2023-12-31-accounts

ohn's Church Dukinfield Annual Report 2023

Aim and purposes St John's Parochial Church Council IPCCI has the responsibilityof co-operating with the IncumbenL the Reverend Tim Haye5, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecume nical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the following buildings: the Church of St John the Evangelist, Vicarage Drive, Dukinfield St John's Church Centre, Vicarage Drive, Dukinfield St Albans Mission Church, Park Road, Dukinfield. During 2022 we put St. Alban's up for sale. The sale will further our mission objectwes. There have been significant delays in the complex process of establishing the title with the Land Registry, leading to a complaint f rom our solicitors. It is now hoped that the sale will be completed in 2024. Objectives and Activities St John's aims to be a church where lives are changed and unchurched people become disciples of Christ a church which demonstrates to our community and locality that churches do grow in this day and age a church with a foundation of grace, communicating that people matterto God, reaching out to those who are hurting and without hope a Church having the faith to try new things and willing to make mistakes a church desiring to be a model, an encouragement and a resource for other churches a church where people enjoy life and are excited about Jesus. We can conf irm that, in pursuing the objectives set out above and detailed in the following sections of this report: we have had regard to the Charity Commission's public benefitguidance, as required by the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations we have complled with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguardlng & Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 Iduty to have regard to House of Bishops, guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adult51. We have a variety of activities that support our aim5, these include.. Regular worship services, midweek groups and prayer ministry Those that specifically work with children, young people and familie5 Community ministries Ongoing care for our buildings, including our Church Centre Supporting Mi55ion and M inistry internatlonally and natlonally Achievements and Performance Review by the IncumbentlPCC Chair Thi5 year has been an encouraging year with people added to the church and new developments especially seen in the experiment of a new style all age seNice on the f irst Sunday of the month.

The major theme, which has been persistent in our plans and prayer5 throughout the year, is one of transitions. Joshua's tran51tion to1eadership after Moses has helped u5 in our reflections at this time. (Joshua I: 1-91 The wider leadership group consisting of those involved as ministry leaders has begun a process of consultation, discussion, planning and prayer to address two questions. l. What do we want St.J's to be like in 6 years, time?11 will be retiring, God willing, in June 2030.1 2. What we need to do a5 a result of Stuart leaving the paid staff team in December 2024. This leads to 4 br03d areas of transition we need to start addressing. l. Transition in leadership. How do we transition to major thanges in leadership overthe next few years. 2. TransStlon In ministry especially considering that many involved in ministry at present will probably have retired f rom current roles by 2030. This indudes tran51tiorhs in our struciures and finances as we look at structures, which enable all these thin gs to happen, and finan￿5, which grow and are sustainable 3. Transition in discipleship and evangelism as we look at how we can better grow more and deeper dlsclples wlth biblical convictions. 4. Transition with regard to the nature of possible f uture relationship5 with the Church of England From discussions which have already happened 4generalvalues have emerged which w115 shape our planning. l. Biblically based convictions that underpin everything. 2. Centrality of evangelism and building disciples. We are a people excited about Je5US. 3. Intergenerational ministry. 4. A serving culture with people moving from being consumers to ministers. The large group of people involved as ministry leaders will continue to meet every term in 2024 and beyond to talk, pray and explore these que5tion5 and challenges. This has started a 6 year process and journey as we look to develop a vision led, biblically shaped process to transition into a new environment arbd by God's grace and power a larger, deepe r more conf ident chLtrch. Children, Youth and Familie5 Our ministry with children* YOLJth and families continue5 to work in line Wkth the mission statement of the church and exists to transform lives by bringing our young people into a living and gmwing relationship with Jesus Christ. As we build into the lives of our youngsters, we longforthem to know and experience a real sense of belonging to Christ and to the whole church family. We have developed our Families ministry this year, and started Little Explorers a group for toddlers and carers that takes place in the centre weekly in term time. Chlldren's Mlnlstry (St John's Kids) Children's ministry continues to run regular Sunday morning Children's Church sessions and seasonal events throughoutthe yeaf, Wlth the new addition of midweek sessions IEquipl forchildren in school years 3-6. Children's Church has maintained healthy numbers over the past year, and we currently expect to welcome 20-35 O-lls weekly. We continue to run two groups for primary aged children providing an opportunity for the children to share their highs and lows of the week, praywith and for each other. worship together, play games, learn aboutlesus, and grow in their personal relationship with him. We have a150 set up a new Creche room in Pennine with 3 livestream of the service, givinE pare nts of babies and toddlers a space to feel comfortable bLtrt not miss out by using the room.

