DIOCESE OF
LICHFIELD
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Period end date
From
01
01 2024
To
31
12
2024
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St
Andrew's Shifnal.
Other names charity Is known by
St Andrew's Church, Shifnal
Registered charity number (if any)
1133242
CharSty'S principal address
leg. Addre55 of the church or church office)
The Vicarage.
Manor Close, Shifnal
Shropshire
Postcode TFII 9A1
Names of the charlty trustees- Members of the PCC- who manage the charlty
Trustee name
Offlce Ilf any)
Dates arted If not for wlK)le year
Potts Susanne
Secretary
Elected 2023
Higson Marilyn
Hedges Andy
Handley lan
Thorpe Christopher
Thorneycroft Jayne
Elected 2021
Elected 2023
Elected 2021
Vicar- Chair
Ex Officio
Ex Officio Authori5ed Local Minister and
Deanery Synod
Deanery Synod
Ex Officio
Flemming Debra
Purser Robert
Ex Officio
Elected 2021
Senior David
Church Warden
Ex Officio
Flemming Stuart
Deanery Synod & Health and Safety
Officer
Associate Minister (Part year, died
November 2024)
Church Warden
Ex Officio
Day Sally {Revdl
Ex Officio
Lambourne Janet
Ex Officio
Hobbis Liz
Elected 2022
Freeth Phil
Treasurer
Co opted 2023
Leigh Phillip
Etheridge Olivia
Lander Janet
Parish Safeguardin8 Officer
Assistant Director of Music
Elected 2023
Co-opted 2022
Co-opted 2023
Methodist Senior Steward
Blake Susan
Organist and Director of Mu51C
Elerted Ottober 2020
Hooper Kelly
Elected October 2020
Insall Kathy
Ackroyd Wendy
Methodist Representative
Co-opted 2023
Parish Administrator
Elected October 2020
Etheridge Roger
Elected 2023
Battye Jeanette
Elected 2023
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December 2024

Section B
Structure, governance and management
Descrlption of the charl￿$ trusts
Type of governing document
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
Parochial Church Council Powers Measure (1956) as amended, and Church
Representation Rules that came into effect on 2 January 1957.
How the charity is constituted
leg. trust, association, company)
Church Representation Rules 2 January 1957
Trustee selection methods
leg. appointed by, elected by)
Elected
Public Benefft Statement (Mandatory information)
The trustees of the Charity are aware of the Charity Commission's guidance on
public benefit in The Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit and have
had regard to it in their administration of the Charity. The trustees believe that,
by promoting the work of the Church of England in the Ecclesiastical Parish of
Shifnal it helps to promote the whole mission of the Church (pastoral,
evangelistic, social and ecumenical) more effectively, within the Ecclesiastical
Parish, and that in doing so it provides a benefit to the public by:
Summary of the maln activities
undertaken for the public benefit
in relatlon to these objects
(include within this section the
statutory declaration that trustees
have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission
on public benefit)
Providing facilities for public worship, pastoral care and spiritual, moral and
intellectual development, both for its members and for anyone who wishes to
benefit from what the Church offers; and
Promoting Christian values and service by members of the Church in and to
their communities, to the benefit of individuals and society as a whole.
Addltlonal governance Issues (Optional Information)
Induction and trainin
of new PCC Members:
There is an induction booklet for the new intake of PCC members,
based on the resource book - 'The ABC of the PCC" and links to
the diocesan website resource section, and if needed, each new
trustee will be assigned a mentor for an initial period.
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
policies and procedures adopted
for the induction and training of
trustees;
the charivs organisational
structure and any wider network
wlth whlch the charlty works;
relationship with any related
parties.
trustees, consideration of major
risk5 and the system and
procedures to manage them;
(Put your Risk Assessment Policy
here)
Standin
Committee:
The Standing Committee meets on a monthly basi5 to transact any
urgent business between PCC meeting5. It consists of Clergy,
Wardens, Treasurer and Secretary, and monitors, finance, ministry
leadership, pastoral care, hospitality & social.
Risk Mana
ernent:
Risk is managed by a number of different bodies within the PCC.
Financial risk is assessed and monitored by the Standing
Committee. Physical property risks are assessed and managed by
the Fabric Committee. Health and safety risks are managed by the
Health and Safety Officer. Child and vulnerable adult protection
risks are managed by the Safeguarding Officer.
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December 2024

