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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 a￿OUnts fortho year
ond•d
Charfty no
Irf any)
R•sPèCtIv•
respon$lbllltles
trustees and examlnor
The charft¢s trustees respc￿SIble 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 resFon*bilty to:
0￿Mine 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 (Ur￿er 145(5){b) of the Charit￿S 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 c*arTty and a ts)mparison of th8 a￿)Unts
presented y￿th 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 Owder￿e 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 Rep￿ts) Regulations 2C(18 other than any r8quireff￿nI
that the actsjunts give a 'true and fairf view vknich is not a matter
conshlwad as ￿ of an ndop￿rrt examination.
I ha￿ come auoss no other matters in ￿nr￿Ction ￿1th the examination
to attentp)n shimjld bo dra￿￿ in this report in order to enable a
proper Understa￿11￿￿ of th? a¢￿￿nts to be reachod.
. Please <bléta tho words in th? bm(*etsrfthey do n0tap￿Y.
8i9n•d:
Namo:
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R¢bvant profe••loMI
qualifieation(8) or body
(rf any):
Addrnss:
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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 A￿VIt￿¥ - R•gular P*¢•ipts and Roukn Payrnnts
The accounts forthe ￿arendIng 31 Dfr¢xrthr2025 recond a sffAII su￿￿6 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 8￿cted 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, ho*eNpr, retsive fiJrfher monies
tovArds the repairofthe to Ihe Soulh and N4Jrth ai$kn roots. As a result ofthe vK)ths undertaken,
we have managed to mintsin the thurL* V•Wter ttht as far as the roof is concemed, but
loakap in the mping stono co￿r8 kn tho ￿411 pitthas is still cause br swwificant concom.
Insuran￿ ojsts have increased a lillle in I￿? *ith genefal in11at￿n. A new 3 year eloctriaty
¢ontract VRS negotiated in 2024 in order to stalxlisé our electricrty O)sts.
2. Church Actlvltl•s- Exc•pknl R•c•lpts and Exc•ptlorAI P*ym•nts
The nuntsrs shohn in tho aCc￿nts ft)r Excaptional Re￿ipts and Pa￿rnnts relled the
conplotion of the *orks for the repair of tho organ and the new clock la￿.
We still hold the ffnnigs rnCel￿d from insuranc8 daims for repair Y•Drk8 trj tha stained glass
V•indow. The window has b8&n away for rerAr for somo timo and ￿ o%Yait th8 refitting.
3. Church Bam Acllvllles- Regular R•e•lpts and Roulln• Paynxnts
Routine Payments exce8d8d Regjlar Recepis in 2025 by £1489.17, a Signrf￿ant rnduction on
2024, *thich reflects the hard pJt in ty Neil Fox and thè paopbo look atsr th• ¢*urc*
barn. This 1$ appreciatad.
4. Church Bam Activltl•s- Exc•ptlonal P*celpts and Ex￿p￿Ork71 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 v￿th 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 SI￿11$fie$ gift aKI roco**pr as this is deali*ith 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#)sitAc￿nr is desiwAtsd brunfor888en eypenditure in the normal opera￿n41
finance ofth6 church.
6. 8umB h•ld In Oth•r Bank Acco￿ts at tho 31 D•c•mber 2025
HSBC DisixelK)nary AcMunL'
£5473.18.
This bank account allows the In(￿n￿On[ li consuttatiryi the chu￿hWard0n$ and
Treasur8r, to assist in cases of hardship in txrmiunty.
The bank ac￿Unt feceives In￿m? from the intsrest generdtod by the Griffithes Charity
inwast￿nI 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 corn￿8￿ 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