We launched a new midweek group for junior aged children called Equip. The aim of the group 15 to encourage further community between the children, bLSt most importantly, to equip them with the ski115 and knowledge they need to grow in their relationship with God independently. We focw o prattical Bible skills, and practice using them to complete a bible study each week. The group now expect5 to welcome around 15 children aged 7-11 weekly. It has been a blessing to witness their confidence grow and challenge the leaders with some really tricky and complex questions ! All TogetherTime continues to be an integral part of our time on a Sunday morning, providing a time forall to access church and worship together, regardless ofage, ability, or stage of faith. We welcomed another member of the team, meaning we now have a rota of 8 leaders who plan and deliver this tirne. This year has also seen an evolution of our All Age seNice model. We recognised that our old model was not effective in encouraging intergenerational worship. In responseto this, we launched a trial of a new Style. It starts with All Together Time, then leads on to a period of free time where resources are provided to encourage learning and connecting wtth God in different ways, but at the same time and in the same space. The aim is that this will lead to a growth in fellowship across the ages. This model is set to run for 6 months, after which the Pastoral Leadership Team will review. Our playllst of actlon songs has contlnued to be of great importance for many of our children's land other members of the congregationl acce5S to worship. Children and adults regularly come to the front of church to help lead worship. Our volunteer team is made up of friendly and enthusiastic people, all of whom have a living and growing relationship with Jesus christ. This year we have erncouraged members of the team to take on furtherleadership roles, ak)d It has been wonderfulto see the fruits of this both in the impact it has had on the children and also the leaders themselves. Youth Minlstry {Fusionl Fusion Youth Ministry works with young people in Year 7-13 (aged 11-181. We currently work with arourid 20 individual young people each week. Fusion meets Monday evening5 from 7..30pm until 9pm. We have an average weekty attendance of 16 young people, supported by a strong team of 8 volunteer leaders. On Mondays we have social time, refreshments, organised games and blble study and reflection. Fusion also meets Sunday mornings during our 10..30 service, except for the first Sunday of every month. On Sundays approximately 16 young people have breakfast together before engaging with age appropriate teaching mirroring what both the adults and children's church are studying. In 2023 we started to introduce Youth Takeoversundays, providing the young people with opportunities to Serve on teams in order to identify their skills and interests for f uture Service opportunities. This Is something we will continue in 2024. We delivered a mentoring programme during 2023. We met up half-termly with the older young people Iyear 10 and above) to provide them with space to discuss the issues that they are facing. From September 2023 we held half-termly social gatherings on Sundays for older young people to meet up. These took place within a leaders house with the intention of providing more opportunity to build positive relationships between young people and leaders. We also go on riumerous trips throughout the year. In April 2023 we rettjrned to Quinta as part of our annual weekend away, and in Summer we took the young people to Croccy Trail in Cheshire.

