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CRAMLINGTON PARISH (The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas, Cramlington)

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2024

Clergy Team Rector Rev Wullie Docherty (to October 2024) The Rectory 33 Twyford Close Cramlington NE23 1PH.

Team Vicar Rev David Gray

Bank

CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling Kent ME19 4JQ

Independent Examiner. Angela Sheret

Registered Charity Number 1133848

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Contents.

Administration Information
Structure, Governance & Management
Objectives and Activities
Risk Assessment
Electoral Roll
Team Rector’s Report
Financial Report
Church Wardens' Report
PCC Secretary’s Report
Deanery Synod Report
Hope Centre and CPSM report
Safeguarding Report

Approval of Reports by the PCC

List of Appendices

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CRAMLINGTON PARISH (The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas,Cramlington)

Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council

for the Year Ended 31st December 2024

(This report is made in accordance with The Church Representation Rules (Rule 9(1)(1b) and is separate from any statement or address that the incumbent may wish to make or any reports that any other parish group may present at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting.)

1. Administration Information.

St Nicholas Parish Church is situated in Cramlington Village. The parish is part of the Deanery of Bedlington within the Church of England. The correspondence address is The Rectory 33 Twyford Close Cramlington NE23 1PH.

Under the terms of section 3 of the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956 the Parochial Church Council (PCC) is a body corporate and is currently registered with the Charity Commission (Registration Number 1133848) .

PCC members who served from 1[st] January 2024 until the date this report was approved are:

Team Rector Rev Wullie Docherty (to October 2024) Team Vicar Rev David Gray Church Wardens Kit Tapscott and Dilys Nicholls Deputy Warden Caroline Stanners (from April 2024)

Deanery Synod Representatives: Dilys Nicholls

Sue Barber (from April 2024 to August 2024) Anne Jones (from April 2024)

Congregational Representatives:

John Brierley,
• Aidan Brierley,(to April 2024)
• Marion Maxwell • Rhona Simpson (to April 2024)
• Rebecca Stanners,
Isabel Stewart,
• Jacqui Wyness,
• Carol-Ann Grey
• Peter Maxwell • Joyce Docherty
Doreen Morton
• Loraine De Simone (from April 2024)
John Buxton (from April 2024)

Officers: Secretary - Marion Maxwell Treasurer – John Brierley

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2. Structure, Governance and Management.

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The Standing Committee of the PCC is the only committee required to be in existence by church law and has the power to transact the business of the PCC between meetings, subject to ratification of the PCC; the Committee did not meet during the year. At the 2020 APCM a change to the congregational representation on the the PCC was agreed contingent on the result of a proposed Parish Revision. As this Revision was subsequently agreed, the change came into effect at the 2021 APCM.

It is considered that all PCC members and any others who could be understood to be ‘managers’ in the activities and affairs of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Nicholas Church, Cramlington are deemed to be ‘fit and proper’ persons under the terms of the Finance Act 2010.

3 . Objectives and Activities

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The PCC is aware of the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in ‘The Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit’ and have regard to it in their administration of the Parish. The PCC believes that, by fulfilling its responsibility to work together with the incumbent and to co-operate in all matters of concern and importance for the promotion of the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical, it provides a benefit to the public by:

Providing resources and facilities for public worship, pastoral care and spiritual, moral and intellectual development, both for its members and anyone who wishes to benefit from what the Church offers;

Promoting Christian values, and service by members of the Church in the Parish to its community, to the benefit of individuals and society as a whole.

4 . Risk Assessment

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The PCC recognises that in relation to ‘Risk Assessment’, risk is defined as ‘the threat of any action or event which will adversely affect an organisation’s ability to achieve its objectives and execute its strategies’. It also accepts that the term ‘risk’ can include any circumstances that may, or do, have an adverse effect, and is wider than financial matters. ‘Risks’ relate not only to the negative consequences of a threat, but also to the impact of not taking advantage of opportunities.

The PCC recognises it requires a practical Health and Safety Policy covering activities for both the church, its surrounding grounds and the Meeting Rooms. This is reviewed on a regular basis. Accident Books are maintained.

The contents and obligations of the Equality Act 2010 and the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003 are known and complied with to the best of the PCC’s ability. The PCC is aware of its responsibilities in respect of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in its requirement to carry out a fire assessment to identify any possible dangers and risks, to take action to minimise the risks and to create a plan to deal with any emergencies, and also to write up and keep a record of its findings and to review its assessment annually. The PCC has appointed the Churchwardens to be the responsible persons to put these things into operation.

There is a Safeguarding Policy in place; the Safeguarding and DBS Officer is Lorraine Alexander. DBS checks have been carried out in respect of persons dealing regularly with young people and

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vulnerable adults. Whilst it is impossible to eliminate all risks and their consequences, efforts are constantly made to minimise such occurrences.

5. Electoral Roll report 1 January 2024 to 31st December 2025.

From the 1st January 2024 till 31st December 2024,

Nine names were removed from the Electoral Roll, Four due death
Six new names were added to the Roll since 1st January 2024.
As of 31st December 2024, the number of people on the Electoral Roll stands at 154.

There are still several names on the Roll of people who are worshipping at other churches for over a year, but have decided to remain on the Roll. These will be removed if no new enrolment form is received.

Paul Nicholls, Electoral Roll Officer. 1 March 2025

6. Team Vicar's Report

In a fast- changing world 2024/25 marked a period of change for the parish with the retirement of our Rector in October. I had the privilege of serving in our neighbouring parish of Weetslade from April till October helping the churches in their long vacancy.

I am told that the Team Ministry here at one time had five clergy. On my return there was just me (half-time) and valued retired colleague Linda Butler. It is my enormous privilege to serve as Team Vicar and the Team word is still appropriate as the team is still large and varied. Almost all our members are involved in some aspect of Christian ministry whether it is up front and obvious or quiet and often unseen. Doreen Morton has served faithfully for many years and her care for the grounds (assisted by others including the ATC) is exemplary. The flower team not only produce brilliant floral displays but also creatively decorate the church for special Sundays, and their scarecrow display at Harvest brought many into our church. We are blessed to have a gifted preaching team with Readers Barry, John and Liz contributing greatly to our worship. Our worship team include those who welcome, read, play, sing, pray, the tech team ….. We couldn’t function without our Wardens Dilys and Kit whose responsibilities in the vacancy are immense along with Marion PCC Secretary and John PCC Treasurer. The PCC too play a key role in overseeing our work including the growing ministry at The Hope Centre with over 50 volunteers.

In the last year the Life-groups have grown in membership and in number under the leadership of Linda. It is great to see members growing in faith and grace and these groups discipling and reaching out in the community.

My role in the vacancy is to be a caretaker – a great word, the opposite of careless – to support and encourage all these many and varied ministries. The greatest delight is when we see people committing their lives to Christ and growing in faith. In all this to God be the glory great things He has done!

Rev David Gray 27 February 2025

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Ministry to Older People

Throughout this year a monthly service of the Word has continued to be provided in Northlea Court care home, with a typical congregation of around 15 to 20. In the course of the year a further such service has been established at Hartford Court (by Karin Graydon). It has been agreed that from February 2025 a similar service will also be provided at Astor Court care home.

Memory Lane – the monthly session for those affected by dementia has continued, provided by six members of the parish. It offers song, recital, reminiscence and fellowship to those with dementia, those who care for them, and other interested members of the community. Attendance is around 18 to 22 at each session.

In the weeks leading up to Christmas, around 22 members of the parish conducted Christmas carol services in eight elderly care homes and one sheltered housing scheme in the parish. This was very well received and appreciated.

These activities, which aim to offer a message of Christian hope and love to older people, are in addition to the services provided by the pastoral care team and other members of the parish community.

Tish and Mike Hughes

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Treasurer’s Report on the 2024 Financial Year, to the Annual Parish Church Meeting 2025

IMPORTANT - this is a summary of the key points from the accounts. Full details are contained in The Financial Statement which is included in this pack at Appendix A. It is The Financial Statement which is the formal account of the Parish’s finances in 2024. Additional details of financial activity are given in the tables in Appendix B.

Note – Not all amounts and headings are included in this summary. For full details see the Financial Statement. Throughout this report, 2023 figures are shown after 2024 figures for comparison, like this - £1,200 (£1,000) .

- Part One General Fund

Our 2024 Parish Share was set at £56,000 (£60,000). However, this figure of £56,000 was set as a realistic target when we did not expect to pay all our 2023 Share. Since we did pay the full Share in 2023, the PCC felt that we should try and pay £60,000 in 2024 if we could.

Our total income in 2024 was £84,837 (£94,393) – this is a considerable drop on 2023.

This is partly because 2023 was boosted by a Gift Day and partly because following that Gift Day, in order to meet the 2023 Share, Gift Aid for 2023 Quarter 4 was claimed at the end of December 2023, rather than, as would normally have been the case, in January 2024. In effect, this meant that we claimed 5 quarters of Gift Aid during 2023.

However, the 2023 Quarter 4 Gift Aid claim was significantly higher than a normal quarter due to the Gift Day and so, despite paying all the 2023 Share, there was still a surplus of over £2,700 carried forward into 2024. For comparison, this amount is greater than a typical quarterly Gift Aid claim, so this year’s income has been increased by that large carry forward.

Importantly, the monthly income from Standing Order and Parish Giving Scheme (PGS) continued to decline during 2024. The average across the year was £4,060pcm (£5,850) .

This is important because most (79% ( 78%) ) of our income comes from “planned giving” (defined as Standing Orders, Parish Giving Scheme (PGS)) and the associated Gift Aid. In 2024 this amounted to £54,613 (£56,578 ) plus Gift Aid £12,675 (£16,683) .

