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← The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St. John The Divine, Brooklands, Manchester

2024-12-31-accounts

Stjohn's Brool<lands ExtendingGod'swelcome to everyone Annual Report 2024

We believe that God is calling us to be the missional heart of our community as we invite everyone in Brooklands to hear God’s invitation of a new relationship, belong to God’s family, believe the good news about what Jesus has done for us, and experience the radical hospitality Jesus extends to everyone: an invitation to sit and eat in God’s kingdom.

Our Vision

Extending God’s welcome to everyone

Our Mission

Welcoming you into God’s family as we grow in Christ together

Our Values

We are a welcoming church…

Worship: growing as disciples formed by God’s word and Spirit Evangelism: making disciples as we introduce people to Jesus Liturgical: living lives shaped by God’s story

Community: belonging to our church family

Outward-looking: going out beyond our four walls

Missional: serving God’s purposes for the world

Invitational: inviting everyone to know Jesus for themselves

Nurturing: equipping everyone for ministry

Generous: excelling in the grace of giving

Our Strategy

welcome to the family  grow in faith  share life together  serve in God’s mission

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Our Parish Strategy and Values

� Welcome to our family � Evangelism

Making disciples as we introduce people to Jesus Invitational

Inviting everyone to come and know Jesus for themselves

� Grow in faith �

Worship

Growing as disciples formed by God’s word and Spirit Liturgical

Living lives shaped by God’s story

Generous

Excelling in the grace of giving

� Share life together � Community Belonging to our church family

� Serve in God’s mission �

Outward-looking Going out beyond our four walls

Missional

Serving God’s purposes for the world Nurturing Equipping everyone for ministry

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CONTENTS

Page
5 2024 Reports
Vicar’s Report
Crafty Chat Report
Flower Guild Report
Thursday Café Report
Women’s Fellowship Report
11 Buildings & Finance Reports
13 PCC Leadership 2024

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2024 REPORTS AND MAIN AIMS FOR 2025

VICAR’S REPORT

Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

Revelation 22:1-2

In September 2023 the PCC identified four priority areas for 2023-2024:

The work that we began last year has continued as we sought to focus our energies in these areas of parish life, whilst recognising that communication is an ongoing priority.

Worship

During 2024 we have continued to review our worship. We held two Worship Review meetings (20[th] January & 7[th] February) that were open to everyone to attend. The recommendations were discussed and agreed at the March PCC meeting. The two main decisions were: (1) to continue to hold monthly creative services that we have called “Creative Communion”; and, (2) to create a Worship Planning Team to meet regularly to plan our worship.

We have held several Creative Communion services. On the 28[th] April we thought through what it meant to bear fruit as followers of Jesus. On 30[th] June we focused on St John the Divine exploring the symbols in the church and the stained-glass windows. Then on 21[st] July we looked at the story of Noah and created an altar frontal during the service. In September our Harvest Parade was designated a creative service when we were joined by our Guiding and Scouting groups with 20 children and 98 adults attending.

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In October, in place of our Pumpkin Party we held a special Halloween Service as our monthly creative service. Some members of our regular congregation were understandably uneasy with this, however positive feedback was received from those who came along to see what was involved. The service was well attended by 37 adults and 23 children. Recognising that some regular church members didn’t wish to celebrate Halloween, and it was not a

Communion service, we offered a said service of Holy Communion at 12 noon which 4 adults attended.

In October we also celebrated Black History Month. This was organised and led by John Muyita who is on placement with us from Emmanuel Theological College. We were also treated to some African food after the service which was enjoyed by all.

Our Christmas services were a great success.

The choir did a wonderful job at our

Carols by Candlelight where 205 people attended, including 28 children.

We were packed again on Christmas Eve for our Crib and Christingle service with 167 adults and 85 children.

In addition to our regular Sunday morning service at 10am

we hold Choral Evensong on the 1[st] Sunday of each month at 6.30pm, led by Adele Lane and Anthony Marlow. It is hoped that Adele shall begin her ALM training in Worship and Liturgy next year with the goal of being commissioned as an Authorised Lay Minister in September 2025.On Thursday mornings at 9.30am we also have a simple said service of Holy Communion prior to our Community Café.

