559|
|Staff Training|-|-|866|-|866|952|
|Vicar's Discretionary Fund|-|-|105|-|105|98|
|Endowment|||||||
|Mawby Memorial Endowment Fund|-|-|-|21,658|21,658|30,904|
|_There may be minor discrepancies in_||_the totals where the pence_||_are not shown_|||
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## **Balance Sheet at 31 December 2023**
|**Balance Sheet at 31 December 2023**|||
|---|---|---|
||**As at**|**As at**|
||**31/12/2023**|**31/12/2022**|
|**Fixed assets**|||
|Former curate's house*|87,000|87,000|
|**Total Fixed assets**|**87,000**|**87,000**|
|**Current assets**|||
|Bank current account|15,844|19,264|
|Planned Giving Account|36|17|
|Bank deposit account|50,798|5,253|
|Mawby Income Account (R)|321|24,310|
|Len Ellis Account (R)|530|4,624|
|CCLA (CBF) deposit account|256,086|248,134|
|Mawby Endowment Investments|7,048|30,904|
|Petty Cash|200|200|
|Cash in hand|-|110|
|Accounts receivable|9,431|-|
|**Total Current assets**|**340,295**|**332,816**|
|Accounts payable|6,500||
|**Total Liabilities**|**6,500**||
|**Net Asset surplus (deficit)**|**420,795**|**419,816**|
|**Reserves**|||
|Excess/(deficit) to date|-665|49,951|
|Starting balances|419,816|373,988|
|Gains/(losses) on investment assets|1,644|-4,123|
|**Total Reserves**|**420,795**|**419,816**|
|**Represented by Funds**|||
|General (Unrestricted)|333,409|315,269|
|Designated (Halls Income and Expenditure)|7,961|4,524|
|Restricted|57,766|69,119|
|Endowment|21,658|30,904|
|**Total**|**420,795**|**419,816**|
_There may be minor discrepancies in the totals where the pence are not shown_
***** _The value attributed to the former curate’s house in the Balance Sheet is its original purchase in November 1998 on a historic cost basis. Its value on 31/12/2023 is estimated to be £398,000._
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## **Analysis of Income 2023**
|**Analysis of Income 2023**||
|---|---|
||**Total**
**Total**
**General**
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**2023**
**2022**|
|**Income and endowments from:**
**Donations and legacies**
Gift Aided Donations by SO
Gift Aided Donations by Envelope
Other planned giving
Loose plate collections
One-off Gift Aid gifts
Donations appeals etc
Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
Legacies
Non-recurring one-off grants
Other funds generated
**Donations and legacies Totals**
**Income from charitable activities**
Income from Church Events
Votive candles
Catering/refreshments
Flowers
Fees for weddings and funerals
**Income from charitable activities –**
**Other trading activities**
Traidcraft sales - fund raising
Church hall lettings - fund raising
Photocopying, etc
**Other trading activities Totals**
**Investments**
Dividends
Bank interest
Rent from Curate's House
**Investments Totals**
**Other income**
On-line shopping income
Insurance claims
**Other income Totals**
**Income and endowments –**|77,625
-
-
-
77,625
73,665
3,620
-
-
-
3,620
4,445
5,474
-
-
-
5,474
10,150
2,598
-
-
-
2,598
3,453
1,665
-
3,247
-
4,912
2,710
201
-
520
-
721
745
23,450
-
-
-
23,450
36,650
460
-
-
-
460
32,714
-
-
13,300
-
13,300
2,986
161
-
-
-
161
3,265|
||**115,254**
**-**
**17,067**
**-**
**132,322**
**170,782**
3,680
-
-
-
3,680
1,158
38
-
-
-
38
25
2,143
-
-
-
2,143
2,039
134
-
-
-
134
130
5,915
-
-
-
5,915
5,240|
||**11,911**
**-**
**-**
**11,911**
**8,592**
-
-
-
-
-
521
-
22,721
-
-
22,721
18,224
4
-
-
-
4
-|
||**4**
**22,721**
**-**
**-**
**22,724**
**18,745**
-
-
739
-
739
922
12,065
-
208
-
12,273
1,723
10,800
-
-
-
10,800
9,650|
||**22,865**
**-**
**948**
**-**
**23,812**
**12,296**
44
-
-
-
44
80
-
-
-
-
-
12,064|
||**44**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**44**
**12,144**
**150,078**
**22,721**
**18,015**
**190,813**
**222,559**|
_There may be minor discrepancies in the totals where the pence are not shown_
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## **Analysis of Expenditure 2023**
|**Analysis of Expenditure 2023**||
|---|---|
||**Total**
**Total**
**General **
**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**2023**
**2022**|
|**Expenditure on:**
**Raising funds**
Refreshments and other event|487
-
66
554
476|
|**Raising funds Totals**
**Expenditure on charitable activities**
Missionary societies
Relief and development agencies
Home mission
Secular charities
Traidcraft
Parish share
Fees paid to Diocese
Assistant staff costs
Parish administrator
Clergy expenses
Council tax
Vicarage - water
Vicar's telephone
Publicity
Children's Work Expenses
Parish training and mission
Church insurance
Church office – telephone
Organ/piano tuning
Organist