I explain all this because, at first glance, with Share paid in full, you may feel that our financial woes are over. Unfortunately, they are not. Not only does our Regular Income continue to fall, but also the number of regular donors[1] by Standing Order & PGS also continues to fall. At the end of 2024, it was down to 39 (46). Ten years ago, in 2015, the number of regular donors was 100.

In 2015, the average (mean) value of each donation was £67.50. To have kept the same value, the average would need to be £89.50 now. In 2024 the average was £104 – which means that the real average value of donations has risen by about 14% since 2015.

So, although the average value of donations has increased by 14% in real terms, the 61% drop in the number of donations has wiped out this improvement and means that we are significantly worse off overall.

Having a much smaller donor base means that we are now much more vulnerable should any particular donor leave or cease supporting us.

1 The term ‘Regular donors’ refers to donations received regularly, which could be from an individual, a couple or a family.

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The following chart shows all giving. It shows what a large part planned giving (Standing Orders and PGS) plays in our income. This is why the number of regular givers is so important. It also highlights the importance of Gift Aid to us.

All Giving over time (£s)

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Our total General Fund income during 2024 was £84,837 £94,393 ).

The main elements of this were:

planned giving (envelopes, PGS & Standing Orders) – £54,613 (£56,578)
Gift Aid reclaimed from HMRC - £12,675 (£16,683)
collections, one-offs and all e-donations - £10,755 (£13,853
PCC fees for weddings & funerals - £3,497 (£3,046)
Rent from church buildings – £2,513 (£2,325)

To look at this another way, for every £100 of General Fund income in 2023,

£64 (£60) came from Standing Orders or Parish Giving Scheme
£13 (£15) came from open plate, contactless & one-off donations
£15 (£18) came from Gift Aid
£4 (£3) came from Weddings and funerals
£3 (£2) came from the letting of church buildings
£1 (£2) came from other sources

Figure 3 – General Fund Income 2024

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Our expenditure during 2023 was £87,485 ( `£92,051).`

The main elements of this were:

Parish Share - £60,000 (£60,000)
Cost of church activities – £1,511 ( £3,159)
Clergy expenses (including Housing) & other staff costs – £3,715 ( £4,177
St Nicholas Building running costs - £20,851 ( £23,272)
St Nicholas’ Hall & meeting rooms’ running costs - £1,035 ( £843 )
Youth Work - £0 ( £0)
Children’s work - £159 ( £50)
Money given to charities* - £0 ( £0)
All other costs - £214 (£550)

*(this refers to money given from general fund and does not include collections made specifically for particular charities.)

Again, looking at it another way, for every £100 of General Fund spending

£69 (£65) - Parish Share
£24 (£25) - running St Nicholas’ building
£4 (£5) – clergy expenses (including housing)
£2 (£3) – church services
£2 (£2) – other costs

(Figures are rounded to nearest £1 and therefore may not sum exactly)

Figure 4 – General Fund Expenditure 2023

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Our Parish Share for 2025 has been set at £60,000. With £88 carried forward into 2025 this will be very difficult unless we significantly increase the number of regular donors we have.

- Part Two Main Restricted Funds

. Alan Lowther’s bequest – Building Fund

The money was left by the late Alan Lowther to be spent on the St Nicholas’ church building.

Balance at start of year = £75,217

Income - £1,047 (£656)
Expenditure – £5,502 (£1,024)
Balance at year end = £70,763

Food Bank

The Parish operates a Food bank, which is affiliated to the Trussell Trust, generally responding to referrals from nominated referrers including Social Services, doctors, Job Centre, Citizens’ Advice, schools etc. The Food bank provided 1568 parcels during 2024 (1614).

The Food Bank receives significant donations of food from Asda, Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Aldi, as well as generous donations from local businesses and individuals, for which we’re very grateful. We have regular monthly donations from individuals to the Foodbank worth between £450-£550 a month.

During the year, we also received financial support from Newcastle Building Society at the Community Fund Tyne and Wear and Northumberland, Citizen's Advice Bureaux - Assura Community Funds, Sainsbury’s and ASDA along with many others far too numerous to mention.

Balance at start of year = £48,030

Income - £30,436 (£31,452)
Expenditure – £22,865 (£21,796)
Balance at year end = £55,601

Cramlington Parish Social Ministries

We lease the Hope Centre building from the Northumberland County Council (NCC) and, although there is no rent, we pay running costs and, like everyone else, we have experienced a significant rise in fuel costs in recent years. We are very grateful for the help and support of various organisations and individuals who have supported the Hope Centre during the year.

Balance at start of year = £24,229

Income - £6,016 (£6,321)
Expenditure – £8,544 £9,997)

Balance at year end - £21,701

Youth Work

There has been no Youth Worker or Youth work during 2024 and we are no longer receiving regular donations to this fund, though the funds we hold do attract some interest.

Balance at start of year = £9,323.

Income - £111 (£70)
Expenditure – £0 (£0)

Balance at year end = £9,434.

Tower & Roof Repair Fund

During 2024, we began to raise money specifically for the anticipated cost of the major works needed to the tower and roof.

Balance at start of year = £0 • Income - £2,395
Expenditure – £119
Balance at year end - £2,276

Note - There are a number of other small restricted funds not itemised here. Full details are contained in the documents in Appendices A and B.

Conclusion

2024 has been another challenging year for us. It is good that we paid the full share, but we should look seriously at our continuing difficulties which have not improved since last year. That we managed to pay our Share this year was mainly down to the carry forward from 2023 and an overall decrease in expenditure. Ultimately, the only solution is to create the conditions where the congregation grows and attracts significant numbers of new regular donors, though sadly we have not yet seen an increase in the overall numbers of regular donors.

But the Lord is good and I am sure he has a plan for His church in Cramlington. We just need to have faith and obedience and trust him. God is good. All the time!

John Brierley Honorary Parish Treasurer January 2025

8.St. Nicholas Church Warden’s report 2023------Dilys Nicholls and Kit Tapscott

Main points of action and events:

Action on the Quinquennial report done in October 2022

Urgent work outlined:

The roof needed various repairs and the tower roof needed further inspection by roofers as it had not been inspected from above since 2013. Eight roofers identified with the appropriate experience. Only four came to view, of these only two went up to the tower. One roofer was chosen as having the best quote and most thorough examination of the problems. A request for permission to proceed is being prepared to send to the DAC (Diocesan Advisory Committee).
Stonework both inside and outside to be inspected and remedial action taken to prevent further damage to certain areas. Cracks and water ingress noted.

Desirable work to be done over the next five years

Floor in the main part of church to be cleaned and a protective screed coating applied.
Possibility for a permanent ramp, for the front of church, to be investigated with the local council and planning dept.

Other non quinquennial areas of work identified and where possible performed.

The back vestry floor cleared and cleaned so an open space can be maintained to comply with health and safety issues, regarding the tower fire escape area.
A Key audit performed and each holder checked for accuracy of possession and role.
New fire alarm shut off keys purchased in case the alarm goes off.
Safeguarding awareness service organised after diocesan training expectation.
Faulty water heater at Twyford meeting rooms inspected and replaced.
Fire safety equipment at Cateran Way out of date, will need replacing if and when the meeting rooms are used again.
Cracks in the York stone flags of the main church floor inspected and positions, lengths noted. Ongoing inspection to be performed as per an earlier quinquennial.
Further inventory and recording of new items in church. (Tech)
Church notice board recovering, actions ongoing .
Clearing of weeds and greenery around the outside base of the church cleared and monitored.
Under floor heating reported as not working properly, was not able to be included in the annual service in Dec. A further service to be arranged early in the New Year.
Servicing to Emergency lighting revealed some failures. New lights installed in Dec.
Grant application for roofing and remedial stone work to be sought. Various people with experience approached. No one able to spare the time as yet.
Plans to look at ways of raising further funds for the remedial work, by organising church events. Ongoing.
Prospective new hirers shown the spaces available and permissions obtained.

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Twyford premises, hirers complaints; resolutions sought by personal visits and hire contract reminders. Ongoing.
Cleaning of toilets, windows and flooring in parish centre. Solutions to ensure this is carried out regularly. Ongoing.

9. Report of PCC Secretary 2024

During the year the PCC had six regular meetings, which take place every other month, and two extra meetings to look at the Team Rector vacancy recruitment. The APCM took place in April. The regular meetings all included reports on finance, safeguarding/ accessibility and the Hope Centre, for which there is information in other reports. The PCC receives monthly reports on finance which are circulated by email; reports on safeguarding and the Hope Centre are sent round prior to each regular meeting. Any items requiring a decision between meetings are handled via email and then recorded at the next PCC meeting.

