## **Report of Accounts for 2024** 

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 income exceeds our outgoings by £6372 (after allowance for monies held for the Blue Cross Appeal). Our regular giving is up by £3,151 which includes the plate collections. 

- Planned Giving with Gift Aid £30,225 (£28,720) 

- Other envelopes £15,769 (£14,869) 

- Plate collections £2,511 (£1,938) 

- Income tax recovered from Gift Aid £11,256 (£11,083) 

Our other voluntary income is up from £13,272 to £18,020 which included a legacy of £921. 

Within voluntary income our fundraising over the past two years is holding up well with the Fair, Raffle, 90[th] celebrations, 100 Club and Community Café all continuing to be successful. 

- Fair & raffle £4,518 (£4,483) 

- Raffle £620 

- 90[th] celebrations £1536 

- 100 Club £2845 

- Café £3,300 (£3,050) 

The overall running of the church (Church Upkeep, Services costs, Upkeep of Grounds, Organist/Clergy Fees, Clergy Expenses and Admin costs) is up by £1,632. This is mainly due to Roof repairs and increased Gas/Electric charges. 

Non-use of the Vicarage saved us £4,972 on our Parish Share. That being said, we did not pay our Parish Share in full in 2024. 

Income from Church Hall lettings is also holding up well, thanks to the hard work of our Hall Manager, Lynn Dalton – bringing in a net profit of £1750 in 2024 (£1478). 



## **In conclusion -:** 

- Our financial position is still serious. 

- We did receive a temporary reprieve in 2024 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 2023 and 2024. 

- 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 2024** 

|**Balance as at 1st January 2024**|||**15,527**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Receipts 2024**|||**96,063**|
|**Payments 2024**|||**88,759**|
|**Excess of receipts/payments**|||**7,304**|
|**Balance as at 31st December 2024**|||**22,831**|
|**Represented by**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|
|**Bank balances**||||
|**Current account**|**8,369**|**932**|**9,301**|
|**Deposit accounts**|**199**||**199**|
|**CBF**|**13,331**||**13,331**|
|**Total Balance**|||**22,831**|



**Roger E Salt Honorary Treasurer to the Parochial Church Council** 



**Church Accounts - Receipts** 

|**2024**<br>**Unrestricted Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**Unrestricted **<br>**Incoming Resources from Donors**<br>Planned giving<br>Gift Aid<br>30,225<br>30,225<br>28,720<br>Other envelopes<br>15,769<br>15,769<br>14,869<br>Collections<br>2,511<br>2,511<br>1,938<br>Income Tax recovered<br>11,256<br>11,256<br>59,761<br>11,083<br>**Other Voluntary Income**<br>Fair & fundraising<br>4,518<br>4,518<br>3,120<br>Craft Event<br>195<br>195<br>250<br>Bake Sale<br>205<br>205<br>180<br>Auction of Promises<br>1,085<br>90th Celebrations<br>1,536<br>1,536<br>Raffle<br>620<br>620<br>1,363<br>100 Club<br>4,525<br>4,525<br>Donations<br>1,350<br>1,350<br>1,386<br>Digital Collection Plate<br>850<br>850<br>838<br>Legacies<br>921<br>921<br>2,000<br>Community Café<br>3,300<br>3,300<br>18,020<br>3,050<br>**Bank Interest**<br>522<br>522<br>522<br>844<br>**Income from Trading**<br>Magazine Sales/Adverts<br>1,429<br>1,429<br>1,650<br>Hall & Church use<br>11,812<br>11,812<br>10,604<br>PCC fees rec'd<br>1,227<br>1,227<br>1,090<br>Sale of Candles & Cards<br>268<br>268<br>14,736<br>214<br>**Income for Specific Purposes**<br>Children's Society:<br>Boxes & Candles etc<br>400<br>Christingle Service<br>400<br>Ex Servicemen (Combat)<br>60<br>60<br>Royal British Legion<br>40<br>40<br>Church Mission Society<br>100<br>100<br>Christian Aid<br>388<br>388<br>FRESH<br>1,004<br>1,004<br>Alzheimers Society<br>Warm Spaces Grant from SMBC<br>1,000<br>Blue Cross Appeal<br>932<br>932<br>10<br>10<br>Organist for funeral<br>90<br>90<br>2,624<br>2,624<br>**TOTAL RECEIPTS**<br>**96,063**<br>Signature - Book of<br>Remembrance|**2023**<br> **Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>28,720<br>14,869<br>1,938<br>11,083<br>56,610<br>3,120<br>250<br>180<br>1,085<br>1,363<br>1,386<br>838<br>2,000<br>3,050<br>13,272<br>844<br>844<br>1,650<br>10,604<br>1,090<br>214<br>13,558<br>150<br>540<br>690<br>32<br>32<br>40<br>40<br>55<br>55<br>351<br>351<br>925<br>925<br>100<br>100<br>1,000<br>2,503<br>**87,477**|
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## **Church Accounts - Payments** 