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Pastoral Care

Pastoral care remained a priority with 3 weddings , 1 wedding blessing , and 5 funerals being conducted during the year.

In keeping with the Diocesan strategy of “growing younger” baptism ministry has been a particular focus, and this shall continue to be a priority area during 2025.

During 2024 we conducted 12 baptisms , 2 confirmations , and 1 thanksgiving .

Community Outreach

We have sought to creatively engage with those who live in our parish. On 26[th] January we held our second Burns’ Night social which went well, as did both our Summer Fair and Winter Fair. Thank you to all those who helped make these such a success!

Our school ministry has been a continued focus this year. I have continued in my role as a school governor at Brooklands Primary School. I took RE lessons for Year 1 at Brooklands Primary School and led a KS1 assembly at Heyes Lane Primary as well as KS1 and KS2 Harvest assemblies at Brooklands Primary. The three local primary schools (including Sandilands) all visited at Christmas.

Looking beyond the parish, in addition to running a Lent Reading Course I planned and hosted an event at Manchester Cathedral to commemorate the 40[th] anniversary of the Sea of Faith. We were fortunate to have Prof. Elaine Graham speak, and interesting discussions followed. I had hoped that this would relaunch the Manchester Branch of the Progressive Christianity Network (PCN UK), however other commitments took priority, and this was put on the backburner.

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Priorities for 2025-2026

Looking ahead to the future, we identified four priorities for 2025 at our PCC meeting in November.

I encouraged us to reflect on the reading from Rev. 22 where the water of life flowed out from the tree of life and think of our parish strategy as having four “ Ministry Streams ”:

Ministry Stream 3: Share life together

Our discussions came up with the following priorities:

Baptism Ministry

During Q1 and Q2 our focus shall be upon baptism ministry and discipleship courses, whilst attention to both community events and serving our local

community shall be ongoing, especially through our continued support of the Wythenshawe Foodbank.

In addition to this we are mindful that there are also ongoing issues with the church buildings. I am thankful that the hall roof was replaced in the Autumn. Looking ahead the Nave roof needs replacing (for which we have a Faculty) and we are in the process of finalising plans to install lighting to the northside of the church grounds.

We will also need to give attention to ensuring the continued financial sustainability of the parish over forthcoming years.

Richard

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Crafty Chat Report

Crafty Chat is now in its eleventh year and is still going strong with a good number of

members attending twice a month. More members are beginning to get involved with different projects and at the moment a few are having in house crochet lessons led by Gina.

Our post-box toppers have been very popular, and we've had some lovely comments. In the last 12months we have made an Easter, Remembrance and a Christmas Nativity scene. Sadly, someone took a liking to our Christmas one, but it isn't going to put us off.

The response to the request by Richard for Pumpkins was amazing and it was great to see so many members joining in.

As usual we had stalls at the Summer and Winter Fairs and raised a generous sum of money towards the church. We also raised £80 for Children in Need by making and selling Pudsey Bears. I've just handed a cheque for £135 to the Snowdrop centre at Wythenshawe hospital along with lots of hand knitted or crochet blankets, and premature baby clothes. All of these have been greatly appreciated.

The year ended with 20 plus members enjoying our annual Christmas meal at the Quarry Bank.

Chris Padbury

Flower Guild Report

Unfortunately, there are now only four members of the Flower Guild. Ruth has retired after being a member for over 20 years and Marcela and Judith have other commitments. We thank them all for their expertise, hard work and time. They have contributed enormously to the festival displays and general routines. We hope more people will volunteer to join us during the coming year.

We now have a selection of artificial arrangements which we use for the altar and candle. We arrange fresh flowers for the festivals of Easter, Harvest and Christmas. We do not have flowers in church during Lent and Advent. We also decorate the candle at the font with fresh flowers for Baptisms whenever possible.

We have a meeting each January to arrange the rota for the year ahead.

We look forward to another year of flower arranging when we will provide colourful floral displays for the church.

Lynda Tattersall

The Flower Guild

Lynda Tattersall Lilian Swann

Hilary Hamblett Susan Wildman

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Thursday Café Report

Another busy year for the community café on a Thursday morning. This continues to be a place of relaxed conversation, friendship and a space to meet new people.