Little Explorers St John's Little Explorers main purposes continue to be,. Outreach to the community of those with young children aged 0-4 years old To share the Gospel and de monstrate God's love in an accessible way to familie5 who do not know God and/or those who do not attend church. Highlights,. There is a real sense of community building as families and carers have started to bond, as they meet and chat to one another. Circle time in particular has developed over these last twelve months and ha5 been a gre3t opportunity to share the Gospel and we have recently introduced a prayer tree as we are focusing on Lernt this coming term. we are hoping that we will be able to deve lop this over the next few weeks and will continue to be a part of our 5e55ion. Attendance, In the summer of last year 15 children moved on to primary school/nursery, since then we have steadlty grown in number and we average on 26 children and their parent/carer5. Famllles Mlnistry We have continued to offer parents 5UPPOrt in discipling their children through pop-up groups and courses,. resources (including podcasts, articles, videos Posted on Social Medial,. Families, Library,. working (using a more targeted approach) alongside other ministries & teams where families are involved,. l..1 pastoral conversations and contact both face-to-face and by telephone/social media and the, now established, 'Bapt15m Blessings, books. We ran a seven-week group 'Perfectly P051tioned' following the Parenting for Faith Bas1¢ Parenting course. This was h05ted by another parent, whilst others were able to join us on-line), which altered the group dynamic in a positive way. The informal setting helped to foster trust, a sense of belonging, honest sharlng of f31th and life needs restjlting in and encouraging prayer support within and between members of the group Ithis has also been a large part of a very lively established WhatsApp group). As a result, other needs for the members of the group have been identified e.g. specific books, sign posting to resources, prayersUPPOrt and l on I conversatiorn/ meet upsl. Also, a need for further di5cipling of the adult5 in the group with many interested in doing an Alpha course (which is planned for Spring 2024 and will be h05ted in different parents, homes enabling more people to attendl. Another positive outcome is a number of group members have now joined Connect Groups. We have also run Pop up groups in response to identified need5 of the familie5 e.g. How to Handle Halloween. During the year, through prayerand discernment of peoples God given gifts to serve Him In this way, I have begun to build a small team of people to enable the ministry to widen le.g. 2 parents facilitated the pop upgroup on Howto Handle Halloween and another rnember of team co- led the Bible story and Bedtlmes session atthe All Age Sunday, whilst others would pray and discern dur5ng a 'Perfectly Positioned, session). I have continued to build relationships with families attending Little Explorers which has resulted in many ministry opportunities e.g. an offer of prayer and pastoral conversations. This has been extended with those who are 'seeking' to I'.1 meetings outside of the group. Communlty Mlnlstries We continue to undertake a range of other community ministries, including: our participation in the Tameside East Foodbank, in partnership with Holy Trinity & Chrlst Church, Stalybridge,. New Life Church, Ashton,. Reach Church, Millbrook and the Tru55ell Trust. Foodbank continues to be very busy, the impact of the rise in energy bills and the cost of living crisis in general has led to a signif icant increase in numbers attending week by week.

Thursday Brew, a drop-in open to anyone which takes place in the Church Centre on Thursday mornings for tea, coffee, ¢ake, toast and company. This ha5 been thriving with with the Atrium area of our centre regularly full- and extra tables being set out. A wide cross-section of people attend from the local community and the church across the age groups. Our care homes ministry has now restarted. A small group goes into one of our local care homes to run a short service for the residents on a regular basi5. Our partnership with Silver Cord continues to develop, Silver Cord Is a local church partnership across Tameside and G lossop responding to those of all ages who are experiencing loneliness and isolation. We have a co-ordinator from within the church, and a number of planning and training events have taken place at St. john's. There are also a rbumber of people f rorr the congregation involved in the programme to deliver mea15 on Christmas Day. In 2023 130 meals and accompanying gift bags were delivered by the orgar)isation. We also have a growing number of people involved in ongoing befriending relationships which involve either a weekly phone call or home visits. Church Centre The Church Centre remains a hub for many of the weekw activities that take place as part of church life. The administration of the church is based there with a small team covering the week and the office is open every weekday rY>orning. As a result there is someone on 5Ite to welcome and engage with visitors who drop in unexpectedly. The Vicar also has an off ice in the building as a place to pray and prepare and also hold5 meetings there e.g. for pastoral support, planning funerals etc. Our Sunday chlldren's and youth groups, plus after servlces tea, coffee and toast all take place in the Centre. Through the week we have a sigrsificant number of regular activities taking place including Foodbank, Thursday Brew, Little Explorers, midweekyouth and children's groups and activities, staff meetings, occasional Deanery Chapter meetings, several Connect groups and Rooters. We 3150 hire out two ofthe rooms in the centre a5 required, largely to training groups from the NHS, Tameside Council and local education. In 2023 we again hosted the Nazarene Church national conference South at a much reduced rate, over two days with a preceding set up one evening. Approxlmately 200 people attended for all or part of the time using both the whole centre and the church. This fitted with our aim to make our facillties available to other local churches where possible. We also rogularly have small groups of teachers from our local school using the facilities to plan in a quiet space awayf rom the school site. We host monthly local Homewatch meetings, regularsur&ery times for some of our IDcal councillors and host PAcf meetings for councillors and police to meet and dlscuss local issues. For the last two yèars we have also hosted an open day for one of our local medical practi￿5. We also host some planning and training events for Silver Cord. None of these are charged and these demonstrate our ongoing desire to support our Ioc31 community 35 we are able. We do not host partie5 or regular weekly bookings for external agencies and groups so that we can arrang¢ th¢ bookings we do take around our own regular activitie5, and the requirement5 of our regular ministry groups is usually prioriti5ed over external booking5. The Centre relies on a committed band of volunteers- both to Staff it and to maintain it, including running repairs and cleaning and could not run without their hard work. We also have a small team who care for the surrounding grounds.

