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← The Parochial Church Council Of The Ecclesiastical Parish Of St Peter, Ardingly

2023-12-31-accounts

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT and FINANCIAL REPORT

of

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF

ST PETER’S CHURCH, ARDINGLY Registered Charity no. 1133803

FOR YEAR ENDED 31[st] DECEMBER 2023

CONTENTS

Trustees Annual Report Statement of financial receipts and payments Statement of assets and liabilities Notes to the accounts. Report of the independent examiner

Website: www.ardinglychurch.org.uk Incumbent: The Reverend John H Crutchley The Rectory, Church Lane, Ardingly RH17 6UR Bankers: Lloyds Bank, Walthamstow Branch

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During the year ended 31 December 2023, the following people served as members of the parochial church council ("PCC"):

Incumbent: The Reverend John Crutchley Chairman Ex officio members: Mr John Witherington Reader Church Wardens: Mr Nigel Cheater Vice-Chairman Mr John Witherington Representatives on Mrs Jill Veasey the Deanery Synod: Mr Mervyn James Elected members: Mrs Carol Grossman Mrs Deb Ruse Mrs Jill Veasey Miss Sue Laker Mrs Gina Paul Mr Mervyn James Mrs Glynis Doerr Co-opted member: Mrs Esther Wigmore (From May 2023) Secretary to the PCC Mrs Jane Taylor Cheater and Parish Safeguarding Officer

St Peter’s Ardingly - Trustees Annual Report for 2023

Our aims and purposes as a charity

The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Revd John Crutchley, in:

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What we achieved and how we affected beneficiaries’ lives

Attendance at Worship

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ith New Year’s Day falling on a Sunday we were able to begin 2023 together in church and by ‘praying-in’ the New Year in our Sunday worship. Praise and prayers for the local community W were followed by the usual New Years’ walk and lunch; an event enjoyed by many both in the church family and in the wider village community. Church attendance has remained very settled across the year. Happily we have

been joined by some new and now regular attendees at our services and whilst we are a smaller gathering than we should prefer, we are in excellent heart and a church that offers a warmth of welcome to all those who visit whether to join in our regular praise and worship, or for baptism, weddings or

A beautiful church. An oasis of peace. A beautiful church. An oasis of A beautiful church. An oasis of A beautiful church. An oasis of peace. peace. peace. A church visitor – May 2023 A church visitor – May 2023 A church visitor – May 2023 A church visitor – May 2023

funerals, or even simply to enjoy our beautiful 14th Century church building for a moment of peace and quiet reflection. A sample from the comments in the Visitors Book are testament to this: ‘Lovely and peaceful;’ ‘What a lovely peaceful place;’ ‘Fantastic church for a return visit;’ ‘The free biscuits and water are a lovely touch!’ The first comment to be written in 2023 is one that we really need to hold close and include in our mission action statement: ‘Lovely. Keep it alive!’

And across the year we have worked hard to do just that, to ‘keep it alive.’ The regular weekly services have been enhanced and improved by the use of recorded/video led music in our worship and praise. This has not been exclusive, and we have continued to benefit from ‘live’ music led by keyboard, drums, guitar and vocals and of course by our marvellous organ on occasions. However, the combination of the two allows flexibility in our worship and ensures that we can continue to worship well, week on week without too much demand being placed upon any one person. All in all we have praised well, prayed well and learned well allowing our worship and God’s Word to empower us in our mission and in the service of our

Lovely. Keep it Lovely. Keep it alive!’ Lovely. Keep it alive!’

community. We also learned the positive lessons about the use of technology that ‘lock-down’ had to teach and so have continued to maintain a Zoom link to our main service each Sunday throughout the year. This has attracted some who now see it as their weekly church attendance, facilitating their church attendance when there are so many other competing demands, including work demands across what is nowadays a seven-day timetable for so many. But it has also enabled others who may want to be in church in person

but who are restricted by ill-health or disability to remain a part of our worshipping community and church family. We have developed this across the year with better cameras allowing ever more participation in the service by those joining via Zoom. Thanks in this regard must go particularly to Nigel Cheater, one of our churchwardens, who quite rightly received the recognition his efforts deserve when in September he was awarded the Order of St Richard by the Bishop of Chichester.

