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Independent examinerfs report on the accounts CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to th• trust•1 members of LZApr6T On aOUnts fortho year ond•d Charfty no Irf any) R•sPèCtIv• respon$lbllltles trustees and examlnor The charft¢s trustees respcSIble for the preparation of the accounts. The Charitys trustees consider ttth an audit is not roquired for this year under section 144 of th8 Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Charities Acl") and that an indepeTrJent ey2mination is needed. It is my resFonbilty to: 0Mine the ac(otmts uThJer $8&ion 145 of tha Charilies Acl. to folhyw the procodures ld dovm in the general Direcaions given by the Charity Commission (Urer 145(5){b) of the CharitS Ad. and to state thether parti¢>Jlar matters have o)me to my attention Basls of Independent fvty examinati¢)n was canied out in ac(y)rdanca ith géneral Diroclions given examinèrfs statomwrt by the Chartty commissh. An examination indudes a rovi+•V of thè acctyjnting records kept by the carTty and a ts)mparison of th8 a)Unts presented yth those rett)rds. It also indudes cx)nsideration of any unusual items or dtsdosures in the aG>3unts, and seeking explanations from the tnthees conc•ming ary suth matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide 811 the Owdere that be required in an aLKlit, and )nsequenty no opinion is given as to vknether the a(xy)unts present a 'tnJe and fair view and the report is lirnited to those matters sot oul in the IER Docemb•r 2017
Independent In connection With rry examinalion. no material matt•ryJ have comè to my examln•fs statsmont attentK•n (other than that discJoseAI bolow") m& cause to believe that in, any matwial resped: th8 accounting rec¢Jrds ncrt képt in accordan sectbn 130 of tho Chafrlies Ad: or tho accounts did nol aoxrd the aco)unting rewrds. or the aco)urrts did not o)ffpty Nmth the applicabk? requirements conc¢mirvJ the fomi and content of a¢unt$ Sot out in the Charities (Accounts ar¥J Repts) Regulations 2C(18 other than any r8quireffnI that the actsjunts give a 'true and fairf view vknich is not a matter conshlwad as of an ndoprrt examination. I ha come auoss no other matters in nrCtion 1th the examination to attentp)n shimjld bo dra in this report in order to enable a proper Understa11 of th? a¢nts to be reachod. . Please <bléta tho words in th? bm(etsrfthey do n0tapY. 8i9n•d: Namo: 'LiJX R¢bvant profe••loMI qualifieation(8) or body (rf any): Addrnss: .pr CrTL QASdi (L (7 Section 8 Disclosure Only complete Il the exainifiei needs to hi9hlight material matters of conoein (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts= directions and guidance fof examinef5). IER Decemb•r 2017
Go h•r• brf•f d•tall• of any It•ms that th• examlner WIS$ to dlsclose. IER Decomb•r 2017
TREASURER'S REPORT (JY RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR END 31° LECEMBER 2025 1. Church AVIt¥ - R•gular P¢•ipts and Roukn Payrnnts The accounts forthe arendIng 31 Dfr¢xrthr2025 recond a sffAII su6 of£1674.99 forall Church and Bam A(wlios. This includes the reduced d8ficit from the Bam activitios of £1489.17, this itselfa rnduction ofthe 2024 defii?t of 4486.41. A rofe£tion oftha hard Kirk wt in ty Neil Fox in managing the operations ofthe Bam. Direct giving by bfink standing othr and by maffl)ers jolning the Parish Giving Schoffn has enabled the churth to maintain a level of financial stability. Taking a financially ulIaUS Stan¢ the PCC 8cted to inwse the Parish Offer ty 7% tt) £216(KI.00 for 2025. The PCC arn most gratefvl for the rewlar bming su8tsined by the mwrkners in tha continulng challenging finanryal dimate. The PCC again e18ct8d not b have a Gift Day. We thd, hoeNpr, retsive fiJrfher monies tovArds the repairofthe to Ihe Soulh and N4Jrth ai$kn roots. As a result ofthe vK)ths undertaken, we have managed to mintsin the thurL V•Wter ttht as far as the roof is concemed, but loakap in the mping stono cor8 kn tho 411 pitthas is still cause br swwificant concom. Insuran ojsts have increased a lillle in I? ith genefal in11atn. A new 3 year eloctriaty ¢ontract VRS negotiated in 2024 in order to stalxlisé our electricrty O)sts. 2. Church Actlvltl•s- Exc•pknl R•c•lpts and Exc•ptlorAI Pym•nts The nuntsrs shohn in tho aCcnts ft)r Excaptional Reipts and Parnnts relled the conplotion of the orks for the repair of tho organ and the new clock la. We still hold the ffnnigs rnCeld from insuranc8 daims for repair Y•Drk8 trj tha stained glass V•indow. The window has b8&n away for rerAr for somo timo and o%Yait th8 refitting. 3. Church Bam Acllvllles- Regular R•e•lpts and Roulln• Paynxnts Routine Payments exce8d8d Regjlar Recepis in 2025 by £1489.17, a Signrfant rnduction on 2024, thich reflects the hard pJt in ty Neil Fox and thè paopbo look atsr th• ¢urc barn. This 1$ appreciatad. 4. Church Bam Activltl•s- Exc•ptlonal Pcelpts and ExpOrk71 Paymnts There was no activty nugting to 2025. 5. Sums h•ld in Main Trndlng Bank A¢¢ounls at the 31 Deeemb•r 2025 HSBC Currant Acctyjnt £5360.66 HSBC Deposit Account CBF Dop)sit Accnunt The HS8C Cunint A¢(¥Junt is used to deal vth al of our rewlar trAnsactions. The HSBC Deposit Account is used b) collect regular donalions trom 8 small number of memb8rs of the o)nwegation by Standiig Order as 11 as Grfl Nid6d tax rnfunds from the Inland Revenuè. The trojority of peop16 9'NYng regularty to the thurch gve via the Parish Giving ScheN vknich also SI11$fie$ gift aKI rocopr as this is dealiith by tho PGS fjth all PGS monies paid dirnct to our HSBC Cuffent AccounL £10367.90 £7373.62
Transfers arn rrAde as needed from tho HSBC CWitAccount to tho HSBC CurrentAceounL The HSBC furrent and DeF#)Sit A¢¢xyJnts" are dtswatsd fortho norffAp l operntional finant +• oltho thurch. The C8F"DaF#)sitAcnr is desiwAtsd brunfor888en eypenditure in the normal operan41 finance ofth6 church. 6. 8umB h•ld In Oth•r Bank Accots at tho 31 D•c•mber 2025 HSBC DisixelK)nary AcMunL' £5473.18. This bank account allows the In(nOn[ li consuttatiryi the chuhWard0n$ and Treasur8r, to assist in cases of hardship in txrmiunty. The bank acUnt feceives Inm? from the intsrest generdtod by the Griffithes Charity inwastnI account. The value of this investmènt aemunt at 31 December 2025 was £2584729. CBF Deposit Accountchurch Root. CBF Doposit Account Church Organ.. Both of these acthunts are desiwatsd as restsithd funds. £4701.37 £e632.44 7. G•n•ral Comn*nts 1 oxpross my thanks. nol onty to the PCC. Ixrt to church nwnbors in general for assisting me to corn8 the year end accounts. l express ry sincefe thanks to th• thurth m•nknrnhip at large for their contlliuing financial support of St John th• Baplist Bishops Castle in suth a manner that ar• able to continue our rk in the o)rmwnty and rn••t our obligations. Thank you. Roger Taylor