Section C
Objectives and activities
The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our
church and to become part of our parish community at Shifnal. The PCC
maintains an oveniiew of worship throughout the parish and makes
Suggestions on how our services can involve the m3ny groups that live within
our parish. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and
scripture, music and sacrament. We serve our community, especially those in
need or vulnerable.
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its governing
document
Addltlonal details of objertives and actlvlties (Optional information)
We support two other charitable activities by offering use of our premises:
Shifnal Help Food Bank
Centre Stage Youth Performing Arts
You may choose to include further
statements, where relevant, about:
polivi on grantmakin&
policy programme related
investment;
contribution made by
volunteers;
Section D
Achievements and performance
This has been a year of continued growth in the life of the church.
Congregations have increased by 14% this year with an average Sunday
attendance of 127 adults and 15 young people, and the online congregation
adds a further 43 people attending online each week. The Breakfast Church
initiative has been very well received and attracted younger people to attend.
We have also opened the church throughout the year months as a Warm
Welcome Space and an average of 80 people per day have used the facilities.
We attracted £IOk of grant funding to support this work. We registered our
facilities as a food business with Environmental Health, and provided training
for volunteers to reach Level 2 Food Hygiene. We maintained a five-star
hygiene certificate.
Summary ofthe main
achievements of the charity
during the year
We conducted 37 baptisms, 8 weddings and 47 funerals during the year.
We signed a partnership agreement with Trinity Methodist Church and have
had weekly shared worship.
2024 has been a year of recovery in our financial position following the theft
in 2023. We have returned to a balanced budget and continued to be in
surplus.
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December 2024

We ran an Alpha course to welcome enquirers to the Christian faith, and to
signpost new members to church activities that will enable them to grow in
faith.
We strengthened our offering to families through Breakfast Church on a
monthly basis, to offer a simpler, all age service. We started a new Heartspace
on Sunday service in the Trinity Centre attracting a new congregation.
During the year we have completed a major stonework project, costing around
£60k.
The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 have been prepared and
have a surplus for the year of £18357. Thank5 go to our incredibly generous
supporters.
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December 2024

Section D
Achievements and performance (contd.)
Plans for 2025
In 2024 we will further embed our new mission statement"Reaching out
together to share God's amazing faith, hope and love."
In the light of the cost of living crisis we will further review our rates of pay for
our paid staff to ensure that our staff members are properly remunerated,
Summary of the maln objectlves
of the charity planned in the
followin8 year
We plan to continue the Everyday Warm Welcome to run throughout the year
and to provide a safe free space for all who need it. The provision includes
lunch senied most days.
We plan to run a further Alpha course to welcome enquirers to the Christian
faith, and to signpost new members to church activities that will enable them
to grow in faith.
Section E
Financial review
We have completely revised our financial procedures and policies, introducing
dual control for electronic banking, a new cash handling policy and have set up
high-interest reserve account.
Brlef statement of the charl￿$
policy on reserves
Details of any funds materlally In
deficit
none
Further financial revlew detalls (Optional information)
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant about:
the charity's principal sources
of funds (including any
fundraising);
how expenditure has
5UPPOrted the key objectives of
the charity;
investment policy and
objettives including any ethical
investment policy adopted.
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December 2024

ection F
Other optional information
knowledge any large Grants or
onation in this Section.
cknowledglng a lar8e Grant in
our TAR may be a condition of
eptance
Section G
Declaration
he trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
igned on behalf of the charIt￿s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Christopher Thorpe
Susanne Potts
Positlon
{eg Secretary, Chair, etc}
Chair
Secretary
Date
leg. Date of the APCMI
13/0512025
December 2024

Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew's, Shifnal
Charity registration number 1133242
Statement of financial activities
For the year ending 31st December 2024 ¥￿v.
Unrestricted Restricted End0%￿nent
funds
funds
funds
Prior year
funds
Categorfes by actlvlty
Totsl funds
(Notes 31
Regular Giving
Service collections (not known 20231
Gift Aid
Parish magazine
Weddin8S
Funerals
Donations and Fundraising- Notes I
Sundry income- Notes 2
Bank interest and dividends
Investment tunds increase in value Ideclinel
Legacies
Other Income
' Theft Recovery
58,300
16,717
11,358
6,686
9,486
23,867
73,096
18.862
3,341
58,3¢JO
16,717
11,358
6,686
9,486,
23.867
74,821
18.862.
10,043,
62,497
19,645
5,705
13,744
24,926
91,826
12,859
8,632
9.332
10.028
46,023
83,963
1,725
6,702:.
2,831
TOTAL INCOME
1.71
,533
71
89,180
EXPENDITURE
Building restoration
Common fund
Salaries
Service expenses
Magazine expenses
Heat, light & power
Water
Diocesan fees
Travel expenses
Telephony, broadband. software licences
Maintenance
General expenses
8ank charges
Choir & organist
Printin& postage & stationery
Insurance
Bellringers
Loan interest
Kitchen and washroom
Donations
Difference between opening bank balances
and actual balances
Opening creditors re projects
Theft
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
8.079
48,403
71,686
2,100
2,453
19,766
686
8,700
2,117
5.631
12,514
6,246
509
5,141
4,110
6.534
1.190
325
7.084
480
8,079
48,403
45.324
47,460
60,150
1,758
2,637
11,528
868
10,203
2.090
3,966
4.016
20,430
120
4.319
3.208
6.315
1.939
612
4.222
600
2,100
2,453
19,766
686.
8,700
5.631
12,514
7,106
509
5.141
4,110
860
1,190,
325
7.084
480
13,304
-19,294
123,996
213,754
14,614
Excess of Income over expendlture
7,959 £
865 £
18,357 £
39,409

Balance Sheet
as at 31st December 2024
202
202
Fixed Assets
Investments- Endowment funds
Anslow Trust
Pointon Trust Capital
M Ball Trust
183,818
174.624
183,818
174,8
6,734
2,284
174,624
165,71
6,734
2,172
Current Assets
Bank Accounts
Barclays Current Account
Barclays Deposit Account
Lloyds Current Account
Lloyds Current Account
Lloyds Deposit Account
CCLA St Andrew's Stonework Account
CCLA Investment Income
Lichfield Diocesan Trust
Float
143,476
145,066
133,476
124,955
346
45,131
4,581
799
34,544
13.834
1,229
8421
75,626
8,477 |
25.974
7,732
24.702
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Debtors
10,000
10,000
20,000
20,000
Year End Income Accrued Gift Aid
Prepaid Expense
Current Liabilities
Creditors.. Short Term
Current Asset5 less current Llabilitie5
143,476
145.066
Total Current assets less Current Llabilitses
319,690
Long Term Ilablllties
Creditors Long Term Loan
10,753
10.753
Total Assets less Total Liablllties
327,294
308,937
"Accumulated Funds B'fwd
Plus Excess of income over Expenditure
Accumulated Funds as at 31st December 2024
308,937
18,357
327,294
269,528.
39,409

Indep￿dent Examlnw'8 R¢port to tho Tru¥t•es of St AndreWs Church, ShHnal
I report to the trustees on my examinalion of the accounts of St Andrev¥'s church. Shifn& for the
year ended 31 Decemb8r 2024.
Re8ponsibiliti08 and Ba818 of Roport
Th8 charws truste8s of lh& church are feswnslble for the preparatton of accounts In
acxx)rdance wlth the r8quirem&nts of the Chariti8s Act 2011. Th& truslees consideT that an audit
18 not needed for this ypar and that an independent examination is required.
I rewrt in resp8cI of my examination of the thurth aco)unts. ￿rried out in a￿OrdanCe with
section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and in carrying iJJt my examination I have followed aH
applicable dir￿IDn$ gi*n by the Charity Commlssion.
IrKlapendent Examlnw's Statemont
I have (xmpleted my 8xamlnalon. I c¥)nlimi that no malerlal matters haNe come to my attenuon
in o)nn8ction with the examinat'on gimng me cause to belie￿ thal in any material Tesp8ct'.
1. Accounting reoyd$ wero not kept as r￿Uir￿j by 8￿tion 130 of tho Chariti68 Act 2011
2. The a￿Unts do nol a(￿ld with these records
I ha￿ no concem8 and haN* come ac¥oss no matters with the examination to which attention
should b8 drawn in this report in order to enable a prop8T undarstanding of the a0￿Unts to
be reached.
Name: DarTen Dri8¢011 MBA
Date:
ZOZS.

