REGISTERED CHARtTY NUMBER: 1133346
Report of the PYdroc1￿AI Church Councjl And
Unaudited Finan¢ial Statements For The Year Ended
31st December 2024
for
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE
ECCLESIASTICAL PAtUSH OF ST OSWALD, KING
AND MARTY￿ OSWESTRY
R Harvey-Robson F.C.C.A.
Adenhurst
Abbey Road
Llangollen
LL20 8SS

THE PAROCHtAL CHiTRCH COUNCIL OF THE
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWAIJI. KING
AND MARTYR, OSWESTRY
for tht Yur Fdnded 31st Detember 2024
Pag¢
Report of th¢PatochiaJ ChU￿h COU￿11
Ito2
IndepeTJdent Ex3rnitk¢s Report
Stst¢ment of Fittancial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Stitem¢nts
6t015

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWAW KING
AND MARTY￿ OSWE5TRY
Report of the P*tot1￿#1 ch￿￿ts Counell
for the Y¢4r Ended 31Jt Dtcenther 2024
The Pat*Khial Churcb C¢)un¢il present therreportwitb the finatt¢ia] 8tatements of the c?￿lty for thc y¢ar cndcd 31st D¢ecmbcr 2024.
Th¢ Parochial Church Council bav¢ adOPt￿the provisions of the Stst¢m¢nt of R¢£orollKnd¢d PwtiG¢ ISORP)'A¢countin8 aNI
R¢portiug by Chariti¢s' issued ill 2015.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Regtstered Charlty Dumber
1133346
Pr1th¢lp￿ addrtts
The Pati5h Chut¢h of Si Oswald. King and MArtyr
Church Strcet
Oswestry
Shropshir¢
Syl 12SY
Parochlal Cbuttb Coutttll
Rev H Gibbons Ichainllllu)
mrDPEv￿D
Mxss E J WilliatL8
MrP R Crosby
Mrm WDonkiti
Mrs L Clarke
MrANeale
Mr8 J Ch¢sworth
Mrs M Jones
Mrs F P¢orson
Ms C Boultort
Mrs MC Crosby
MrJ Abram
MrJ Abbatt
Rev yitt.kn Che
Rev J Castillo-Burley
Mrs J Chippet.Williams
Ms R Eva￿
Mr Rmaior
M$ S Wrisbt
Mr D Smith
Ms S Bcst
Ms S M¢rrony-Potton
s A Pil$b
Mrs S Hart
Ms C FraseT
Mrs A Earl Sadiq
R¢5i8ned 3 1st Octo￿r2024
Relirtd 20th May 2024
Appointed 20th May 2024
Appoirtied 20th MAY 2024
Appoint¢d 20th May 2024
Appoillted 20th May 2024
AppOin￿d 20th M8y 2024
AppOin￿d 20th May 2024
Appointed 20th May 2024
Indtptnd¢nt EIamiDer
R. H8TV¢y-Rob80tt F.C.C.
Adenhursi
Abb¢y Road
LlaThgoll¢n
LL20 8SS
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCtL OF TRE
ECCLESJASTJCAL PARISH OF ST OSWALD, laNC
AND MARTY￿ OSWESTRY
Rtport of the PAr￿bI&l Chur£h Conntll
for th¢ Yt*r Ended Jlst Detember 1024
STRucfuRL GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing dotumeDt
PArwhial CknuTch Coullcil pTrwerstrth]re11956) as attxnded alld church r¢pr¢8¢ntstiOll TuI¢s.
Risk mallagemtnt
Th¢ PaTo¢hiaJ Chur¢h COW￿1] h&Ye 8 dllty to identify 2nd teview the risks to which the charity is ¢XPD5¢d andto ¢ll5ur¢ appropTial¢
¢ontrols are in plaee to provide ￿¢￿t￿le agajnst fraud and ￿roT.
$2fe8uardlng
The Parochia] Church Council bas adoptedth¢ Di0￿￿n ¥Dd ChuEch ofEnglalld policies in this regard.
ON BF.HAI,F OF THE BOARD:
Rev H Gibbons
l - Cburth co￿¢11 tymnber
17th March 202S
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INDEPEliDENf EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE P.C.C. OF ST OSWALD KIYG AND MARTY
OSWESTRY
This report the fiDauciai of the P.C.C. for the year ended 31. D¢cemb¢r 2024, wllich ar¢ sd out on pages 4 15
is in respcci of all ¢xaminatiOll ¢arri¢d oui in with th¢ Cbwth ArcoulltillB Regulations 2006 r'tlke Regulatiots%'J
alld $.43 ofthe cI￿liL¢S Aci2011 I'the Aci'l.
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OFTHE P.C.C. A4ND tNDKPENDENT EXANItNER
The member5 of the P.C.C ]ESPOll5ible for the p￿pa￿tioll of the &¢ourtty and ¢on$idcr th•1 an audjt is noi requirtd for this
ycarundcr xcuon 144(21 of the Chariiies Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and thai aD indcpcndcnt ¢saminatioD is n¢¢dcd
It is myrgsponsibility to
examine the accounts utmkr 5ectioll 145 of the 201 l Act.
followthe pnKeth]res laid down in the CTheral Dire¢tions giveTh by rhe Charity Commission¢rs ¥¢¢tion
14515Xbl of the 2011 A¢t', attd
srate whttherpanicular matters have come to my attentiott.
BASIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMINERIS STATEMENT
My ¢xamination wa8 cgxried out in ac(X)rda]￿* with the Genernl Directiotts ￿Vell by the Charilycomt￿ltsrt.
An examinatiots iti¢ludes a teview of tbe accountin8 r¢£ords k¢pt by th¢ P.C.C. 8t￿ a compari50n of the accounts presett￿￿
with thox rcwrds. It alw illc14Mi¢s con5id¢ratioll of ally unusual items or disck)sures in the accowits. aJ)d s¢¢kirt8
explanations from thc manag¢nKni ¢onunitte¢ concerning ally such Jt)atteJs. The pro¢eduTe5 undertaken do tLOt provide all
lh¢ ¢wdcn¢c that would be required in an audi¢ And ¢o]Jsequentiy tto opinioll 15 giv¢n as toivh¢thcrthe ar￿u￿tsPIeSenr
* lrne and f*irview' and the report ts litijitsd to those D)atrer$ set out in th¢ n¢xt stattm¢n¢.
INDEPENDENT EX4MtNER'S STATEMENT
ID cl￿￿10￿ t))y exami￿0￿. no matters have come to myAttcntion
which giv¢ m¢ reawnable Cause to be]ieve that ijj mateiialrespe¢tth¢ r¢4uir¢Tll¢tLts
to k¢¢p Kcounting r¢cords in accordance $.130 of the 2011 A¢ or
to pr¢p8r¢o¢¢0Ut￿ wlLi¢h accoTd with these accountill8 record¥ And comply with th¢ accwntingrequircments
of th¢ 2011 Acthave nott￿ett meL or
2)
To whi¢h. irt myopiiiitsty Attention thould k dr4wTh w orderto enable a proper UJhd¢rstanding of th¢ 8¢C4Mmts
to be reach¢d.
R Hary¢y-R
AdeLhurst
Abb¢y Road
Uangolle
LL20 8SS
F.C.C.
l?th March 2025
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWALD. KING
AND MARTY]L OSWESTRY
St*tsthÈxt of FlknAbcl*l Atd
f•r the Year Ended 31st DeEémbÈr 2024
2024
Total
2023
Total
Se¢ not¢ 10
for fvll
compatttives
UThrestricted Restti¢ted
funds
Notes
Intomthg Rejources
Donations and Ltgacies
ch￿11#b]e A¢tivities
Other Trading Activilies
lllvesttnents
115.180
18,481
12.028
22.538
973
7,372
116.153
25,853
12,028
22,538
183,43J
26,933
12,943
21,290
2b
2d
Total
168,227
8,345
176,572
244,599
Re50ur¢es Expended
Rai5illE Ftsnd5
Charitablc Activities
6.629
3.112
6.629
162,368
8,8
157,706
3b
159.256
Tot
159,256
9.741
168,997
166,506
Nci gainlllo&w) on investment
Depreciation on fixed &ssets, charitys own use
11,647
14,582)
1,647
(4,582)
10.622
14,5821
Net In¢omellExpendithTcI
16,036
(1.396)
14,040
84,133
TraDsferbemen funds
12,2931
2,293
13,743
897
14.64
84.l33
To¢￿ funds brought foTh*rd {15t J#tt
761,797
69.357
831.154
747,021
Tot*1 flltsds earrled forward (31st De¢)
775,540
70,254
845.794
831,154
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE
ECCLEStASTICAL PARtSH OF ST OSWALD. KING
AND MARTYJL 08wLsfRY
R4l•tt¢e Sheet
At 31st Dettmber2024
2024
Totsl
fjJJJds
2(Y23
Tota]
timds
Not¢5
Fiied Assets
Tan￿ble Auets
Investsbelli Assets
13,745
678,604
18.327
666.957
5b
692.349
685,284
Current Awts
Bank cu￿enT accounts
B8ttk deposit acwuuts
CBF d¢posit fund
Ca5
Stocks
Deblo
126,832
32.419
199
123.4102
25.983
125
10,358
16,119
176.080
159.985
L4abllltle$ dwe In one year
14,898}
(17,7371
{l.2391
12.8761
crc4li￿rS
CMrr*t Assd￿{IJ1bllltleI)
153.445
J45.870
TOTAL NET ASSEIS
845,794
831.154
Partsh Ftsthds
Urbrestricted fvnds
Rc5ty1ctrd funds
775.540
70,254
761.797
69.357
TOTAL FU.NDS
845.794
831,154
The fi]L#h¢ittl sts*rncDts w¢rc approved by the Parochial Church COU￿11 ¢)n 17th March 2025 and were signed ott it's
behalf by..
Rev H Gibb (Ch
} - Paroch￿1 Chur¢h Coulleii member
- Ch#innan of FitwJceCommitt¢e and Tr¢asur¢r
The att*l￿d thotes fonn partof fjnancial sratements
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THE PAROClllAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWALD. KIPIG
AND MARTYK OSWESTRY
Notes to the Statements
ftsr the Yelr End¢d 31$tDeeembtr2O24
Aecountin Polieits
The fin￿cIal statements hav¢ bectt ptcpat¢d itt actor￿ with the Stalrnk￿t Lif RwOr[m¢￿ PT8thic¢ foT Ckniti¢s (SORPI