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We have always recognised that our remote location within our rural parish presents a major challenge. Whilst the church builders back in the fourteenth century built the church at the heart of the village, both geographically and spiritually, the geographical centre of the village has now moved leaving the church building a little distant. To counter this and to keep the church as a spiritual heart that welcomes all we have built upon other lessons learned from ‘lock-down’ by taking some of our services out of the church building and holding them instead on the Recreation Ground in the centre of the village. A walk of witness leading to one such service on Good Friday drew attention from many. And the provision of hot-cross buns and coffee after the service the attention of even more! As usual the Easter services that then followed saw us welcome many new folk both from within the village and among those visiting for the holidays.

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Thank you for the opportunity to say a prayer at the place my great grandparents were married in 1818.

A Visitor from Australia September 2023

A prayer vigil for the King and Queen Consort (as she then was) on the eve of the Coronation, and a service of Celebration for the Coronation held on the Recreation Ground and an afternoon tea provided by the church for all of those engaged in the King’s ‘Big Help Out’ following the Coronation are among the many ways that we have tried to engage and serve all in the village. The harvest service followed by a lunch for all is another example, as is the annual Service of All Souls now held in the church graveyard and attracting three times the number of people usually expected for a similar service held in the church. The best example is perhaps the annual Service of Remembrance. Held in the open and with our local uniform groups in attendance, wreaths were laid in remembrance by both Parish and District Council representatives. This service has seen a growth in numbers attending in each year since we decided to hold the service as we now do, that is outside and on the Recreation Ground. We now see more younger people attending the service and many more from across our community who may previously not have thought about attending a church service for Remembrance. It is a good example of how we are striving to make our services more accessible and so to actively demonstrate our heartfelt call to support and work for our entire community.

A year that began in prayer for the community on New Year’s Day came to its close in prayer with the community and as we celebrated Christmas. Again, we sought to serve our village by working together with the local Parish Council to lead a Christingle service around the oak tree in the village. The tree is always illuminated at Christmas with the lights being turned on after the Christmas Fair. The Christingle service then followed and was attended by a very large number of people of all ages and from all across the village. Looking back on the evening afterwards a member of the Parish Council wrote: ‘Well done Ardingly.’ Well done indeed. It was a great evening that set us up for our annual Carols by Candlelight Service the following week which was also very well attended and then our Crib and Carol service which once again saw the church overflowing with worshippers on Christmas Eve. This was a great start to a beautiful Christmas that saw us welcome many to our services.

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As night fell upon Ardingly, St. Peter’s Church took centre stage, leading a beautiful Christingle service and carol singing. It was a heart-warming experience that brought villagers together in song and reflection.

Ardingly Parish Council Media Report

Evangelism and Outreach

he pattern of services is now settled around a traditional celebration of Holy Communion using the liturgy of the Book of Common Prayer at 9.00am each Sunday. The 10.30am service follows a T monthly pattern of a Morning Praise [Service of the Word] service on the first Sunday of each month; a service of Holy Communion using the liturgy of Common Worship Order One on the second Sunday; a service of Morning Praise [Service of the Word] on a Third Sunday; and a further service of Holy Communion [Common Worship Order One] on the fourth Sunday which includes each month an opportunity for prayer for healing and wholeness. Where the month includes a fifth Sunday, the main service is now usually a service of Morning Praise [Service of the Word] service. There is one evening service on the first Sunday in each month. This is called ‘Open to God’ and it attracts a committed congregation with a variety of services including Compline, Evening Prayer and Holy Communion. In whatever format ‘Open to God’ is intended as a moment of peaceful reflection at the end of the day.

Evangelism and outreach is driven by our desire to connect with and to serve the community of which we are a part. To this end, our weekly services are only a part of what we do. All true mission begins with the establishment of good and loving relationships, so we have endeavoured to build good links across the village, with the Parish Council, with our neighbours on the Showground, with Ardingly Connected Together and with our schools – both primary school and Ardingly College. Our thanks have to go to our friends at the College who do the photocopying for our parish magazine each month. A vital village resource. We enjoy very close links with our local Church of England Primary school. Three members of the church serve as foundation governors on the school’s governing body (one is a highly effective chair of the governing body) and the Rector leads a school assembly each week of term time. In addition, services have been held in church for pupils, staff and families in celebration of Harvest, Christmas and Easter. And in the Summer a special service is held for those leaving the school as they move on to secondary education with each leaver being presented with a bible. This is a tradition that we have followed in every year since 2007.

‘Meeting Point,’ organized and led by church family members, meets every other week in the centre of the village drawing together a dedicated group of mainly older people for coffee, cake and above all fellowship. ‘Angels and Urchins’ established and run by the church and led by church members meets weekly in school term time providing a much-needed gathering place for those caring for very young children. With toys and games, singing, and of course coffee, tea and refreshments, it is a very important amenity serving a huge need within the village.