The café runs throughout the year offering a consistent venue and as it is on a donation basis for refreshments continues to be inclusive to all. The café attracts and welcomes in new visitors as well as providing the relaxed atmosphere that regulars enjoy and come back for each week.

Refreshments are served from 10 -12 from a rota of dedicated volunteers, serving with a smile.

We continue to have the added interest of a pop-up stall, selling good as new items or a raffle. In the last year a total of £2,541 has been raised from donations for refreshments and from the stall. The book and jigsaw tables are well stocked and a valuable place to acquire or swap these items.

This café can only run with the willingness and enthusiastic giving of a core group of volunteers. They turn up early to set up, serve refreshments, run the stalls, provide background music and then tidy it all way. A huge thank you to this group who work so hard to keep this community café an important part of St John’s mission.

Janet Hunter

Women’s Fellowship Report

Women’s Fellowship continues to meet on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 2- 4pm. We have 21 members and have recently welcomed a new member.

We have had another friendly and enjoyable year with a variety of activities, always followed by tea and biscuits and lots of chatting. In addition to quizzes, a game of bingo and an observation game of Spot the Difference, our meetings have included a St George’s Day Afternoon Tea, an informative talk on Teaching the Deaf, a talk and slide show on ‘A Holiday in South Korea’, and a Mindful Adult Colouring session which needed concentration, so it was a quieter meeting than usual!

We also had a trip to Holmfirth and Tong Garden Centre near Bradford, our usual Summer Supper at The Boathouse, and our Christmas Dinner which, this year, was at The Quarry Bank in Timperley. Members also enjoyed taking an active part in the Summer and Winter Fairs, running stalls and helping with refreshments.

Women’s Fellowship is open to everyone, not just church members and meetings are always varied, pleasurable, and very friendly. As usual, we would love to welcome new members in 2025.

Carole Herd

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Buildings Report

This year has been a busy and as anticipated an expensive year for maintenance and repair of the church buildings.

The Church

Church cellar - Work to remove asbestos from around the pipes and walls in cellar was completed in March. This included emptying of the cellar from potentially contaminated contents and relining of pipes. The cost for this was £36,054.

A replacement protection cover for a round window on the south side of the church was fitted in June, following an earlier storm and the loss of the previous cover, at a cost of £675.

The organ has required repair and maintenance work this year which was completed by two different companies on two occasions through the year at a total cost of £3,603.

Repair work to the choir vestry safe was required to maintain its use.

The church carpet has had some remedial work to stretch out areas that were problematic.

The Hall

The main focus of activities during the year has been the major restoration of the exterior hall roof, an 8-week programme that started in September 2024 This included part removal of the old roof, installation of insulation and new roof and replacing the Interior lower ceiling and lighting. The total cost including architect, project management and work completed was for £134, 336.

Dalebrook Road

The house on Dalebrook Road required some new appliances, fencing, keys and repairs prior to new tenants moving in, in August 2024. This was at a cost of £1,586.

Future works Required to the Church

Janet Hunter Church Warden

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Finance Report

As expected, this has been a very expensive year. The first quotes to replace the hall roof were obtained in 2019 and the five-year budget approved by the PCC towards the end of that year contained a prediction that £75000 would be spent replacing it in 2021. However, because of Covid, everything got delayed, costs spiralled, contractors became difficult to get hold of and it seemed as if it would never happen. In 2023, the PCC agreed to use the architects to manage the project. This has added an extra layer of costs but within twenty months of that decision quotes were obtained, the faculty was granted, and the work was completed. Although the work on the church hall roof was expected, it was not anticipated that the same year would require £31,000 to be spent on asbestos remediation in the cellar. This work was completed in the Spring.

The budget for the year excluding these projects, and the budget for 2025 were causing concern as losses were predicted for the general running of the church if Parish Share was to be maintained at current levels. A Stewardship Sunday was held at the end of October and the response to this was very positive. Thank you so much to everyone who responded. Thank you also to all those members of our church family who continue to support us with standing orders, envelopes, card payments, collection and donations. We really do appreciate every pound that we are given. Voluntary Giving was slightly lower this year due to a drop in planned giving. This was compensated by an increase in giving at services and donations.