and applicable a¢¢DUlltillg stattdaTrl FRSIO2.
The financial st3t¢n]ents been prepared under the his￿rICal CO￿ ¢onveniion exeept for Iht vg]uation of inv¢stm¢nl asg¢ts,
W￿ch are shown •t market va]ue. Th¢ finan¢ial 51at¢ments include all trdnsactiims, assEts aDd liabilitie5 fvr whi¢h tby PCC is
Fe5POllsible in law. Th¢y do not include Iht accounts of church 8TQUP5 that owetheiT maill affiliatiott to anoiherFN)dy nor those
that are infom￿1 gatheri[￿ of ChU￿h members.
Cash Flow St*ten*rtt
The Charity has iakets advatttage of the exempiion in FRS102 from th¢ r¢quirement to prthe a cLsh flow staiemeiiton the
grouttds th* the income dots not exceed £5(￿,(￿￿).
Dts¢rl tlokn of Funds
Rtstrltted funds ctr]wise of M) elements.'-
al Inco￿ from trusts or ¢ndOw[r￿Tht5 which ll￿ybe expended o￿lYOn those ￿str1eted obJxtsprovid¢d in the tenTLS of the
trust or bequest
bl dollation5 OT grants received tor a $￿tifIC obie¢l or Èllvitcd by th¢ PCC for * 8pccifi¢ object. The knttds mayonly b¢
exp¢nd¢d on tht 4>ecific object forwhich they wete given. Attybg]an¢e T¢maining llllspeDt at the end of eo¢h Y¢arM￿ be
¢attied forward as abalallc¢ on thAt f¥nd Th¢ FCC does not usually invest separat¢ly for ¢a¢h fund. Where there 18 no
5¢paral¢ itivesbneLL interest is apportioned io individual fiwds oll att overa8e balance basis.
UnTe5trlcted furtds are iticome furtds which *re to b¢ spelll 4)n the PCCS 8CDETal tW$¢.
Incoujin
Reyources
Platmcd gi)Ing, ¢olle¢tions 8JbJ donation8 are r¢wgnis¢d wh¢n r￿e1ved. Tax refvllds areTe£O￿lstd wh¢rL th¢ incoming
resourcc io thich they relate is r¢ffiv¢d. Grattts and Letd¢ies are accounted for wh¢Th the PCC is legally entiild to ihe
a￿unt5 due. Dividends are accounted for when receivable, intuest 15 acctued. All other in¢om¢ is r¢cO￿ls¢d when it is
receivable. All incoTning re50uTce5 ate ac¢ounted for gro$s.
Resources E
Qrants and donalioDS aTe atcouttied for when paid ov¢r, or when awarded, if that award ¢reatL¥ a binding or ¢on5tru¢tiv¢
obligwion on the PCC. The diocEsan parish $har¢ 1$ a¢¢owii¢d for when due. AmDunts T¢c¢ived speafi¢ally formi85ion
are d¢ait as T¢$th¢lcd funds. Ail othcr¢xptndiDJre is gencr4llyrec0￿ISed whett it 18 incutted and is accounted for gross.
Ffixed Assets
Coll$wrat¢d aud Bthefi¢e Propcty is not illclud¢d in th¢ accouttts in xtordance with s.10 (21 l a l & I C l of the
Chari¢ies Act 2011.
Movable chutrh fitrnishin£s held by thc VL¢ar and Churchwardetks oll ￿¢18] tsust forthe PCC And thich require a
foi disposal aT¢ inalienablt property, li¥t¢d in the Church's inventory. whicb Can b¢ Insp￿ lat 8iiyrea80Dable timel.
For anything acquired prior to 2000 tbere 18 iLsuffi¢ient cost infornwtion available theTefore such ass¢ts 8r¢ not valued in
the finan¢ial stst¢m¢tts.
Depr#iation is charged as follows.,
Sound System- 21P/o Strai8hi Line Basi&
Investment
Inv¢stmellts aTe valutyj at matht Val￿ on 31st D¢ccmb£r.
InY¢stm¢ni prorKty is Shown at the ]Jkntst recent valuation. kny aggtegate sutylus ordefi¢i14ris¢ng from in the market
value is traLsfexred w a reva]uation r¢s¢rY¢.
Stocks are valuedat th¢ iow¢r of ¢ost and net reaiisabIe ￿Ille. •ft¢r mBkin8 dueallowaj￿e for obsolete and slow rnoviTrg ltell￿.
Th¢ charity is ex¢mpt from on its ¢haTitable aciivilies.
tommitments
Rentals paid under op¢rating Icase5 are charged to the sTatem¢nt of fiDwiai acliwties on astraigbt-Jin¢ bayis ov¢rthe P¢Tiod
ofth¢ I¢￿.
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF TH
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWAL￿ KING
Af4D MARTYIL OSThfSTRY
Notes to tke Firt*nti#l St*teJlltllts- ¢ontlnued
for the Yur Ended Jlsl Decemb¢r 21124
INCOME AND END0WMEr￿rS FROM:
2024
Total
2023
Totsl
fiujds
UnT¢Stri¢t¢d R¢stii¢t¢d
2* Donxllons Legaclt4
Vol*Ht￿￿CoMléthece1pts
T&x effici¢nt plaulled givin
Otherplalllled 8iVill8
2 Coll¢¢lion5 at %TVi¢ts
All other giving and voluntary
eipts including spffial app¢a15
Gift Aid Recovered
55.960
7,504
13.907
55,960
7.504
13,907
56.217
S,410
16,836
17.429
3,544
973
17.809
17.429
3.544
13,821
18.017
75.447
115,180
973
116.153
183,433
l) An￿y$l$ of Tax effltkDt Pl￿ne￿ 8lvlng
Bank Donations
R¢8ulaT Env¢iopes
35.880
20,080
55.960
2} Anaty818 ofcollecdons It s¢nl¢
White Et)velopes
Loose piBk collcctiotL4
Coll¢¢tions- Baptisms
Collections- CollUll￿[L%
Colle¢iions- Weddit
CoU¢ciitiJJs- SpEcial
3,746
8.120
845
231
965
13,907
31 Att￿y$l9 of ￿ otker glvkng *nd wol￿tIry r¢¢¢ipts including sPt¢tsl Appeal&
[ki￿10Th5. Churcb
tknnati008- Charitses
Dottaiiotts. Organ Fund. R¢sth¢*d
DollatioDs- Or8Bll Fund. Unr¢8tri¢ted
Donaiiolls- FlowerFund
Wail safes
Donations- Fun¢rA]s
Donatsons- Pla¢¢ of Wel¢oTllC
DoJJ&tions- B¢ll Trnitiittg- Re8tricted
DonatioDS- Under 5,8
Donations. AnDiversary Evettts
4.180
800
68
1,492
195
4,313
3,073
338
905
2.165
17,809
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWALD. KtIYG
AND MARTYK OSWESTRY
Notes to the Fln*ncl*l St4tements- contEDyed
for the Yelr Ettded 31st De¢eTMbeT 2024
INCOME AND Ef4DOWMENTS CONTINUVD:
2014
2023
Total
fimds
Unrestrtcied
R¢stti¢i¢d
funds
bjnds
2b Charftabl¢ A¢tiFitses
ALy1￿leS
St*iuiOry Fees {retaitJed byPCCI
Summer Fete
FundTaising Activities
11,693
400
I2,￿3
12,921
6.788
6.972
13.760
14,012
18,481
7,372
25,853
26,933
2c Other Traditht AttMtIt$
Church Hall Hire
Church Lettings
Lowcr Brook Street Rent
Li¢hfitld DiC￿es8￿- Decorgtotrs Sch¢r
P￿ish Mogwne & B(M)kBtall
246
2,170
336
1820
8,40D
2.170
8.400
1212
1.212
1,387
12.028
12.028
12,943
2d InvestmeDt
Dividends
Bthnk Inte]tst
19.407
3,131
19,407
3,131
19288
2.002
22.538
22.538
21.290
168.227
8,345
176,572
244.599
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH Cou￿e1L OF THE
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWAtIJ, Kif4G
AND MARTIIL OSWESTRY
otes to the FSDAttdfil StatrmtMts-¢Olltlnued
fr•r the Ye*T Ended 3lst Der¢mbtr 2024
ENDTfuRE ON:
2024
Tothl
2023
Total
funds
UorestriGted Restricted
fi￿d$
fvuds
ja RalsiDg Funds
Costs &fGeMewdn¥lM¢we
Fct¢s & Futkntraisins
6.629
6,629
s.8￿)
6,629
6,629
8,8(K)
3b Chxritsble Activltl
Ch¥rch Activities
Mi88ion 8ivillg and dottatiolls
Diocesan Parith Sknar¢
SalaTieslWages
Clergy and Staff Ex￿nge$
6.125
46,672
29.660
12,001
125
46,672
29.915
12.(K)I
7,606
45.757
25.401
7,591
255
Ch¥wlJ ExpeNs¢y
Church n]ntting tXP¢Dses
ChuT¢h utility bills
Cost of ttading
10,933
24.447
16.349
10.933
24.447
19206
18.026
20,114
16,165
2,857
M4JorC￿￿dExPe￿rf1Av¢
Major R¢pairs to th¢ Church
9,295
9295
13.493
3.774
3,774
3,553
159.256
162,368
157,706
TOTAL
159.256
9.741
168.997
166,506
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COIJNCIL OFTH
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWALD, KJNG
AND MAR￿ OSWESTRY
Notes to the Fittxbtl*l Ststsmtnts- tothtlnued
for the Year b4Dded 318t December 2024
41 STAFF COSTS
2024
2023
Salaries
29,915
25,401
Duringthe ￿arth¢ PCC employ¢d th¢ following members of the PCC..
31.12.24
31.12.23
Mr M Th)nkin
Ms C Boulton
7.78n
6.880
5,673
6,552
14,660
12225
There were no other tran￿¢¢10￿8 mad¢ in r¢sp¢¢t of PCC MeTllbets, rto PCC Member re¢¢iv¢dbenefit.
or r¢iMbu￿￿ent of travelling orother expenses.
S& FIXED A&SETS
Fre¢hold
Buildings
Church
Equipment
Total
At Cost
As at 1st January 2024
Additions in the Ye#r
Disposals in the Year
22.909
22.909
Value at 31st D¢cember 2024
22.909
21909
Atcumlllited D￿re¢l*ll0
As at 1st Jartuary 2024
Charge for th¢ Y¢ar
DistM)sals
4,582
4,582
4,582
4,582
As at 31sr Decemb¢r2Q24
9,164
r4et B￿kvalue #t 31stDe¢ember 2024
13,745
13.745
Nrt Bookvalue at 31st D¢¢mibEr 2023
18,327
18,327
Pag¢ 10

