The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's (Conisbrough with Clifton Church) Trustees Annual Report For the year ended 31" December 2024
Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's (Conisbrough with Clifton Church, Clifton) Administrative information Main contact address 8 Castle Avenue, Conisbrough, DN12 3BT htt www.st etersconisbrou h.or PCC Members who have served at any time from l January 2022 until the date of this report are Ex officio members Incumbent Warden Warden The Reverend Marttjn Mugge (chairman) Margaret Harrison Samantha Hirst Elected members.. Denis Birkin Secretary Jenny Downing Mike Rigby Andrew Colverson Rodger Fisher Rev Tom Brown Carry Simon lain Smith Until 2Ph April 2024 Appointment of trustees The PCC follows the Church Representation Rules 2022 concerning the election and appointment of its members. The PCC Ithe charity) provides public benefit by Regular public worship open to all. The provision of sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation. Pastoral work, including visiting the sick and the bereaved. Teaching of Christianity through sermons, courses and small groups. Taking of religious assemblies in schools. Promotion of Christianity through the staging of events and meetings and the distribution of literature. Promoting the whole mission of the Church through provision of activities for young families, children, youth, parents and toddlers and other special need groups.
Achievements and performance Church Services We have Church services every Sunday at 10.30am and also at 6.30pm on the 1st Sundays providing a variety of worship styles and age appropriate teaching. We continued to livestream our services and provide DVD5 for people unable to attend or view online, We also held speci31 services, including Remembrance Sunday and a Christingle service which were very well attended. Occasional Offices In 2024 we celebrated 7 weddings and held 28 funerals in Church, 8 funerals at the crematorium and one memorial services at Church. We had no baptisms. Church events The Church put on a Christmas Fair as well as a Summer and Christmas Choir Concert. All were well attended with people from across the Community. Links with local schools We led seasonal assemblies in most of the local primary schools as well as provided religious education in one primary school. We also delivered a half-term holiday club which was well attended. Church Family Choir During 2024 the Family Choir produced 3 Summer and Christmas Concert. The Choir also sang at a number of funerals and weddings. It is self supporting and has been blessed with the support of the local villagers. Our Administrative Support Worker Amanda moved to Cannes. Rossario Primiani was recruited into the role and is employed by St Peters Church to work across St Peters and All Saints Denaby. We also recruited Peter Bloxham as Children, Youth and | Families Minister who is employed full time by St Peters Church. A dedicated team of volunteers have continued to support our three kids groups: Growing Together {toddlersl, Ignite (reception to Y5} and Ablaze {Y6 to Y9). Our charity shop "Steptoes" continues to open for two mornings each week offering good quality clothing and household items which have been donated. We have also started a new ministry called "Come for Prayer" which opens St Peters Church on a monthly basis for prayer and support. We have continued our weekly midweek Growth Group as well as our regular Men's Fellaship events, Ladies Discipleship meetings and Ladies socials.
Financial Review The Vicar and Churchwardens account is a legacy left by the Braithwaite family to be used at the discretion of the Vicar and Church Wardens. The church has a property which continues to be rented out and belongs to the PCC Safeguarding The safeguarding of children and adults has continued to be a high priority for the PCC with regular progress updates at our meetings. In accordance with the 2017 Practice Guidance, we can confirm that we have complied with the duty to have "due regards to the House of Bishops, guidance in relation to safeguarding. Approved bythe PCC on Mugge and signed on their behalf by the Reverend Martijn
