
## **ANNUAL REPORT for January to December 2023** 


For as Jonahwas three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. (Matthew  12:40) 



## **Contents** 

|Introduction|2|
|---|---|
|2023: A year in review|4|
|From the Vicar|5|
|Churchwardens report|5|
|From the Trainee Minister|6|
|PCC Report|7|
|Sunday Services|8|
|Youth and Children’s Work|8|
|Discipleship and Pastoral Care|9|
|Evangelism and Mission|10|
|Operations|11|



## **Introduction** 

The primary object of St Alkmund’s PCCs is the promotion of the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. The incumbent is Rev Dr James Hughes. 

Our mission statement is ‘ _Devoted to God, Devoted to One Another_ ’ 

St Alkmund’s provides support for a significant church community, as well as education in the Christian faith, and social activities open to the wider community, as can be seen from the following report. 

This report contains contributions from the Vicar, Churchwardens and Trainee Minister, and a report from the PCC. This is followed by ‘a Year in review’ before we consider the ministry of the church under five headings: Sunday Services, Children and Youth Work, Discipleship and Pastoral Care, Evangelism and Mission, and Operations (which covers all the many activities we engage in to support our other activities). 

Throughout the report you will see that we rely extensively on volunteers to enable our mission and ministry; their endeavours are incalculable and greatly appreciated. 

This report covers an interesting period in the life of the church, as we were able to begin a number of new initiatives, but also experienced flooding in October 2023. 

Financial reports follow the main report. 

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**Church address: Church Office Address (for correspondence):** St. Alkmund’s Church, Duffield Parish Hall Church Drive, Church Drive off Makeney Road, off Makeney Road, Duffield, Belper, Duffield, Belper, Derbyshire   DE56 4BA Derbyshire   DE56 4BA 

Telephone: 01332 987550 e-mail: ofce@stalkmundsdufeld.co.uk; web site: www.stalkmundsdufeld.co.uk 

The PCC is a charity registered with the Charity Commission at number 1134125 

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is a Registered Charity. Appointment of PCC members is governed by and set out in the Church Representation Rules. 

The PCC meets six times a year, with Standing Committee meetings in between as necessary. Standing Committee has delegated responsibility to make financial decisions as necessary, but we endeavour to make sure decisions are made at full PCC meetings as far as possible. 

PCC Members 2023: Rev Dr James Hughes (vicar, chair) Richard Lindop (reader, vice-chair) Paul Linford (Churchwarden) Jodi Gray (Churchwarden) Marion Taulbut (deanery synod from April 2023) Nick Peacock (PCC Treasurer, deanery synod) Rosemary Bull (deanery synod until April 2023) Melinda Peacock (deanery synod) Emma Rollin (deanery synod from April 2023) Gill Linford Tom Gray Anna Maddison Alistair Boyd (until April 2023) Janet Roulstone (PCC Secretary) Elaine Parkin Christine Fraser-Moodie Roger White 

**Bankers:** HSBC, St Peter’s Street Derby **Independent Examiner:** Keith Gregory, 26 Barley Close, Little Eaton 

## **St Alkmund’s 2023- a Year in review** 

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It seems a long time ago already – so what happened in 2023? 

## Back in **January** we ran an evangelistic 

course called ‘Live’. We also ran a Board Games 

evening, and had the first of a number of Lunch Time concerts. 


## In 

## **February** 

we 

launched 

the second half of our Church History course, and ran a Holiday Club at the end of Half Term. 

**March** saw us as celebrating Mothering Sunday, and preparing for Easter. Our young people also went away to Edale at the end of the month, and it didn’t snow. 

As well as celebrating Easter in **April** , we had Derby Bible Week, and **May** saw us engaged in various activities around the King’s coronation, and having a picnic in the park. 


In **June** , James went on sabbatical for three months, but life at church continued, with the help of some visiting preachers. We also had visits in **July** from Dan and Vicki, and Graeme and Bequi Innes. 

**August** brought with it our holiday club, ‘The return of the King’. In **September** James returned from sabbatical, and we geared up for all our plans for the autumn term. We celebrated harvest in early 

**October** , and began our ‘The Way, the truth and the Life’ course, but 


flooding towards the end of October put many of the events we had planned on hold. We continued to meet for church at William Gilbert through **November** , although we weren’t able to commemorate Remembrance as we would have liked. 

Thanks to a massive clean up operation from our church family, we were able to move back into the church in early **December** , in time to celebrate Christmas. 