Worship and Prayer Worship Service5 Our 9am Service includes sung worship, a full sermon and communion and ha5 an average attendance of 30-35, It is followed by the 10.30am service which includes an 'AII Together, time pitched at all ages towards the begirbning of the Se￿iCe. Thi5 introduces the topic for the day at a level which engages the children as well as the adult5 and the teaching tOPlC15 then followed as closely as p055ible by both adult5 in church and chikiren and young people in their own age appropriate groups. The All Together tlme also Includes an action worship song which has seen a number of children and young people coming up to the f ront to help lead the worship for that song enabling them to be more engaged in the worship. Towards the end of 2023 we started a trial for our monthly All-Age Service, where we do not run separate groups for children and youth. This includes a 20125 minute openlng tlme of worship in Church together. including a short segment introducing the theme for the morning, The congregation then go up into our Church Celltre and participate in craft, prayer, Bible Study and seminars as they choose. The craft, prayer and Bible Study activities are for all-ages to join in and learn together. We also have a weekly Service forthe lo￿1 Church school in the church building, usualty led by the Vicar, and h05t their special services for e.g. Easter, School Leavers etc. Prayer Ministry The Zoom Prayer Meeting continue5 to take place on Thursdays at 7.30 am and our missionary partners- Rajan in India and Cello in South Af rica join us on a regular basis. Prayer Triplet5 have experienced varying success over the last year. Most of the original one5 continue to meet but It has been difficult to establish new ones. A growing number of people are confident and willing to pray during the time of open prayer at our monthly Worship Central gathering. Prayer requests posted on our Facebook page attract 3 good response from people willing to pray - which indicates our confidence in praying prayers of inte rcession la5king God on behalf of other people, places or situations) and prayers of petition13sking God for our own immediate needs I Prayer Ministry Team are always willing to provide resources, suggestions and 5UPPOrt to members of the Church who are seeking to grow in prayer or perhaps develop their personal quiet times. Recently we have invited members of the congregation who wished to do so to join in a brief time of prayer before the start of the 10.30 am SLtnday Service to make themselves ready forworship and to pray for everything that will be happening in the service. Ever conscious of the importance of prayer in the life of the Church we are committed to enabling every member of the congregation to develop their prayer life as part of discipleship. Connect Groups During 2023 the ConnectGroup5 at St John's have continued to meet and grow together. The groups are well established. During the past year there has been 50me transfer of people around the groups, and a number of people who have not been part of a group before, joining a group. These are both healthy signs of growth. For a while we have wanted to start a new group meeting in the Centre on a Thursday morning alongside Thursday brew. During the latter part of 2023 two new leaders were identified and a core group of people expressed an interest so this group will start in March 2024. We have continued the established pattern of basingthe Bible studie5 on the material we covered in the Sunday service. The questions have been very much focussed on where we are as a church, and

the challenges and opportunities we face in this place at this time 50 that the Bible teaching is rooted in people's lives. In Ottober 2023 1 onnounTrd my intention to retire f rom my role as Associate MinSster In December 2024. This has meantth3t the final few months of 2023 have seen the start of a transition process in many areas of church life, including the Connect groups. So over the coming months we will need to think abouttransitioning to a new overall co Ordinator and also in the longer term a new generation of leaders if we are to continue to grow our Connect groups so that they f ulfil the vision of making disciples at St John's. Pastoral Care Pastoral caie in bereavement orcomplex personal 51tuations is carried out in the first instance by the Vicar and Associate Minister, who a150 provide 5UStained pastoral support when a high degree of professlonal long-terrn Care is required. The Vicar also visits a small number of people who are unable to attend church, usually due to illness, to share communion with them on a regular basis. Pastoral care provlded by ConnÈrt Group lÈaders for thelr members Is also encouraged and hlghlv valued and this has been supplemented with the spontaneous pastoral care provided by the Food Bank Teams, Children & Families Teams and Prayer Ministry. Mission and Evangelism In 2023 the PCC allocated just over 13,4tX) to support the work of: Rajan & Carmen in India, including a contribution to the purchase of a new prosthesis for Rajan Open Doors, both for an emergency appeal in Pakistan, and for their general fund Tearfund for an emergency appeal in Syria Cello Tchau In South Af rica The Evangelical Alliance Konnect Radio The retiring coltection at the Carol Service w35 gtven to Silver Cord Rajan's and Cello update the congregation the m5elves on an occasional basis so we can pray for them via Sundayworship prayer time5. ourThursday morningzoom prayergroupwhich they both attend regularly and also through our closed Facebook group f or those who are regular attenders in Church. Konnect Radio, Open Doors, and Tearfund all have a member of the congregation responsible for leading prayers for their organisation on Sunday mornings and keeping the church informed about their work. In addition, the work of the Tameside East Foodbank, Silver Cord and our Care Home ministries are included in the Sunday Morning prayer rota and we pray regularly for our children and youth groups. We continued to run the Alpha course, four group5 having met during 2023.