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWALD. KLNG
AND MARTYIi OSWESTRY
Notss to the FIDaDthI Sts¢ements-
for the YÈ4r Endtd 31rtDetember2024
Sb INVESTMENT ASSETS
At
1.1.24
Additions
'5posais Trathsfcrs
Change i
Matket Value 31.12.24
UDre$ttacted funds
385,580
220,IM)O
499
11,647
397,726
220,(K)O
Inv£slm¢ntProp¢ty- 14 L(bw¢rBrook Str¢¢t
Re5tri¢ted tulld
IDves¢mA)ts
61,377
1499)
60,878
Totsl
666,957
11,647
678,604
There wer¢ no inYeslJJJvnt a55¢15 outsid¢ th¢ UK.
The uuJi8t¢d inv¢strrMts 8r¢ mHd¢ up of th¢ following..
3J.1224
31.12.23
Chur¢h of England Jnvc$tnKnt Fund
Church of En810rJd Fixcd Jntere5t Fwmi
M&G Charifi]nd
Li¢hfieldDiocesthn TnLSt
160,217
26.153
188.735
83.51KI
156,632
25.386
183.940
81,0(K)
458.605
446.958
INVVSTMENT PROPERTY
At 1st January 2024
Additional ExpeDdifuTe
Chattge MaTket Valu¢
Ai 3181 D¢¢embeF2024
220.000
220.000
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31$t Detember 2024
220,0(
At 31s¢ Dt¢cJJJbBT 2023
220,000
During 2011 th¢ d¢ed8 ai 14 Lower Brook Street We￿ di4cov¢r¢d to have beeD tr•ns*eLred iLto The Pces DaTll¢.
Itt li8h¢of this. the property has b¢en brought )Dto the ac¢ouDts in 2011 at the then currelll llwk¢rvalue of £160.IXJO.I)O.
fj L￿BILITIEs
ABJo¥JJtsfoUiwg dm¢ IM Oneyear
2￿4
2023
Awua15 of Uiiliiies
Oth¢rCTcdilor5
2.083
15,654
1363
10,513
17,737
12,876
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TVIE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COiTrICIL OF THE
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWALD. KING
Al￿ MARTTh, OSWESTrY
Notu to the Fknanti418t•t¢mEnts-¢otitin*d
for the Year Ended 318t December 2024
7 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS
General
Unr¢stricted
Restri¢l
Total
Fixed Assets
TThve5tments Assets
Currejjt A8sets
CurMt Liabilities
13,745
617.727
166,706
{22,635
13.745
678,605
176.082
22,635
60.878
9,376
775,543
70,254
845,797
STOC]L
2024
2023
Stocks IPraycrCards & Not¢l¢ts c*)
125
DEBTORS.. AMOUNTS FALLINC DUE WITIUN ONE I
2024
2023
1,482
1.600
8,063
4,974
16,119
1.430
3,500
4,336
1,092
10,358
Dividend In¢ome
Gift Aid
Othcrdebtors
8 FUNIY6 RECONCILJATION
Re5eTves
at 1.1.24
Ineoming
Re5VUT¢¢S
Resourc
Exp¢txl¢d
Invesbn¢nt Tr￿fer
Reserves
ainlLosscs between funds at 31.12.24
Unre5trirttd Ftynds
¢ncrttl Fund
761,797
171,149
1162.178)
7,065
(2293}
775,540
Rt5trlrttd Funds
Organ Fund
FlowerFund
Morris Fund
wilfr¢dow￿ Fu]Ml
Vicarfs Discr¢tionaryFulld for People
in N¢ed
For the A5Si8tan¢e of the Sick or Ne¢dy
P&Tishionets Fulld
Oswesty St Antt's Fllttd
Sunday Schwl Fund
Vicarf5 Di5crthoDaryBpaulificatittl Fkn
Boulion Trusi Fund
Fri¢nd5 of Music I Choral Fo￿dation
B¢llringuy
Bellill￿trs-Bell Training
LAth'&% Group
C￿lstmaS Day Lunch
Morda School Hou8t Trust
3,738
1.109
145
781
68
140
41
3.946
1.150
145
810
29
567
567
9,640
12,898
492
105
16,013
360
482
10,(¥)o
13.380
492
105
io
598
5.425
1.412
905
535
14,733)
11,069)
12
13
14
Is
16
3,110
937
1,713
905
17,195
69,357
3.453
1,842
(1,082)
905
14,981
70,254
(2,857)
(9.741)
643
2,293
8,345
TOTAL FUNDS
831,154
179,494
1171,9J9
7,065
845,794
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THK PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE
EcC[￿sIASTIcAL PAIUSH OF ST0SwAL￿ KING
AND MARTYK OS1}￿sTRy
Note8 to the FInan¢1￿ St•ternents- comthued
fortht Year Ended 3A*t Dettmbtr 2024
Net movetnent in fund& included in the ab)ve aTe as follows..
Itt¢oming
R¢sour¢es
Gains and Movenktst i
Funds
UDrestTkted Funds
GerKral Fund
171,149
1162.17¥1
7.065
16.036
Re8ttIctsd FUJKI
Organ Fund
Flower Fund
Mom8 Fund
Wi1fr¢4J (Iw¢u Fund
VicarfsDiscretionaryFund for People
in Need
For the A55L5tan¢¢ of thc Sick or Needy
Parithioners Futtd
Oswestry St kn's Fund
Sunday School Fund
Vica¢s DiscreuoJMy BeAutifi¢ation Fu￿1
Boulioll TtU5t Fund
Friends of Musidchoral Foundatlon
B¢lirin8us
8ellnngers- Bell TrniniYJ8
Lad2¢s Qroup
Morda School HO￿ TnL8t
68
68
5.425
1,4L2
905
535
14.7331
{1,0691
692
343
905
{547}
12.8571
113961
{1,0821
(2,857)
(9.741)
8345
TOTAL NET MOVEMthT IN FU.NDS
179.494
7,065
14,640
N(bTKS TO THE FUNDS
A} Org4A Fulld
This is used to the organ itt Stoswaids churclL
Zl Flowtr Fund
Thts fund i8held to ejwble floww5 to be purciiased for the c]ll￿th thT0u0Lo￿ the yrar.
3) Morrls
This fund is used for the upkeep of amenxjri￿.
4) Wllfr¢d Oweb Fund
This fund is held forthe upk¢ep of th¢ Wilfr¢d Owen m¢morial.
5TrVl¢4r'8 DlI¢retlon￿ Fu￿d for P¢* Iu Need
This ￿nd 16 fOr8M￿ gi£Ls for people in need at Vi¢aV8 dis¢retiO]L
6) Sltk or Ntt41y PaTishioneT5 Fuld
This fi￿d is to bo u5¢d ￿ a&%ist parishiottets of StOswald'$ in titncs of poorh¢￿1￿ and Iwdship. Th¢ funds We￿ giv¢n to
Si Ikwald'5 in a f¢llow pgrishioners will.
7) Oswutry St Alln's FuDd
This was ge]￿ra[ed frvrn th¢ sal¢ oFSt Ann's ¢hapel aimorda atxl i$ h¢ld to be used forcapital projects.
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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE
ECCLL51ASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWALD, KING
AND MARTYR, OSWESTRY
Yotts to the FIDaAcl¥l StstemeTrts- ¢on¢thutd
for the Ye#r Ettded 31st Dèeejttber 2024
8) Sunday Stbool Fund
This fund is h¢ldto 8upportth¢ SuDd#y School It St Oswald's th￿￿lL
9) Vltar's Dls¢retlooory Btautlll¢atloD Fund
This knid 15 held foi capital Pro)￿ts.
lo} Boulton Trllst Fvnd
This fifftd is held for ¢apital Projects.
111 Frlends of Mllsic I Chordl Fo￿ndItIOn FDDd
Thi5 ￿nd is used forthe Friellds of Music GTOUP.
12} Btllrlngtrs Fwud
This knd is used forthe Belltits8ers group.
13} Bellrlngtrs- BellTralnkne Fund
Thi5 was established to assist B¢llring¢TS tr¥ining.
14} Ladie% Group
This fi￿d is u5¢d for tht f¢llowship group.
IS} Chrlstllws DIY Lunch
This fund was ¢stablish¢d to provid¢ fwid5 for the Chii$lmas Day Lunch Projcct.
16} Morda Scknool HoTJ¥t Trn5t
This fijnd is to be used for youth and family wod(withiTL ourP8TiSb.
RELATED PARTY D￿CLOsuRE$
Mr D. P. F.C.A. is a parther in (larner Pugh & Sin¢lairwho ar¢ psid £3.145 pl￿8 VAT{£3.774) forA¢coutstittg
aud AthDini5tr8ti0n setvices.
Pagc 14