## **From the Vicar** 

Let me begin with some ‘famous last words’. They are mind from this time last year: _In many ways 2022 represented the first ‘normal’ year we have had for a while._ We couldn’t 

say that about 2023, unless flooding is to be considered normal. But looking at the year as a whole, as per our year in review, there is much to celebrate. 

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Here, I want to offer some thanks to all our volunteers engaged in the life of the church over the last year, from serving coffee, to cleaning, to leading bible studies, to helping with children’s and youth work, and beyond. As a church we seek to be a family, and to be involved in family life, and it is always encouraging to reflect back on how people serve one another here. I’m very wary of starting to mention people as I will miss someone out, so I will restrict myself to thanking by name Paul Linford and Jodi Gray who served as wardens for 2023, and to Richard Lindop and James Rollin for all the extra things they took on during my sabbatical. 

My thanks also go to the office team, and the ministry team. Diane and Liz continue to work in the office, and I am immensely grateful for all the support I, and we as a ministry team, receive from them, especially with the chaos of flooding and a temporary office at the moment. I have the privilege of working here with three very supportive, encouraging, committed and hard working colleagues, in James R, Adam, and James M. I look forward to the time we are able to spend together, and thank them for their support and hard work. 

2023 has been a turbulent year, not just locally but globally, and not just in the wider world, but in the Church of England. As I look back upon it, it is with a mixture of sorrow for some of the decisions that have been made at General Synod, but also with great hope. Many of you know I had the privilege of attending GAFCON (Global Anglican Fellowship Conference) in Kigali in April 2023, and as we gathered as Anglicans from all over the world, we rejoiced in our fellowship in the gospel, and our commitment to sharing the good news with a needy world. I, and I trust we, hold fast to that commitment though fire and flood. 

_James_ 

## **Churchwarden’s Report** 

Dealing with the consequences of flooding has once again taken up much of our work as churchwardens during the past 12 months with Storm Babet in October putting the church out of action for several weeks and the hall for considerably longer. 

As the flooding occurred overnight it has been impossible to determine exactly what happened, but it seems likely that the flood barriers around the hall did their job to an extent and that most of the flooding in the hall came via the church. 

It is now clear that with flooding events likely to become both more frequent and more serious that we need to protect the church as well as the hall and this will be the focus of the flood prevention work in the coming year. 

The flood protection group continues to meet under Paul’s chairmanship to help chart the way forward and we are grateful for their help and expertise. 

Last summer was also a busy time for the wardens with James‘s sabbatical during which we helped out with service leading and also some pastoral visiting. We have continued to lead services from time to time and have been grateful for this opportunity. 

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We have continued to hold regular warden's meetings with James and been part of the group looking at the outcomes from the 2022 Vision Day.  We hope to be able to build on this work during 2024/25. 

Our work as wardens is made considerably easier by the continuing help of our team of keyholders - Martin Boyce, Martin Oliver, Phil O'Brien, Tom Gray and John Wightman who joined the team this year. 

After many years of sterling service, John Lound stepped aside as funeral verger with Phil O’Brien taking on the role.  We thank John for all his hard work and wish him well in his ‘retirement.’ 

Thanks are also due to Mike Stanier and Chris Graves who continue to provide vital help with church maintenance, Roger White who has managed the heating and Merrilyn Wheatley who now manages the tea and coffee rota. 

Priorities for the coming year will include completing the flood defence project, installing a water supply to the Smith Chapel, helping to establish a pastoral visiting team and continuing to help implement the Vision Day objectives. 

As ever, we are grateful for the continued prayers of the church family as we carry out this ministry. 

_Paul Linford and Jodi Gray_ 

## **Trainee Minister’s Letter** 

Up until the end of October last year, I would’ve been writing that 2023 had been (especially when compared with 2019 - 2021!) a fairly ‘uneventful’ year, but then of course the UK weather and ‘Storm Babet’, which majorly flooded St Alkmund’s once again – had other ideas! 

Yet, a ‘positive’ of the October 2023 storms (resulting in the Duffield church hall once again being ‘out of action’ for an extended period) is a reminder of how we can work very well together and really support each other as two churches, and how much we can achieve together as a united benefice. Our benefice teaching-course has been able to continue in Little Eaton instead of Duffield. Our monthly benefice prayer-meetings have similarly able to continue in Little Eaton instead of Duffield, helping to further build crossbenefice relationships. Our ‘TOTS’ group has not only continued in Little Eaton instead of Duffield, but the enforced “ _change in location_ ” has actually highlighted the potential for running two such groups, one in each village, going forward. 