||||**2024**||||**2023**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted **|**Restricted**||**Total**|**Unrestricted **|**Restricted**||**Total**|
|**Grants to Charities**|||||||||
|**Overseas**|||||||||
|World Vision||274|274||274||274||
|Church Mission Society||100|100|||55|55||
|Christian Aid||388|388|||463|463||
|Friends of The Holy Land||300|300|1,062|300||300|1,092|
|**Home**|||||||||
|Children's Society||400|400|||690|690||
|Ex Servicemen (Combat)||60|60|||32|32||
|Royal British Legion||40|40|||40|40||
|Wellspring||365|365|||365|365||
|Parish Nursing Ministries|UK|595|595|||595|595||
|Alzheimers Society||||||125|125||
|FRESH||1060|1060|||1,000|1,000||
|Ian Bishop's Retirement||||2,520||100|100|2,947|
|**Other Gifts/Donations**|||||||||
|Gifts|410||410|410|380||380|380|
|**Parish Share**|||||||||
|Chester Diocese|48,000||48,000|48,000|66,785||66,785|66,785|
|**Upkeep of the Church**|||||||||
|Insurance|3856||3856||3707||3707||
|Organ Maintenance|||||306||306||
|Gas & Electric|6025||6025||4223||4223||
|Water|217||217||245||245||
|Telephone + Digital Collection|||||||||
|Plate|2102||2102||2079||2079||
|Fire Extinguishers|77||77||125||125||
|Maintenance|4249||4249||2729||2729||
|Website|261||261||261||261||
|Heating Maintenance|||||255||255||
|Electrical Inspection|44||44|16,831||||13,930|



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## **Church Account - Payments (Continued)** 

|||**2024**||||**2023**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted **|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**||**Total**|
|**Upkeep of Services**||||||||
|Performing Rights/ Music||||||||
|licence|607|607||427||427||
|Flowers etc||||26||26||
|Service requisites|649|649|1,256|944||944|1,397|
|**Upkeep of Church Grounds**||||||||
|Garden Maintenance|2,461|2,461|2,461|2,723||2,723|2,723|
|**Salaries & Support Costs**||||||||
|Organist & Clergy Fees|1,240|1,240|1,240|310||310|310|
|**Administration Costs**|3,208|3,208|3,208|3,959||3,959|3,959|
|**Clergy Expenses**||||||||
|The Vicar|29|29|29|144||144|144|
|**100 Club**||||||||
|Monthly Prizes|1,680|1,680|1,680|||||
|**Trading**||||||||
|Hall expenses|10,062|10,062|10,062|||9,126|9,126|
|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|||**88,759**||||**102,794**|



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## **Appendix to General Accounts 2024** 

## **Church Hall** 

|**Receipts**<br>**Organisations**<br>Scouts, Cubs, Beavers Group<br>Explorer Scouts<br>2nd Woodsmoor Brownies<br>**General Lettings**<br>Miscellaneous<br>IAIDO/Martial Arts<br>Karate + Kids Karate<br>SMBC Elections<br>Shape Yourself (Keep Fit)<br>Parties<br>Tiny Talk<br>MAS Dance<br>NHS<br>**Total Receipts for Hall**<br>**Payments**<br>Gas & Electric<br>Management & Cleaning<br>Water<br>Insurance<br>Maintenance<br>Fire Extinguisher inspection<br>Heating Maintenance<br>Books, cards for sale<br>Electrical Inspection<br>Outlay for Fairs<br>**Total Payments for Hall**|**2024**<br>1,080<br>350<br>700<br>2,130<br>2,622<br>820<br>500<br>1,540<br>2,200<br>1,520<br>340<br>140<br>9,682<br>**11,812**<br>3,904<br>3,332<br>558<br>1,126<br>104<br>77<br>85<br>16<br>44<br>816<br>10,062<br>**10,062**|**2023**<br>1,020<br>325<br>325<br>1,670<br>80<br>2,736<br>1,573<br>250<br>2,855<br>840<br>600<br>8,934<br>**10,604**<br>3,368<br>3,237<br>535<br>1,082<br>514<br>125<br>245<br>20<br>9,126<br>**9,126**|
|---|---|---|



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## **Appendix to Church Accounts for 2024** 

## **Community Café 2024** 

|**Income**<br>Balance at 31 12 2023<br>Cash in hand<br>Kitchen<br>Raffle<br>Total|**Expenditure**<br>Expenses<br>50<br>Paid to Treasurer<br>50<br>4,202<br>Balance at 31 12 2024<br>613<br>Cash in hand<br>4,815<br>**4,865**<br>Total|1,513<br>3,300<br>4,813<br>52<br>52<br>**4,865**|
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Independent Examiner's Report to the PCC
of St. Saviour's Great Moor, Stockport.
Charity no. 1132539
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the consolidated accounts of the Group
comprising the PCC of St Saviours and its subsidiary undertakings for the year ended 31
December 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the consolidated accounts
of the Group in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,)
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the
2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed the 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, with respect to the Trust, were not kept as required by section 130 of
the 2011 Act and, with respect to its subsidiaries, were not kept as required by section 386
of the Companies Act 2006; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records
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.
Signed..........................
Cr aorJog
Name................................................................
Address......
Sq ookfoLr
Date..................................................................