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE
ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST OSWALD, JaNG
AND MARTYR, OSWTSTRY
Notes ts th¢ FIDXDd&l St*temettts-
for theytar EDded 31¥t Decernber 21124
I• STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITILS COMPARATIVES (PREVIOUS YEAR)
2023
Totsl
funds
Unrcstricled Re51Ticl¢d
fimds
IDWmiDg R¢50Vf¢eS
tknnaiioos and Legacies
Charithble A¢iivi¢ies
Other Trd(ling kntivities
Invixttn¢nts
182.780
18.769
12,943
21,290
653
8.164
183.433
26.933
12.943
21.290
Total
235,782
8,817
244,599
Rewurces Expended
Raising Funds
Charitabl¢ A¢livitits
8,800
4.175
8,800
157.706
153,531
153531
12.975
166.506
￿di]ll{lo￿) on inveslmenl
Depre¢itition on fixed awts, charitys own use
10.622
14,582)
10,622
{4.5821
N¢r In¢oT[￿J(EXpcndlIurt1
88,291
14,158)
84,133
TtaD$fer between fi
122201
2.220
86.071
11,938)
84.133
TotAi fuDds b￿￿Ebt[1}rWat￿l Ilsl J*tt)
675.726
71,295
747.021
Tot*1 futtds ¢arried forward {31&t ljec)
761.797
69,357
831.154
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THE PARISH CHURCH OF
ST OSWALD, KING & MARTYR, OSWESTRY
The Parish Office, Church Stree( Oswestry, SY112SY
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
2025 for Ihe year 2024
The PCC cooperates with the Incumbent in the whole mission of the church according
to the call of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. As part of the Synodical structure of
the Church of England, the PCC makes known and puts into effect any provision made
by the Diocesan or Deanery Synods and gives advice to these synods on any matters
the PCC considers appropriate. The PCC is responsible for the financial affairs of the
church. the PCC draws up a budget and has the responsibility with the Incumbent of
appointing, paying and dismissing paid officers of the parish. The PCC is responsible
for the care, maintenan￿. preservation and insurance of the fabric of the Parish
Church and the adIa￿nt Parish Centre,. a house at 14 Lower Brook Street, Oswestry
is in the beneficial ownership of the Parochial Church Council. vested in the Di0￿san
Trust and is normally let to tenants. As a parish within the Diocese of LiChf￿1d. it
follows the Bishop's Three Primary Tasks of Discipleship, Evangelism and Vocation.
Membership of the PCC is as follows:
(a) Ex-OITIcio
Incumbent: Vicar of St Oswald. King & Martyr, Oswestry- Rev'd H L Gibbons, M.A.
LI￿nsed Ministers.. Rev Yin-An Chen (resigned 31$t October), Rev. Jassica Castillo-
Burley.
Churchwardens.. Miss E. J. Williams, Mrs M. Jones, MrA. Neale, Mr J. Abram
Deanery Synod Representatives (elecÉed in 2024)
Mrs M. Crosby, Mrs L. Clarke, Ms Fiona Pearson & Mr Jonathan Abbatt
b} Elected Representatives
To serve until 2025.. Mr D.P Evison. Ms C. Boulton.
To serve until 2026.. Mrs J. Chesworth, Mrs Jenifer Chippet-williams, Mr Richard
Major, Ms Sally Wright, Mr Paul Crosby, Mr M. Donkin
To seNe until 2027.. Miss Chloe Fraser, MrsAnne Pilsbury, Mrs Samantha Hart, Miss
Sigourney Merrony-Potton, Mr David Smith. Ms Sandy Best. Mrs Angela Earl-S8ddiq
{c) Co-opted Representatives
None
Under arrangements in force Sin￿ the late 1980's and modified in 2002, five people
are elected eath year, for a tenn of three years.

Officers of the Council
The Vicar. as Incumbent is the legal Chaimian of the Council
The Lay-co Chair of the Council is MrAlan Neale
The Hon. Secretary to the Council is Ms Carron Boulton
The Hon. Treasurer to the Council is Mr Paul Evison
The Electoral Roll OffI￿r is Mrs Maureen Crosby
Sub Committees of the Council
The Vicar is ex officio on all sub committees listed below:
standing Committee (the sole statutory Sub Committee)
The Vicar, Two Churchwardens" Lay Co-chair,. Hon. Secretary. Hon. Treasurer- all
ex officio Mr P Crosby. Mrs L Clarke.
Other sub committees include representatives appointed by the PCC from among their
number, nomially including one Churchwarden (at least) signified by""
Building and Fabric Committee- the full term of referen￿ is available on request and
the membership is as follows: Mr P. Crosby (Chair), Mr P. Evison, Mr C. Tansley. MrA.
Neale" Mr M. Clarke, Mr P. Walley. Mr D Smith.
Finance Committee - the full terms of referen￿ are available on request and the
membership is as follows: Mr P. Evison (Chair), Mr M. Donkin, Cdr M. Peters (GiftAid),
MrA. Clarke, Mr E. Evans, J. Abram..
Parish Centre Management Committee to manage the daily running of the Centre and
its staff - MrA. Neale" (Chair), Ms Carron Boulton (Booking Secretary), M. Imlson
and Mrs E. Leek.
Events Committee with a focus on fellowship- Miss J. Williams..
Mission and Giving Group - Rev. H. Gibbons, Mrs A. Pilsbury, Mrs L. Clarke, Mr H.
Jones.
Mission and Ministry Team - Rev. H. Gibbons, Mrs L. Clarke. Mrs P. Willing, Mrs G.
Evison. Ms S. Wright. Rev'd J. Castillo-Burley.
Sick and Needy Fund - Rev H. Gibbons, Mr P. Crosby, Mrs M. Jones.
The PCC appoints represenlatives to the local ecumenical body Churches Together in
Oswestry and District. A total of two including the clergy are allowed according to the
revised ¢onstitLrtion of Churches Together adopted in 2012. Those nominated at the
Annual Meeting were The Vicar and Mrs A Pilsbury who agreed to fill in when called
upon to do so.

The Parish
The population of Oswestry according to the 2021 Census is 17.509 of which 10,700
live in the parochial parish of St Oswald, King & Martyr. The Electoral Roll at 29 April
2023 stood at 255. Thanks are due to Mrs Maureen Crosby for encouraging
membership of the electoral roll. Average Sunday Adult attendance for the year stood
at 261. Underthe age of 16 years- 15.
Incumbent's Review of the Year
It has been another fascinating year, a mixture of extraordinary celebrations and some
farewells. It would be fair to say that 2024 was shaped significantly by three significant
events: my sabbatical from February until May, the 150th anniversary of the Victorian
restoration of the church building, and the departure of the Rev'd Yin-An Chen, our
curate.
Unusually. my sabbatical included Easter, the first time I had been able to ￿lebrate it
alongside my family for 25 years. From a personal perspective, the time away allowed
me to refiect on a quarter of a ￿ntury'S ministry in seven benefI￿S along with
di0￿San and national church roles. It also provided a time to reflect on lay ministry
and my role as Warden of Readers in the DI0￿Se of Lichfield. My sabbatical also
marked the beginning of the end of Rev'd Yin-An Chen's time with us as our curate"
Yin-An and Tim left Oswestry for the diocese of London where Yin-An will continue his
training. l am extremely grateful for the way the clergy team and the church wardens
enabled worship, g0veman￿, and pastoral care to continue during my sabbatical. and
particularly in dealing so well with Yin-An's sudden absen￿ from Easter.
Pastoral care of church members and non-members alike continues to be a priority,
and l am grateful for the support I re￿1ve from the clergy team and the dedicated
pastoral care group. Naturally, there is always more we could do. Place of Welcome
and Under-5's continued to provide a safe space and pastoral support to those who
attended. The home-communion team continued to grow both in membership and in
outreach to people in their own homes, and in residential care homes.
The sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary of the Victorian renovation of St. Oswalds
filled the summer with a variety of events. The anniversary is reported in more detail
elsewhere in this annual report so I will not dwell on it here except to say an enonnous
'thankyou' to everyone who worked so hard to make it the huge Su￿sS that it was.
Our work with local schools is an important element within our ministry to the wider
cornmunty. As in previous years, it primarily involved working with Morda Primary
School, Oswestry School and providing weekly 'Prayer & Praise, sessions at Derwen
College. However, we also welcomed the Bishop of Shrewsbury who presided over
our confirmakn'on Eucharist which included 6 Moreton Hall School pupils alongside 3 of
our own candidates.
Within our mission to the wider town, our relationship continues to grow with the
Orthodox communities from Shrewsbury and Chester who use the Lady Chapel for a
Servi￿ of Divine liturgy. The annual walk to, and blessing of, St. Oswalds Well in
August proved very successful, and rt was a joy to hear the well blessed in the
Orthodox tradition. Our civic ministry to the town of Oswestry included a setvice to

commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in June 1944 along with the
usual Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day senil￿s. The placing of
Remembran￿ crosses on the war graves in Oswestry Cemetery involved pupils from
Woodside Primary School along with the Combined Cadets from Oswestry School.
As usual, Christmas brought the year to an end, and it was a joy to welcome again
local schools for their Christrnas services alongside our full array of Advent and
Christrnas acts of worship.
I will end as l a￿ayS do by stating my personal thanks to everyone who has worked
so hard during the past twelve months; my clergy colleagues. the Church Wardens
and PCC. our caretaker and Maintenan￿ team, the choir and music team, the flower
arrangers and all who contribute to our worship, along with all those who quietly get
on with things behind the s￿neS withoLrt making a fuss.
Harvey Gibbons
Churchwardens Report 2024
The first 3 months of the year were busier than ever for the Churchwardens who were
left in overall charge as Vicar Harvey took a well-eamed 3 months Sabbatical. The
year began with the Wardens having to resolve the difficutties arising from the decision
not to allow the Parish Church to be used as a focus point for Oswestry's Pride
Celebrations in June.
However, attention soon retumed to planning the busy programme of events for
lebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Church in 1874. An Opening
Concert on the 6th Juty was followed by a Service on the 7th to rna￿ the start of the
lebrations. A varied programme of events then followed throughout July, August,
September and October. including well attended concerts, talks, bellringing, and a
Teddy Bear Zip Wire event. In August we hosted the Knitted Bible display which drew
in many visitors from near and far and was very well re￿Ived. A busy summer for all
involved.
Despite increases in postal charges our Charity Christmas Card Shop remained well
supported by the public and income from sales once again enabled us to support over
20 local and nalional charities.
We look forward to the implementation of the Building & Fabric Committee's
maintenance and development programme planned to begin in 2025 which shoukl
help ensure the long-temi viability of our Church and the Parish Centre.
Congregation numbers continued to return to pre-covid levels and On￿ again we
thank all the many hard-working volunteers who assist us to ensure things run
smoothly and that we continue to be a welcoming Church for everyone.
Juna. Muriel, Alan, John

Secretary's Report for the year 2024
Quarterly meetings have taken place in person in the Parish Hall. Overall attendan
of PCC meetings has been very good.
We have discussed many issues this year, with the150th anniversary celebrations
being a big point. We also discussed finance, and our carbon footprint and what we
can do to redu￿ it.
Communion is still being dealt with effectively with sanitising of the servers hands
before they offer communion to communicants.
St Oswalds conducted only 3 wedding ￿remonieS this year, with another 3 having
been cancelled for one reason or another.
22 Baptisms took pla￿ throughout this year as well as Moreton Hall School
confirmation. The clergy registered 61 funeral seNices conducted either at St
Oswalds or in a local crematoriumlcemetery and conducted by a member of the St
Oswalds associate clergy team.
This year, saw us have a record number of new PCC members join the committee all
bringing unique qualities and skill sets. Our committee now stands with 24 members.
Our Curate left us this year however our dergy leam remains strong.
Carron Boulton - Secretary
Annual report on Acolyte's I Servers
Once again, l am delighted to be able to give a positive report on the strength of our
committed team of Acolyte's I Servers. These are people who enjoy seniing our Lord
at the Altar with reveren￿. I have a very loyal team who l find are a great pleasure to
work WFth and are willing to give up their time on Sundays and other occasions.
l am always looking for more people who feel that they may have this calling to Acolyte
especially some of our young people.
l am also looking for anyone who would be prepared to be trained to serve at the 8am
service on the third Sunday of the month.
Our team are: Samantha, Louise, Bridget, Carron. Chloe, Ruth. Sally W. Sally R.
Crucifer: Gany. Reserve's: Bru￿, David. Choral evensong.. David.
8am Servers: Paul
Chalice administer: Garry, Samantha, Bruce, Ruth, Carron, Mike, Sally W., Sally R.
The Holy Eucharist is the ￿ntre of our Sacramental life and it is a privilege that we
with reverence, joy and great gladness worship our blessed Lord at the Altar.
Mike Jones

Altar linen report
Last year I reported that much of Ihe Altar linen needed to be replaced and Ihat v
had purchased two new Altar cloths for the Lady chapel.
l also made an appeal for ￿rtain items that the Church required. l am extreme
grateful to the response, a small Ciborium has been given in memory of the late Mair
Bowen donated by Bill and his family.
A set of green vestments and green altar panels for the Lady Chapel together with a
restored red Frontal, a new purple frontal and also Iwo new white High Altar cloths
were given in memory of Vera and Walter I￿asteneY donated by Christine and Peter
Wasteney. The restoration and work done on the panels and frontals was created and
made by Christine Wasteney.
The Church is sts'll in need of a new set of white vestments which are not, I might add,
cheap rf anyone would like to donate in memory of a loved one or a special anniversary
please contact either myself or the vicar.
on￿ again. I would like to thank Muriel for washing the purificators and other linen
week by week.
Thank you all for the love and support that you give to St. Oswalds Parish Church for
the glory of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Mike Jones
Sidespeople
It is with gratefijl thanks from the church wardens to the team for their loyal support
and assistance throughout the year.
This years sides people are: Val Hamer, Olive Morris, Dilys Lloyd, Wendy and Mike
Peters, Sue and Colin Tansley. Ann Sagar, Carol Burke. David and Margaret Smith,
Fran Stocking, Sally Wright and Natasha Bell.
If anyone else would like to join our fabulous team. please see June Williams
June Williams
Church Cleaning
We have had another busy year keeping the churth clean and tidy. It was a
challenging time when the renovation I repair work was carried out on the walls.
We have had to new volunteers this year for whom we are very grateful. If there is
anyone else interested in joining us, particularly to help with the brass cleaning, please
let Natasha know.
We have great support from Matt, Mike, Colin, Peter and David and we thank them all
very much for this.

Finaly, we continue to have many lovely ￿Mrnents about the dean and tidy state of
St Oswal(f8 Church.
Natasha & Muriel
Bulldlng And Fabrlc Committee Report
Members of the committee are now Sue Tansley (Secretary), Colin Tansley. Peter
Walley, David Smith, Paul Evison, Alan Neale, Rev'd Harvey Gibbons, Paul Crosby
(Chairman). The committee has been very aclive throughout the year.
The Church Architect advised that he was reducing his workload and has suggested
that we appoint a new Architect before the next Quinquennial Inspection due in 2027.
Mindful of the Church of England's target to be Carbon Neutral by 2030, the committee
gained PCC approval to develop a programme of word( over the next 5- 6 years in an
attempt to achieve this target date at St Oswald's.
It was recognised thai there were limits to what could be achieved practically within
Ihe ancient building of St Oswald and it was felt that focusing on the windows. roof
and walls of the uninsulated Parish Centre would have greater impact in reducing our
carbon footprint so it was agreed that the Parish Centre should have a higher priorty.
It was also felt that, desptte the extra time taken to seek separate Facutty pemiissions
forthe windows. roof and walls, it was a sensible approach in that any delay in seeking
faculty permission for one would not delay the whole project. A Faculty has been
sought to frt double glazed units in the windows.
The roof of the Parish Centre has no insulation and, coupled with the number of leaks
after heavy rain, a new roof with insulation is seen as yet another priority.
Vve have been in discussion with contra¢tors and initially sought estimates for the
windows and roof covering.
The boilers in the church and the parish ￿ntre were servi￿d after some new parts
had been frtted. However, further part failures have at times resulted in heating from
only two of the five Church boiler modules working. The Church boilers are now 20
years old and have been less reliable. Maintenance is further complicated by some
parts becoming obsolete and have had to be replace with non-standard parts. Three
contractors have been approached to establish the level of costs involved in replacing
the church boilers before there is a total failure during winter months. We hope to
achieve this as a planned way during summer 2025 depending on the availabilty of
funding.
We had hoped that the Church Lighting would last until 202612027 however there was
continued concern that switches on the lighting control panel had become obsolete
and the new smaller repla￿ment panel was impractical because there was insufficient
space in the smaller panels for the amount of wiring involved within the church.
However, our church electrician devised a way of fabricating a new front panel to
house the new smaller switches whilst retaining the existing control panel.