We give thanks for all that we’ve been able to achieve as a church and as a benefice in 2023 and for all of our many volunteers who help to make things happen. And God willing, we trust that we can continue doing more of the same in the year ahead, as we seek to keep sharing the ‘good news’ of the Gospel with all those around us, and as we keep growing and learning in our faith together as the Lord’s people here. 

Many thanks to our church/benefice family for their continued support and encouragement over the past year and my thanks to James Hughes and our Staff Team and Wardens in particular. 

_James Rollin_ 

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## **PCC Report** 

## **Report on the Proceedings of the Parochial Church Council** 

_It should be the duty of the minister and the parochial church council to consult together on matters of general concern and importance to the parish.  (Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956)._ 

The Parochial Church Council met 6 times in 2023. All meetings were in person, with five in St Alkmund’s church hall and one in Little Eaton hall after the flooding. The meeting in July was chaired by Richard Lindop, as the vicar was on Sabbatical. 

Regular  agenda  items  for  discussion  included  a  ministry  update  from  the  vicar, safeguarding information from Paul Linford and a finance report from Nick Peacock, the treasurer. Safeguarding included new and renewed Disclosure and Barring certificates, reminders of mandatory course updates and any issues needing to be discussed. This year there have also been regular discussions on the Prayers of Love and Faith. 

At the January meeting PCC members were made aware of the implementation of ideas from the Vision day in November 2022. These included: 

- 6 people going on the CAP money course 

- A new Events team who had already planned 2 social activities 

- The setting up of a new Young People’s group 

- And the TOTS group to start on February 3[rd] 2023 

Later in the year, after discussion and a unanimous vote, St Alkmund’s became a Church Society Partner church. The church was already giving to this organisation through it’s stewardship and it is a patron of St Alkmund’s. The Church Society is also a member of the CEEC, the Church of England Evangelical Council. 

The PCC received a letter from Plastic Free Duffield, after which it was agreed that all plastic use in the church would be reviewed. 

In September 2023 the youth workers Adam Heaton and James Munro attended the PCC meeting. They gave members a full explanation of their work and visions for primary age children and young people in the St Alkmund’s and St Paul’s churches and in the local schools. This included 2 holiday clubs and termly family events. 

After the flooding in October 2023 the PCC decided more flood protection was needed. Apart  from  the damage  to  church  buildings,  having  the  office  out  of use  was  very difficult. It was agreed to look into having an office and drop-in centre more central in the village, away from flooding. 

In November the PCC voted to renew Richard Lindop’s Reader’s Licence and to support James Rollin in continuing his Reader’s course. 

Reports on PCC business appear in the Church magazine throughout the year. 

_Janet Roulstone_ 

## **Sunday Services** 

Our Sunday services at Duffield are normally at 10am and 6.30pm. The morning service includes creche and youth work for those aged up to 14. We also have an 8am communion service which currently at All Saints chapel on the 1[st] and 3[rd] Sundays of the 

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month. Our 6.30pm service, which meets in the hall, was temporarily suspended in October 2023 after flooding. 

During 2023 we continued our usual pattern of expository sermon series, seeking to explore the whole counsel of God. The morning saw us beginning to look at John, in 1 Thessalonians, and then looking at Jonah and 2 Peter. A similar pattern has been followed in the evening, looking at 2 Corinthians, Amos, Luke and Romans 1. We have continued to live stream services, and that will continue into the future. 

The **music group** continues to strive to provide music that enables the congregation to praise and worship God. We are very thankful for the small, dedicated team of **sound men** who are essential to ensure the sound the band is well balanced, our **ppteers** , and our team of **Streamers** , who make sure the internet behaves itself. Our **bell ringers** continue to encourage us into worship. 

Our thanks go to our musicians, power point operators, sides people, sound team, coffee and tea makers, tidy uppers, creche helpers and heating keeping going-ers (and many others) who contribute so much to make sure we can meet together as God’s people every Sunday. 

_James Hughes_ 

## **Children’s and youth work** 

This year we have continued to focus on building stronger relationships with our surrounding schools and families. We’ve maintained our regular once a week assembly with William Gilbert and have been a part of their services throughout the year. We have been involved in the Christian Union at Ecclesbourne School. We have also introduced various family evenings with the goal of further reaching not just our young people but their parents too, although this has been interrupted by the flooding. 