The footfall at our community fairs seemed slightly down but the income they produced held up and Thursday café again contributed over £2000 as well as being a very valuable community resource. These events require a lot of work to put on and we are very grateful to the teams involved and all who help. Fees for life events were slightly higher than last year, and hall rents also increased despite the roof leaking.

The hut has continued to be closed, and it seems that it has now reached the end of its useful life. Property rent has reduced slightly due to three months in between tenants, but the current rent is higher than the previous rent due to an increase in market rents.

The donations at Jill Chandler’s funeral raised £440 for which we are very thankful, and we were very grateful to receive a legacy from the late Dorothy Sykes. This was restricted to being used for the music at church and £2000 of it funded some of the organ repairs. The remaining repairs were largely covered by a transfer from the organ fund. Both the asbestos remediation and the hall roof works were eligible under the Listed Places of Worship scheme for a grant to cover the VAT and these grants have now been received. With such expensive projects being carried out, other expenses were kept to a minimum during the year and this was helped by a slightly lower parish share amount being agreed with the diocese in September.

Adele Lane Treasurer

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PCC LEADERSHIP AND MAKE UP 2024

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is a Registered Charity. The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules.

Aim and purposes

St John's Parochial Church Council (PCC) has a shared responsibility in promoting the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

Objectives and activities

At the heart of our church life is the worship of God, everything else comes from that worship. We seek to reach upwards to God in worship and adoration, inward to one another in fellowship and outwards to the community and the world in witness and service. 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 John's.

When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. In particular the PCC is committed to promoting the work of the church in the following areas:

Main things PCC did in 2024

There have been four full meetings of the PCC in March, May, September, and November, with extended meetings in January and February (open to the wider congregation) to take forward our review of worship. Items on the agenda for approval at our main PCC meetings this year included:

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At every meeting this year we have discussed our church buildings and the work needed to keep them safe, from replacing the roof to mending potholes. Looking after a listed building involves specialist contractors and requires discussion with – and permission from – the diocese before any major repairs can be undertaken.

Membership 2024

Vicar: Richard Sherratt Churchwarden: Janet Hunter Deanery Synod representatives: Wilfred Darlington Elected members (until 2025): Nicola Ashton (Eco Champion) Kirstie Lea ( until November 2024 ) James Merryweather Rod Tattersall Elected members (until 2026): Wilfred Darlington Elected members (until 2027): Sarah McMurdo Phil Makins Nwabugo Ubochi Coopted members (until 2025): Adele Lane (Treasurer) Maureen Tewnion

In attendance: Susan Wildman (PCC Secretary)

Other PCC committees/groups

The PCC at St John’s has a Standing Committee. Membership of this committee along with its duties and is defined by law in the Church Representation Rules, abbreviated to CRR ( CRR M31(6) ).

Standing Committee members:

In attendance: Susan Wildman (PCC Secretary)

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Administrative Information

St John's is situated in Brooklands, Sale. It is part of the Diocese of Manchester within the Church of England and is in the Deanery of Stretford and Manchester South in the Archdeaconry of Manchester.

The correspondence address is The Vicarage, 186 Brooklands Road, Sale, M33 3PB.

Registered charity number: 1132141

The address of the Parish website is www.stjohnsbrooklands.org.uk

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE, BROOKLANDS (Registered charity number 1132141)

ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE, BROOKLANDS INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT

I report to the members of PCC St John the Divine, Brooklands on my examination of the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As members of the PCC, 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 Parochial Church’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the 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 which gives me cause to believe that, in any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection 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.

E Armstrong FCCA

19 March 2025

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE, BROOKLANDS

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

Note

INCOMING RESOURCES
Voluntary Giving
1
Church groups and events
2
General Income
3
Other Income
4
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Parish Share
5
Clergy Expenses
6
Worship
7
Charitable and other donations
8
Church groups and events
9
Church Fabric
10
Premises Fabric
11
Property Fabric
12
Other Parochial Expenses
13
Net Income
before Investment Gains or losses
Gains/(Losses) on Investments
Flower Fund
14
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD
TOTALS FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD		 2024 2024
2024 2023
Restricted Unrestricted
TOTAL TOTAL
Funds Funds
Funds Funds
£
£
£
£
2325
42324
44649
45747
-
7614
7614
7262
-
22677
22677
23516
3907
34960
38867
5122
__
_
_
_
6232
107575
113807
81647
_
_
_
_
-
33000
33000
36000
-
4474
4474
5631
146
5912
6058
5693
-
-
-
830
-
1619
1619
1262
2075
55946
58021
24773
1250
140541
141791
12603
-
2103
2103
2482
-
14359
14359
7996
_
_
_ _
3471
257954
261425
97270
_
_
_ _
2761
(150379)
(147618)
(15623)
-
48
48
(45)
_
_
_ _
2761
(150331)
(147570)
(15668)
12740 392094
404834
420502
_
_
_ __
15501
241763
257264
404834
__
__
_ _