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‘At your Service,’ also established and run by church members offers lifts to appointments, help with shopping and other small acts of ‘domestic service’ to any in the village who need support. The importance of what it offers has been recognised by local GP’s who have referred some in need to its service. And the church has been pleased to provide financial support to Ardingly Connected Together a village wide group in all its work among those in need in our village. Each of these groups in their own way bring support to our community and tackle the ever-growing problems of loneliness and isolation that are experienced by so many, young and old alike.

We also look beyond our village in trying to assist and support others. Each year we dedicate our Christmas giving to support both the work of the Children’s Society and that of ‘Off the Fence’ – a Brighton based charity that works with the homeless.

It was lovely that the church was open and I stood at the doorway and soaked in the atmosphere. My very muddy boots were the reason I didn’t venture farther in but I said a prayer while I stood there.

The church looked amazing in how it had been prepared for Easter and the perfume of the flowers was wonderful.

A Church Visitor at Easter

Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish.

he Rector is assisted in the pastoral care for people living in the village by two pastoral care assistants, who have completed a diocesan organized training course and who have been T approved in their work by the bishop. In addition, we have a team of church members who give their time and energies caring, listening, and helping people in the church family and wider village community. The Rector is also assisted by a Reader, John Witherington to whom thanks need to go for his leading of our services, for his informed and challenging preaching and for his tireless work as a churchwarden. He is a great asset to our parish.

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Teaching, baptising, and nurturing new and existing believers.

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ur church continues to be appreciated by our parishioners and many others, as a space where life events are celebrated with joy and thanksgiving. There were two baptisms in 2023, seven funerals in church, one funeral conducted at a crematorium and two burials of ashes. Most teaching is offered through our weekly sermons which seek to explore God’s word, to apply it, to bridge the context and explain its contemporary significance. This is built upon in home groups. A large number of the church family have been involved in leading various aspects of worship, lending great encouragement to those involved, as well as the whole congregation.

We all wanted to take this opportunity to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for today, we’re all in agreement that it couldn’t have been more perfect, and it would have been absolutely what mum would have wanted. Many people commented on what a truly lovely service it was.

Provision of the church building for people to enjoy.

t has always been important to us that the church is available for private prayer not just to the church family but to the wider visiting community. To this end the church building is open daily and the many I entries in the Visitors’ Book testify to the benefit this brings. It is a joy to welcome so many visitors, from the village and from across the UK, and also from overseas.

In July we were pleased to welcome The Monumental Brass Society who held both their annual meeting and a general meeting in the church as they focussed upon the ‘Culpepper’ brasses. Many of those who visit remark not only how refreshing it is to find an open church but, also the sense of peacefulness and spirituality the Came here to see my fourteenth century church pervades. Other remarks include the sense of history within; that people of much great grandparents, Richard and Elizabeth earlier generations found life and presence Culpepper, buried in this church. The there. There are also many comments on and Culpeppers. My family! appreciation of the architectural beauty of the building and biblical archaeology. A visitor to the church June 2023

Came here to see my fourteenth century great grandparents, Richard and Elizabeth Culpepper, buried in this church. The Culpeppers. My family!

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

Unrestricted incoming and outgoing resources

The PCC is grateful to be able to record that planned giving via direct debits remained at almost the same level as the previous year 2022. Planned giving via the parish Giving Scheme remained constant and this method continues to be the preferred mechanism for the congregation to give. It is an extremely helpful way of managing cash flow and allows for gift aid to be paid to us at the time the gift is made.

For other donations, gift aid is claimed on a quarterly basis and total gift aid from these unrestricted donations amounted to £6,682.23. This is lower than in 2022 as claims for gift aid were brought up to date during that year. Thanks in particular to some generous additional donations, unrestricted giving was over £4000 higher than in 2022.

Income received via the envelope scheme continued to fall and now only a small minority of the congregation use this method. The “Tap” machine located near the entrance of the church continues to grow in popularity, averaging approximately £120 per month throughout 2023 – an increase of 70% on 2022.

Lettings of the Church Centre remained steady compared to 2022, though income was down due to the late payment of one regular user. This meant that, when taken in isolation, there was a significant increase in deficit (42%) compared to 2022 (15%).

