## **Report of Accounts for 2023** Good morning. Maintaining the Church Accounts is very much a team effort and I extend my thanks to Tracy Coburn for helping me collate monies and bank them. Can I also thank Ashley and John who so carefully count the collections for us every Sunday. And not forgetting Stuart Jones who inspects our accounts so diligently. The bottom line with our financial position is that our outgoings exceed our income by £15,317 equating to £1,276 each month. Our regular giving is down £9,541 which includes reductions in Gift Aid receipts and the plate collections. - Planned Giving with Gift Aid 28,720 (£35,387) - Other envelopes £14,869 (£12,764) - Plate collections £1,938 (£2,497) - Income tax recovered from Gift Aid £11,083 (15,503) Our other voluntary income is down from £22,859 to £13,272 mainly due to a substantial legacy we received in 2021 which wasn’t repeated in 2023. Within voluntary income our fundraising over the past two years is holding up well with the Fair, Raffle, Auction of Promises and Community Café all continuing to be successful. - Fair £3,120 (£2,923) - Auction of Promises £1,085 (nil) - Raffle £1,363 (£1,767) - Café £3,050 (£2,820) The overall running of the church (Church Upkeep, Services costs, Upkeep of Grounds, Organist/Clergy Fees, Clergy Expenses and Admin costs) is down by £7,350 Non-use of the Vicarage have saved us £4,972 on our Parish Share. That being said, we are not paying our Parish Share in full this year, which will have implications for us going forward. Income from Church Hall lettings over the past two years is also holding up well, thanks to the hard work of our Hall Manager, Lynn Dalton – bringing in a net profit of £1,478 in 2023. ## **In conclusion -:** - Our financial position is still serious. - We have received a temporary reprieve for our Parish Share from Chester with a reduction to £4000 p.m. (from £5,965 p.m.) - If we are to continue as an independent church, we must maintain the increased income streams generated in 2022 and 2023. - It seems an appropriate time to ask that we all review our planned giving. To put this request in perspective the shortfall of circa £15,317 in our accounts this year equates to £4.00 per week for each of us. - Your PCC will continue to monitor the position closely and take what initiatives they feel appropriate. ## **Roger Salt Hon Treasurer** ## **The Parish of St Saviour, Great Moor, Stockport** ## **Statement of Assets & Liabilities as at 31st December 2023** |**Balance as at 1st January 2023**|||**30,844**| |---|---|---|---| |**Receipts 2023**|||**87,477**| |**Payments 2023**|||**102,794**| |**Excess of receipts/payments**|||**-15,317**| |**Balance as at 31st December 2023**|||**15,527**| |**Represented by**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**| |**Bank balances**|||| |**Current account**|**7,519**||| |**Deposit accounts**|**197**||| |**CBF**|**7,811**||| |**Total Balance**|**15,527**||**15,527**| **Roger E Salt Honorary Treasurer to the Parochial Church Council** ## **Church Accounts - Receipts** |**Unrestricted **
**Incoming Resources from Donors**
Planned giving
Gift Aid
28,720
Other envelopes
14,869
Collections
1,938
Income Tax recovered
11,083
**Other Voluntary Income**
Fair & fundraising
3,120
Craft Event
250
Bake Sale
180
Auction of Promises
1,085
1,363
Donations
1,386
838
Covid Recovery Fund
0
Legacies
2,000
Community Café
3,050
**Bank Interest**
844
**Income from Trading**
Magazine Sales/Adverts
1,650
Hall & Church use
10,604
PCC fees rec'd
1,090
Sale of Candles & Cards
214
Sale of Flowers
**Income for Specific Purposes**
Children's Society:
Boxes & Candles etc
Christingle Service
Ex Servicemen (Combat)
Royal British Legion
Church Mission Society
Christian Aid
Alzheimers Society
Chester DBF Energy Grant
Warm Spaces Grant from SMBC
1,000
Accession Party
Donation for Broadband
Ukraine Collection
Hymn Book Collection
**TOTAL RECEIPTS**
Digital Collection Plate
Chester Clergy Family
Charitable Trust
Signature - Book of
Remembrance
D Cookson's Retirement
FRESH
Raffle|**Restricted**
150
540|**2023**
**2022**
**Total**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Total**
28,720
35,387
35,387
14,869
12,764
12,764
1,938
2,497
2,497
11,083
56,610
15,503