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Peter's (Conisbrough with Clifton Church, Clifton) Accounts for st the year ended 31 December 2024 Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and they consider that an audit is not required for the year under section 144{2} of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It 15 my responsibility to: Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act to follow the procedure5 laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145{5llbl of the Charities Act, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of the Independent Examiner's statement My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with these records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required for an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent examiner's statement In connection with my examination, no material matter has come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: Accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act, or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. th Date: 25 April 2024 Signed: Stephen Hendv
statement of Financial Activity - St Peters Church Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment funds funds funds funds Total funds Prior year total funds Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Income from charitable activities other trading actiwties Investments Other income Total income 3,221 13,000 16.221 1,251 6,518 1,851 1,251 50.663 53,884 24,204 25,454 74,867 92,338 88,057 96,426 13,000 Expenditure on: Raising funds Expenditure on charitable activities Other expenditure Total expenditure 91,396 91,396 12.412 12,412 960 960 104,768 104,768 97.340 97,340 Net in¢ome l (expenditure) resources beforè transfer (37,512 13.043 12,040 {12.430) {9141 Transfers Gross transfers beeen funds - in Gross transfers beeen funds- out Other recognised gains I losses GainsAosses on investrment assets Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use Net movement in funds {90,000) {12,430) (90.9141 (37.512} 13.043 12,040 Reconci1Satlon of funds Total funds brought forward (321) 285,344 17,149 302,172 393,08S Total funds Carried fon&vard (37,8331 298,387 29,189 289,742 302,172 Represented by Unrestricted General fund (38,233) {38,233) (721) Deslgnated Bells and Tower Bells Resetve CCLA- Vicar and Church rden Church Hall Clifton Church General Clifton Church Joan Pid( Growing Youth Music Property Fund Steptoes Boutique Tea Leaf Vicar and Church Warden Vicar and CHIADN Deposit Weddings and Funerals 514 5,831 142 31,160 8.049 481 353 514 5,831 142 31,160 8,049 481 353 514 5,748 135 23,813 7,418 481 353 907 200.000 200,000 9,335 8,505 313 313 24,314 24,091 200,000 9.335 313 24,314 18,290 18,290 13,466 Restricted Fabric Fund Grants Fund 17.149 12,040 17,149 12,040 17,149
Sofa SeparatE Deslgnaied-Totsl Income vs Expendlture Income:923J7.93 Iltsg Expenditure=104767.52 Balance Sheet {Summary)-St Peters Church Asat 3111212024 Asat 3111212023 Fixed assets Tangible Assets 205,472 2Q5,472 208,207 208,207 Current assets Cash At BankAnd In Hand 94,819 94,819 94,133 94,133 Llabilities Creditors.. Amounts Falling Due In One Year Provision For Liabilities And Charges Due Wthin One Year 10,000 548 10,548 168 168 Net current assets less current Ilabilities 84,271 93,965 Total assets less Current liabilitles 289,742 302,172 Liabilltles Total net assets less Ilabilities 289.742 302,172
