## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 1st January 2024 31st December 2024
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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter’s Prestbury
**Other names charity is known by**
St Peter’s PCC
> **Registered charity number (if any)** ~~i~~ 1134136
**Charity's principal address**
The Village Prestbury Macclesfield
**Postcode SK10 4DG**
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Patrick Angier|Chair/Incumbent|||
|Avril Ravenscroft|Asst Minister|||
|Steve Murphy|Asst Minister|||
|Carolyn Leonard|Warden|||
|Clive Hammond|Warden|||
|Sue Coley|Warden|||
|Alison Syner|Warden|||
|Sheila Andrews|LayChair|||
|Steve Saunders|Treasurer|||
|Jeanette Jenkins|Secretary|||
|Anne Stirling|Pastoral Worker|||
|Arthur Bell||||
|Chris Sealy||||
|Win MacDonald||||
|Janet Gallagher||||
|Jo-Ann Chambers||||
|Alison Ratcliffe||||
|Mike Waters
~~ee~~||||
|Steve Hill
~~ee~~||||
|~~ee~~||||
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) See above How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointment of trustees is as per Church Representation Rules 2004 Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
The PCC meets monthly with a Lay Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and You **may choose** to include church wardens all supporting the Incumbent. additional information, where relevant, about:
- A Standing Committee comprising the Incumbent, Lay Chair, Treasurer,
- policies and procedures Pastoral Worker and 2 church wardens will meet at various times during the year as issues and needs dictate.
- adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
The primary objective of the PCC is to promote the Christian faith throughout the Parish, and to ensure effective spiritual guidance and pastoring is provided to parishioners.
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In pursuance of the above objective, there is a comprehensive range of Sunday Church Services at St Peter’s and St John’s, together with a midweek service at St Peter’s and a fortnightly pram service.
Supplementing the worship services there is a wide variety of additional activities occurring:
- Young Church
- Breakfast Church
- Wild Church
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
- Bible Study
- Mother’s Union
- Exploring Faith
- School Worship
- Home Communion
- Lent Courses
The Ministry Team lead all the activities listed above, and also coordinate pastoral care across the Parish under the leadership of the Pastoral Worker.
Communicating all the activities falls to the Communications Hub who also look after the website and newsletters.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
The PCC and Ministry Team are supported by a huge number of volunteers who provide expertise, enthusiasm and energy for further activities, some of them being:
- Church Choir
- Worship Band
- St John’s Coffee Shop
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
- New to Church welcome meetings/lunches
- Social events
- Holy Dusters
- Communications Team
- Social Justice Hub
- Fabric Team
- Community Events, such as Summer and Christmas Fairs.
St Peter’s is also heavily involved in the leadership and resourcing of a foodbank type operation, called the Upton Pantry, on the Upton estate in the Parish.
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
There were 7 candidates for Confirmation into the Church of England in 2024 at a service led by the Bishop.
During 2024, significant refurbishment was completed at St John’s transforming the structure into a modern church building and becoming the focal point for the village.
The Food Pantry continues to meet an increased demand from hard pressed families, with visits to the Pantry up to the end of October surpassing total visits for the whole of 2023.
Average Sunday church attendance for St John’s and St Peter’s in 2024 was 142 adults and 17 children. This represents a small increase on 2023, and continues the trend in attendance seen since covid.
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## **Section E Financial review**
The PCC has in excess of 3 years operating costs held as free reserves.
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
n/a
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
The principal source of funds is through parishioner donations, supplemented by income from weddings and funerals.
The PCC has a cautious approach to investing it’s reserve funds. Funds are held with CCLA, within the specific Church of England deposit fund.
Where funds are received from legacies, the PCC exercises full governance over spending and allocation of funds to projects.
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Patrick John Mark Angier **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 27/02/2024
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**Registered Charity Number: 1146048**
## **St Peter's Parochial Church, Prestbury Receipts and payments account Year Ended 31 December 2024**
## **TOTAL FUNDS**
|**Income from:**
Planned giving
Other giving
Donations and legacies
Gift aid
Interest and dividends
Fees
Other income
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable giving
Diocesan quota
Ministry expenses
Music
Buildings and churchyard
Wedding and funeral fees
Administration
Administration salaries
Finance charges
Other expenditure
**Total expenditure**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Cash funds last year end**
**Cash funds this year end**|Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
**31 December**
**2024**
£
£
**£**
90,177
-
**90,177**
22,164
-
**22,164**
13,007
-
**13,007**
21,785
-
**21,785**
21,729
-
**21,729**
35,727
-
**35,727**
14,499
-
**14,499**
219,088
-
**219,088**
320
-
**320**
82,520
-
**82,520**
9,588
-
**9,588**
9,820
-
**9,820**
176,632
3,505
**180,137**
16,133
-
**16,133**
3,328
-
**3,328**
12,685
-
**12,685**
633
-
**633**
7,281
962
**8,243**
318,940
4,467
**323,407**
(99,852)
(4,467)
**(104,319)**
639,108
13,093
**652,201**
539,256
8,626
**547,882**|
|---|---|
**Registered Charity Number: 1146048**
## **Independent Examiner's Report to St Peter's Parochial Church, Prestbury Year Ended 31 December 2024**
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024.
## **Respective responsibilities of the PCC and the examiner**
The PCC is responsible for the preparation of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year (under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act)) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act);
- follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and
- state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
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 those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in 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 the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Michael Senior ACA Bright Partnership Limited Chartered Accountants
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