l. Included in Donations & fundraising are the following:
Balance brought for%vard from 2023
HAF Grants
2,259
15.210
10,234
27,703
Parental fees
Costs- supplies, food
Wages
5,970
{16,5581
11,145
17,6331
3,512
Contribution to church funds
Balano carried forward to 2024
The balance carried forward is to fund families unable to pay for their children to attend BHHC in February
2025 as there is no HAF grant for the February dates.
Also included In Donations & fundralsin8 are surpluses from the Summer Fair £9,540.25 and Christmas Fair
£3,044.10.
2. Sundry income includes reimbursed administration £6,480, facilities rental £3,998 and VAT reclalmed on
stonework restoratiortr £8,384.
3. The restricted funds balance as at 31st December 2024 is £945.04 represented by Forget-Me-Not Group
£499.04 and Choir Fund £450.00.
4. Accommodation supplied as gift in kind:
Centrestage, Shifnal - weekly during school terms - total per annum £2.220
5. Since the year end the Financial Ombudsman has ruled in our favour as regards a majorlty of the funds
drawn fraudulently from the Lloyds Bank account in 2023. Whilst the final clalm is yet to be agreed the
settlement sum will be £IIXI,O¢)J approximately. This is expected to be received durin8 the 2025 financial
year, at which point it will be declared as additlonal income, for which no provision has been made.

Ac¢ountln8 Pollcles
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended
practice for charities ISORPI and applicable accountin8 Standards IFRS1021.
The frnancial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The frnanclal
statements include all assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not
include the account5 of church 8roups that owe their main affiliation to another body nor those that
are informal 8atherings of church members.
Descriptlon of Funds
Restricted funds comprise two elements:
a. Income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects
provided in the terms of the trust or bequest.
b. Donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The
funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given. Any balance
remaining unspent at the end of each year must be carried forward as a balance on that fund. The
PCC does not usually invest separately for each fund. Where there is no separate investment,
interest is apportioned to individual funds on an average balan￿ basis.
All funds not designated as endowment or restricted are unrestritted funds which can be free
spent on the PCC'S general purpose.
Incomin8 Resources
Planned giving, collections and donations are recognised when received. Tax refunds are recognised
when the incoming resource to which they relate is received. Legacies are accounted for when the
PCC 15 legally entitled to the amounts due. Dividends are accounted for when receivable.
Interest received and all other income is reco8nised when it is receivable. All incoming resources are
accounted for gross. Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded if
that award creates a binding or constructive obligation on the PCC. The Diocesan Common Fund
payments (previously Parish Share) are accounted for when due. Amounts received specificallv
for mission are dealt with as restricted funds.
All other expenditure is generally recognlsed when it is incurred and is accounted for gross.
Flxed Assets
Consecrated and benefice property is not included in the accounts by s. 1012Xa} & ICI of the
Charitie5 Art 2011. Moveable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special
trust for the PCC and which require a faculty tor disposal are inalienable property, listed in the
Church's inventory, which can be inspected at any reasonable time. For anything acquired prior to
2000 there is insufficient cost information avallable and such assets are not included in the financial
statements.

The financlal ststements set out on pages i to 5 were approved by the followin8 at the Annual Parochial Church
Meeting held on 13th May 2025.
CHURCH WARDEN: DAVID SENIOR
CHURCH WARDEN: JAN￿ LAMBOURNE
VICAR: REVO. PREBENDARY CHRISTOPHER THORPE