Throughout the year the PCC discussed a range of issues including, during 2024, our use of social media; the updating of our website; agreement for events in church and hall lettings, upkeep and maintenance of the building,

Significant issues are summarised as follows:

January

the position statement to be discussed at the APCM was shared along with agreement of the need to share this with parishioners before the meeting
the wardens gave an update on the quotes for repairs to the roof

March

the plans for management of the Hope Centre and Food Bank which will be needed when the current manager retires were shared with PCC.
preparation for the APCM including the reports received; annual accounts; the nomination process and the process for discussion and voting on the position statement
the wardens updated the situation around roof repairs and the quotes for floor cleaning

May

appointment of Treasurer, Secretary, lay vice-chair and standing committee
a reminder of the training needed for new members (given by PSO)
policies were shared with new members and reviewed in line with PSO recommendation

July

discussion on some building issues including the floor and roof
it was agreed to change the name on our bank account to make it shorter and clearer
• Lorraine Alexander (PSO) spoke to the meeting about safeguarding during the upcoming vacancy and the need for new PCC members to complete all checks

September

Rachel Wood (Archdeacon of Northumberland) was in attendance to share with the PCC the process and timeline for the appointment of a Team Rector
a sub-group was set up to prepare the paperwork needed by the Diocese
the churchwardens reported on the situation with quotes for the roof repairs

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October (vacancy meeting)

drafts of the Parish Brochure and Parish Information Form prepared by the subgroup were discussed and some changes made. The wardens shared the feedback from the consultation forms from the congregations. These will be used to help with the Role Description and the Person Specification.
It was agreed the the wardens would be our two representatives on the interview panel.

November (vacancy meeting)

Rachel Wood was present for this meeting. The documents prepared by the subgroup had been circulated and some amendments to these were agreed. Rachel also explained what happens next and the key dates in the process.

November (regular meeting)

there was discussion about Christmas services, in particular the lack of consultation which had previously been promised

Annual Parish Meeting

This meeting took place in church on 7 April 2024. Apart from the routine business including elections as needed, the significant item on the agenda was the discussion of the proposed position statement. A large number of attendees spoke about the proposal both for and against. After a vote the proposal was not carried.

For information the statement, as circulated prior to the meeting, is copied below

“Dear Brothers and Sisters,

I would like to make you aware of two matters.

General Synod has passed legislation allowing a form of blessing to be conferred upon same sex couples who are in a civil partnership or in a marriage.

In response to this development, for the purposes of clarityand obedience to God's purposes, the PCC have voted to adopt the following Position Statement.

Position Statement proposed by the PCC to be adopted by the APCGM in April 2024

“As a people who worship and follow an inclusive God, Cramlington Parish Church is committed to welcoming all who seek Jesus Christ and to offering the love and compassion that He would extend to them.

We are also committed to Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 19* where He models lifelong singleness and celibacy and commends sexual relationships between persons of the opposite sex in the context of lifelong, monogamous marriage.”

There will be an appropriate opportunity to discuss the statement at the meeting before we move to a vote to adopt.”

Marion Maxwell, PCC Secretary,February 2025

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10. BEDLINGTON DEANERY SYNOD Report 2024

There were three meetings of the deanery synod last year.

The main discussion topics are detailed below:

Bishop Helen-Anne asked each parish to have the ‘Seeking Sharing and Sending’ prayer focus available for all to see and use (currently on the entry table).
There is a grant aid scheme being rolled out over the next two years to help churches who may need help financing small repair expenses, Contact details were given. We are not able to access this yet as we need to have accurate repair figures first.
The general synod vote and discussion of the approval of same sex blessings was explained.
The need for more partnership and networking between the different churches was also explored; various suggestions were forthcoming for what this may look like in 2025. One of which was a proposed quiz and supper night to be held at Seghill church.
Various synod positions became vacant as people moved on or left the diocese. Our Area Dean Ian Flintoft being one of them, due to personal reasons . Since his circumstances changed for the better though he has now been re instated.
At the last meeting Val Baron Community Organiser Tyne & Wear Citizens gave examples about how parishes could encourage and support those community issues that were seen as problematic giving examples.
It became obvious that parishes in general are struggling financially and doing their best to meet their pledges. Our Deanery (Bedlington) was falling behind by a small margin but it will not be known if we meet our deanery pledge until New Year.

Dilys Nicholls and Anne Jones, Deanery Synod Reps.

11 Hope Centre 2024

Amalgamated Ministries

In 2024 Hope Centre building has been untilised as:

A working base for Clergy; meeting space for Church Leadership team; training space for Church Officers, Ministries and Safeguarding; Cramlington Food bank, Cramlington Uniform and Baby Bank; Friendship in Grief; Knit and Natter, Chez Hope Life Group and Art Group. It has been a busy and vibrant place to be. All groups have been well attended throughout the year. We provide services through our Food, Uniform and Baby banks to our church members as well as people in the community of Cramlington and surrounding towns and villages. The Food and Uniform banks have also developed strong relationships with local businesses, supermarkets, churches, charities and service providers. This enables us to work together for the sake of others as well as share resources, expertise and limit food and clothing waste.

Food bank

2024 has been a year of change due to the retirement of Joyce Docherty as Project Manager on 31/5/ 2024. Lorraine Alexander suceeded Joyce as Project Manager on 1/6/24.

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Planning for sucession began in January 2024. This identified the structure and responsibilities of the Management Team, Session Leads and other volunteers. The PCC agreed the plan at a meeting on 18/3/24.

Policies practices and procedures

The PCC are Trustees of the Foodbank , however we work in partnership with Trussell Trust who review Food bank Governance through a ‘Health Check’ every 3 years. This year required a review and change to elements of the Data Protection policy and Privacy Notices as well as a discussion around the Safeguarding policy. This was due to differences between Trussell Trust and Church of England requirements. This issue was resolved in July 2024.

Volunteers recruitment and training

Due to personal circumstances, volunteer stability was an issue throughout the year, however the commitment, skills and team work of volunteers in post meant that it did not affect the service provided to clients. The recruitment of a Corporate Liaison and Website Designer and Editor enhanced the service provided to clients, widened publicity and increased donations. All volunteers are recruited and trained under The Church of England Safer Recruitment and Safeguarding policies and procedures. Nine volunteers completed Emergency at Work first aid training in October 2024.

Sustainability

During 2024 the demand for food parcels exceeded food donations. A range of campaigns through the year - Lent Harvest and Christmas, the establishment of corporate relationships and publicity through social media resulted in an increase in both monetary and food donations. This element of the Food bank continues to be under constant review. Financially, the foodbank is in a strong position. (See the Hope Centre/Foodbank element of the church accounts.) Total number of parcels issued 2024 including Christmas Hampers and Emergency Parcels for Northumberland County Council - 1,732 Total number of people fed 2024 - 3,906.

Uniform and Baby bank

Policies practices and procedures

This ministry follows the same policies practices and procedures as the food bank. A member of the Hope Centre Management team is responsible for this team, holding weekly update and review meetings and reporting back to the Hope Centre Management Team.

Volunteers Recruitment and Training

This team has remained stable throughout 2024 and has access to the same training opportunities as the Food bank team.

Sustainability

This service relies solely on the donation of school uniforms, baby clothing and baby equipment. The donations in 2024 were more than enough to satisfy need. The volunteers are knowledgeable about their service and client requirements. In July 2024 they began a regular review and reorganisation of stock which is a continuous cycle. This ensures that the needs of clients are met.

Lorraine Alexander on behalf of Hope Management Team 2/2/25

12. Annual Safeguarding Report 2024

As a Parish we pay ‘due regard ‘ to the Church of England guidance and requirements for safeguarding.

Safeguarding concerns

Safeguarding is everyone’s right and responsibility. Clergy, members of the Pastoral Team , FIG, Hope Centre Team (Food bank and Uniform bank ),Memory Lane, Friendship Friday, Little

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Fishes, the PCC and members of the parish have remained vigilant, ensuring those in our parish who may need support in any way have been and continue to be supported.

Risk Assessments

All buildings and all groups and ministries have risk assessments. These are pertinent to the group aims, participants and venue. Risk assessments are reviewed on an annual basis, in line with National Safeguarding requirements.

Safer Recruitment

All paid officers and volunteers who work with Children, Young people or Vulnerable adults, as well as PCC members must go through the Church of England Safer Recruitment process which was updated January 2022. During 2024 the groups mentioned above have stayed the same as the previous year apart from the Food bank and PCC. All new members in the PCC and foodbank in 2024 have beeen safely recruited in accordance with the 2022 guidance. Training and DBS Requirements

Both practical and theoretical training are crucial elements of the Safer Recruitment process. During 2024 new recruits have completed training relevant to their responsibilities as a volunteer. Those volunteers who have been volunteers for 3 years have refreshed their training at the required level. All clergy and volunteers are also in a 3 year cycle for DBS renewal. Newly appointed Food Bank volunteers have also completed Trussell Trust Training on Food bank practices and procedures, Lifting and Handling heavy goods. A group of eleven church members and Food bank volunteers, completed Emergency First Aid at Work Training in October 2024. Safeguarding and Governance

An action plan for safeguarding is created annually. This plan is on line and called The Parish Dashboard; it is accessed, monitored and updated by the Diocese, PCC and PSO. This framework produces actions points and completion dates as well as accountability and transparency. This parish maintained the expected Level 3. through 2024

A sub committee of PCC members and the PSO conduct a review of safeguarding policies in April 2024. This is an annual review. The Hope Centre also adheres to these policies. Since September 2024 a permanent reminder of safeguarding requirements was included in the weekly on line newsletters. In Hope Centre safeguarding policies and procedures are reinforced on a regular basis. In both church and Hope Centre, safeguarding information is on permanent display in line with Church of England reqiurements.

Report by Lorraine Alexander Parish Safeguarding, Recruitment and Training Officer (PSO)

2/2/25

Approved by the PCC on and signed on their behalf by

.....Rev David Gray.... Chair on 17 March 2025..............................