Additionally, the component parts of the SON (sodium) lights were also obsolete and
following failures in both the Choirand the Lady Chapel on separate Sunday momings.
Attempts were made to Introdu￿ LED lighting but the biggest wattage LED lights were
insufficient to generate the light levels to an ac￿ptable standard so experiments have
been made using floodlights. These brought the light levels to the required standard
for the congregation but the 1 Oowatt floodlights offered only minimal savings to our
carbon footprint.
Redecoration of several areas in the church was seen as a priority with the change of
IKJhting. Following work in St George's Chapel last year a need for plastering behind
the heating pipes was identified and a local plasterer engaged to repair not only that
area but several other areas around the church where rernedial action was needed
were re-plastered with lime plaster before any redecoration could be undertaken.
A new Electricty 3-year contract with British Gas Lite was signed last year until 2026.
St Oswald's has benefitted throughout the year from being locked into a 5-year Gas
contract ending February 2025. A new Gas contract has been signed. also with British
Gas, but is at a significantly higher rate.
VAT totalling £1,362, which had already been paid on eligible work, has been
reclaimed under the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme. Paul Crosby made
representation on behalf of St Oswald's to the Secretary of State DCMS, Rt. Hon. Lisa
Nandy, that the LPWGS should be extended beyond 31 March 2025. Following our
representation, we heard in January 2025 that the scheme has been extended for 12
months.
A new contract has been negotiated for servicing of the Fire Extinguishers. The Parish
Centre Lift, Organ and Clock have all been serviced. A new contract is about to be
signed for maintenance of the Turret Clock and Bells. All portable applIan￿S in the
church have been tested (PAT testing) and are safe to use.
Though thanks are due to the whole committee. particular thanks must go to David
Smith who has co-ordinated the efforts to progress work on reducing our carbon
footprint and who, along with Colin Tansley and Peter Walley have undertaken 'self-
help. works and on-going maintenance throughout the year.
Paul Crosby. Chairman
Parish Centre Report
There has been an increase in the use of the Centre, with the Under-5s group now
meeting ￿lce a week and a number of new outside lettings. We were particulady
pleased to welcome back the Brownies to the Centre, who are very appreciative of the
facilities we offer. There have also been dan￿ classes. talks ar)d meetings, and
children's birthday parties. The Centre has also been used for wakes following funerals
in church.
Bookings are now managed by the church administrator with a booking form available
for download from the church website.

The heating system has generally worked satisfactorily. The dishwasher continues to
sporadically underperfomi and its future usefijl lrfe may now need to be considered.
The Building and Fabric Committee continues to take forward planning for
improvements to the building to make it more energy efficient.
Elaine Leek - Parish Centre Management Commlttee
Place Of Welcome
The Place of Welcome drop-in on a Tuesday morning was held 51 times during 2024,
snow in November forcing the first ever closure in our history. We have continued to
welcome guests from both the community and the church family. Numbers fluctuate,
with some regular weekly attenders and others who drop in only periodically, but there
is always good conversation to be had. We had Hot Cross Buns in Holy Week and in
December Haydn Jones played Christmas music for us at our mince pie morning,
which was very well attended.
Pla￿ of Welcome again registered as a 'Warm Welcome Space, available to anyone
in our community who might be struggling to be warm at home. We continue to support
the Foodbank from donations made by guests, and in 2024 also sent money to the
UNICEF Gaza fund, the Hurricane Beryl emergency appeal. a project Tun by Crisis in
Ltverpool helping prisoners who might be released into homelessness and also the
Crisis at Christmas appeal.
Place of Welcome could not be possible without our nine cheerful volunteers on the
kitchen rota, to whom thanks are due.
Elaine Leek
Ladles Group Report For The Year 2024
The Committee consists of:
Chair.. June Williams
Secretary.. Ann Sagar
Treasurer.. Glenda Evison
Over 30 members
The members have enjoyed a wide range of speakers also a summer afternoon tea
and a Christmas lunch both held at the DeTwen Training College.
Friendship and Fellowship are important as are the endless cups of tea. coffee,
biscurts and sometimes cake.
As usual members have helped out at church events including Place of Welcome,
Sunday coffee.
We encourage and welcome Ladies to join us at our meetings on the first Monday of
the month at 2.30 p.m. in the Parish Centre.
June Williams

Mothers, Union Fellowship Group
We are a small group now who meet in the Parish Centre on the second Thursday of
Ihe month. As we cannot any longer afford to pay, we have to rely on speakers who
do not require a fee. Despite this last year we had a fairly varied programme with
Harvey taking a Eucharist, Mike Donkin and Jassica both speaking. Atalk aboutTiwan
by our Curate and two visits to Bluebell View Residential Home, one at Christmas to
share carols and readings with them. The remaining meetings we had talks provided
by the members with discu&sions amongst ourselves.
Pam Musson
Bible Study Group
It has been another enjoyable year of reading. learning, and earnest discussion during
our bible studies.
Particular highlights have been a visit by Father Phil, when we leamed more about his
ministry; and listening to lectures given by David Solomon, a Jewish theologian on
'Women in Judaism". We have tried to widen our topics by including a study relating
to the Jewish faith thus broadening our knowledge of the origins of Christianity.
We were saddened lo hear of the death of one of our previous and valued members
Ann Solway, who hosted the group for several years.
Sally Wright- on behalf of Monday's bible study group
St Oswald's Church Choir Including
The SL Oswald's Singers and the Scholars & Gentlemen Chamber Choir
The choir numbers are as follows'.-
10 Trebles I Sopranos (2 fewer than last year)
4 Altos
2 Tenors and
4 Basses.
During the yearthe choir has sung 71 services. Despite the smaller numbers the Choir
has maintained the high standard of music that does so much to support the services.
The St. Oswald's Singers, our infornial group who sing when the thoir is unavailable.
sang 11 services. This group has gone from strength to strength and is much
appreciated for providing a lead for the seDiices in the Choir's absence.
The major event this year was the festival to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the
Restoration of the Church. This ran from 6th July until 13th October with many events
and displays.

Music played a large part in the festival. The Choir sang two choral services to open
the Festival on Sunday 7th July (Eucharist and Choral Evensong) and they sang the
Closing service on Sunday 13th October in the presence of the Bishop of Lichfiekl.
There were 7 concerts. four of which formed a group entitled 'Music for a Summer's
Evening,.
The Scholars & Gentlemen sang the opening concert on 6th July and one of the
Summer's Evening concerts on 31st August. The Choir gave the final COn￿rt on
Saturday 12th October, entitled 'What we really do, a programme of music that the
Choir has sung for services but which is worthy of the concert hall. The programme
comprised, among others, music by Haydn, Mozart and Handel and included a
perfOrrnan￿ of the famous 'Miserere' by Allegri. A highlight was the perfOrrnan￿ of
the 'Pie Jesu, from the Fauré and Lloyd Webber Requiems beautifully rendered by
Eleri Roberts and Aorfe Brennan.
It is a mark of the Choir's ability and stamina that they were able to sing SLKh a
demanding concert and then the next day sing to the same high standard for the
Closing Service.
The festival apart. the Choir gave a perfomance of the Fauré 'Requiem' in the evening
of Remembrance Sunday (10th November) and for the first time since the Covid
lockdown we were able to put on a full Advent Carol se￿1￿ on Sunday 1st De￿rnber
Wtth the Choir processing by candlelight through the church as the sen11￿ unfolded.
Finally, a splendid Nine Lessons & Carols with 19 items sung by the choir was given
to a packed church on Sunday 22nd December, followed by a splendid Midnight Mass
and Christmas morning just Iwo days later.
The Choristers work hard but the rewards, in tenns of a free education in singing and
musicianship is very worthwhile. I recommend the choir to any child who loves to sing.
You would be surprised how many professional singers from the worlds of classical,
jazz and pop started their careers in a church choir.
In July we lost two of our senior choristers. All￿ Williams lefl to begin her studies at
Bimiingham Universty and Myles Wilkinson left to take up a place with a Choral
Scholarship at Summerville College, Oxford. Fortunately. like other ex-choristers, they
returned during the university holidays and sang wilh us for the Christmas season.
On the credit side an ex-chorister, Jools Brennan, having graduated from Chester
University, rejoined the Choir as a bass. It has been great to have Jools back with us,
albeit for a short time as he leaves next September to do a Master's Degree at Queen's
Universty, Belfast.
Now I must tum to some sadder news. On 17th November we lost a long-standing
choirman and friend when John Moore died in a tragic car accident while driving to
Oswestry to sing for Choral Evensong. Choral music was John's greal love. He had
perfomed in a cOn￿rt given by the Scholars & Gentlemen the previous evening and
had sung again for the Sunday morning at St. Oswald's. It was a huge shock to hear
of his death the next day.