Church maintenance
Cleaning
Upkeep of services
Flowers
Upkeep of churchyard
Administration
Church running - electricity
Church running - gas
Church running - water
Hall running - electricity
Hall running - gas
Hall running - insurance
Hall running - maintenance
Hall running - water
Church major repairs - structure
Church major repair - installation
Hall – major repairs - installation
Hall – interior/exterior decoration
Hall – Equipment
Curate's house - upkeep
Church equipment
**Expenditure on charitable**
**Other expenditure**
Staff training
Bank charges
Professional fees
**Other expenditure Totals**
**Expenditure Grand totals**|**487**
**-**
**66**
**-**
**554**
**476**
4,400
-
-
-
4,400
5,000
1,169
-
-
1,169
1,956
5,500
-
1,123
-
6,623
2,887
1,100
-
-
-
1,100
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
53
71,757
-
-
-
71,757
69,667
2,979
-
-
-
2,979
2,078
47
-
-
-
47
-
5,039
5,039
-
-
10,078
8,871
1,233
-
140
-
1,373
1,160
2,767
-
-
-
2,767
2,501
650
-
-
-
650
804
181
-
-
-
181
221
232
-
-
-
232
206
-
-
927
-
927
145
60
-
-
-
60
-
5,619
-
-
-
5,619
4,516
-
810
-
-
810
569
438
-
-
-
438
-
3,800
-
-
-
3,800
3,200
1,938
-
-
-
1,938
4,133
376
118
-
-
494
503
683
-
497
-
1,180
782
154
-
-
-
154
116
1,288
-
-
-
1,288
194
1,688
-
-
-
1,688
948
1,855
-
-
-
1,855
1,708
5,362
-
-
-
5,362
4,658
533
-
-
-
533
392
-
1,521
-
-
1,521
1,395
-
2,239
-
-
2,239
1,604
-
2,499
-
-
2,499
1,522
-
4,669
-
-
4,669
7,959
-
483
-
-
483
399
-
-
-
-
-
16,764
719
-
21,255
10,890
32,864
-
4,753
240
-
-
4,993
19,729
-
495
-
-
495
-
1,454
1,170
98
-
2,722
1,156
2,470
-
-
-
2,470
2,074
317
-
1,696
-
2,013
-
**130,560**
**19,283**
**25,737**
**10,890**
**186,471**
**170,870**
60
-
85
-
145
543
140
-
-
-
140
342
282
-
3,887
-
4,169
377|
||**482**
**-**
**3,972**
**-**
**4,454**
**1,263**
**131,529**
**19,283**
**29,776**
**10,890**
**191,479**
**172,608**|
_There may be minor discrepancies in the totals where the pence are not shown_
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## **Charitable Giving 2023**
|**Missionary societies**
Crosslinks (re Alex & Susannah Maclean)
Crosslinks (general purposes)
Open Doors
**Relief & Development Agencies**
Tear Fund (collection)
Christian Aid
**Home Mission**
Charles Thompson Mission
North West Gospel Partnership
St Peter’s Rock Ferry Youth Worker support
The Barn/Wirral Waters Project
Support for those in need locally
**Secular Charities**
Birkenhead Forum Housing
**TOTAL**|2,200
1,100
1,100
69
1,100
1,200
1,100
1,600
1,600
1,123
1,100|
|---|---|
||**13,292**|
|**Church and Halls Major Works 2023**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|||FUNDS||
|**_Church building_**|General|MawbyRestricted|MawbyEndowment|
|Glazing in of Lady Chapel (Total: £32,864)**(1)**|719|21,255|10,890|
|**_Church Halls_**||||
|Replacement of doors**(2)**|4,753|||
|**Total**|5,472|21,255|10,890|
## _Notes_
- _(1) The Mawby Restrictive and Endowment Funds are held for the purpose of repairing and improving the fabric of the church building, with particular reference to the Lady Chapel. It was determined by the PCC that the Endowment Fund had been created by the PCC itself in 1972, so that no Charity Commission consent to the use of the capital was required. The PCC then resolved that use of part of the capital of the Fund would be appropriate to allow the intended enhancements to the Lady Chapel to be completed._
- _(2) The work done in 2023 completes the scheme for replacing all the fire doors in the Church Halls, necessitated by the more stringent fire regulations that have been brought in in more recent years._
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**Halls Income and Expenditure 2023**
|**_Income_**
Income from hire of halls/rooms
**_Expenditure_**
Parish Administrator (50%)
Electricity
Gas
Insurance
Maintenance
Telephone
Water
Equipment
Repairs
Decoration
Cleaning
Bank Charges
Net surplus/loss|**2023**
**2022**
22,721
18,224
5,039
4,435
1,521
1,395
2,239
1,603
2,499
1,521
4,669
7,808
810
569
483
399
1,170
522
240
-
495
-
118
-
-
19,283
33
18,289|
|---|---|
||3,438
-66|
## **Fund Movements Summary 2023**
|**Fund**|**Balance**
**Incoming Outgoing**
**Gains/**
**Balance**
**1st Jan**
**Resource**
**Resource**
**Losses**
**Transfers**
**31st Dec**|
|---|---|
||315,269
150,078
131,529
-
-408
333,409
4,524
22,721
19,283
-
-
7,961
217
1,045
98
-
-
1,164
4,623
65
2,193
-
-
2,494
24,309
882
25,142
-
-
49
-
13,300
-
-
-
13,300
5,279
2,000
1,050
-
-
6,229
83
-
83
-
-
-
33,559
-
-
-
-
33,559
952
-
85
-
-
866
98
772
1,123
-
408
105
30,904
-
10,890
1644
21,658|
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