Parish Church of Cramlington PAGM Reports 27 April 2025

List of Appendices

Financial Statement 2024

Key Facts 2024

General Fund Monthly Activity Tracker 2024

General Fund Activity Chart 2024

General Fund Line Totals 2024

Restricted Funds Line Totals 2024

Month End Bank Balances 2024

Parish Church of Cramlington PAGM Reports 27 April 2025

Ind•pondont Examlnerfs Report on the accounts to the trustees of The Parochial Church of Crarnlington {Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas Cramlington - Charity Number 1133848) of the Trust for the year ending 319¢ December 2024. The aca)unt8 are 8et OD p8ge$ 2 to 5. 1 report to th8 trustees on my examinalion of the aOunt$ of the above charity (kn8 Trusf} for the year ended 31st Decemb8r 2024. As the tharity tru8te88 of th8 Tt, yoj are responsible for the preparation of the accvunts in accordance with Chariti88 Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an indendent examination is It is my responsibilty to.. examine the acounts urKt8r 88Ction 145 of the 2011 Act to follcw the procedures laid dtrwn in the general Directions glv8n by the commi88ion under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act to 8tste wh8ther particular matters have com8 to my attention BAsl• of Indwnd•nt •Mmln•Vs r•port My examinion was carried out in ac¢ordance with the general Directions glven by the Charlty Commi88ion. An examination includ88 a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a mParis0n of the accounts pffjsented with those reGord$. It also includes Gon$idération of any unusual rtems or d¢s¢losures in the accounts, and seeking exptanations from you as trustees nCMing any such matters. The procedures undertakan do not pr¢)vidg all th6 evidence that would be required in an awlit and consequenty no opinion bs given as to whether the accounts pr888nt a 'true and falr view. and the rewt 18 limited to those matter8 sat out in the next statement. 73 Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•¢s stAtthn•nt In connection with my examination. matter has come to my attenb"on'. (11 whiGh gives me reasonable ¢>use to belteve that in any material rospect tho requirements.. to keep accLiunting rocords In accordance wrth section 130 of the 2011 Act and to preparo a¢counts which a¢¢ord wth the accounting records and Gomply wlth the accounting requirements of the Charity Act have not been met,. or {21 to whlch. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper undorstsrKllng of the ac¢ourts to be reach9(1 Name.. Angela Sheret Address: 78. Ringlet Drive, Newcastle Great Pafk, Ne4VC48tl&upon-Tyne, NE13 9ES Signad.. t)ate. Is 4p-& 202S

2024

Parish of Cramlington

Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December

Receipts and Payments Accounts

See explanatory note number Voluntary receipts: Planned giving iv Collections Gift Aid recovered v All other giving/income 1 Activities for generating funds 2 Investment income 3 Church Activities Income from Trading 4 Asset sales 5 Other receipts 6 Total receipts Church activities: Parish Share Clergy and staffing costs vi Diocesan Fees for Wedding & Funerals etc Payments of 3rd Party fees & expenses Youth Work Food Bank Cramlington Parish Social Ministries Church running costs 7 Hall & rooms running costs Mission giving and donation Craft Club Costs of trading Repairs and redecorations 8 Payments to charities of money collected specifically for them Gifts to leavers (Voluntary collections) Asset purchases 9 Cost of generating funds 10 Governance costs 11 Total payments Sale of investments Purchase of investments Cash at bank and in hand at 1 Jan Cash at bank and in hand at 31 Dec See section Receipts Payments Net movement in funds	Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Fund Funds Funds Funds 2024 2023 £ £ £ £ 54,613 6,956 61,569 1,031 7,196 0 7,196 16,683 12,675 2,313 14,988 16,031 2,815 5,681 8,495 99,096	Total Funds 2023 £
	77,299 14,950 92,248 132,841
	0 2,395 2,395 19 13 1,695 1,708 56 2386 0 2,386 2,325 0 0 0 0 5140 25,380 30,519 37,652
	7,525 25,380 32,905 39,977
	84,837 44,419 129,256 139,149 60,000 0 60,000 60,000 3,715 0 3,715 4,177 0 5,455 5,455 4,414 0 2,719 2,719 2,340 0 0 0 0 0 17,865 17,865 17,796 0 8,544 8,544 9,997 22,506 4,932 27,438 28,218 1,153 0 1,153 843 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,092 1,092 0 0 2,288 2,288 1,378 0 370 370 0 0 0 0 0
	87,374 43,265 130,639 129,163 76 0 76 25 35 0 35 0
	87,485 43,265 130,750 129,328 (2,649) 1,155 (1,494) 9,821 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,737 160,743 163479 153,658
	88 161,898 161,985 163,479

ish of Cramlington ncial Statement for the year ended 31 December eipts and Payments Accounts Cash funds Bank - Parish accounts	2024 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Fund Funds Funds Funds 2024 2023 £ £ £ £ 88 161,898 161,985 163,479

Parish of Cramlington

Financial Statement for the year ended 31 December Receipts and Payments Accounts

Further Analysis of Receipts and Payments

Receipts 1 All other giving/income Other regular gifts Donations, appeals, etc Legacies Recurring grants Non-recurring one-off grants Other funds generated 2 Activities for generating funds Fund Raising Events 3 Investment income Dividends Trust Fund interest Bank and building society interest vii Rent from lands or buildings Rent from masts and other property 4 Income from Trading Bookstall sales - trading Parish Magazine sales Magazine income - advertising Church hall & rooms lettings - trading Use of photocopier Heavenly Delights Café Other income from trading 5 Asset sales Sales of fixed assets 6 Other receipts PCC Fees for weddings and funerals etc Diocesan Fees for weddings & funerals etc Insurance claims Monetary donations to Foodbank Cramlington Parish Social Ministries Craft Club Sundry income for Mission Sundry income Collections made for specific individual charities Voluntary collections for staff members leaving Contribution towards staff expenses 7 Church running costs Church running costs (Excluding utilities) Church utility costs 3rd Party for fees & expenses	Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Fund Funds Funds Funds 2024 2023 £ £ £ £ 0 0 0 0 2,815 0 2,815 4,937 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5,681 5,681 11,094 0 0 0 19
	2,815 5,681 8,495 16,031
	0 2,395 2,395 0
	0 2,395 2,395 19
	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1,695 1,708 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
	13 1,695 1,708 56
	13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2,373 0 2,373 2,325 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
	2,386 0 2,386 2,325
	0 0 0 0
	3,497 0 3,497 2,866 0 5,382 5,382 4,662 0 2,400 2,400 3,015 0 0 0 0 0 15,386 15,386 20,265 0 580 580 1,534 0 251 251 150 257 0 257 70 1,327 56 1,382 2,428 0 956 956 2,662 0 370 370 0 59 0 59 0
	5,140 25,380 30,519 37,652
	7,956 4,932 12,888 9,654 14,550 0 14,550 18,564
	22,506 4,932 27,438 28,218

8	Repairs and redecorations
	Church major repairs		0	1,092	1,092	0
	Hall major repairs		0	0	0	0
	New building costs		0	0	0	0
	Upkeep of churchyard		0	0	0	0
			0	1,092	1,092	0
9	Asset purchases
	Purchase of fixed assets		0	0	0	0
10	Cost of generating funds
	Fund raising activities		0	0	0	0
	Wedding deposits refunded		0	0	0	140
	Refund of donations received in error	viii	0	0	0	0
	Fees paid out for weddings and other activities		0	0	0	0
	Bank charges & interest		76	0	76	0
	Investment management costs		0	0	0	0
	Bookstall costs		0	0	0	0
			76	0	76	140
11	Governance costs
	Examination/audit fee/ex gratia		35	0	35	0

A statement of Assets and Liabilities is included after this Financial Statement.

The following notes form part of the financial statement.

Approved by the PCC on 17th March 2025 And signed on its behalf by Rev. David Gray PCC Chair

Notes to the accounts

i The financial statements of the P.C.C. have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 using the Receipts & Payments basis.
ii General funds represent the funds of the P.C.C. that are not subject to any special restrictions regarding their use and are available for application to the general purposes of the P.C.C. These include funds designated for a particular purpose by the P.C.C.
iii These accounts include monetary transactions, assets and liabilities for which the P.C.C. can be held responsible. They do not include the accounts of other Church groups that owe an affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members. Subject to the above, receipts and payments include income as received and expenditure when irrevocably paid.
iv Restricted Fund planned giving is made up of donations to the Food Bank and Cramlington Parish Social Ministries (CPSM)Foodbank 6,896.20 CPSM 60
v All Gift Aid from restricted Funds in 2024 related to Foodbank income.
vi Money spent during a vacancy on clergy housing and the expenses of clergy visiting to conduct services is paid initially by the Parish and refunded by the Diocese, through what is known as the sequestration Fund. In this account, expenditure in these categories is recorded under appropriate budget headings and the reimbursement received at year end is recorded as income under these same headings.

The total amount reimbursed by the Diocese during

2024 was 223

vii Interest received on Restricted Funds is allocated in relation to the Funds' respective balances. The amounts were allocated were as shown below-

"Alan Lowther" Building Fund £1,047 Youth £111 Foodbank £304 CPSM £232

viii For example, where a member made a donation twice - for example during transition between payment methods.

Statement of Liabilities and Assets for Cramlington Parish as at 31st December

2024


Real Estate and buildings
None.			£0
Moveable fixtures
IT Equipment (Including for Church, Foodbank & Hope			£2,950
Cash
Cash at bank			£161,985
	Of which General Fund	£88
	Of which Restricted Funds	£161,898
Gift Aid for the Year as yet unclaimed (estimate)			£3,607
	Of which General Fund	£2,500
	Of which Restricted Funds	£1,107
		Total	£168,993
Liabilities
Debts			£0
Loans			£0
Overdrafts			£0
Unpaid paid bills & invoices			£0
Committed funds not yet shown in accounts			£0
		Total	£0

Notes

(a) The church building and clergy housing are owned by the Diocesan Board of Finance, not the PCC. The Hope Centre uses a building on a short-term lease from Northumberland County Council.