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE, BROOKLANDS

BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER 2024

Note 2024 2023
£ £
FIXED ASSETS
Property – Curate’s House
39 Dalebrook Road 211640 211640
Investments
Flower Fund 14 1899 1851
__ __
TOTAL FIXED ASSETS 213539 213491
__ __
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors 15 29172 2276
Deposit Accounts at CBF 17 16116 146789
Deposit Accounts at Bank 530 523
Current Accounts at Bank 5151 46719
Cash in Hand 1177 1393
__ __
52146 197700
LIABILITIES
Creditors –amounts falling due within one year 16 7421 5357
__ __
NET CURRENT ASSETS 44725 192343
__ __
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 258264 405834
Creditors –amounts falling due after one year
Provisions for liabilities 16 1000 1000
__ __
TOTAL NET ASSETS 257264 404834
__ __
PARISH FUNDS
Unrestricted 241763 392094
Restricted 18 15501 12740
__ __
BALANCE AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024 257264 404834
__ __

Approved by the PCC on 26 March 2025

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE, BROOKLANDS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparation

The PCC is a public benefit entity within the meaning of FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 governing the individual accounts of PCCs, and with the Regulations’ “true and fair view” provisions, together with FRS 102 (2016) as the applicable accounting standards and the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investment assets, which are shown at fair value.

Incoming Resources

Planned Giving, collections and all other donations are accounted for when received. Gift Aid tax claims are included in the SOFA at the same time as the cash donations to which they relate.

Funds raised by the Summer Fair, Winter Fair and similar events and activities are accounted for gross, as are sales of magazines and books.

Rental income from the letting of the church premises is recognised when the rental is due.

Investment income is included in the accounts when receivable.

Investment gains and losses includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year.

Expenditure and Liabilities

Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation and settlement is probable and quantifiable. Provisions are shown at best estimate of the amount required.

Assets

Consecrated and benefice property of any kind is excluded from the statutory definition of “charity” by Section 10(2)(a) and (c) of the Charities Act 2011 and such assets are excluded from the accounts. The Hall and Hut are similarly excluded from the accounts, being regarded equally as inalienable property of the Church.

No value is placed on church furnishings held by the Church Wardens on behalf of the PCC and which require a Faculty for disposal. All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings and moveable church furnishings, whether maintenance or improvement, is written off during the year.

All other equipment belonging to the PCC is written off at the time of purchase.

The curate’s house is included in the accounts at its carrying value at 1 January 2015 plus the cost of subsequent improvements.

No depreciation is provided on the curate’s house, as the currently estimated residual value is not less than the value in the accounts and the remaining useful life of this property is such that any depreciation charges would be immaterial.

Investments are valued at market value at the year end.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE, BROOKLANDS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note
1
2
3
4		 2024
2024
2024 2023
Restricted Unrestricted
TOTAL TOTAL
Funds Funds
Funds Funds
£
£
£
£
Voluntary Giving.
Planned Giving
-
27889
27889
30998
Income Tax recovered
250
10544
10794
10470
Giving at services
-
3343
3343
2329
Other donations
2075
548
2623
1950
____
_
2325
42324
44649
45747
____
_
Church groups and events
Community Fairs
-
3830
3830
4115
Thursday Café sales
-
1479
1479
835
Crafty Chat sales
-
31
31
-
Burns Night Social
-
232
232
-
Little Blessings
-
978
978
1007
Thursday Café donations
-
1064
1064
1305
____
_
-
7614
7614
7262
____
_
General Income
Life Events
-
2896
2896
2137
Premises rent: Hall
-
9031
9031
8035
Hut
-
-
-
1944
Property rent
-
10750
10750
11400
____
_
-
22677
22677
23516
____
_
Other Income
In memoriam: Jill Chandler
-
440
440
-
Bequest: Dorothy Sykes
3000
-
3000
-
Interest on Deposits
761
7104
7865
4562
Flower Fund dividend
116
-
116
110
Donations for flowers
30
-
30
120
LPW Grant received in respect of VAT
charged on asbestos remediation
-
4850
4850
-
LPW Grant receivable in respect of VAT
charged on hall re-roofing
-
22389
22389
-
Sundry income
-
177
177
330
____
_
3907
34960
38867
5122
____
_