Represented by Unrestri¢ted Unrestricted - General Funds {37,8331 (321) Designated Designated - Bells 2nd Tower Designated - Bells Reserve Designated- CCLA-Vicar and Church Warden Designated - Church Hall Designated - Clifton Church General Designated - Clifton Church Joan Pick Designated - Growing Youth Designated - Music Designated- Propety Fund Designated - Sleploes Boutique Designated - Te8 Leaf Designated - Vicar and Church Warden Designated - Weddings and Funerals 514 5,831 142 31,160 8.049 481 353 514 5,748 135 23,813 7,418 481 353 907 200,000 8,105 313 24,091 13,466 200,OOQ 8,935 313 24,314 18,29) Restricted Restricted - Fabrtc Fund RestrTcled- Grants Fund 17,149 12.040 289,742 17,149 Fund Totals 302,172 statement of Assets and Liabilities - St Peters Church Class and nominal code General Designated Restricted Endowment Totsl Last year Fixed Asset- Tangible Assets 430. Fixed assets 6440.. PCC Property {6,65Q) 12,121 200.(KJO 212,121 5,472 8.207 200,000 200,000 205,472 208,207 Totsl (6,650) Current Asset- Cash At Bank And In Hand 601.. General Account 126.4971 602.. Vicar & Church Wardens {3,063) 603: Fabric Fund 753 604.. Tea Leaf 605.. CCLA- Vicar & Chwdns 607.. Clifton General Fund 608.. Clifton Church - Joan Pick 609.. Bells ReseNe Account 700.. Weekly income 44.6 25.226 22.040 40,238 22,163 17,902 38,013 21,940 17,902 313 135 7,418 481 5.760 2,171 94,133 17,149 142 8,049 481 5,831 2.955 87,380 142 8,049 481 5,844 12 12,9551 Total {31,7501 39,189 94,819 Llability - Creditors: Amounts Falling Due In One Year Z04.' Accounts Payable 10.000 qo.000 10,000 10,000 Total (1) Liability - Provision For Liabilitles And Charges Due Withln One Year Z06: Accruals and liabilities (168) 716 (168) 716 548 548 168 168 Total Net total assets 138,2331 298,787 29,189 289.742 302.172
Represented by General (Unrestricted) Designated - BellRes Designaled Bells Designated - CCLA Designated - Clifton Designated - Hall Designated - JoanPid Desigriated - Music Designated - Property Designated - Steptoes Designated - TeaLeaf Designated - VCW Designated- WedFun Designated-youth Restricted - Fabric Restricted - Grant {37,833) {37,833) 5,831 514 142 8,049 31.160 481 (321) 5,748 514 135 7,418 23,813 481 907 200.000 8.105 313 24,091 13,466 353 17,149 5.831 514 142 8,049 31,160 481 200,0(10 8.935 313 24.314 18,2 353 200,000 8,935 313 24,314 18,290 353 17,149 12,040 289.742 17.149 12,040 29,189 Total {37,833) 298,387 302,172 Fund movement summary - St Peters Church Fund Opening Incoming Outgoing Transfers GainslLosses Journals Closing BellRes Designated 5.748 5,748 5,831 5,831 Sub-totals Bells Designated 514 514 514 514 Sub-totals CCLA Designaled 135 135 142 142 Sub-totals Clifton Designated 7,418 7,418 711 711 80 80 8,049 8,049 Sub-totals Fabrlc Restricted 17,149 17,149 17,149 17,149 Sub-totals Grant Restricted 13,000 13,000 960 960 12,040 12,040 Sub-totals Hall Designated 23,813 23,813 17,691 17.691 10,344 10.344 31.160 31,160 Sub-totals JoanPick Designated 481 481 481 481 Sub-totsls Musi Designated 907 907 146 146 1,048 Sub-totals
Property Designated 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 Sub-totals Steptoes Designated 8,105 8,105 1.251 1,251 421 421 8,935 8,935 Sub-totals TeaLeaf Designated 313 313 313 313 Sub-totals vcw Designated 24,091 24,091 (2231 (2231 24,314 24,314 Sub-totsls WedFun Designated 13,466 13,466 5,565 5.565 741 741 18,290 18,290 Sub-totals Youth Designated 353 353 353 353 sutOtals General Unrestricted {321) (321) 53.884 53.884 91,396 91,396 (37,8331 137,8331 Sub-totals Totals 302.172 92,338 104,768 289,742 Analysis of income and expendlture- St Peters Church Total Unrestrirted Designated Restricted Endowment This Last year vear INCOME AND ENDOVIMENTS FROM: Donations and legacies 010 - Donations - general 014- CAF Donation 050- Grants Q53 - Screen donations Donatlons and legacies Totals 3,221 3,221 4,218 13.OCQ 13,000 2,300 3,221 13,000 16,221 6,518 Income from charitable activities 080 - Steploes Income from charitsble acvItieS Totals 1.251 1,251 1,851 1,251 1,251 1,851 Other trading activities Other trading actIvities Totals Investments Investments Totals io