(b) Assets recognised but not included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities include movable equipment and furnishings which require a faculty for disposal.

(c) IT equipment is considered to have a useful life of 6 years, Foodbank fridges & freezers 9, and is depreciated on that basis.

Key Facts Children's work Giving & Fund Raising Weddings & Funerals Newcastle Diocese inc Parish Share Staff costs & expenses Youth Food bank CPSM Gen Fund Gifts to Charity Clergy Housing St Nicholas' & Parish Centre Building Church services & 'fresh expressions' Church Meeting Rooms Collections for Charities Parish Administration Misc. Alan Lowther bequest	Key Facts Children's work Giving & Fund Raising Weddings & Funerals Newcastle Diocese inc Parish Share Staff costs & expenses Youth Food bank CPSM Gen Fund Gifts to Charity Clergy Housing St Nicholas' & Parish Centre Building Church services & 'fresh expressions' Church Meeting Rooms Collections for Charities Parish Administration Misc. Alan Lowther bequest	2023 bf	Income Out General Fund	Income Out General Fund	Balance	2023 bf	Income Out Restricted Fund	Income Out Restricted Fund	Balance		Parish Share
											Share requested
		0 0 2737 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	76,738 3,497 0 59 699 140 878 2,373 452 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	0 0 60,000 639 3,076 20,851 1,511 1,035 159 0 0 0 0 0 214 0 0	76,738 3,497 -57,263 -580 -2,377 -20,711 -632 1,338 293 0 0 0 0 0 -214 0 0	0 473 0 0 0 413 1,703 0 23 9,323 48,030 24,229 0 1,332 -1 75,217 0	0 7,782 0 0 0 2,395 305 0 0 111 30,436 6,016 0 956 1 1,047 370	0 8,174 0 0 0 119 380 0 23 0 22,865 8,544 0 2,288 0 5,502 370	0 81 0 0 0 2,689 1,628 0 0 9,434 55,601 21,701 0 0 0 70,763 0
											56,000
											-4,000.00
Total		2,737	84,837	87,485	88	160,743	49,419	48,265	161,897.61
YTD income from GIVING only. Standing				Order & PGS	64% Discretionary*			Gift Aid
					64%		13%		15%

Income Detail	Standing Orders		One-off donations *	Giving sub-	All Other	Sub-total	Gift Aid claimed	Grand	Total	In-Month
GENERAL FUND only	Direct to CAF Account	Via PGS		total	income	Income - exc Gift Aid		Total Income	spend	Net
January February March April May June July August September October November December	2,278 1,930 2,105 2,106 2,283 1,883 2,035 1,685 1,860 1,995 1,365 1,615	2,757 2,757 2,919 2,929 2,644 2,644 2,646 2,546 2,425 2,432 2,386 2,387	1,764 654 903 730 593 1,733 184 408 885 705 212 1,983	6,798	464 732 298 663 0 580 835 449 107 552 615 1,500	7,262	635 635 644 2,067 607 607 3,329 607 577 1,834 566 567	7,897	5,823	2,073 1,096 801 -1,530 400 2,329 -2,544 262 -2,581 -206 -192 -2,555
				5,341		6,073		6,707	5,612
				5,927		6,225		6,869	6,069
				5,765		6,428		8,495	10,026
				5,521		5,521		6,128	5,728
				6,261		6,841		7,447	5,119
				4,865		5,700		9,030	11,574
				4,639		5,088		5,695	5,433
				5,170		5,277		5,854	8,435
				5,132		5,684		7,518	7,724
				3,963		4,578		5,145	5,337
				5,985		7,485		8,051	10,607
Total 23,141 31,473 10,755				65,368	6,794 72,162		12,675	84,836.66	87,485	-2,649

54,935 Savings Parish current accounts				107,050	of which General Fund			87.76	and Restricted Funds		161,898
total = *Includes plate, contactless, on-line giving, text giving & other ad-hoc giving.				161,985.37					total = 161,985.37 Generated 29/01/2025 21:27

Includes plate, contactless, on-line giving, text giving & other ad-hoc giving.

Generated from file Main Account 2024 v61.48 on 29/01/2025 at 21:45

Monthly Activity Tracking report (General Fund)

Income 20	Income 20	23				2024	2024	2024								2024	2023
Standing Order and Parish Giving Scheme Open Plate, Contactless, Text, Website & Misc one-off donations	Nov'ber 5,376 104	Dec'ber 4,906 3,250	January 5,034 1,764	February March 4,687 5,025 654 903		April May June 5,035 4,928 4,528 730 593 1,733			July August 4,681 4,231 184 408		Sept'ber October 4,285 4,427 885 705		Nov'ber 3,751 212	Dec'ber 4,002 1,983	Total 54,613 10,755	MTH Ave	MTH Ave
				4,687 654							4,285 885					4,551	4,715
																896	1,142
Giving sub total	5,480	8,156	6,798	5,341	5,927	5,765	5,521	6,261	4,865	4,639	5,170	5,132	3,963	5,985	65,368	5,447	5,857
Fund Raising Lettings Wedding & Funeral Fees	0 0 135	0 240 371	0 305 159	0 268 464	0 120 174	0 260 403	0 0 0	13 355 208	0 300 535	0 80 369	0 0 104	0 120 432	0 195 361	0 510 288	13 2,513 3,497	1	0
																209	194
																291	254
sub total (all exc Gift Aid & Bequests)	5,615	8,767	7,262	6,073	6,221	6,428	5,521	6,837	5,700	5,088	5,274	5,684	4,519	6,783	71,391	5,949	6,304
Gift Aid (Including Gift Aid on Parish Giving) Other	669 270	3,082 330	635 0	635 0	644 4	2,067 0	607 0	607 4	3,329 0	607 0	577 3	1,834 0	566 59	567 702	12,675 771	1,056	1,390
																64	96
Total	6,554	12,179	7,896.64	6,707.46	6,869.25	8,495.41	6,127.67	7,447.21	9,029.58	5,695.44	5,853.73	7,517.92	5,144.93	8,051.42	84,836.66	7,070	7,791
Roling 3 month average Standing Order & PGS			5,105	4,876	4,915	4,916	4,996	4,830	4,712	4,480	4,399	4,314	4,154	4,060
*Rolling 3 month average Income*	6,147 6,236		8,877	8,928 7,158 7,357 7,164 7,357 7,535 7,391							6,860 6,356 6,172 6,905
Rolling 3 month average Giving sub-total	8,341 10,441		6,811	6,765 6,022 5,678 5,738 5,849 5,549 5,255							4,892 4,980 4,755 5,027
Monthly total Giving + Gift Aid	6,791 7,780		7,897	6,707 6,866 8,495 6,128 7,443 9,030 5,695							5,851 7,518 5,086 7,350					MTH Ave	2023 MTH Ave
Expenditure
Cost of church activities Clergy expenses (inc Housing) & other staff costs (but exc youth work) St Nicholas Building running costs St Nicholas’ Hall & meeting rooms’ running costs Youth Work Children's work	Nov'ber Dec'ber 226 274 1,091 335 974 2,534 0 217 0 0 0 0		January 0 340 1,852 126 0 0	February March April May June July August 91 93 295 30 19 54 0 60 60 367 363 364 363 363 1,861 2,280 1,768 1,668 1,145 1,525 1,497 95 115 81 78 82 92 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 4 0 0							Sept'ber October Nov'ber Dec'ber 764 108 9 47 363 363 330 379 1,698 1,680 1,413 2,464 69 67 80 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73				Total 1,511 3,715 20,851 1,035 0 159
																126	263
																310	348
																1,738	1,918
																86	70
																0	0
																13	6
sub-total	2,290 3,360		2,318	2,107 2,548 2,511 2,223 1,614 2,034 1,928							2,894 2,219 1,832 3,045					0	0
Parish Share Foodbank CPSM Money given to charities Other Expenditure	3,500 18,244 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 51		3,500 0 0 0 6	3,500 3,500 7,500 3,500 3,500 9,500 3,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 15 5 5 40 5							5,500 5,500 3,500 7,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 5 5 62				60,000 0 0 0 214	5,000	4,937
																0	0
																0	0
																0	0
																18	33
Total	5,811 21,655		5,823	5,612 6,069 10,026 5,728 5,119 11,574 5,433							8,435 7,724 5,337 10,607				87,485	7,290	7,576
*Rolling 3 month average Expenditure*	5,791 10,957		11,096	11,030 5,835 7,235 7,274 6,957 7,473 7,375							8,481 7,197 7,165 7,889					-221

Net figures	Nov'ber Dec'ber 743 -9,476		January 2,073	February March April May June July August 1,096 801 -1,530 400 2,329 -2,544 262							Sept'ber October Nov'ber Dec'ber -2,581 -206 -192 -2,555				Total -2,649
																-221