The PCC remains most grateful for the continued generosity of those who faithfully give to the Church and their resilience in continuing to do so with all the financial challenges we currently face.

Sharing the ministry costs of the Diocese of Chichester

The largest expenditure of the PCC was the sum of £59,096 paid to the diocese for our share of all churches’ Parish Ministry Costs. In 2023, we pledged to pay 75% of the amount asked by the Diocese. This was an increase of 5% of that paid in 2022. The Diocese are conscious of the financial pressures facing both individuals and congregations and have once again expressed their extreme gratitude to Parishes who have been able to meet their pledged giving in these financially challenging times. Overall, the unrestricted spend for the year was £82,001.

Restricted Income and Expenditure

Note 10 shows a breakdown of income and expenditure by fund.

The largest expenditure over the year was in respect of the repair work that is needed to the West Window and Tower. This largely relates to preparatory work that was necessary to obtain quotations, etc and this was all met from restricted gifts. Other significant expenditure was in relation to church maintenance and upkeep of the graveyard. In 2023, a grant of £500 was again received from the Parish Council towards the cost of maintaining the graveyard. All other costs are met by the church family itself.

Just under £5,500 was received in the year, which includes gift aid receipts.

The total value of restricted funds at the end of 2023 was £39,661 and this figure includes the Burgess Trust.

Reserves Policy

It is the policy of St Peter’s to aim to return to a surplus in the year and to transfer to reserves an amount equal to or less than this surplus. The objective is to provide for future years where a deficit has been returned. Current reserves are £15,000 and have been maintained for 2023. It is the policy of St Peter’s to invest these funds on a short-term basis with CBF Church of England deposit fund.

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PETER’S ARDINGLY—1133803 Balance Sheet

As At 31 December 2023

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PETER’S ARDINGLY—1133803

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

Statement of Financial Activities

General & Designated Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 2023 2022
Income and Endowments £
£		 £ £
Donations and Legacies 72,258.23 5,319.51 77,577.74
67,007.24
Income from charitable activities 3,095.00 - 3,095.00 2,475.00
Other trading activities 4,934.85 - 4,934.85 6,406.00
Investments 421.90 177.34 599.24 323.10
Other income 71.10 - 71.10 -
Total Income 80,781.08 5,496.85 86,277.93 76,211.34
Expenditure
Raising funds - - - -
Expenditure on charitable activities 82,001.28 4,360.44 86,361.72 76,116.57
Other expenditure 3.50 1,363.82 1,367.32 1,534.28
Total Expenditure 82,004.78 5,724.26 87,729.04
77,650.85
Net expenditure before transfers -1,223.70 -227.41 -1,451.11 -1,439.51
Transfers
Transfers between funds - - - -
Other recognised gains/losses
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, - 435.86 435.86 -618.11
charities ownuse
Net movements in funds -1,223.70 208.45 -1,015.25 -618.11
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward 189,254.36 39,432.56 228,686.92 230,744.54
Total funds carried forward 188,030.66 39,641.01 227,671.67 228,686.92

For further breakdown of income see Note 2, For further breakdown of expenditure see Note 3

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PETER’S ARDINGLY—1133803

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

1. Accounting Policies

a) Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared, as far as applicable, in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006, Charity Law, Financial Reporting Standards and the current SORP, Accounting and Reporting by Charities SORP (FRSSE), effective 1[st] January 2015.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the inclusion of investments at market value and the revaluation of fixed assets. The financial statements include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their affiliation to another body, nor those which are informal gatherings of church members.

b) Funds accounting

Funds held by the PCC are:

Unrestricted funds – general funds which can be used for PCC ordinary purposes.

Restricted funds - i) income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted

objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest;

ii) 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 the year is carried forward as a balance on that fund.

c) Incoming resources

All incoming resources are accounted for on a receipts and payments basis and accounted for gross.

Voluntary Income

Collections are recognised when received.

Planned giving receivable is recognised only when received.

Income tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the tax is recovered. Grants and legacies are recognised when the PCC is legally entitled to the amount due.

Income from investments

Dividends are accounted for when due and payable. Interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue.

All other income

All other income is recognised when it is received.

Gains and losses on investments

Realised gains are recognised when the investment is sold. Unrealised gains and losses are accounted for on revaluation on 31 December.

d) Resources used

Resources expended are accounted for on a receipts and payments basis and are accounted for gross.

Grants

Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded where the award creates a binding obligation to the PCC.

