The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hyson Green and Forest Fields (Registered charity, number 1132850) Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 Page Contents Trustees, annual report Independent examiner's report Re￿iptS & payments account Statement of assets & liabilities Notes to the accounts capLUS The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hyson Green and Forest Fields Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31 December 2024 Full name The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hyson Green and Forest Fields Other names by which the charity is known St Stephen with St Paul PCC PCC of St Stephen with St Paul Hyson Green (working name) Registered charity number 1132850 Principal address St Stephen's Church, Bobbers Mill Road. Hyson Green. Nottingham, NG7 5GZ Trustees Rev Clive Burrows, Vicar Lesley Silcock, Treasurer Sharon Bravo, Minute Secretary Jean Mccloughry, Warden Stephen Paget, Warden Sandra Brailsford, Reader Jenny Lewin, Reader Folasade Sowunmi. Reader Graham Lewin Mohammed Ashtari Karen Burrows Deirdre Dixon Peter Dixon Tamin Fetrat Arash Shayegan Linford Grant Albert Gill Independent examiner John O'Brien, employee of Community Accounting Plus. Units 1 & 2 North West. 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham. NG15GL Governance and management We are governed in our operation and formulation by the Canons of the Church of England and Pastoral measures. Members are elected and appointed at AGM. The membership of the PCC lasts three years before stepping down for a year. Officers are excluded. Trustees are elected at APCM. Objectives and activities The principal aims of the PCC are to co-operate with the minister in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical, to spread the word of Jesus Christ in the area of Hyson Green and Forest Fields and minister to the people who live there. Public benefit ststement The Trustees confimi that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefir. The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hyson Green and Forest Fields Summary of the main achievements during the period 2024 has been another busy year in the life of our vibrant, multicultural. inner urban city church. We continue to pursue our aim of 'Crossing Cultures with Christ,. Our leadership and participation in church life expresses that desire. We have developed our technology and ways of working so that we could reach out to more people across the country, and even abroad. We have continued to use a mixed approach to meeting, with some preferring to meet in person and others, especially those that are more vulnerable. preferring to meet on Zoom. As a way of reaching out to the people in our parish, letting them know that we exist and that we care about them, we On￿ again delivered Christmas and Easter cards to many homes in our parish. Together with the card we included a prayer card. On this card we offered to pray for people. if they returned the card letting us know their needs. This year we began a new outreach into our community: Church Wtthout Walls. We are offering free tea and coffee near a supermarket in our parish as an opportunity to meet people and get to know them. It has proved very successful. We meet once or twi￿ a month on Saturday morning and find that people are surprised and delighted that we are offering something new and a Chan￿ to chat. Although building numbers of those who come on Sunday morning to our ServI￿S is not the real aim several have started to do so. On Tuesday evenings we hold an online Al Massira course for people from a Muslim background. The course takes about 6 months to complete and has about 30 members. When the course has been completed members move to our group that also meets online on Thursday evenings. We have studied a discipleship training course this year. The Farsi speakers are mostly from Iran and Afghanistan. After sharing news, reading a psalm together in Farsi and singing worship songs in Farsi, we divide into 2 breakout rooms for the Bible study. The groups are well attended and the members seem to be enthusiastic about attending. We have continued to serve the most vulnerable with deliveries of hygiene products, kindly given to us by another voluntary sector organisation. the Hygiene Bank. Children, young people and families have always been an important part of the life of our church. During this year we have tried drfferent ways of supporting and including them during services with special children's activities. involvement in all age worship, including leading the servi￿, and a summer programme. We take regular assemblies at our local schools, including a private Muslim Primary School, and they visit the church for Experience Easter and Christingle and concerts. Once a month on Saturday mornings we hold Messy Church for families which attracts about 40 people. We have a large team of about 20 people that help facilitate the event, which includes lunch afterwards. The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hyson Green and Forest Fields Our leadership training programme is helping new people to come forward to help lead. One of our members is training to be a Reader on our dI0￿san training programme. Despite a year of spending more than income, the church has given away over £10,000 including to those less fortunate in our own community and those in other parts of the world. Financial review We have had a better financial year. We have caught up on our Gift Aid owed from the last few years. Our utility bills have reduced a bit. The charity's policy on reserves The charity aims to keep 3 months running costs as reserdes. Major financial risks The financial risk that the charity fa￿S is an ageing long standing congregation and newcomers with little money. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees: Signed Rev Clive Burrows, Vicar, Trustee Date Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hyson Green and Forest Fields for the year ended 31 December 2024 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hyson Green and Forest Fields (the charity) for the year ended 31 De￿rnber 2024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable 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 matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect". accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; 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 John O'Brien M FAIA. FCIE Employee of Community Accounting Plus Date The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hyson Green and Forest Fields Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 December 2024 2023 Total Funds 2024 Total Funds Unreslricted Restricted Funds Funds Note Receipts Grants & donations Gift aid Legacies Fundraising Bank interest Sales & fees Loan repaid Total receipts 74704 16628 1000 148 1683 1020 160 95343 63808 25584 5500 69308 25584 196 2674 1868 145 94275 196 2674 1868 145 99775 5500 Payments Bank charges Children & yourrfJ people costs Church Giving Hospitality & activities Incumbent, Curate & Priest expenses Legal & professional fees Major repairs & redecoration Office Parish share Service expenses Total payments 29 331 18332 10090 773 1063 552 1866 11689 40092 2662 87479 17 333 16737 8206 964 1227 612 11518 13288 42120 2986 98008 17 333 16737 10456 964 1227 612 11518 13288 42120 2986 100258 2250 2250 7864 225652 233516 Net receiptsl(payments) Cash funds at start of this period Cash funds at end of this period (3733) 228725 224992 3250 4791 8041 (483) 233516 233033 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hyson Green and Forest Fields Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 December 2024 2023 2024 Cash assets Bank accounts 233516 233516 233033 233033 Other monetary assets Loan Bank interest receivable Prepa￿lMent- CCLI licence 380 235 75 517 827 492 872 Assets retained for the charity's own use General equipment. Laptop purchased October 2020, cost £799. CCTV system purchased April 2022, cost £2,659. Alami s￿teM purchased September 2022, cost £1,109. Liabilities Creditors - kdependent Examination 612 (612) 636 (636 These financial statements are ac￿pted on behalf of the charity by: Signed Lesley Silcock, Trustee Date The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hyson Green and Forest Fields Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 1. Receipts & payments accounts Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand. 2. Grants & donations un￿StrICted Restricted Total CAFIUKETVouchers Church collections Covenanted givirKJ Gift Day and other donations Pledge en￿lope5 Sumup donations 1350 3708 47567 8879 1187 1117 63808 1350 3708 47567 14379 1187 1117 69308 5500 5500 3. Funds analysis Opening Receipts (Payments) balance Closing balance Unrestricted funds Church general fund Designated development furKI 108725 120000 228725 94275 (98008> 104992 120000 94275 (98008) 224992 Restricted funds Roof fund Sound desk fvrKI Special collections 3745 1046 3250 6995 1046 2250 (2250) 4791 5500 8041 Special collections comprised £2.250 for unl￿f. The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Hyson Green and Forest Fields 4. Trustees, remuneration Trustees re￿iVed no expenses. remuneration or benefits in this period. 5. Related party transactions There were no related party transactions in this period. 6. Glossary of terms Creditors: These are amounts owed by the charity. but not paid during the accounting period. Debtors: These are amounts owed to the charity, but not re￿iVed in the accounting period. Prepayments: These are services that the charity has paid for in advance, but not used during the accounting period. Restricted funds: These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions set by the donor. but still within the general objects of the charity.