Every Sunday we run Sparks for 3-11’s and Fuel for 11-14s with our older teens frequently serving in our Youth band or helping with streaming. Ignition our group for 1118s has changed to a Wednesday and has continued to grow and develop with Bible study, in addition to First Sunday Specials once a month for fellowship during Salt Cafe. We have also taken steps to give access to 1 to 1 ministry for more of our 11-18s. 

We ran a three-day Holiday Club in August, and a one day club in February. We look forward to expanding outreach with further events/socials to support our children & young people throughout the year. 

_Adam Heaton and James Munro_ 

## **Discipleship and Pastoral Care** 

## Discipleship 

A key opportunity for learning together is of course Sunday by Sunday at our weekly church services. However, we also continue to offer various opportunities for further learning and teaching in smaller groups as churches and a benefice. 

Our **Growth Groups** have continued to meet during the year, studying a range of material including Proverbs, Esther, Titus and the person & work of the Holy Spirit. If you 

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are not currently involved in a Growth Group and would like to be, please contact either myself or the Vicar. 

Our benefice **Prayer Meetings** continue to be held on the first Wednesday evening of the month, (either at St Alkmund’s or St Paul’s), where there are opportunities to pray for the life of the church(s) and the benefice and for one another. There are also opportunities to consider at the prayer meeting, specific issues in more detail than is possible during a church service. Do please support this key meeting in the life of our benefice if you can. 

Our periodic **midweek teaching courses** have continued, with most recently the ‘Way Truth and Life’ course looking at how things like the Creeds and the ’39 Articles’ can aid our understanding of biblical doctrine. We also encourage the church family to make use of other occasional teaching opportunities organised by third parties; for example the annual ‘Derby Bible Week’ meetings. 

Our other midweek activities include our **Tuesday Morning** service (with Communion once a month) on Tuesday mornings in term time. We also have opportunities for **1-1 bible-study** – if you are interested in this, please contact either myself or the church office. 

## Pastoral Care 

We have been continuing to undertake more **visits** with more people through visiting them in their homes, or going out for a coffee or going for a walk, etc; organised on an ad-hoc basis. If anyone feels that they would like a visit from a member of the pastoral care team, please get in touch with the church office and we can make arrangements. 

We also provide **meals for those in need** , together with a **prayer chain** and also our ongoing **Prayer Ministry after Sunday services** after the morning service at St ’ Alkmund s **.** 

Our **Sanctuary** event on Thursday afternoons provides a welcome space for people to come and chat and get support and company. And our **‘TOTS’** group gives chance for those caring for younger children to meet and catch up. 

_James Rollin_ 

## **Evangelism and Mission** 

## Evangelism 

Our parish magazines continue to act as a good ‘low key’ evangelism tool for the wider village community and once again my sincere thanks go to our magazine editor Jeff Taplin for his tireless work in producing the magazines, for both churches. As ever, any suggestions for content for the magazines are always gratefully received. 

In January/February 2023, as a follow-up to our various Christmas services we ran the ‘Live’ course in the church hall, a 5-week course exploring the truth and content of the gospel, how to begin and also how to keep going in living the Christian life as followers of Jesus. 

We continue to seek to implement our evangelism strategy and the Events Team continues to plan and organise evangelistic events, which have included ongoing 

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‘friendship evangelism’ lunches at Croots farm café (many thanks to Kay & team for their support with these) and a ‘murder mystery’ event in summer 2023. 

Unfortunately, as happened previously with the 2019 floods and subsequent 2020/21 Covid19 restrictions, our plans for evangelistic events for late 2023 and on into 2024 (which included a ‘Burns Night Supper’ & a ‘Stargazing Evening’) have been temporarily rather ‘thwarted’ by the October 2023 flooding of the church hall. Nevertheless, we will resume our plans once the hall is back in use! 

## Mission 

We continue as a church to ‘tithe’ the income we receive in planned giving, supporting various organisations, from other local churches in Derbyshire, to local and national charities, together with support for international mission. 

The bulk of our benefice’s overseas giving goes to our international Mission Partners; Dan and Vicki, Dr Ted and Rachel Watts, who live and work at the Good News Hospital in Mandritsara, Madagascar; Graeme and Bequi Innes, working at Oastea Domnului, an Evangelical church in Chisinau, Moldova and John & Sian Newton-Webb, who lead a church plant in the city of Sapporo in the north of Japan; plus the Langham Partnership. 