Church Activities

The diocesan parish contribution is accounted for when paid. Any parish contribution unpaid at 31 December is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the balance sheet.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PETER’S ARDINGLY—1133803

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

e) Fixed Assets

Tangible Fixed Assets

Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is excluded from the accounts by s.10(2)(a) of the Charities Act 2011.

Movable church furnishing held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the church’s inventory which can be inspected but are not included in the accounts. For other property acquired prior to 2000 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the accounts. Individual items acquired since 2000 have been capitalised in the accounts and depreciated over their useful economic life (see note (d)).

All expenditure on consecrated or beneficed buildings and individual items costing under £5,000 are written off on the year they were incurred.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated to write down the cost of tangible fixed assets, excluding freehold properties, over their expected useful life. The rates generally applicable are:

Fixture and fittings 25% straight line Computer equipment 30% straight line

No depreciation is provided on freehold property as it is the PCC’s policy to maintain these assets in a continual state of sound repair. The useful economic life of these assets is so long and residual values as high that any depreciation would not be material. These assets will be subject to annual impairment reviews. Provision will be made if there has been any permanent diminution in value.

Investments

Investments are stated at market value at the balance sheet date.

f) Current Assets

Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors less provision for amounts that may prove uncollectable. Short-term deposits include cash held on deposit either with the CBF Church of England Funds, or at the bank.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PETER’S ARDINGLY—1133803

Notes to the Financial Statements

Analysis of Income

For the year ended 31 December 2023

Note 2
Income and endowments
Donations and legacies
0100
Planned giving GA
0110
Planned giving non-GA
0120
Envelope Scheme GA
0140
Church collections GA
0150
Church collections non-GA
0160
Donations GA
0170
Donations non GA
0180
Gift Aid tax recovered
0190
Legacies and endowments
0200
Fund-raising (non trading) income
0220
Special collections
0230
Grants received
0390
Other donations
Donations and legacies Total
Income from charitable activities
0400
Fees for services
Total Income from charitable activities
Other trading activities
0500
Centre hire
0510
Magazine income
0520
Sale of goods for fundraising
Total Other trading activities
Investments
0600
Deposit interest received
0610
Investment interest received
Other Income
0790
Other income
Total Other incomes
TOTAL INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS		 Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
2023
Total
2022
Total
£
£
£
£
£
11,990.45
-
40.50
12,030.95
11,970.00
35,176.40
-
-
35,176.40
35,002.30
383.00
-
-
383.00
669.00
2,545.49
-
-
2,545.49
2,272.20
30.43
-
-
30.43
-
11,200.00
-
3,970.00
15,170.00
3,153.93
3,500.22
-
80.00
3,580.22
1,727.66
6,682.23
-
229.01
6,911.24
9,373.05
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
165.00
667.64
-
-
667.64
1,964.76
-
-
500.00
500.00
540.00
82.37
-
500.00
582.37
169.34
72,258.23
-
5,319.51
77,577.74
67,007.24
3,095.00
-
-
3,095.00
2,475.00
3,095.00
-
-
3,095.00
2,475.00
4,276.00
-
-
4,276.00
5,679..00
259.50
-
-
259.50
359.00
399.35
-
-
399.35
368.00
4,934.85
-
-
4,934.85
6,406.00
421.90
-
-
421.90
170.89
-
-
177.34
177.34
152.21
421.90
-
177.34
599.24
323.10
71.10
-
-
71.10
-
71.10
-
-
71.10
-
80,781.08
-
5,496.85
86,277.93
76,211.34

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PETER’S ARDINGLY—1133803

Notes to the Financial Statements

Analysis of Expenditure

For the year ended 31 December 2023

Note 3
Expenditure
Raising Funds Totals
Expenditure on charitable activities
220
Parish contribution
2210
Charitable giving
2220
Church utilities
2230
Church service expenses
2240
Church maintenance and equipment
2250
Rectory expenses
2260
Rector’s expenses
2290
Administrative expenses
2300
Children and young people
2320
Giving from special collections
2330
Gifts made
2600
Centre utilities costs
2610
Centre running costs
2620
Centre maintenance and equipment
2650
Magazine costs
Total Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expenditure
2990
Other expenditure
Total Other expenditure
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
TOTAL OF INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE		 Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
2023
Total
2022
Total
£
£
£
£
£
-
-
-
-
-
59,096.00
-
-
59,096.00
53,877.00
1,250.00
-
-
1,250.00
10.00
1,824.88
-
-
1,824.88
1,472.41
1,427.11
-
-
1,427.11
2,076.09
5,796.89
-
3,447.00
9,243.89
3,541.20
4,142.26
-
-
4,142.26
4,483.90
1,410.67
-
-
1,410.67
1,282.55
157.99
-
122.40
280.39
81.99
155.21
-
-
155.21
699.43
667.64
-
250.00
917.64
1,994.36
-
-
-
-
200.00
4,036.64
-
4,036.64
3,453.56
1,198.79
-
1,198.79
1,080.75
837.20
-
541.04
1,378.24
1,863.33
-
-
-
-
-
82,001.28
-
4,360.44
86,361.72
76,116.57
3.50
1,363.82
1,367.32
1,534.28
3.50
1,363.82
1,367.32
1,534.28
82,004.78
5,724.26
87,729.04
77,650.85
-1,223.70
-227.41
-1,451.11
-1,439.51

PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PETER’S ARDINGLY—1133803

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

4 Staff Costs

No-one was employed by the PCC during the year and there were no transactions in respect of PCC members, or persons closely connected to them or other related persons.

5 Analysis of transfer between funds

See Note 10.

6 Fixed Assets

a) Tangible Fixed Assets

Fixed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assets



Cost or Valuation

At 1 January 2023

Additions/disposals/revaluations

At 31 December 2023


Depreciation

At 1 January 2023

Provided in year

At 31 December 2023


Net Book Value


At 31 December 2023


At 31 December 2022
 Freehold Land and
Buildings


Church Equipment

Total
£

£

£
150,913.83

1.00

150,914.83
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-

-
150,913.83

1.00

150,914.83





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-

-
-

-

-
-

-

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150,913.83


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150,914.83

150,913.83


1.00


150,914.83

As a freehold building, according to the PCC accounting policies, the value of the church centre is not subject to depreciation.

The Church Centre was insured for losses up to £2,960,000 inclusive of buildings and contents, although the building is carried on the balance sheet at its cost.

b) Investments







Market value at 1 January 2023

Increase/(2022 Decrease) in market value

Market value at 31 December 2023
 Total
Total
2023
2022
£
£
4,632.70
5,250.81
435.86
-618.11
5,068.56
4,632.70

An investment is held by the Diocesan Board of Finance (G L Burgess Trust) as CBF Investment Fund (Income) Shares the income from which is restricted to be used for the maintenance of church notice boards or similar communication-related items.

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PETER’S ARDINGLY—1133803

Notes to the Financial Statements

For the year ended 31 December 2023

7 Analysis of Net Assets by Fund

Fund Unrestricted
Funds
Designated
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Endowment
Funds
Fund Balances
at 31/12/2023
Fixed assets for church use
Investment fixed assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Long term liabilities
Balance as at 31 December 2023		 £
£
£
£
£
150,914.83
-
-
-
150,914.83
-
-
6,283.64
-
6,283.64
22,783.47
15,000.00
32,689.73
-
70,473.20
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
173,698.30
15,000.00
38,973.37
-
227,671.67

8 Debtors

There were no debtors as at 31 December 2023.

9 Creditors

There were no creditors as at 31 December 2023.

10 Fund movement summary

Fund Fund Balances
as at 01/01/2023
Incoming
Resources
Outgoing
resources
Transfers
Gains/losses
Fund Balances
as at 31/12/2023
Village Discretionary Fund
Youth Worker Fund
Church Centre Upgrade Fund
Mission Fund
Other Restricted funds
West Window and Tower Fund
Church Maintenance Fund
Burgess Trust Fund
General Reserves
Church Centre Capital
General Fund		 £
£
£
£
£
£
393.00
497.50
250.00
-
-
640.50
7,411.12
-
-
-
-
7,411.12
2,181.89
-
541.04
-
-
1,640.85
344.49
-
-
-
-
344.49
1,086.99
1,122.01
1,363.82
-
-
845.18
17,315.30
-
2,280.00
-
-
16,135.30
4,906.93
3,700.00
1,167.00
-
-
6,339.93
5,792.84
177.34
122.40
-
435.86
6,283.64
15,000.00
-
-
-
-
15,000.00
150,914.83
-
-
-
-
150,914.83
205,347.39
5,496.85
5,724.26
435.86
205.555.84
23,339.53
80,781.08
81,337.14
-
22,115.83
228,686.92
86,277.93
87,729.04
435.86
227,671.67

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. PETER’S ARDINGLY—1133803

Independent Examiner’s Report 2023

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