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE, BROOKLANDS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note
5
6
7
8
9		 2024
2024
2024 2023
Restricted Unrestricted
TOTAL TOTAL
Funds Funds
Funds Funds
£
£
£
£
Parish Share
Paid during the year
-
33000
33000
36000
____
_
Clergy Expenses
Expenses of office: Vicar
-
512
512
1058
Curate
-
-
-
1197
Council Tax, water charges etc.
-
3962
3962
3376
____
_
-
4474
4474
5631
____
_
Worship
Altar and choir requisites etc.
146
2464
2610
2644
Staff (Organists, choir, verger)
-
3312
3312
3049
Children’s Ministry
-
136
136
-
____
_
146
5912
6058
5693
____
_
Donations
Food ministry:
Local food bank initiative
-
-
-
830
____
_
-
-
-
830
____
_
Church groups and events
Community Fairs
-
333
333
205
Little Blessings
-
1286
1286
248
Pumpkin Party
-
-
-
179
Other Community Engagement Events
-
-
-
630
____
_
-
1619
1619
1262
____
____

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE, BROOKLANDS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note
10
11
12
13		 2024
2024
2024 2023
Restricted Unrestricted
TOTAL TOTAL
Funds Funds
Funds Funds
£
£
£
£
Church Fabric
Gas and Electricity
-
6095
6095
5292
Cleaning, insurance etc.
-
6665
6665
5317
Maintenance and repair
-
3604
3604
7388
Organ maintenance and repairs
2075
1528
3603
878
Asbestos remediation (cellar)
-
36054
36054
-
Maintenance of grounds
-
2000
2000
5898
____
_
2075
55946
58021
24773
____
_
Premises Fabric
Hall
Gas, electricity, water, cleaning etc.
-
7176
7176
3085
Maintenance and repair
-
107
107
7457
Roof replacement
1250
133087
134337
-
____
_
1250
140370
141620
10542
____
_
Hut
Electricity, water, cleaning etc.
-
171
171
1811
Maintenance and repair
-
-
-
250
____
_
-
171
171
2061
____
_
Hall & Hut total
1250
140541
141791
12603
____
_
Property(Dalebrook Road)
Maintenance, repairs, insurance etc.
-
1893
1893
2482
Gas & electricity
-
210
210
-
____
_
-
2103
2103
2482
____
_
Other Parochial Expenses
Stewardship expenses
-
170
170
155
Parish administration
-
6028
6028
6140
Parish communications
-
233
233
656
Hospitality
-
491
491
737
Children’s outreach and equipment
-
-
-
52
Training, nurture, pastoral expenses
-
-
-
80
Amounts due re. previous years.
-
7115
7115
-
Sundry expenses
-
322
322
176
____
_
-
14359
14359
7996
____
____

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE, BROOKLANDS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note
14
15
16		 2024 2023
£
£
Flower Fund
M&G Equities Investment Fund for Charities
129 Charifund Units
Market value at 1 January 2024
1851
1896
Net gain/(loss) in value
48
(45)
_
_
Market value at 31 December 2024
1899
1851
_
_
The Flower Fund was established to provide regular funds for flowers in church.
Debtors
Tax recoverable
2427
2276
Hall & hut rents due
700
-
Interest receivable
656
-
Grants receivable under LPOW scheme
22389
-
Other accrued income
3000
-
_
_
29172
2276
_
_
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year
Fees outstanding
4968
-
Accruals for utilities and other costs
2067
5357
Income received in error
386
-
_
_
7421
5357
_
_
Amounts falling due after one year
Provision for hall floor resurfacing
1000
500
_
_