Printed 21:44 29/01/2025 - Main Account 2024 v61.48

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2024

	2024
Giving & Fund Raising Weddings & Funerals Newcastle Diocese Staff costs & expenses	All Budget Lines -GENERAL FUND only Standing Orders Parish Giving Scheme General Fund - Open plate General Fund - misc donations (EXC Open Plate) Giving & Fund Raising Spare (5) Give As You Live/Stripe - Website Donate button Sum-Up Contactless in St Nicholas' Donr - Text Giving Current account interest Gift Aid Tax Reclaimed Parish Giving Scheme (Gift Aid) Give As You Live - Website GIFT AID Giving & Fund Raising Spare (2) Fund Raising Event - General Fund Heavenly Delights Giving & Fund Raising Spare (4) Giving & Fund Raising Spare (3) Bequest - General Fund Contribution towards Memorial Service Sale of books, magazines, cd, prints & kneelers Giving & Fund Raising Spare (5) CAF Cheques (NOT FOR GIFT AID) Costs of fund Raising Unallocated Money cf last year Giving & Fund Raising sub-total Funeral fees (NDBF) Funeral fees (PCC) Wedding fees (NDBF) Wedding fees (PCC) Fees for funeral obo other Parish to be transferred out Rev W Docherty - funeral expenses Rev D Gray - funeral expenses Banns Only Readers' or NSM funeral expenses Renewal Of Vows Services Payments to Organist Payments to Verger Payments to Tech Team Payments - Spare Payments for Bells Payments for Flowers Payment to Grave Digger Weddings & Funerals Spare (3) Duplicate Certificates Visiting clergy Fees & expenses (Normal) Visiting clergy Fees & expenses (Sequestration) Weddings & Funerals sub-total Parish Share 2024 Newcastle Readers' Board Diocese spare (1) Diocese spare (2) Diocese spare (3) Newcastle Diocese sub-total Rev. W. Docherty - mileage expenses Rev. W. Docherty - bicycle expenses Rev. W. Docherty - Public transport & parking Rev. W. Docherty - Books, postage & stationery Rev. W. Docherty - Telephone & Broadband Rev. W. Docherty - misc. expenses David Gray - mileage expenses David Gray - bicycle expenses David Gray - Public transport & parking David Gray - Books, postage & stationery David Gray - Telephone & Broadband David Gray - misc. expenses Dilys Nichols - mileage expenses Dilys Nichols - bicycle expenses Dilys Nichols - Public transport & parking Dilys Nichols - Books, postage & stationery Dilys Nichols - Telephone & Broadband Dilys Nichols - misc. expenses Spare - mileage expenses	Income	Expenditure	Net
		23,140.62 31,472.60 6,330.51 2,228.52 0.00 0.00 860.51 4.75 13.00 5,336.97 7,337.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 13.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 76,738.13	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	23,140.62 31,472.60 6,330.51 2,228.52 0.00 0.00 860.51 4.75 13.00 5,336.97 7,337.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 13.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 76,738.13
	Standing Orders Parish Giving Scheme General Fund - Open plate General Fund - misc donations (EXC Open Plate) Giving & Fund Raising Spare (5) Give As You Live/Stripe - Website Donate button Sum-Up Contactless in St Nicholas' Donr - Text Giving Current account interest Gift Aid Tax Reclaimed Parish Giving Scheme (Gift Aid) Give As You Live - Website GIFT AID Giving & Fund Raising Spare (2) Fund Raising Event - General Fund Heavenly Delights Giving & Fund Raising Spare (4) Giving & Fund Raising Spare (3) Bequest - General Fund Contribution towards Memorial Service Sale of books, magazines, cd, prints & kneelers Giving & Fund Raising Spare (5) CAF Cheques (NOT FOR GIFT AID) Costs of fund Raising Unallocated Money cf last year
	Giving & Fund Raising sub-total
	Funeral fees (NDBF) Funeral fees (PCC) Wedding fees (NDBF) Wedding fees (PCC) Fees for funeral obo other Parish to be transferred out Rev W Docherty - funeral expenses Rev D Gray - funeral expenses Banns Only Readers' or NSM funeral expenses Renewal Of Vows Services Payments to Organist Payments to Verger Payments to Tech Team Payments - Spare Payments for Bells Payments for Flowers Payment to Grave Digger Weddings & Funerals Spare (3) Duplicate Certificates Visiting clergy Fees & expenses (Normal) Visiting clergy Fees & expenses (Sequestration)	0.00 1,908.00 0.00 1,481.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 108.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,497.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 1,908.00 0.00 1,481.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 108.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,497.00
	Weddings & Funerals sub-total
	Parish Share 2024 Newcastle Readers' Board Diocese spare (1) Diocese spare (2) Diocese spare (3)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	60,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60,000.00	-60,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -60,000.00
	Newcastle Diocese sub-total
	Rev. W. Docherty - mileage expenses Rev. W. Docherty - bicycle expenses Rev. W. Docherty - Public transport & parking Rev. W. Docherty - Books, postage & stationery Rev. W. Docherty - Telephone & Broadband Rev. W. Docherty - misc. expenses David Gray - mileage expenses David Gray - bicycle expenses David Gray - Public transport & parking David Gray - Books, postage & stationery David Gray - Telephone & Broadband David Gray - misc. expenses Dilys Nichols - mileage expenses Dilys Nichols - bicycle expenses Dilys Nichols - Public transport & parking Dilys Nichols - Books, postage & stationery Dilys Nichols - Telephone & Broadband Dilys Nichols - misc. expenses Spare - mileage expenses	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 59.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 629.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -569.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -10.00 0.00 0.00

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Spare - bicycle expenses Spare - Public transport & parking Spare - Books, postage & stationery Spare - Telephone & Broadband Spare - misc. expenses Training & training material Diocesan Directories & Lectionaries Church Wardens' expenses Visiting clergy Expenses (Normal) Visiting clergy Expenses (Sequestration) Contribution to Readers' Board Treasurers' expenses Ex-Gratia gifts Staff costs & expenses spare (1)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 59.34	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 639.17	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -579.83
Staff costs & expenses sub-total
Cateran Way - Council Tax Cateran Way - Water Cateran Way - sequestration Cateran Way - spare (1) Twyford Close - Council Tax Twyford Close - Water Twyford Close - Sequestration Twyford Close - spare (1) Lindsay Close - Council Tax Lindsay Close - Water Lindsay Close - sequestration Lindsay Close - spare (1)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 476.00 0.00 223.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 699.13	238.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,134.26 480.86 223.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,076.25	-238.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1,658.26 -480.86 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2,377.12
Clergy Housing sub-total
St Nicholas' Building major building work St Nicholas' Building maintenance & minor repairs Cost of Faculties Building Fund - Tower, roof & waterproofing appeal St Nicholas Locks, Keys & security Fire & Safety equipment inc. emergency lighting, testing & PAT St Nicholas' Building spare (3) St Nicholas' Heating system St Nicholas' lighting St Nicholas' Sound System St Nicholas' wi-fi St Nicholas' Bells St Nicholas' Gas St Nicholas' Building spare (4) St Nicholas' Hall & church water St Nicholas' insurance St Nicholas' spare St Nicholas' electricity St Nicholas' Building spare (5) Parish Centre major maintenance Parish Centre minor maintenance & repairs Cleaning & consumables Letting & donations from users	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 140.00 140.00	0.00 96.00 0.00 0.00 35.99 940.03 0.00 1,568.69 210.93 0.00 691.38 0.00 3,698.11 0.00 972.00 3,072.40 0.00 9,188.36 0.00 0.00 117.72 259.69 0.00 20,851.30	0.00 -96.00 0.00 0.00 -35.99 -940.03 0.00 -1,568.69 -210.93 0.00 -691.38 0.00 -3,698.11 0.00 -972.00 -3,072.40 0.00 -9,188.36 0.00 0.00 -117.72 -259.69 140.00 -20,711.30
St Nicholas' & Parish Centre Building sub-total
Seasonal items Discipleship & training courses Alpha Courses Parish Printing, publicity & stationery Health & Safey, First Aid training etc Refresh Service Church furniture (Eg tables, chairs) Services spare (2) CCLI licenses Musical Instruments Services general Service sheets & books Services spare (3) Services spare (4) Bibles Candles Refreshments Warm Spaces/Friendship Friday Services spare (5) Services spare (6) IT for services Services	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 256.82 586.37 0.00 0.00 0.00	94.94 0.00 0.00 80.11 118.50 278.00 0.00 0.00 621.23 0.00 133.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 98.93 0.00 0.00 0.00 69.00	-94.94 0.00 0.00 -80.11 -118.50 -278.00 0.00 0.00 -621.23 0.00 -133.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 157.89 586.37 0.00 0.00 -69.00

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IT for services Services - Grants Website & Social Media Services spare (7) Craft Group Services spare (8) Services spare (9) Services spare (10) Services spare (11) Services spare (25) Alpha Courses Social Committee - Doorstep events Services spare (13) Heavenly Delights Services spare (14) Services spare (15) Services spare (16) Services spare (17) Remembrance Book Passover/Agape Meal Fellowship Meal Services spare (18) Services spare (19) Services spare (20) Services spare (21) Services spare (22) Services spare (23) Services spare (24) Services spare (25)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 878.19	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 16.63 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,510.68	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 18.37 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -632.49
Church services & 'fresh expressions' sub-total
Cateran Way meeting room insurance Cateran Way meeting room electricity Cateran Way Meeting Room maintenance Cateran Way meeting room rental Cateran Way meet room consumables & clean Twyford meeting room electricity Twyford meeting room insurance Twyford Meeting Room maintenance Twyford meeting room rental & donation for Car Park use Twyford meeting room consumables & cleaning Parish Central Spare Parish Centre rental Parish Centre Consumables & Cleaning Mettting Rooms spare (1) Mettting Rooms spare (2)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,392.50 0.00 0.00 980.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,372.50	0.00 360.64 30.78 0.00 0.00 558.67 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 84.90 0.00 0.00 1,034.99	0.00 -360.64 -30.78 0.00 0.00 -558.67 0.00 0.00 1,392.50 0.00 0.00 980.00 -84.90 0.00 0.00 1,337.51
Church Meeting Rooms sub-total
Children's work spare (1) Children's work spare (2) Children's work spare (3) Children's work spare (4) Children's work spare (5) Schools work Little Fishes Messy church Messy church (Grants) Light Party Nativity Experience Sunday School Children's work spare (7) Children's work spare (8) Children's work spare (9)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 377.37 75.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 452.37	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 13.61 0.00 0.00 12.50 25.29 107.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 159.10	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 363.76 75.00 0.00 -12.50 -25.29 -107.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 293.27
Children's work sub-total
Youth Worker Salary, NI & Pension Youth Worker Salary (Grants) Youth Worker expenses Youth Worker Training Youth Work Interest Youth Work general Youth Work spare (2) Youth Work spare (3)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Youth sub-total
Food bank income - Standing Order Food bank income - Sum-up (Contactless) Food bank income - Give As You Live (website)	0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00