15,503
66,151
3,120
2,923
2,923
250
180
160
160
1,085
1,363
1,767
1,767
1,386
1,229
1,229
838
1,042
1,042
0
268
268
2,000
12,650
12,650
3,050
13,272
2,820
2,820
22,859
844
844
215
215
215
1,650
1,448
1,448
10,604
11,687
11,687
1,090
2,626
2,626
214
141
141
13,558
65
65
15,967
217
690
312
529
32
147
147
40
55
42
42
351
520
520
925
1,560
1,560
100
0
986
986
1,000
1,110
1,110
415
415
100
100
918
918
227
227
10
10
2,503
34
34
6,069
**87,477**
**111,790**| |---|---|---| ||32
40
55
351
925
100
0|| |||| Page 1 **Church Accounts - Payments** |**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Grants to Charities**
**Overseas**
World Vision
274
Church Mission Society
55
Christian Aid
463
Friends of The Holy Land
300
**Home**
Children's Society
690
Ex Servicemen (Combat)
32
Royal British Legion
40
Wellspring
365
Parish Nursing Ministries UK
595
Alzheimers Society
125
1,000
100
**Other Gifts/Donations**
Retirement Gift D Cookson
Gifts
380
**Parish Share**
Chester Diocese
66,785
**Upkeep of the Church**
Insurance
3707
Organ Maintenance
306
Gas & Electric
4223
Water
245
2079
Fire Extinguishers
125
Maintenance
2729
Website
261
Heating Maintenance
255
Electrical Inspection
FRESH
Ian Bishop's Retirement
Chester Clergy family
Charitable Trust
DEC Ukraine Humanitarian
Appeal
Telephone + Digital Collection
Plate|**2023**
**Total**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
274
274
55
58
42
463
520
300
300
1,092
82
918
690
51
529
32
53
147
40
365
365
595
595
125
1,000
130
1,560
226
100
2,947
390
1,110
380
380
320
66,785
66,785
69,667
3707
3,202
306
306
4223
3,671
245
242
2079
1,464
125
78
2729
1,508
261
246
255
13,930
60|**2022**
**Total**
274
100
520
300
1,000
2,194
580
200
365
595
1,690
226
3,656
1,500
320
1,820
69,667 69,667
3,202
306
3,671
242
1,464
78
1,508
246
60 10,777| |---|---|---| Page 2 ## **Church Account - Payments (Continued)** ||||**2023**||||**2022**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**||**Total**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**||**Total**| |**Upkeep of Services**||||||||| |Performing Rights/ Music||||||||| |licence|427||427||407||407|| |Flowers etc|26||26||293||293|| |Service requisites|944||944||938||938|| |Hymnal||||1,397|2,604||2,604|4,242| |**Upkeep of Church Grounds**||||||||| |Garden Maintenance|2,723||2,723||2,768||2,768|| |New Gate to Vicarage|||||350||350|| |Tree Surgery|||||868||868|| |Lawnmower Repairs||||2,723|1,095||1,095|5,081| |**Salaries & Support Costs**||||||||| |Organist & Clergy Fees|310||310|310|1,317||1,317|1,317| |**Administration Costs**|3,959||3,959|3,959|4,028||4,028|4,028| |**Clergy Expenses**||||||||| |The Vicar|144||144||2,170||2,170|| |Gardening|||||515||515|| |Upkeep of Vicarage|||||1,292||1,292|| |Recruitment Expenses||||144|392||392|4,369| |**Trading**||||||||| |Hall expenses|9,126||9,126||10,164||10,164|| |Magazine|||||48||48|| |Card purchases||||9,126||||10,212| |**TOTAL PAYMENTS**||||**102,794**||||**117,363**| Page 3 ## **Appendix to General Accounts 2023** ## **Church Hall** |**Receipts**
**Organisations**
Scouts, Cubs, Beavers Group
Explorer Scouts
1st Woodsmoor Brownies
2nd Gt Moor Brownies
**General Lettings**
Miscellaneous
IAIDO/Martial Arts
Karate + Kids Karate
SMBC Elections
Shape Yourself (Keep Fit)
Parties
Tiny Talk
MAS Dance
Boogie Beat
Soundingout Choir
**Total Receipts for Hall**
**Payments**
Gas & Electric
Management & Cleaning
Water
Insurance
Maintenance
Fire Extinguisher inspection
Heating Maintenance
Books, cards for sale
Electrical Inspection
Jubilee Party
Replace Strip Lights
Outlay for Fairs
**Total Payments for Hall**|**2023**
**2022**
1,020
930
325
310
325
310
1,670
310
1,860
80
225
2,736
2,736
1,573
2,039
250
200
1,273
2,855
2,250
840
600
264
8,934
840
9,827
**10,604**
**11,687**
3,368
3,299
3,237
3,105
535
436
1,082
935
514
1,365
125
78
245
38
23
215
670
20
9,126
10,164
**9,126**
**10,164**| |---|---| Page 4 **Appendix to Church Accounts for 2023** **Community Café 2023** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Income Expenditure
Balance at 31 12 2022 Expenses 1,438
Cash in hand 38 Paid to Treasurer 3,050
38 4,488
Kitchen 3,958 Balance at 31 12 2023
Raffle 542 Cash in hand 50
4,500 50
Total 4,538 Total 4,538
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