John joined the choir in 2009 and had become the Choir's leading tenof. He is and will
be sorely missed. A full Choir sang for John's funeral which included pieces that he
had requested and others which I knew had a special Pla￿ in his heart.
We have lost a committed member who always put the church and choir first and Kate
and I have lost a very dear friend. May he rest in pea￿.
Mike Donkin
Director of Music
Churches Together In Oswestry District
In January St Oswald's hosted a prayer meeting in the Week of Prayer for Christian
Unity.
Then in March members participated in a Servi￿ at St Martin's devised by Palestinian
women for the World Day of Prayer. It made the struggle in the Holy Land feel very
real.
As usual on Good Friday CTOD took their trailer to the Bailey Head, where for 4½
hours they ran children's activities, gave out Easter booklets and provided a Christian
presen￿. Volunteers would be welcome for a similar event in 2025.
The trailer made an appearan￿ again just before Christmas where a group sang
carols and read some of the Christmas story. Bethlehem carol sheets were available
for passers by to join in.
There were general meetings at st John the Baptist, Whittington, and at Holy Trinty,
Oswestry where we heard about plans for setting up a Street Pastors group in
Oswestry.
Sadly Iwo churches closed in 2024.. Comerstone Baptist Church. and the 150 year-old
Moors Methodist Church. Services of thanksgiving were held for each.
On a happier note, Albert Road Evangelical Church weloomed their new minister, Ben
Sealey, in November.
CTOD now has 13 churches.
Fiona Pearson
Safeguarding Report for 2024
Safeguarding remains a very important topic for the church and the PCC.
During 2024. unfortunately, we were notified by a local police force of an incident that
was being investigate. Whilst this was not something that had ¢xcurred inside the
church, and had occurred outside of the church, it did involve a member of our
congregation. This was dealt with, proactively and sensitively with the safeguarding
leads at the diocese. This has now been resolved.

AII PCC members have undertaken to complete the basic and foundation awareness
training courses offered by the dI0￿se.
The Assistant Safeguarding offi￿r for the di0￿Se is Kim Hodgkins 01543 306099
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The Shropshire Safeguarding Local Authorty Designated Officer is Ellie Jones
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Notices are around the church and parish hall with contact information available.
Carron Boulton
Parish Safeguarding Officer
Mission and Giving
The amount allocated for charitable giving was increased to £5,000. This is in addition
to the charitable giving raised through special collections and fundraising efforts
supporting emergency appeals and the charities we traditionally support. This year,
the situation in Gaza steered the intemational giving whilst the local giving continued
to support mental health and well-being.
The £5,000 was shared as follows:
UNHCR £500
International Rescue Committee £500
Compassion UK £500
childho￿ bereavement £500
The Farming Community Network £500
Designs in mind £500
West Mercia Women's Aid £500
De￿en College £500
Hope House £500
Morda Primary School (Pastoral fund) £250
Our Lady & St. Oswald's Catholic Primary School (Choir fund) £250
Harvey Gibbons
The Parish Sick and Needy Fund
The fund was set up some years ago fomierly known as the Vicar's Discretionary
Fund to help people within the parish who are suffering with hardship and is
administered by a small committee under the chaimianship of the Vicar. If any member
of the congregation is aware of any such case, they should contact the Vicar for the
case to be discussed with the committee.
Harvey Gibbons

MMT Report 2024
MMT met four times during 2024 to exchange and develop ideas for St Oswald's
moving forward. Subjects under discussion were Lent Groups, Holy Week, new
Intercessors, Prayer and Spirituality, Pastoral Care, Advent Reflections and Dementia
Church. Sadly, the Prayer Walk with picnic which had been planned for early summer
as part of our Prayer and Spirituality, had to be Can￿lled due to the resignation of Rev
Chen. However, we managed to recruit 6 new intercessors for the Sunday moming
services which has led to a welcome diversity of approaches. New dementia-friendly
signage has been installed. The Lenl Groups had been well attended, although the
books under discussion hadn't been very popular, and the Advent Reflections had
provided a time of quiet during that busy month.
11 was hoped that we would be able to join with the Pastoral Care Group in providing
times of fellowship in 2025.
Everything we do as a church should be underpinned by prayer, and it is vital that we
develop and maintain prayer at St Oswald's not only on Sundays but also during the
week, and MMT is keen to seed new prayer groups and house groups. We would be
delighted to hear from anyone who feels called to contribute to this crucial part of our
spiritual life.
Lindsay Clarke
Schools work
The clergy were variously involved in taking Acts of Collective Worship at Morda
Primary School. Clergy were also actively involved in supporting focus weeks such as
'e8t well, and 'sleep well, weeks and in pastoral support to staff, children and school
families. The school attended church to ￿lebrate their end of temi service at
Christmas, Easter and the end of the academic year in July.
As a result of Morda Church of England Primary School entering a federation
arrangement with Vvhittington Church of England Primary School during the year, the
vicar became a Foundation Governor of the Federation and an Associate Governor of
Morda Primary School. He continues to be the Bishop of Lichfield's Representative on
the Goveming Body of Osweslry School.
Harvey Gibbons
Home Communion
This outreach ministry continues to grow both in the numbers visited and in those
doing the visiting. During the year several recipients have died but at the same time
fresh individuals have been added to the list. In addition, we have been able to develop
significant ministry with the new residential home Bluebell View. Starting our visits
before the Home fomierly opened enabled us to form working relationships with the
staff which have led to high level of mutual trust. This has enabled us in addition to
monthly visits for Holy Communion to support them in events such as their Summer
Fete, at which Pam performed the formal opening, Christmas and St Valentines
Parties at which yours truly is always expected to say a few words and most recently
an act of remembran￿ for a deceased resident with residents and members of his

family present. We continue to visit New Fairholm, High Lea and Woodlands in Morda
where the residenls include several previous members of our congregation.
Currently there are nine members in the leam Sal. Frances, Michael, Julia, Fiona,
Natasha, June, Pam and Keith. If you wish to know more about our ministry please
speak to any member of the team or myself. We have started to worship together on
quarter and you are welcome tojoin us as we value your prayerful support. Times of
the services are included in the pew slip.
Keith Musson
Deanery Synod Report 2024
(including environmental action)
It has been a time of change for the Oswestry Deanery, but a more positive
atmosphere than 2023 under the active and enthusiastic leadership of Rural Dean
Suzane Williams until her departure near the end of the year. We thank Suzan for all
her work here in difficult times and wish her well in her move to Herefordshire.
The first meeting of the year, on 30th January, was a Deanery Social at the Parish
Centre where I was introduced as Lay Co-chair of the Synod and we said goodbye to
Chris Precious and Kathy Trimby, who will be much missed. We each brought one
'encouragement' and one 'challenge' to share about our parish.
On 22nd May at Trefonen, the Synod met to hear a presentation by Strategic
Development Officer Jill Smith on 'Pioneering Parishes,, aimed at helping parishes to
reach out and implement change. The Synod discussed our goals in 'Shaping for
Mission, and our parish strengths and challenges. These were later discussed by
Church members from across the Deanery on 15 July when Bishop Sarah led a
stimulating meeting attended by over 80 people at St Oswalds Church.
Vacant positions in the Diocesan Synod were filled by uncontested nominations at the
end of June, from Paul Darlington, Stuart Jenny and Steve Nicholson in the House of
Clergy, and from Geoff Nankivell and Michael Davie in the House of Laty.
Rural Deans and Lay Chairs from across the ShrewsburyArea met with Bishop Sarah
at Emmanuel Church in Shrewsbury on 25th March and in Lichfield on 2nd and 3rd
September to discuss matters of common Concern, including the process for filling
vacant posts.
The Deanery Synod met at Kinnerley on 25th September where we discussed the
Climate and Nature crises and how to respond to them. Suzan presented a short
video from the Diocesan Synod of schoolchildren sharing their concerns about the
future. l introduced some stories from Katharine Hayhoe, a renowned climate scientist
and evangelical Christian. about the challenges of discussing her research and
engaging people without overwhelming them.
We looked at how we can be both faith-motivated and science-informed. That our
Christian hope gives us Confiden￿ to take action, even if success is not guaranteed!
We looked at the support offered by Ecochurch which has registered over 8000

churches across the UK, 100 in our diocese. in schemes which mark progress and
award success. We discussed how we might take these issues foward. and ￿lebrate
action already taken in building wo￿, land use, nature protection, outreach and prayer.
St Oswald's Church is now registered under Ecochurch and will fomi a group to do
survey early in 2025. Others are registered or interested.
At the Deanery Day in St Martins Church on 26 October, Pete and Christine Winmill
gave an inspiring account of their work with Count Everyone In, a charity they
established in 2017. There are an estimated 1.5 million adults with learning disabilities,
the vast majority of whom never enter any of Ihe 40,000 churches in the UK. There is
much work to be done, inspiring and equipping churches to be welcoming and
a￿ssIble to everyone, especially adults with learning disabilities. Everyone Christian
is called to help people know who Jesus is, help them to understand him, trust him
and to grow in faith.
The day was attended by a small but enlhusiastic group from the Deanery. Following
the presentation, the group learned some basic Makaton sign language during the
singing of a worship song, how to engage with a Bible story using coloured flags and
spent time sharing experiences.
Jonathan Abbatt
Undor 5's IU5's)
The U5's runs on a Wednesday and Friday, 1 Oam-12pm. We have a steady number
of children on a Wednesday session at the moment and the numbers increase on a
half termlholiday session. Fridays are very quiet still and Rosita and Sigoumey work
alternative Fridays as they are contracted to 2.5hours a week each.
Wednesdays consist of some fom of craft, such as painting. playdough or making
some kind of art piece, as well as playing with the toys and a little singsong at the end
of the session. Friday is more about playing and has less structure to it.
We have 2 volunteers a month, Cynthia and Irene, they come and make the
refreshments for us on the first and last Wednesday each month. They are a great
addition to us so that both S & R can be out working with the children and parents.
Aswell as tea's and coffee's we are providing snacks for the children &
parentslgrandparents which are cheese, fruit and crackerslcrisps (sometimes cakes).
Quite a lot of our 'regular children. have now started nurserylpre-school and we only
see them on our holiday sessions, we are registering more new younger children, who
are attending with parents and grandparents.
We had Jolly visit from Father Christmas in December. parentslgrandparents brought
in disheslsnacks for the party and Irene made a fabulous spread (her famous sausage
rolls went down a treat!!) and we had lots of dancing and party games with the children
before we closed over the Christmas period.