1. Financial Review Summary Total receipts on unrestricted f Lsnd5 were £128,102 (£137,087 in 20221. Of this total, £97,530 wa5 unrestricted voluntary donatiorhS1£97,883 in 20221, and a further £18,124 was tax recovered under Gift Aid1£20,998 in 20221. Income from the use of the church centre amounted to £5,9751£11,906 in 20221. £141,279 was spentfrom unrestricted funds, compared with £147,651 in 2022. The net resultfor2023 was a General Fund deficit of 13,177- compared with a deficit of 10,565 in 2022. The change in the church's f inancial position was primarily attributable to.. A reduction in Room Hire in the Centre A redLt¢tion in planned giving and redurtion in one-off donations The total held in Restricted FLFnds was £12,752 by the end of 2023. Around 80% of this sum is accounted for by donations to create the posltion of Children's Pastor.
2. Resenfes poliry The PCC has a targetfigure of £20,0(K) forits General Fund contingency reserve. The pr(mary purpose of this reserve is to smooth out cash flow fluctuations and to help meet emergencies. Total unrestricted reserves reduced f rom £37,625 at the start of 2023 to £24,448 by the end of the vear. This Ss stlll in excess of the PCC target for the General Fund Reserves. However, PCC have been made aware that our spending cannot continue to exceed our income and plans have been discussed durir¢g the budget review for 2024.
3. Buildings The latest Quinquennial Inspection of the thurch building was carried QLft in June 2019. The resulting report identif led a small number of areas requiring immed¢ate attention, costing in the region of £IO,QYJO excludingfees and VAT. The most significant of these works has been completed. At present we are completing smaller repairs on an as need basis, and alway5 when health and Safety requ￿re it. After discussions with the diocese in 2022 the PCC decided to sell St. Alban'5. There have been significant delays due to the complexity of registering title with the Land Registry, delays that have led to two complaints from our solicf(ors to the LR, so far without much impart. At the end of 2023 a Conf irmatory Deed of Appointment was signed by a11 our Trustees, establishing new trustees in place of those nomin3ted the original paperwork of 1930. It Is hoped that this will finally be processed very Shortly and the registration completed 50 we can Continue with the sale. Our buyer is currently waiting patiently for that to happen. During 2023 we reduced the agreed sale price twice by agreementwlth the Trustees. The first reduction was from £91,000 to £74,000 to cover the costs of dealing with the Asbestos in the building, and the second to cover increased access cost5. The buyer occupies an adjacent building and had been able to access St. Alban's through land next to theirs. However, that changed ownership during 2023 and they refused f urther access. As a result