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Food bank income - other donations Food bank income - Interest Food Bank Non-Grant Reserve Food Bank Gift Aid	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Food bank non-GRANT income sub-total	0.00	0.00	0.00
Food bank - Food Food bank Christmas 2024 Hampers Food bank - IT Food bank Admin & Equipment (excluding IT) Foodbank Equipment (Non-IT) 9-year Depreciable) Foodbank spare (1) Foodbank spare (2) Food bank - contribution to CPSM for Hope Centre costs	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Food bank non-GRANT sub-total	0.00	0.00	0.00
Grant - NCC Grant - Spare (1) Utilities - Newc'tle Bldg Soc @ the Community Foundation Tyn IT - Newc'tle Bldg Soc @ the Community Foundation Tyne We General Equiment - Newc'tle Bldg Soc @ the Community Foun Grant - Sainsbury's Neighbourly - Christmas Hampers Grant - Spare (4) Grant - Trussel Trust for Food Grant - Sainsbury's Neighbourly for Food (general) Grant - Spare (7) Grant - Trussel Trust Emergency Food Grant Grant - Trussel Trust Emergency Energy Grant Grant - NACB Assura Kitchen Equipment	0.00 0.00 e 0.00 0.00 o 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Foodbank GRANTS sub-total	0.00	0.00	0.00
Food bank sub-total	0.00	0.00	0.00
Hope Centre Electricity (where not covered by a Grant) Hope Centre Gas (where not covered by a Grant) Hope Centre wi-fi (where not covered by a Grant) Hope Centre Spare Hope Centre IT assets (where not covered by a Grant) Hope Centre other running costs (where not covered by a Gran	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PSM Running costs ( (where not covered by a Grant)) sub-total	0.00	0.00	0.00
CPSM income - Standing Order CPSM income - Sum-up (Contactless) CPSM income - Give As You Live (Website) Transfer from Foodbank for Hope Centre running costs Contributions from Hope Centre users CPSM income - other donations CPSM Income - Interest CPSM Non-Grant Reserve	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
CPSM income sub-total	0.00	0.00	0.00
Gift Aid reclaimed Children's Summer Sandwich scheme (Non-Grant) CPSM Spare (3) Clothing Bank Kintsugi Mental Health	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
CPSM other expenditure sub-total	0.00	0.00	0.00
Grant - NCC Trussel Trust Running Costs Grant NCC Grant for Kitchen CPSM Grant Spare (6)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
CPSM GRANTS sub-total	0.00	0.00	0.00
CPSM sub-total	0.00	0.00	0.00
PICA Blythswood Care - Shoeboxes Charity spare (1) Charity spare (2) Charity spare (3) Christian AId Scope Macmillan's Charity spare (4) Charity spare (5) Charity spare (6) Charity spare (7) Charity spare (8) Charity spare (9) Charity spare (10) Christian Aid	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

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Charity spare (11) Charity spare (12) Charity spare (13) Charity spare (14)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gen Fund Gifts to Charity sub-total
WaterAid Macmillan's Christian Aid Royal British Legion Blythswood Care - Shoeboxes TEAR Fund Ukrainian Refugees Charity spare (2) Safe Families For Children Charity spare (3) Charity spare (4) PICA Charity spare (5) Charity spare (6) New Hope For Children Charity spare (7) Charity spare (8) Charity spare (9) Charity spare (10) Charity spare (11) Charity spare (12)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Collections for Charities sub-total
Photocopier Office supplies Parish printing not specific to a service Website cost Electoral Roll Officer DBS admin costs Gift for Independent Examiner Ex-Gratia gift for Retiring Church Warden Health & Safety Training Licenese for shared IT (eg OFFICE) Church Wardens' Expenses Admin Spare (3) Bank Charges - CAF Admin Spare (4) Postage	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	57.01 35.74 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 76.18 0.00 0.00 213.93	-57.01 -35.74 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -35.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -10.00 0.00 -76.18 0.00 0.00 -213.93
Parish Administration sub-total
A Lowther Fund 01 Minor Building maintenance A Lowther Fund 02 Heating, Lighting, Security & Fire Alarms A Lowther Fund 03 Organ A Lowther Fund 04 Sound System A Lowther Fund 05 Church Furniture A Lowther Fund 06 Major Church Building work A Lowther Fund 07 Misc. Transfer to/from savings account	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Alan Lowther bequest sub-total
Upkeep of Churchyard Churchyard Renewal Group Wullie Retirement Collection Misc. spare (2)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Misc. sub-total
Money transferred from current account to savings account Inter-account transfers spare (1) Inter-account transfers spare (2) Money transferred between Hope Centre & Foodbank	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Inter-acct transfers

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Carried forward	Income	Expenditure	Net
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
-182.60 0.00 496.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -165.00 45.00 0.00 0.00 185.00 125.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 503.40	4,442.00 0.00 940.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 285.00 0.00 60.00 0.00 500.00 635.00 240.00 0.00 300.00 310.00 40.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 7,782.00	4,480.60 0.00 974.00 0.00 0.00 30.00 285.00 0.00 244.40 0.00 460.00 660.00 300.00 0.00 275.00 425.00 40.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8,174.00	-221.20 0.00 462.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -214.40 0.00 -125.00 20.00 -60.00 0.00 210.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 81.40
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 2,395.07 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 119.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 2,275.83 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

St Nicholas' lighting St Nicholas' Sound System St Nicholas' wi-fi St Nicholas' Bells St Nicholas' Gas St Nicholas' Building spare (4) St Nicholas' Hall & church water St Nicholas' insurance St Nicholas' spare St Nicholas' electricity St Nicholas' Building spare (5) Parish Centre major maintenance Parish Centre minor maintenance & repairs Cleaning & consumables Letting & donations from users	0.00 0.00 0.00 413.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 413.20	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,395.07	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 119.24	0.00 0.00 0.00 413.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,689.03
St Nicholas' & Parish Centre Building sub-total
Seasonal items Discipleship & training courses Alpha Courses Parish Printing, publicity & stationery Health & Safey, First Aid training etc Refresh Service Church furniture (Eg tables, chairs) Services spare (2) CCLI licenses Musical Instruments Services general Service sheets & books Services spare (3) Services spare (4) Bibles Candles Refreshments Warm Spaces/Friendship Friday Services spare (5) Services spare (6) IT for services Services IT for services Services - Grants Website & Social Media Services spare (7) Craft Group Services spare (8) Services spare (9) Services spare (10) Services spare (11) Services spare (25) Alpha Courses Social Committee - Doorstep events Services spare (13) Heavenly Delights Services spare (14) Services spare (15) Services spare (16) Services spare (17) Remembrance Book Passover/Agape Meal Fellowship Meal Services spare (18) Services spare (19) Services spare (20) Services spare (21) Services spare (22) Services spare (23) Services spare (24) Services spare (25)	0.00 270.61 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 66.00 476.61 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 440.85 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 66.00 0.00 183.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,703.24	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 54.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 250.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 305.34	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 30.81 40.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 156.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 153.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 380.12	0.00 270.61 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.19 491.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 535.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 200.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 66.00 0.00 30.15 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,628.46
Church services & 'fresh expressions' sub-total
Cateran Way meeting room insurance Cateran Way meeting room electricity Cateran Way Meeting Room maintenance Cateran Way meeting room rental Cateran Way meet room consumables & clean Twyford meeting room electricity Twyford meeting room insurance Twyford Meeting Room maintenance Twyford meeting room rental & donation for Car Park use Twyford meeting room consumables & cleaning Parish Central Spare Parish Centre rental Parish Centre Consumables & Cleaning Mettting Rooms spare (1) Mettting Rooms spare (2)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Church Meeting Rooms sub-total
Children's work spare (1) Children's work spare (2) Children's work spare (3) Children's work spare (4) Children's work spare (5) Schools work Little Fishes Messy church Messy church (Grants) Light Party Nativity Experience Sunday School Children's work spare (7) Children's work spare (8) Children's work spare (9)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.78 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 22.78	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Children's work sub-total
Youth Worker Salary, NI & Pension Youth Worker Salary (Grants) Youth Worker expenses Youth Worker Training Youth Work Interest Youth Work general Youth Work spare (2) Youth Work spare (3)	9,167.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 156.01 0.00 0.00 9,323.30	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 111.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 111.02	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	9,167.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 111.02 156.01 0.00 0.00 9,434.32
Youth sub-total
Food bank income - Standing Order	0.00	6,896.20	0.00	6,896.20