Other income 001 - Collection at Selwices - SL Peters 002 - Collection at services - Clifton 003 - Gift Aid - St. Peters 004 - FWO - St Peters 005- Gift Aid - Clifton 006- FWO- Clifton 007 - Gift Aid Recovered 008 - Collections at Wedding and Funerals 009- Card donation 011 Float 012- Rent- Land 013- Rent- Grasmere 015 - Growing Together 016- Events 017 - utilities 018- Sundry income 020- Books and Cards 028- Diocesan Fees- Church 029 - Travel Expens8s - Vicar 030- P.C.C. Fees 031- P.C.C.- Clergy 032 - P.C.C.- Verger 033- P.C.C.- Organist 034- P.C.C. Music 035- P.C.C. - Fabric 036- P.C.C. Fees- Bells 037- P.C.C. Fees- Video 038- P.C.C. Fees- Office costs 039- P.C.C. Fees- ddIng deposit 048 - Refund 049 - Pew Cushions 051 Online Church donations 054 - Childrens society donations 055- Sound system donation 060- Hall refreshments 061 Hall - Growning Together playgroup 062 - Hall Rent- MISlIaneouS 063 - Hall - Traidcraft 064 - Hall - Dancing 065 - Hall Line Dancing 066- Craft Club 075 - Diocesan Grant 092 - Vic&Churchw2rden - Rent 095 - Vicar & Churchwarden Interest deposit ac 096 - V&CW- Interest CCLA acct 100- Tea Leafdonations 106 - Bells - Donation - Current account 111- Bells - Donab'on - Reserve account 112 - Bells - Interest Reserve Account 130 - Growing Youth - Donation 140- Wedding Deposits 150 - Gifts and legacies 4,543 4.543 6,000 7.419 5,125 300 7,419 5,125 300 7,205 9,807 200 2,173 2,008 2,435 2,173 2,008 2,435 3,974 3,653 1,834 450 9.456 301 1,378 1.443 10 333 5.904 450 9,456 301 1,424 1.491 10 333 7,764 290 7,275 46 48 1,438 1.999 216 9,834 15 8,081 1,735 2,451 2,804 1,451 3.334 661 1.232 1,312 115 2.233 5,567 861 1,519 1,489 402 287 177 287 800 100 41 800 140 141 960 131 613 54 130 40 100 197 197 33 247 244 1,751 2,222 2.222 13,402 1,408 1.370 13,402 10,613 1,408 1,372 1,370 1,306 135 84 84 30 69 66 30 168 164 50.663 24,204 53.884 25,454 13,000 {1681 164 105 74,867 88,057 92,338 96,426 Other income Totals Income and endovmients Grand totals li
EXPENDITURE ON: Raising funds Raising funds Totals Expendlture on charitable actlvllies 550 - Charity Expenditure (Steptoesl Expendlture on charitable activities Totals Other expenditure 300 - Ministry Costs 301- Ministry- Water Rates 302 - Ministry- Telephone 303- Ministry - Travel 320- Grants 325 - Clifton electrioty 326 - Clifton gas 328 - Church - electriaty 329- Church- gas 331 Utility Bills 332 - Insuran 333 - Repairs and Maintenanc 334 - Cleaning 336- offi costs 337- Common Fund 338 - Sheffield Diocesan Fees 339 - Charity Funeral Collection 343 - Growing Together 345- Donations 346- Youth Work 347- CYF Training 348 - CYF Materials 349 - Staff Training 354 - Sound system 355- HMRC payments 356 - Professional Fees 357- Pension contribution 371- P.C.C. Fees- Clergy 372- P.C.C. - Verger 373- P.C.C.- Organist 375- P.C.C. - Bells 379- Rental expenses 380- Subscriptions 382 - Youth Worker 383 - Office Worf(er 425 - Hall - Repairs and Maintenance 428- Hall - Insurance 427 - Hall - Utilities 428- Hall_ Water 429- Hall - Cleaning 430- Hall- Peter Rabbit Playgroup 431 Hall Traidcraft 432- Hall- DMBC 433 - Hall - electricity 434- Hall - gas 436- Craft Club 440 - Tea Leaf- Refreshments 441- Tea Leaf- Outings 450- Vicar & Churchwarden- repairs and maint 500- Music Equipment 501 Music License 511 Bells Wedding 3.093 798 473 3,093 798 473 344 1.721 679 612 503 398 732 5.474 5,742 554 5,706 1,057 1,366 1,173 32.010 6.719 398 403 732 285 5,474 590 5,742 853 554 4,788 5,706 7.424 1,561 11,160 1,366 651 1,173 2,184 32,010 31,500 6,719 8.851 504 250 71 365 106 610 250 71 365 106 610 40 495 3.145 664 1,083 151 1.361 1,250 800 485 83 5.376 9.502 664 1,083 151 1,361 1,250 800 262 83 6.336 9,502 2,456 1,930 934 2.337 2,784 960 2,565 392 {2231 960- 1.767 654 2,456 1,930 1,354 700 1,354 800 595 900 33 117 100 1,142 2.339 1,142 2,339 943 1,063 95 232 816 327 816 125 584 145 12
512- Repairs and MaIntenan- Fabric 520 - Church Clock 551 - DBMC- Steptoes 552 - Miscellaneous 553- Flowers 554 - Screen installation 640- Buildings depreciation 641- IT depreciation 421 741 421 1,413 403 40 13 672 2,735 91.396 12,412 960 91,396 12,412 960 2,735 4,103 104.768 97.340 104,768 97,340 Other expenditure Totsls Expenditure Grand totals 13