the costs to the buyer increased and we agreed to reduce the price further to E64,000. Our advice from our surveyors was that this would still be the best value option. 11. Structure, governance and management 11.1 Parochial Church Council IPCC) Members of the PCC are eitherex~officio or elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting IAPCMI in accordan￿ with the Church Representation Rules. The PCC consists of the incumbe nt IPCC Chair); A550ciate Minister Ilicen5ed lay worker),. licensed lay reader (now conf irmed each year at the APCMI,. churchwardens,. deanery synod members and twelve elected members. In addition, the Parish Safeguarding Co-ordinator IPSCI was co-opted to the PCC in April 2021 and again in April 2022. The PCC Secretary changed in April 2022, the new secretary was also co-opted to the PCC on appointment. All those who seek elertion to the PCC should a150 be willing to serve as a member of a PCC Sub- Group. PCC member5 are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish, including deciding on how the fund5 of the PCC are to be spent. The PCC met eight times during 2022, with an average attendance level of 63%, although most meetings were over 80% two meetings were below 6(PA dragging the average down. All meeting5 were quorate. Two of the eight were short meetings concerned primarily with details of the sale of St. Alban's. 11.2 Standlng Commlttee This is the only committee required by statute. It has power to transact the business of the PCC between full Council meeting5, subject to any directions given by the Council. Three standing Committee decisions were made and subsequently reported to PCC. 11.3 Othercommlttees and WorkingGroups The following group5 report to the PCC or Standing Committee.. Mercy & Justice Grovp Children's, Families & Youth Group Connect Group Leaders Buildings Sub-G roup Caring for Creation (Allotment groupl 11.4 Staff Team The staff team supports the Incumbent in his leadership of the church. During 2023 it comprised.. Rev Tim Hayes Incumbent Stuart Philips Associate Minister (discipleship, training, Connect groups) Pat Bradshaw Lay Reader (leadership development) Wendy Clifford Treasurer Alan Bird Churchwarden (Until April 20231 Helena Hill Churchwarden

Andrew Knight Churchwarden (From April 20231 Bethany Kent (Nee Hicksonl Children's Pastor 12. Responsibilitles of Trustees Charity law requires us a5 Trustees to prepare financial statement5 for each accounting year which record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year, We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure thatthe financial state ments comply with the Charities Act 2011. We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities. 13. Legal and financial information Charitsble and legal status St. john's Church was registered with the Charity Commission on 2 March 2010- Reference No. 1134598 under the name of The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Dukinfield St. john. It is part of the Church of England and operates under two governing documents.. the Parochial Clurch Counci15 (Powers) Measure 1956 as amended the Church Representation Rules - contained in Schedule I to the Church Representation and Ministers Measure 2019 INO. 11. Incumbent Rev Tim Hayes, 37 Harold Avenue, Dijkinfleld, Cheshire, SK16 5NH. Church Officers Vicar Rev Tim Haye5 IPCC Chairman Licensed Lay Worker Stuart Phillips IAsso¢iate Minister) censed Lay Minister (Reader) Patricia Bradshaw Children's Pastor Bethany Kent (Nee Hicksonl Churchwardens Alan Bird (Until April 20231 Andrew Knight (From April 20231 Helena Hill PCC Secretary Carol Dalton Iuntil January 20231 Kate Hayes (From January 20231 PCCTreasurer Wendy Clifford PCC Vice-chair Helena Hill Deanerysynod Four elected places on Mottram Deanery Synod were available to St John's from 2023. WÈ elected Pete and Val Devlin, Liz Broadbent and John Leigh as our representatives for a three year period. OurAssociate Minister (Stuart Phillips1- ès a licensed lay worker- is also a memberol Deanery Synod. PCC Membershlp The following served as PCC members during 2022.. 10

Role Name Note Incumbent hurchwardens Rev Tim Hayes lan Bird Until April 2023 rom 2022 APCM From 2023 APCM Helena Hill ndrew Knight Patricia Bradshaw Licensed Lay Reader censed Lay Worker Deanery Synod Members Now conf irmed annually 55ociate Minister From May 2023 until May 2026 From May 2023 until May 2026 From May 2023 until May 2026 From May 2023 until May 2026 Elected for I year until May 2024 Elected till 2026 APCM Elected till 2024 APCM Stuart Phillips Peter Devlin Valerie Devlin Liz Broadbent John Leigh Catherine Burgess Wendy Clifford Ben Hayes Bethany Hickson lan Leech Lucy Leech Jane Metcalfe Elected Member5 Elected till 2025 APCM Elected till 2025 APCM Elected till 2026 APCM From 2023 APCM until 2026 APCM Elected for two years until 2025 APCM Elected till 2024 APCM Elected till 2026 APCM Grant Morrison Barry Selby Erica Splawnyk Osyp Splawnyk Karen Weslev Karen Dewsnap-clarke Sue Phillips Carol Dalton Kate Hayes Elected till 2024 APCM Until 2023 APCM From April 22, Elected till 2025 APCM Parish Safeguarding Off icer 2022 APCM to Jan 231 PCC Secretary) an 2023 until 2024 APCM IPCC Secl Co-opted Members Standingcommittee Membership The following served as Standing Committee members during 2023.. Role Incumbent hurchwardens Name Note RevTim Hayes lan Bird Helena Hill ndrew Knight endy Clifford arol Dalton tuart Phillips Patricia Bradshaw Ben Hayes Until 2023 APCM From 2022 APCM From 2023 APCM PCC Treasurer PCC Secretary ssociate Minister Lay Reader Elected Members From 2022 APCM From 2022 APCM Resignedjan 23 From 2023 APCM