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE, BROOKLANDS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note
17		 2024
£
Deposit Accounts at CBF
Fabric Fund
Balance at CBF 1 Jan 2024
113213
Withdrawn re. asbestos remediation
(31204)
Withdrawn re. hall roof
(85796)
Interest received
5421
_

Balance at CBF 31 Dec 2024
1634
_

New Fabric Fund
Balance at CBF 1 Jan 2024
5170
Withdrawn re. hall roof
(5000)
Interest received
274
_

Balance at CBF 31 Dec 2024
444
_

Organ Fund
Balance at CBF 1 Jan 2024
943
Withdrawn re. organ repairs
(876)
Interest received
50
_

Balance at CBF 31 Dec 2024
117
_

General Legacy Fund
Balance at CBF 1 Jan 2024
15854
Withdrawn re. stained glass protection
(696)
Withdrawn re. hall roof
(14304)
Interest received
842
_

Balance at CBF 31 Dec 2024
1696
_

New Roof Fund
Balance at CBF 1 Jan 2024
11609
Interest received
616
_

Balance at CBF 31 Dec 2024
12225
_

Total deposits at 31 December 2024
16116
Interest receivable at 31 December 2024:
Fabric Fund
292
New Fabric Fund
29
Organ Fund
7
General Legacy Fund
183
New Roof Fund
145
_

Included in debtors at the year end
656
_
 2023
£
109698
-
-
3515
_
113213
_
5010
-
160
_
5170
_
913
-
30
_
943
_
15362
-
-
492
_
15854
_
11248
361
_
11609
_
146789
-
-
-
-
-
_
-
_

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE, BROOKLANDS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note
18

 2024 2023
£
£
Movement in Restricted Funds
New Roof Fund
Balance at 1 January 2024
11609
11248
Incoming resources (Interest on deposits)
Interest received
616
361
Interest receivable
145
-
_
_
Balance at 31 December 2024
12370
11609
_
_
The fund is invested in the New Roof Fund Deposit at CBF.
The purpose of the New Roof Fund is to build up a fund for
the eventual renewal of the church roof and the money
retained in this fund was given for this specific purpose.
Hall Refurbishment Fund
Balance at 1 January 2024
1131
1131
Incoming resources
-
-
_
_
Balance at 31 December 2024
1131
1131
_
_
The Hall Refurbishment fund relates to funds raised
For this purpose.
Music Legacy Fund
Legacy from D Sykes (to be spent on music at the church)
3000
-
Organ repairs carried out
(2000)
-
_
_
Balance at 31 December 2024
1000
-
_
_
Restricted Fabric Fund
Donation received in the year to be spent on fabric
1000
-
_
_
Total Restricted Funds at 31 December 2024
15501
12740
_
_

All other restricted income received in the year was expended in the year.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN THE DIVINE, BROOKLANDS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note

2024 2023
£ £

19 Designated Funds

There were four designated funds at the end of the year. These are invested in CBF deposit accounts.

Fabric FundBalance at 1 Jan 2024 113213 109698
Withdrawn re asbestos remediation (31204) -
Withdrawn re. hall roof (85796) -
Interest for the year 5713 3515
_ _
Balance at 31 Dec 2024 1926 113213
_ _
NewFabric FundBalance at 1 Jan 2024 5170 5010
Withdrawn re. hall roof (5000) -
Interest for the year 303 160
_ _
Balance at 31 Dec 2024 473 5170
_ _
Organ FundBalance at 1 Jan 2024 943 913
Withdrawn re. organ repairs (876) -
Interest for the year 57 30
_ _
Balance at 31 Dec 2024 124 943
_ _
General Legacy FundBalance at 1 Jan 2024 29354 28862
Withdrawn re. stained glass protection (696) -
Withdrawn re. hall roof (27804) -
Interest for the year 1025 492
_ _
Balance at 31 Dec 2024 1879 29354
_ _

The General Legacy Fund is a fund into which any unrestricted legacy received by the church is transferred. The fund is used for equipment or special projects.

20 Staff salaries

Staff salaries 7856 5184

No members of the PCC, or their spouses, received any payments in remuneration from PCC funds.

The average weekly number of staff employed during the year was 2.

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