We are always looking for more volunteers to help with the refreshments or mixing
with the children & families.
Slgournay M•rrony-Potton
The Children's Society
St Oswald's continues to support The Children's Society through the House Box
scheme and Annual Christingle Servi￿. The Children's Society works to provide
specialist support that empowers young people to make positive changes and
rediscover their hope. Children and young people want a future they can look fomard
to and the Children's Society is there to make sure they get it. Working alongside
young people, their families and community, they will not rest until together, step-by-
step, they've created a society built for all children.
The total amount donated from the Christingle Service and house box collections this
year was just over £900. Collecting loose change in a House Box is one way to
support the Children's Society but as less and less cash is being used some people
are switching to donating via a direct debit from their bank account. This could be
monthly, annually or as a one-off and can still be 'gift aided,. Information on how to
set up a regular or one off direct debit can be found from the Children's Society
Website www.childrenssociet
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.uk or by contacting Liz Gibbons, our Children's
Society cO￿rdInator.
Llz Gibbons - Chlldron's Society House Box Co-ordinator
Social Media
The new website is working well and is (usually) kept up to date, brighl and interesting.
We try to attract new people to St Oswalds as well as giving information to visitors and
keeping the congregation informed.
Chloe Fraser keeps the St Oswalds Fa￿boOk page up to date. The FB page received
nearly 10,000 views during Christmas period and most likely to go up again during
Easter or for special events like St Oswald's day or concerts where they get 3,000 10
4,000 views.
Photos and videos taken during and aftera Se￿iCe do particularly well on Social media
which can and possibly do encourage people to come to the services in the future.
Thanks go, as always, to Diane Dawson for the Parish Magazine and toAnn Sagar for
the pew sheet.
Anne Pilsbury and Chloe Fraser

150th Anniversary Celebrations
2024 marked one hundred and fffty years since our church reopened for worship
following major restoration work. To celebrate this occasion, we held a series of events.
Music formed a large part of the celebrations with guest artists and our own choir
performing to large audiences.
Throughout August we hosted The Knitted Bible which drew in many visitors who
marvelled at the detail of the work.
Our bellringers displayed their talents with a variety of peals and some teddies and
soft toys once again braved the zip wire ride.
In Ihe parish centre we held four well attended talks remembering the role that many
people had played in the lrfe of Oswestry and our church, and we supported the local
heritage days with displays in church.
All of this culminated in a Celebration SeNice on the 13th October attended by Michael,
Bishop of Lichfield and various other dignitaries, followed by a sumptuous high tea.
Pam Willing
Bell Ringers
January and February recruitment 'Taster Days., were well attended and very well
received. Those attending were offered a planned twice weekly, personalised training
programme over the remainder of the year. Thanks to Richard Major, Chris Hoare,
Brian Rothera and Peter Woollam, supported by others from the tower when needed,
this has been a great success and seven attendees are now very capable of ringing
Call Changes and Plain Hunt. Two new experienced ringers also joined the band this
year, raising our band numbers to 23 ringers. This has meant we can ring all eight
bells for Sunday worship and practice evenings are well attended. Additionally we
were able to ring for Christmas services simultaneously at St Oswald's and
Whittington, St. John the Baptist. Ben Rothera was lost from regular ringing as he
took up his university place in September but he continues to attend when home. We
were very sad to lose our friend, respected and experIen￿d ringing colleagueAndrew
J Harris early in 2024. A Quarter Peal was rung to ￿lebrate his life and Andy's sister
joined in the ringing.
Andrew's wishes for his funeral in February were that donations should go toward
improving the bells, specifically for training purposes. Over £900 was donated in this
way and we decided to combine this with money that Richard Major won for his
'Pullometer' research article in the Ringing World, giving us £1800 to put towards a
projecl. After a meeting in Octoberto discuss different options we decided to purchase
2 training bells to be installed in the clock room, with the option to include these in the
simulator. Andy had gained a faculty some years ago to adjust the ringing circle and
had purchased the pulley blocks that would be needed for enhancement. It is the
intention to visit towers with each of these types of training bells to assess the
suitability for our needs. A suc￿Ssful application was made to Oswestry Council for
a £500 grant and an application has also been made to Whittington Parish Council

Quarter Peals were rung for the inauguration service of St. Oswald's celebrats'ons for
the 150th G.E. Street renovation ofthe church, with 2 more in August and October. and
also for the Anniversary closing service in October.
Other Quarter Peals were rung in memory of Hilda Rolhera, John Moore and the
widow of a bell ringer who rang his first Quarter Peal at St. Oswald's and proposed in
the tower.
Two very suc￿Ssful Zip-wire days, the first in July as part of the 150th Church
Renovation celebrations and the second, as usual, on Boxing Day. Donations from
both events, raised £274 for the bell fund.
The Shropshire Association of Church Bell Ringers held its Monthly Practice Meeting
in July 2024. In September we won the Charles Allmand Memorial Shield at the
Shropshire Association Striking Competition.
This competition gave further
opportunity for new ringers to demonstrate their newly acquired skills and join a good
day out meeting others in the Association.
A May ringing outing visiting 6 towers around the Wenlocks and surrounding churches
gave our new ringers an excellent opportunity to ring church bells elsewhere (not
always as good as St Oswald's) with a second in August to Calverhall and Ighffield.
Oswestry Cubs visited the lower in September. Many questions were asked and the
group were really interested. These Cubs were known to our youngest ringer Sam
Davies (11 years old) and appeared impressed watching him ringing.
Visitors came to ring from Hampshire, Kent and 13 ringers from Cambridge University
Guild of Change Ringers.
Jan Snowball- Secretary
Gift-Aid Report For 2024
l am pleased to provide a positive report about donations to Sl Oswald's in 2024 which
have enabled recovery from the HMRC of a very similar value to the previous year.
Recovery of tax from the HMRC.. For 2024, the total tax recovered from HMRC was
£17,429. This achieved 99.6 % of the anticipated amount in the 2024 budget, and is
only a little lower than the recovery in 2023 which was £18,017.
Some additional infomation..
Gifts from named donors.. Gifts from all named donors during the year amounted to
£67,210. This includes payments received through (i) the Bank, (li) Stewardship
numbered envelopes (iii) Casual donations via Blue envelopes and one-off occasions
when cheques are re￿iVed with donor details. The majority of these donations were
tax efficient enabling recovery of tax from the HMRC.
The HMRC Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (known as GASDS), enables gift aid to
be recovered from anonymous donations in cash up to £20 at a time, up to a maximum

of £8,000 in any financial year, giving a possible return to the Church of £2,000. This
includes cash received from donations via the Card Reader machine, the cash plate
at Church Services, Wall Safes, Coffee after Services etc. I'm pleased to report that
once again cash donations of this type exceeded more than the £8,000 threshold in
2024, thus enabling a recovery of £2,000 from the HMRC.
Payments through the bank.. It is encouraging to see the total value of donations made
by regular Bank payments has increased by 9.16 % during the last 12 months. This is
partly due to members increasing the amount of their donations and partly due to an
increase in parishioners choosing to donate to the Church in Ihis way. Members can
choose the frequency of their Bank payments when setting up their standing order. I
can provide the St Oswald's bank details for parishioners who would like to start
donating in this way, tC*Jether with a Gift Aid Declaration Form for tax payers.
Stewardship envelopes: The envelopes scheme provides a box of 52 envelopes
which have a unique referen￿ number assigned to the member. The envelopes afe
date stamped for each Sunday of the year. Whilst the intent of the envelopes is to
enable the member to easily make a weekly donation when they attend Church, the
scheme is flexible regarding how often a member makes their donation and the
amount they donate. If you are a member of this scheme and miss donations for a
week or so, you can simply use the relevant dated envelope the nexl time you come
to Church, without the need to submit envelopes for the weeks you missed. The
number of members opting to donate via the envelopes scheme is continuing to
reduce as members elect to use bank payments instead. The new envelopes for the
2024125 tax years have re￿ntlY been made available, and are yellow. We hope you
like the new colourl
Blue envelopes.. Blue envelopes are available in church for parishioners and visitors
who would like lo make occasional donations. These require name and address
details to be completed on the front of the envelope, together with signature of the gift
aid section if you are a tax payer. If you are regularly using this type of envelope for
your donations you might like to Gonsider the Stewardship envelopes scheme or Bank
payments as an alternative and easier way to make your donations.
As always, sincere thanks go to all those who make donations to St Oswald's and
additionally to those who have been able to complete the process for the Gift Aid
scheme.
I would also like to thank Mike Peters and Muriel Jones for assisting with
communications between parishioners and myself. Please feel free to reach out to
me with any questions or to provide my details to parishioners who may be interested
in participating.
Alison Wncent
GiftAid Secretary, 2024
Contact detalls.. Email alisonvincent43
tinternet.com
Mobile.. 07541056235