We will continue to give updates on all our international Mission Partners going forward and do please continue to pray for them and the challenging work the Lord has called them to. 

_James Rollin_ 

## **Operations** 

Operations covers all the things we do to keep doing all the other things we do: our finances, the website, social media, the office, cleaning, maintenance, working parties, keeping the heating going, and many other areas. 

Again, as in so many areas of church life, this involves a large group of volunteers, who clean the church (often alone in a cold building), who mow the grass, and generally keep on top of everything. You can see the work Nick Peacock, our treasurer does from the following accounts. Out thanks to all our many, many unsung volunteer heroes. 

## **Treasurer’s report for the year to 31 December 2023** 

2023 turned out much better than planned. The budget for 2023 assumed a year end deficit of the unrestricted funds of £23,750. The final accounts show a surplus of £1,325. Clearly there were large differences under the various headings, not all in the same direction. 

The regular giving was £5,340 under budget (but higher than 2022). Staff costs were £2,580 above budget while there was significant savings on the other 2 variable expenditure items. Operational costs were £5,660 below budget and utilities £5,660 

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under budget. The latter due to much improved automatic timing of heating in church (with virtually no complaints from the congregation). 

The principal reason for the large differences between budget and actual was due to donations. Within the church family donations exceeded by £10,919 and there was an additional £13,500 from external sources. £2,000 interest from our deposit account helped as well. The outlook for 2024 is also positive due to a couple of bequests while the unrestricted cash balance of over £40,000 provides a sound basis for the next few years. 

_Nick Peacock_ 

## **Safeguarding Report** 

The work of safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults within the church continues to operate relatively smoothly. 

We currently have 60 people in the church family with valid DBS certificates enabling them to work with the above groups.  During 2023, four people with DBS certificates stepped down from their roles, but two new people came onto the list for the first time while seven existing certificates were renewed. 

The overall number of people with DBS certificates is still a relatively healthy number for a church of our size, representing more than half of the regular congregation. 

The move from five-yearly to three-yearly renewals has inevitably meant more work at our end but more people are being encouraged to sign-up to the automatic renewal process.  A total of 29 certificates are due for renewal this year. 

While Paul and Diane (as safeguarding administrator) have focused on keeping on top of the DBS process, Gill has continued to look after safeguarding training and has helped facilitate face-to-face training sessions for those unable to access online training. 

As we go forward, we continue to pray for God’s protection on our children and vulnerable adults, and on all of us in our relationships with each other. 

_Paul and Gill Linford, Parish Safeguarding Officers_ 

## **Health and Safety.** 

We continue to keep a record of accidents, which are reported to the PCC as appropriate. I am pleased to report that there have not been any Health and Safety incidents reported in the last period. 

_John Oakley_ 

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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ALKMUND. DUFFIELD
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIE5
For the year ended 31 December 2023
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'5 REPORT
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST ALKMUND, DUFFIELD NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2023 

## **I ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

The  financial  statements  have  been  prepared  in  accordance  with  the  Church  Accounting Regulations 2006 together with applicable accounting standards and the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP). 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. Investment assets are valued at Market value. Funds 

General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC are also unrestricted. The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body or those that are informal gatherings of church members. 

## **Incoming Resources** 

_Voluntary, income and capital sources_ 

Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving under Gift Aid is recognised only when received.  Income tax receivable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the income is recognised. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantified and its ultimate receipt by the PCC is reasonably certain. Sales of books and magazines are accounted for gross. Funds raised by the Garden Party, Christmas Fair and similar events are accounted for gross. 

_Other income_ 

Income from the letting of the parish hall is recognised when the rental is due. _Income from investments_ 

Dividends are accounted for when receivable. Interest entitlements are accounted for as they accrue. Tax recoverable on such income is recognised in the same accounting year. Gains and losses on investments: Realised gains and losses are. Unrealised gains and losses are accounted for on revaluation at 31 December or when appropriate. 

## _Resources used_ 

Grants: Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over, or when awarded if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC. 