Food bank income - Sum-up (Contactless) Food bank income - Give As You Live (website) Food bank income - other donations Food bank income - Interest Food Bank Non-Grant Reserve Food Bank Gift Aid	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 39,044.76 0.00	40.00 1,886.40 13,459.32 304.45 0.00 2,313.02	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	40.00 1,886.40 13,459.32 304.45 39,044.76 2,313.02
Food bank non-GRANT income sub-total	39,044.76	24,899.39	0.00	63,944.15
Food bank - Food Food bank Christmas 2024 Hampers Food bank - IT Food bank Admin & Equipment (excluding IT) Foodbank Equipment (Non-IT) 9-year Depreciable) Foodbank spare (1) Foodbank spare (2) Food bank - contribution to CPSM for Hope Centre costs	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	5,696.55 142.91 0.00 434.68 450.00 0.00 0.00 2,000.00	-5,696.55 -142.91 0.00 -434.68 -450.00 0.00 0.00 -2,000.00
Food bank non-GRANT sub-total	0.00	0.00	8,724.14	-8,724.14
Grant - NCC Grant - Spare (1) Utilities - Newc'tle Bldg Soc @ the Community Foundation Tyne Wear & N'land IT - Newc'tle Bldg Soc @ the Community Foundation Tyne Wear & N'land General Equiment - Newc'tle Bldg Soc @ the Community Foundation Tyne Wear & N'land Grant - Sainsbury's Neighbourly - Christmas Hampers Grant - Spare (4) Grant - Trussel Trust for Food Grant - Sainsbury's Neighbourly for Food (general) Grant - Spare (7) Grant - Trussel Trust Emergency Food Grant Grant - Trussel Trust Emergency Energy Grant Grant - NACB Assura Kitchen Equipment	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8,841.06 144.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 3,000.00 1,067.00 30.00 500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 439.54 0.00 500.00	0.00 0.00 3,000.00 1,039.64 21.59 500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9,280.60 144.00 154.99	0.00 0.00 0.00 27.36 8.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 345.01
Foodbank GRANTS sub-total	8,985.06	5,536.54	14,140.82	380.78
Food bank sub-total	48,029.82	30,435.93	22,864.96	55,600.79
Hope Centre Electricity (where not covered by a Grant) Hope Centre Gas (where not covered by a Grant) Hope Centre wi-fi (where not covered by a Grant) Hope Centre Spare Hope Centre IT assets (where not covered by a Grant) Hope Centre other running costs (where not covered by a Grant)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	2,996.58 4,134.52 803.68 0.00 0.00 423.42	-2,996.58 -4,134.52 -803.68 0.00 0.00 -423.42
CPSM Running costs ( (where not covered by a Grant)) sub-total	0.00	0.00	8,358.20	-8,358.20
CPSM income - Standing Order CPSM income - Sum-up (Contactless) CPSM income - Give As You Live (Website) Transfer from Foodbank for Hope Centre running costs Contributions from Hope Centre users CPSM income - other donations CPSM Income - Interest CPSM Non-Grant Reserve	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 24,229.31	60.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 0.00 580.00 231.93 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	60.00 0.00 0.00 5,000.00 0.00 580.00 231.93 24,229.31
CPSM income sub-total	24,229.31	5,871.93	0.00	30,101.24
Gift Aid reclaimed Children's Summer Sandwich scheme (Non-Grant) CPSM Spare (3) Clothing Bank Kintsugi Mental Health	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 42.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 -42.00 0.00
CPSM other expenditure sub-total	0.00	0.00	42.00	-42.00
Grant - NCC Trussel Trust Running Costs Grant NCC Grant for Kitchen CPSM Grant Spare (6)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 144.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 144.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
CPSM GRANTS sub-total	0.00	144.00	144.00	0.00
CPSM sub-total	24,229.31	6,015.93	8,586.20	21,659.04
PICA Blythswood Care - Shoeboxes Charity spare (1) Charity spare (2) Charity spare (3) Christian AId Scope Macmillan's Charity spare (4) Charity spare (5) Charity spare (6) Charity spare (7) Charity spare (8) Charity spare (9) Charity spare (10) Christian Aid Charity spare (11) Charity spare (12) Charity spare (13) Charity spare (14)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gen Fund Gifts to Charity sub-total
WaterAid Macmillan's Christian Aid Royal British Legion Blythswood Care - Shoeboxes TEAR Fund Ukrainian Refugees Charity spare (2) Safe Families For Children Charity spare (3) Charity spare (4) PICA Charity spare (5) Charity spare (6) New Hope For Children Charity spare (7) Charity spare (8) Charity spare (9) Charity spare (10) Charity spare (11) Charity spare (12)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 89.20 779.51 0.00 0.00 463.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,331.71	0.00 0.00 0.00 364.10 308.64 157.30 0.00 0.00 125.95 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 955.99	0.00 0.00 0.00 364.10 397.84 936.81 0.00 0.00 588.95 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,287.70	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Collections for Charities sub-total
Photocopier Office supplies Parish printing not specific to a service Website cost Electoral Roll Officer DBS admin costs	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Gift for Independent Examiner Ex-Gratia gift for Retiring Church Warden Health & Safety Training Licenese for shared IT (eg OFFICE) Church Wardens' Expenses Admin Spare (3) Bank Charges - CAF Admin Spare (4) Postage	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -0.75 0.00 0.00 -0.75	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.75 0.00 0.00 0.75	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Parish Administration sub-total
A Lowther Fund 01 Minor Building maintenance A Lowther Fund 02 Heating, Lighting, Security & Fire Alarms A Lowther Fund 03 Organ A Lowther Fund 04 Sound System A Lowther Fund 05 Church Furniture A Lowther Fund 06 Major Church Building work A Lowther Fund 07 Misc. Transfer to/from savings account	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 75,216.89 0.00 75,216.89	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,047.25 0.00 1,047.25	4,409.57 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,092.00 0.00 0.00 5,501.57	-4,409.57 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -1,092.00 76,264.14 0.00 70,762.57
Alan Lowther bequest sub-total
Upkeep of Churchyard Churchyard Renewal Group Wullie Retirement Collection Misc. spare (2)	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 370.00 0.00 370.00	0.00 0.00 370.00 0.00 370.00	0.00 0.00
Misc. sub-total
Money transferred from current account to savings account Inter-account transfers spare (1) Inter-account transfers spare (2) Money transferred between Hope Centre & Foodbank	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 370.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 370.00	0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Inter-acct transfers

Printed 21:48 on 29/01/2025 From Main Account 2024 v61.48

Month end Bank balance

		Savings Account	Savings Account	Savings Account
			Month end balance	Net change in month
		cf 2023	105,463
		Q1	105,858	394
		Q2	106,254	396
		Q3	106,651	397
		Q4	107,050	399

Net change inyear	259	Net change inyear		1,586

Note - The current account figures will be subject to monthly variation due to payments in/out of account being made and clearing and should only be regarded as giving trend information over time.

Figures from General Fund

	Income	Expenditure	~~Month end~~ balance	Net change in month

cf 2023			2737
January	7,897	5,823	4810	2,073
February	6,707	5,612	5905	1,096
March	6,869	6,069	6706	801
April	8,495	10,026	5176	-1,530
May	6,128	5,728	5576	400
June	7,447	5,119	7904	2,329
July	9,030	11,574	5360	-2,544
August	5,695	5,433	5623	262
September	5,854	8,435	3041	-2,581
October	7,518	7,724	2835	-206
November	5,145	5,337	2643	-192
December	8,051	10,607	88	-2,555
Year Total	84,837	87,485		-2,649

CRAMLINGTON PARISH (The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas, Cramlington)

Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the year ended 31[st] December 2024

Bank

Registered Charity Number 1133848

Contents.

CRAMLINGTON PARISH (The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas,Cramlington)

Annual Report of the Parochial Church Council

for the Year Ended 31st December 2024

1. Administration Information.

2. Structure, Governance and Management.

3 . Objectives and Activities

.

4 . Risk Assessment

.

5. Electoral Roll report 1 January 2024 to 31st December 2025.

6. Team Vicar's Report

Ministry to Older People

Treasurer’s Report on the 2024 Financial Year, to the Annual Parish Church Meeting 2025

- Part One General Fund

All Giving over time (£s)

Figure 3 – General Fund Income 2024

Our expenditure during 2023 was £87,485 ( £92,051).

The main elements of this were:

- Part Two Main Restricted Funds

. Alan Lowther’s bequest – Building Fund

Food Bank

Cramlington Parish Social Ministries

Youth Work

Tower & Roof Repair Fund

Conclusion

Main points of action and events:

Action on the Quinquennial report done in October 2022

Urgent work outlined:

Desirable work to be done over the next five years

Other non quinquennial areas of work identified and where possible performed.

9. Report of PCC Secretary 2024

January

March

May

July

September

October (vacancy meeting)

November (vacancy meeting)

November (regular meeting)

Annual Parish Meeting

10. BEDLINGTON DEANERY SYNOD Report 2024

11 Hope Centre 2024

Amalgamated Ministries

Food bank

Policies practices and procedures

Volunteers recruitment and training

Sustainability

Uniform and Baby bank

Policies practices and procedures

Volunteers Recruitment and Training

Sustainability

12. Annual Safeguarding Report 2024

Safeguarding concerns

Risk Assessments

Safer Recruitment

Report by Lorraine Alexander Parish Safeguarding, Recruitment and Training Officer (PSO)

Approved by the PCC on and signed on their behalf by

List of Appendices

Financial Statement 2024

Parish of Cramlington

Parish of Cramlington

Further Analysis of Receipts and Payments

Notes to the accounts

Notes

Monthly Activity Tracking report (General Fund)

Month end Bank balance

Figures from General Fund

Our expenditure during 2023 was £87,485 ( `£92,051).`