Report of Accounts for 2025
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 John and Derek 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 £13,876 (after allowance for monies held for the Blue Cross Appeal). Our regular giving is up by £3,151 which includes the plate collections.
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Planned Giving with Gift Aid £29,216 (£30,225)
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Other envelopes £13,887(£15,769)
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Plate collections £2,203 (£2,511)
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Income tax recovered from Gift Aid £11,256 (£11,083)
Our other voluntary income is up from £18,020 to £33,100 which included a legacy of £10,000. The takings on the Digital Collection Plate have increased from £850 to £1,588 and donations from £1350 to £5808.
Within voluntary income our fundraising over the past two years is holding up well with the Fair, Raffle, 100 Club, Bake Sale and Community Café all continuing to be successful and new initiatives boosting income – Strawberry Tea and Harvest Hot Pot.
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Fair & raffle £5,607 (£5,136)
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100 Club £5,222 (£4,525)
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Bake Sale ££256 (£205)
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Café £3,500 (£3,300)
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Strawberry Tea and Harvest Hot Pot £1,117
The overall running of the church (Church Upkeep, Services costs, Upkeep of Grounds, Organist/Clergy Fees, Clergy Expenses and Admin costs) is down by £1,299.
We have continued to have the relief of a reduced Parish Share of £4000pm.
Income from Church Hall lettings continue to cover our outgoings.
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Our financial position is still serious.
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We did receive a continued reprieve in 2025 for our Parish Share from Chester with a reduction to £4000 p.m. (from £6,328 p.m.)
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If we are to continue as an independent church, we must maintain the increased income streams generated in 2024 and 2025.
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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 2025
| Balance as at 1st January 2025 | 22,831 | ||
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| Receipts 2025 | 104,835 | ||
| Payments 2025 | 90,027 | ||
| Excess of receipts/payments | 14,808 | ||
| Balance as at 31st December 2025 | 37,639 | ||
| Represented by | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total |
| Bank balances | |||
| Current account | 22,496 | 932 | 23,428 |
| Deposit accounts | 202 | 202 | |
| CBF | 14,009 | 14,009 | |
| Total Balance | 36,707 | 37,639 |
Roger E Salt Honorary Treasurer to the Parochial Church Council
Church Accounts - Receipts
2024
2025
| Unrestricted Restricted Incoming Resources from Donors Planned giving Gift Aid 29,216 Other envelopes 13,887 Collections 2,203 Income Tax recovered 8,418 Other Voluntary Income Fair & fundraising 4,450 Craft Event 2 Bake Sale 256 Strawberry Tea 688 Harvest Hot Pot 429 90th Celebrations 1,157 100 Club 5,222 Donations 5,808 1,588 Legacies 10,000 Community Café 3,500 Bank Interest 672 Income from Trading Magazine Sales/Adverts 1,052 Hall & Church use 11,811 PCC fees rec'd 780 Sale of Candles & Cards 227 Income for Specific Purposes Children's Society: Boxes/Candles &Christingle 1,025 Ex Servicemen (Combat) Royal British Legion 53 Church Mission Society 153 Christian Aid 401 FRESH 1,837 Blue Cross Appeal Organist for funeral TOTAL RECEIPTS Signature - Book of Remembrance Digital Collection Plate Raffle |