## **Fixed assets** 

_Consecrated land and buildings and moveable Church furnishings_ 

Consecrated and beneficed property is excluded from the accounts by s.96(2)(a) of the Charities Act 1993. Moveable church furnishings held by the churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and  which  require  a  faculty  for  disposal,  are  accounted  for  as  inalienable  property  unless consecrated. They are listed in the church's inventory (which can be inspected at any reasonable time).  For  inalienable  property  acquired  prior  to  2000,  there  is  insufficient  cost  information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the accounts. No such items have been acquired during the year. 

All expenditure incurred during the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings, individual items under £1,000 or on the repair of moveable church furnishings acquired before 1 January 2000 is written off. _Other fixtures and fittings_ 

Equipment used within the Church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over 3 years. Individual items of equipment with a purchase price of £1000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired. 

_Investments_ 

Investments are valued at Market Value at 31 December. 

## _Current assets_ 

Amounts owed at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors. Realised gains and losses are recognised when investments are sold. 

Unrealised gains and losses are accounted for on revaluation at 31 December or when appropriate 



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17

PAROC.HIAL CHIIRCH C.OIJNC.IL OF ST ALKMIIYD, DIJFFIELD
BAI.A￿C".E SHEET AT31 DEI'EMBF.R 21123
P•Dte
2023
1022
FI.IED LSSETS
fLxed asse
?94.368
49.079
.14.1.447
51bl
54.186
348.554
CI'RREFIT ASSETS
Dcbior5
26.￿2
C&%h al bank and in har
58.746
68.X14
84.748
99.X95
LJ.4BILI'TIF_S.. A￿{0111T% trALLINr.
DI"E ITIIIN OTh4E I'EAR
-26.789
ET CI'RRENT A&SETS
57.959
56,634
4Q6.513
4￿.(￿1
FIINDS
71237
335.276
69.433
330.(A8
4Lkn.$13
4(￿.0[41
AwtDwcd by tlK P4tyKIMI CTrwil
d oty Jtsbchwlf by".
18th MkT¢h 2024
18

PAROCHIAL CHIIRCH COIINCIL OF ST ALKMIIND. DIIFFIELD
Yq)TTr-S T() THF. Tr INiif*l'lill. ST¢ITk￿lEIJ TS
r the eDded 31 December 2023
INCOMIPIC. RESOI'Rf.ES
lIn￿￿tricttd RThtritt
Fts#d
TOTAL FilhD
202J
21121
Gitl A
139.134
139.134
3?.(￿>
61J19
4.525
13S250
29,805
16.744
4.355
Trcoyaiblcon Gift Aid
Othcr
Collccli(KL4 loprnp]ll¢cl ll¢ ajl smiCCS
Suudry thnwions -chuTrh deveb)pnrThl
4J25
?36.97%
36.978
IR6.134
?icp opernttry tofurthertht Cthinrifs ttty¢cts
5.7(19
IJ
S,539
6.025
Gra￿Bro￿*t TnJ5t
Fknd inyjrar
7.1(>9
7.1119
IJ.3A5
•(dJ .4ctttiiftle5 for&efvEfalilis I￿1$
Pari&lL ￿11 lettin?. etc.
2J29
2.522
1,103
2279
1207
.1.6?4
-1.6?5
-1.4N6
2iei IRccffle
2.13?
1132
Divi&Thls and Èntere5t
722
6.hl?
TOTAL IYI'ONIAYf. RLSQI"RC"LS
2SI,944
2.$1.944
209h17
19

PAROCHIAL CHIIRCH C.OIINCIL OF ST ALKMUND. DLIFFIELD
N()TLS T() THE TrIN,1￿,{.,I..lL STATEhlENTS I(:ontioucd)
Trvr the i'e*r ended 31 December 2023
RLSnl,'RCE.S IISED
RHtFIrt￿ Tut*l Fvtyds
Fllnds
2•2J
2022
Missior￿ and chmtable ￿Trin$
Cl*Jt(ho*rt5ea5:
2239
. ￿lICfa￿l ll8rDrJr8
UK rh4urlK5
110￿ PUS5MW6 and￿￿r(hu[￿h xKietica
2.0(M)
3.5(M)
5.2(W)
3.51KI
5.2(Kl
3.2110
?0.6
Jibi Acii171ies direcilj relowioihe rfihe cAMrch
M¥w5ty. quots
cjcry ex¥rne5
¥icats8t
Lay lysis1￿ts CnpIp￿DI cipcnscy
Parish AS￿ and trainu
C'osi of serviccs
CFoJrLh expEM
Fknd csprn5CS
79.548
4.1)57
479
79.548
4.057
479
52.125
?3.(K
3.731
13.436
79.548
3.673
1286
33.574
22.169
5.8
&761
15.915
13.707
798
23.(K
3.731
13.436
12.403
10.961
Youth and ¢bildrcts ￿tI¥l￿S
Upkccp of chwchyJTd
Ttaitiing & m￿5]￿1
Parith expenditsre
Parish ￿11 rurALingLvsis
948
535
535
4.007
4.￿17
4.701
?.257
207,827
207.L?7
193.OYI
Jidi fhwrch manuxemeni apjdadmiRii￿lIo
Scctethry e[L4)lo￿nI
Pritttslls. sthtiotw & mi5¢.
Professvjnal fec%
18285
1.669
1.62
610
18.285
19.139
2.739
1.2?4
559
1.628
610
192
22.192
23.661
TOTAL RESDIIR('kS I',SED
239.151
Majty Irth for ￿2j 4reto DVB. £3m). T•J& Rathd -U.Cth)CnemE R¢gw
20