Banks Yorkshire 8ank (Virgin Moneyl, 26 Market Avenue, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 6AN Manchester Credit Union, Ground Floor, Queens Covrt, 24 Queen St, Manchester M2 SHX Examiners Stewardship SerVI￿s IUKET) Ltd. l Lamb's Passage. London, ECIY 8A8. Church Correspondence Address St John's Church Centre, Vscarage Drwe, Dukinfield. Cheshire. SK16 5HZ. Approved by the PCC on and signed on their behalf by Tim Hayes IPCC Chairl on 12

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT

TO THE TRUSTEES OF

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JAMES MILLBROOK

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of St John’s, Dukinfield ('the charity') for the year ended 31 December 2023 on pages 14 to 18 following.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity, the members of the PCC are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

1. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.

I have no concerns and 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.

Sarah Crispin ACA

Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB

Date: 13 May 2024

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I IHARIIY COMMISSION | I IiR l.'FllJLANII A14l> ¥lIlLf 5 Parlsh of Duklrbfleld St Johh Receipts and pa ments accounts CC16a For the perlod Irorn 11112023 ro 1218112023 Section A Receipts and payments UnrOSiActod funds Restrle18d funds Endowment fuhds Total funds Last yar lo thb noavqsl to ihe nèkr•8t£ tolhe neare$t £ Al Recelpts Plnned ¢L4l&ctions al &eNkès Tax RgGovered Other Donallons L6QgCy GeneTatAd Funds Hlre Llttle Eywlorets Weddln & Pulle￿1 Feès Book Saes Dlocesan tiraTrl Giving Page OtheTln¢omln EvBn15 8tfflent& De Bank InlEresl Divid8nd5 to thd nurt51£ B6.494 902 18.124 7,lJdS 83,539 902 22.044 19,373 2,701 9I,2D1 2,5115 23,750 16.066 3,920 11,947 2,708 5.978 1.$21 ,524 949 197 1.244 2,163 1.728 Rgsouretsx 482 40 oslt IncomÈ Jo 134 I,#a5 50 1.935 50 74f 1DI Sub totai(Gross income for ARJ 127.852 72,9Vd 15ri,804 151,717 A2 Asset and Investmont sales. 15ge tablel. Loan Repaym•nt 250 250 63 Sub total 25 2SO Total recelpt$ 124,IlJ2 22,952 451,054 151,780 A3Pa ents church Adlvllltrs Ch8riiable SI￿￿9 Church RunTrlng CoBts Clergy& Staffing Parlsh Share FlnaTrct Ctharge Govemanc2 Account8nty&Audll 13,425 33.654 34,7DI 5B.08B 170 8,949 968 1487? 22,374 34,622 50,375 SB,08B 17D 22,49 42,$75 47,404 56.397 1,240 141,279 Sub total 1,240 166.H59 1,020 170,aD7 Z4S90 A4 Asset and Investment urchas88, see table Sub lotal 750 750 141,279 25,590 1fj6,869 170.757 Net of rec8lpts/(payments) A5 Transfors betw•an funds A6 Cash fultds last yoar 8nd Cash funds thls year end f3,177 2,63B 15,845 IB,977 24,446 12,752 37.200 48,977 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 14