Total Unrestricted Restricted 29,216 30,225 13,887 15,769 2,203 2,511 8,418 53,724 11,256 4,450 4,518 2 195 256 205 688 429 1,536 1,157 620 5,222 4,525 5,808 1,350 1,588 850 10,000 921 3,500 33,100 3,300 672 672 522 1,052 1,429 11,811 11,812 780 1,227 227 13,870 268 1,025 400 60 53 40 153 100 401 388 1,837 1,004 932 10 2,444 90 104,835 |
Total 30,225 15,769 2,511 11,256 59,761 4,518 195 205 1,536 620 4,525 1,350 850 921 3,300 18,020 522 522 1,429 11,812 1,227 268 14,736 400 60 40 100 388 1,004 932 10 90 2,624 96,063 |
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Church Accounts - Payments
| Unrestricted Restricted Grants to Charities Overseas World Vision 311 Church Mission Society 153 Christian Aid 401 Friends of The Holy Land 300 Home Children's Society 1,025 Ex Servicemen (Combat) Royal British Legion 53 Wellspring 365 Parish Nursing Ministries UK 650 1,837 Other Gifts/Donations Gifts 230 Parish Share Chester Diocese 48,000 Upkeep of the Church Insurance 3942 Gas & Electric 7074 Water 296 2445 Fire Extinguishers 183 Maintenance 532 Website Heating Maintenance 99 Electrical Inspection FRESH Telephone + Digital Collection Plate |
2025 2024 Total Unrestricted Restricted Total 311 274 274 153 100 100 401 388 388 300 1,165 300 300 1,062 1,025 400 400 60 60 53 40 40 365 365 365 650 595 595 1,837 3,930 1060 1060 2,520 230 230 410 410 410 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 3942 3856 3856 7074 6025 6025 296 217 217 2445 2102 2102 183 77 77 532 4249 4249 261 261 99 14,571 44 44 16,831 |
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Church Account - Payments (Continued)
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | |
| Upkeep of Services | ||||||
| Performing Rights/ Music | ||||||
| licence | 485 | 485 | 607 | 607 | ||
| Hymnal | 76 | 76 | ||||
| Flowers etc | ||||||
| Service requisites | 1,383 | 1,383 | 1,944 | 649 | 649 | 1,256 |
| Upkeep of Church Grounds | ||||||
| Garden Maintenance | 3,771 | 3,771 | 3,771 | 2,461 | 2,461 | 2,461 |
| Salaries & Support Costs | ||||||
| Organist & Clergy Fees | 203 | 203 | 203 | 1,240 | 1,240 | 1,240 |
| Administration Costs | 2,362 | 2,362 | 2,362 | 3,208 | 3,208 | 3,208 |
| Clergy Expenses | ||||||
| The Vicar | 29 | 29 | 29 | |||
| 100 Club | ||||||
| Monthly Prizes | 2,040 | 2,040 | 2,040 | 1,680 | 1,680 | 1,680 |
| Trading | ||||||
| Hall expenses | 11,811 | 11,811 | 11,811 | 10,062 | 10,062 | 10,062 |
| TOTAL PAYMENTS | 90,027 | 88,759 |
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Appendix to General Accounts 2025
Church Hall
| Receipts Organisations Scouts, Cubs, Beavers Group Explorer Scouts 2nd Woodsmoor Brownies/Rainbows General Lettings Miscellaneous IAIDO/Martial Arts Karate + Kids Karate SMBC Elections Shape Yourself (Keep Fit) Parties Tiny Talk MAS Dance NHS Total Receipts for Hall Payments Gas & Electric Management & Cleaning Water Insurance Maintenance Fire Extinguisher inspection Heating Maintenance (inc New Boiler) MU contribution to New Boiler Books, cards for sale Electrical Inspection Outlay for Fairs Total Payments for Hall |
2025 2024 400 1,080 200 350 400 1,000 700 2,130 50 2574 2,622 634 820 500 1848 1,540 2415 2,200 2660 1,520 630 340 10,811 140 9,682 11,811 11,812 3715 3,904 2965 3,332 446 558 1151 1,126 1075 104 183 77 2376 85 -100 16 44 11,811 816 10,062 11,811 10,062 |
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Appendix to Church Accounts for 2025
Community Café 2025
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Income Expenditure
Balance at 31 12 2024 Expenses 1,436
Cash in hand 52 Paid to Treasurer 3,500
52 4,936
Kitchen 4,292 Balance at 31 12 2025
Raffle 631 Cash in hand 39
4,923 39
Total 4,975 Total 4,975
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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 2025.
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:
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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
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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.
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