PAROC'.HIAL CHIIRC.H C.OIINC.IL OF ST ALKMIIND, DIIFFIELD
TO TIIE TrINANC'I..IL sTATE￿IE￿￿ (C'ontinued
+'Dr tbe )¢#r ended 31 DecetDber 2023
STAFF f.0STS
2023
2022
Swrrtwial & P4n5h A$515tsn¢y
Lay
40.3911
33,150
52.12S
IXb.D.4(¥%Tr'P• frY)R IISL BI. I'IIÈ P(-C
Frecbold l*•d
*Ad bllildiop Fxrnithrt
TOTAL
Jlaj
Book I'ALllk
OI_JDD-23
AdditiLIts
?94_-lOX
94.361¢
31'1?,,20?3
y4.Ib8
Dfr.PRk('IATln
01-JaTr93
3111?QO?3
NET HOOK I'ALIIE
01101,,2023
?94.-16%
94.1th8
311112023
?Y4.3t*X
94.10¥
Th¢ bwithw th¢ P&ri5h Hull (l]wrh Driir wjd tk Pwi5h Hoy5C Wt 31 tk¥by RoAd.
thffKld. Thc GTP55 boDk Tr4lu¢ Of p￿Sh IlalL £?67.51K). J5 bjsd on ihc v&luc for in5urawe
15 col￿dc￿l tD fAir c5tim&tc ofthc ciirrcjlt %aIue tsj of the prDrKrtJ. Thc ￿ knk Df thc
PwT15h hpu5c. £2ts.8(bS. Isbth ¢lx Pwn5h to thr pw£lw prirc. Tkn"s I￿￿5¢ *'Wspwrhwd
jointly by ihe P('C and th¢ Duffiekl GbT15 llnd InfanE5 Rcligious F:dwalton Tru5L in.March 1999. Thp io
¢ba&e pfirc ￿¥5 £63.IMKlof *qJi¢b thttT*id Gir]5AtsI IRE Tntst l￿￿tri]￿led £38.IMX).
1•23
2•22
J(bJ
ImrJiments
C4tAeThl Fund
-ir¥rngr F*Ad
Sharr5 ID thc C'BP5 Invekni Fu
23?9.78 sh￿￿5. mthrkrt Jl.,1I•IP) £49.079
2397 5hAwr5 Mith ttwkrt Nt 31112,.?3 £54186
£IO.O(X) casb re*hs
54.186
4￿79
44.If16
49.4J79
21

PAROCHIAL CHLIRCH COUI%CIL OF ST ALKMUND, DUFFIELD
N()TES T() THE FINIlN"('Iill. S*TATEMENT% (C".ontinued)
Fur the i'e*r end(pd 31 DEcembvr 2023
Il•rotrkttd Ilesty1¢*
Fuwth
Totsl
Fthcd w55cb
26.868
71.IS8
{?0.789Tr
321.686
13.590
3411.554
84.748
126.7891
CLrrcnL Li￿lI111cS
.51.1
2•2J
2D22
DE8TQRS
J95
332
23.143
lrtcrr51
recoverable
25.IIKJ
LIABILITIES= AMQ(IYTS FALLiNC DLIE W'A THI% OP4E I"EAR
202J
2022
Ste4wdth"p
20.fljo
20.180
1.650
FkndexPc￿CS
PaTi5h Hall
CllJhoffw Yo*h Le4drr
1.450
1.370
16.l*J)
1.010
4.$39
?6.789
43_191
No*.. Thr I￿O￿E the Pllri5h IW)￿ DTediiidcd by18rren￿nl Thr PCC
4nd ihe Duifieka (iirls & Infants RL. Tru* in the ?51KXlio 3￿L￿1 Ihc respettilie
(￿￿114￿1P￿5 thc pwrhN5c
22