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr8stilct¢d fuhds 10 TroaYest£ R¢6tri¢t•d fvnd8 Endowment funds cltoui)¥i+:. to near8Bt £ to nearest£ B1 Cash funds k A(counis 24,159 11752 Petty Cash 114 Agency f75 Total cash funds 24,448 12,752 laJre#to1An￿SY1thr&c￿pl8 and payrnBnts Unrèstrlcted fuhds Restricted funds to nearest£ Ehdowment funds to neaTfr¥t£ 82 Other monetary assets Gift Aid c1￿Med 24 4,493 698 k8 L(iaii lo InGumbanl 437 Funer81 Fots OWBd forf￿￿9￿1 director5 626 room hlro invdce5 outslandln9 187 Fumd towhlch asset belon Unr¢gtrl¢t•d Dèiail* CCLA IDve81meTrtA8Bets Cust loptlonBII Curventva1￿fr lon• B3 It7vestment asset$ Fund to whlth a88et belD nreslA¢le E)etJll Cliurch Centre Cost loptSot)all Currentva￿tt Ilonal B4 Assgts retalned for the charity8 own use ChuTch fixtUT45 & fiNingo (non- Unrqslrfcted AudlD v18u21 equipm&nl Unresliicted oifice and IT Uniestricled Mu3Ecèl In¥lruments Unr4sirlGte(f Kll¢hFn Equipment UnrEslricled ib￿6 Serv1￿ books UnresiDcled Salety& s￿￿lY ￿0￿p[ne￿I UW8slrl￿Bd Gerdenlng & Malnlenance Tool$ Unresirict Fund to whl¢h relat¢¥ Unreslrtcted AM0￿￿t Dgt3i1s Agency Fund When dJe B5 Llabllltlas 175 Independanl E%8mln81ion Fee Unresivl¢led t,020 Signed by [￿e orlwD twslees on bah81f Df an Ihe tru$tees Slghalure Print Name Date ol Toval CCXX R2 a¢¢0￿18 ISSI 15

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THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DUKINFIELD STJOHN NOTES TO THE 2023 FINANCIALSTATEMENTS L Staff & Trustees 1.1 Key Mant7gementStaff During 2023, the staff team comprised, in addition to the Incumbent (Rev rim Hayes}: Rev Tim Haves, Incumbent Stuart Philips, As50Clate Minister (discipleship, training, Connect groups) Pat Bradshaw, Lay Reader {leadershlp development) Wendy Clrfford, Treasurer (from April 20221 Alan Bird, Churchwarden (until 2023 APCMI Helena Hill, C.hur¢hw4rden (from ApriL 2Q7.21 Andrew Knight, Churchwarden Ifrom 2023 APCMI Bethany Kent. Children's Pastor (Nee Hicksonl The team supports the Incumbent In his day-to-day and strategic management of the church. 1.2 Puy & Benefits The PCC of St Johns Dukinfleld Is a reglstered tharlty, regulated by the Charlty Commisslon PCC members are therefore alsoch3ritytrustee5. No PCC memberreceives paymentfrom the church for their work as a eharity trustee. However, a salaried employee of the PCC, Stuart Phillips is also an ex officlo PCC member as a result of being a lay worker licensed to the parish. In 2023, salary payments to Stuart, in his capacity as Associate Minister, 3mounted to £26,631.66. Contributions to his personal pension scheme totalled £2,703.36. He also recelved payments of £125.59 for travel and other expen5e5 incurred in connectlon with his dutles as Associate Minister. Similarly, Bethany Hickson was recruited as Children's Pastor and was subsequently elected to the PCC. In 2023. salary payments to Bethany totalled £14,254.08. Contributions to her pension amounted to £1,419.21. She received no paymentsforexpenses. The Incumbent, RevTim Haves, received £1,069.33 in expenses payments. Travel expenses are paid at HMRC Mileage Allowance Payment rates. Where church members Ilncluding trustees) incur expenses on areas of ministry, they are reimbursed from the relevant budget, on produrtion of recelpts. Stjohn's PCC is not a participating employer in a multi-employer defined.benef.it pension scheme. 1.3 Vkuraqe C05t5 17

As is customary within the Church of England, the Incumbent - Rev Tim Hayes -is provided with accommodation by Chester Diocese. The PCC is responsible for vicarage costs such as Council Tax, water bills and phone/broadband. These costs amounted to £4,171.72 in 2023 -this sum is included in the Clergy & Staffing category of the PCC accounts.

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2. Agency Funds

During the year, the PCC held and processed funds on behalf of:

• Chester Diocesan Board of Finance (wedding and funeral fees)

• Quinta (advance payments by parents/carersforthe annual weekend away organised by the Children, Youth and Families team)

• Meml:/l')rs Qf the cqngregiltiQn ( rel<JtingtQ ;i birthday gift).

At the start of 2023, the PCC was holding £170.00 in agency funds. During 2023, a total of £5,636.69 was received and £5,981.69 was paid out, leaving a balance of £451 owed by the PCC and a balance of £626 owed to the PCC. This is shown in the accounts.

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