PAROCHIAL CHIIRCH C.OUI%CIL OF ST ALKMUND, DUFFIELD
Y()TE% T() THE FINANI'IAL STATEMEh'T% IC:ontlnued)
For tbe vt*r ended 31 December 2023
io
Fl'h"D DETAILS_
The Restridcd fund5 ue Lkni]cdbelLM. Tr fuTra5avwlable inejjch fwKic4n only be uycd for
(Ific PUrp5r dc5ip&id b)" thr doJX)r.
Nct fLuwJy hllvr T￿1￿1* cunuwrard PCC.
C¥5b b•la￿[sof th¢ f￿￿k.
Fx•d
FUD
Fllnd
Fund
8Alllwe ￿ l janu￿ 2023
Nd itironjiopllokntgoiJJg5I (or the ￿t.
Jl 31 tkgcrrlxr ?1)?3
914
1.-467
Notr.. The Bell FI￿d i5 A cothinAtiL)n oftht Belfry Fund the Bell Furthl 5bo%YL JD eartier
HAI
Fu*d
F••d
F¥tt
l Jam*ry 2023
I￿Ornin￿l￿￿1￿1inSsI lor the pr.
Bal￿￿< ￿31 DEttrtthcr ?023
49.995
4.75
41J.397
23

PAROCHIAL CHUACH COUNCIL OF ST ALKMLINO, DUFFIELD
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTivmES
For the y•¥r ended 31 De¢•mb•r 2023
INDEPENDENT EXAMINEWS REPORT
Thb rtpoit on the Jccountsofthe PCCIor thE yeor vndEd 31 OEcerter 1013. i•touton tho
prt¢tdknipw5xx w ￿15 Infe5peciof w exan￿nal￿ ¢airledout lTha(cordance ￿th the Chur¢h
Ac<ounvn8 ftE¢ulatlQD$ 2006lth• R•iul*ttonsI 4nd%qclknn a30fth•c￿r￿1tSA£1l953 Ith• kll.
R•ip•rVw 1•5pon51b1l￿tS￿fthè PCC •*d tht ex•rtAhvr.
Airnomboriof tho PCCJ¥OU ve responslblefor pfepvèfjonolihefinanclil 5t*effteTrts'. you (4Th￿d+f
thil the èudit requiiementy ol the Rvwlatlons and Section 43111 of thtA¢t doesnot apply. v 15nw
f*spDn%Sblllty to 15wJ• r•poiton thoio Ilnanctsl 5t¥prn•nts In K¢ord•n(• wlth the t•rm5 of th•
e¥p4nlnidon w8$ Calrled Out Kcorda￿t ￿11￿ th• GBnBril Dliectlon5 6ytht ChKIty
Comml551on under 5*Ctlon 4317l1bloftheAct to bo foJndlnth•chJrch iuwancè. IC￿6
Th4t •x•mln•tlon lTrEludès4 i•￿t￿OI1h•￿r¢0unt￿nBrQCQfdS k¢ptby th¢ Pccand a comparlson of
cctsun15and wekln8exglJn¥iivns fromvouas tru5tetsconcefn1r*￿YSu¢h m•tters. Th•
CUn5tqupntly Idonot eApreJs4n opknbn on th•￿eW￿￿n
In conDe¢tlOTh vAth my tKOmlnithDn. nornther ha5 CPrnEtoary ￿eTr￿..
11 Whkhcwse5rre re45vn•ble c4U5e io bellevethatinaDy m*il* rt5Vrtthe
r•qult•rMThts
to k••pvAounfjn8 i•¢oidilD Dc<old￿*￿#hs•¢iknn 41 olth*AcL'
prepare accounts**kh èecotdwAihth• rletrth￿élv
wlth thq r•gulr•Thntrolth¢ Aci4ndth• Re0￿•￿on5 Dot b••DD*t". or
21 tc In ry oplnlon,•nentlon thovldbe drm Invd41 t¢ eNt4*4 grOP*i
unde11￿maint of th•4ccuun151ts ￿ re4ched.
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