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PAROCllIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PAULIS, HOOTON ANNUAL REPORT (continued) Fortheyear ended 31 December2023
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PAUL'S, HOOTorq ANNUALREI PORT (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2023
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COI]NCIL OF ST PAUL'S, HOOTON ANfwAL t4EPORT (continued) For the ye#i' onded 31 Decembei. 2023
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PAROCHIAL CEtURCH COUNCIL OF ST PAUL'S, HOOTON ANNUAL RLI PORT (¢ontinued) For the yeai. ended 31 December 2023 ADMINISTRATfvE INFORMATION St Paul's is sitiiated on Cheslei. Road iii Little Suttoii, a village eiglit Iniles froin Chestgi.. Tlie ecclesi8Stical parish is Inade up of the tlii'ee communities of Hooton, Cliilder Thoi'nton and Little Sutton. Tlie coiitspoi)deii¢e addl.S for the parish is Hooton Vicarage. Cl)ester Road, Little Suttoii CH66 IQF. Tlie Parochial Chur¢li Coui)cil (PCC) is a body coi'poi'ate (PCC Powei'5 MeasuI'¢ 1956, Chui'ch Repi'esentation Rules 2022) and a ¢hai'ity registered willi the Charity Commission. Registered Cliai'ity no. 1134654 STRUCT17REI, GOVERFIANCE AND NAGEMNT Our ACM was held in April followiiig Church and Governrneiit guidelines. Two nominatioiis wei'e received foi. tlie two positions of Cliuwli Wal'dens and tliey weir elected iinai)iinously to eontii)ue as Cliui'cliwai'deiis foi. aiiotliei. ye&i'. PCC members al'e appointed in accoTri'dance with tl)e Cliui'cli Repi'esenlation Rules. Meinbei'sliip consists of ex officio Inembei's (as listed above) and meinbers elected by tliose whose names aTe on the El¢¢lor21 Roll oi. live in Ilie Pai'isl). All those wlio attend our seivices-and air membeiE of the congregation- are encoui'ag¢d to I'egister on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. Th¢it weir two va¢an¢ipA oil tl)e PCC at the tun¢ of Éhe ACM. Both were ele¢t¢d unaniinously at tlie meeting. We have tliree Deai)ery Synod Repi'esenla¢ives and al the lim¢ of the AGM there was oiie vacancy. whi¢li I'emaiiis liowever. the othei. two posts were re-elected. In September 2023 The Revd. Jo PeMbtQn wa5 licensed to oui. parish as Self Suppoit Minist¢l' P4nd Cui'ate in Ti'aining. Tlie PCC met eight times in the year. Tl)e avernge atteiidance WAS 760/0. All the meetiiigs in 2023 wei'¢ ¢haired by ti)e iiew Chair. Fathei. Mark. The Standing Committee met 01)ce in 2023 (Iindei. Chui'ch Repi'esentalioll Rules 201 I 116). PCC memb¢rs ar¢ responsible foi. discussiiig And makiiig decisions ou all Inatteis of coiicern aiid iinportance to th¢ pai'isl) wliich iiicludes finance, illaintenance ofth¢ fabi'ic of the church aiid gi'ounds aiJd social activilies lield by Ilie ohui'ch. This year the PCC w¢i'e split into working groups witl) the following names and i'einit.. stAtes- to identify as much maintenan¢e of the fabri¢ i)eed¢d on the ¢huh estate end complete. Lvents- To plan social events throughout tlie year with the aiin to develop Community aiid incitase in¢oine. FIna¢¢-tO r¢vi¢w our finaiicial situation. SEekii)g to wis¢ly inii)itnise oulgoiiig and inoiease income, wliilst IEinainiiig missional. What is our biid8et for mission, buildings. cliai'itable giving? Like aiiy farnily tliat is f¢eling the pinch we Iieed to look at all our spending and budg¢t faii'ly to achieve our aims. Worship- to eiisvi'e that current worship at St Pauls is pi'actic&lly within our skill se( working at ils best to develop coinmunity aiid how tliat coinmunity worsliips Almighty God. This gi'oup will work on th¢ liturgy in churcli, wliat oui. diet of worsliip looks like. It will be creative foi. Eastei.. Chi'islmas, Ascensioll, Pente¢ost. Epiph8iiy. Lent, Advent. Thi& group will help create. lead tlie family services. Fonvard thinliing- tiiis is a gioup who will l¢ad u5 in discerniiig Gods will for this parisli. It will be looking forward to tlie future. Thiiikiiig of our overarching aims and objectives. l-Iow we can mov¢ forwaTd, making this a centre for pl'ayer. woi'sliip. learnin& service. family. ¢ominunity.
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PAULIS, HOOTON ANNUAL B£PORT {continued) For tlie year ended 31 December 2023 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The pai'o¢l)ial chiircli coui)cil (PCC) Works witli the vicar to pi'oinote the Ini58ion of the church iii the local context. Tl)is work is pastoral, evangelistic, social. and eciimenical nature. We endeavour to communicate oui. faith ai)d values thyough words and actioii, in the citation of a cariiig Clii'istiaii coininunity Ilial Is Oiltwai'd looking, As w¢ll as pi'ovidiiig service to our cominunity in a vai'iety of situations we provid¢ tl)¢ cliurch Iiall for various social need5 and aspiialions. ACHIEVEI MENTS AFtD PKRFORMANCE The PCC is aommitted to eiiabling as many people as possible to woiiliip at oui. Chui'cli, aiid to becoine pait of oui. parish fainily. Wli¢ii planiiing oui. activities, ceittaiii Ineinbei's of the PCC have ¢oi)sid¢red die Cliol'ity Cominission's guidaiice on public benefit, and iii particular the sp¢cific guidan¢e on cliarilies foi. the advancement of I"eligioii. Our sei'vi¢e5 and worsliip put faiili into practice thi'ougl) pr&yei' ai)d SCTipttTre, music and 58crament. We tiyto enable ordinary people to live out their faith &s part of our pai'isli familyi tliroLigh.. Worsliip and pl'ay.: leariiing about tlie Gospel, and developiiig their ki?owledge and ts'ust iii Jesus. Pi'ovision of pastOl'81 caiE for people liviiig in pai'ish. Mission and outiEa¢li woi'k To facilitate this work. it is vital tl)8t we maintain tlie fabi-ic of th¢ ¢huirh buildiiig. At St Paul's we are a Community of Inany layei's that Come togetl)er to woi'ship God and serve those around us. We aiin to welcome eveiyone ai)d liav¢ developed our seiise of inclusivity. We heal. God calling tliose in the margins locally. to be at the centt'e of His ¢hwrl). We lieai- God calling back tl)ose wlio have once left chui'¢h. The statistics show that St Paul's Electoi'al Roll is up fmm 222 at the ¢iid of 2022 to 226 in 2023. There wei'e 42 baptlsms and tliree weddin8S'. 168 adult5 and childi'en attended Easter and 294 attended Clii'i5tmas. 47 funerals weiE lield in cl)urch 2 at a creinatorium and there were a total of 20 committals oiily or bui'ial of ashes. Meinori&l Seivi¢¢s to I'einember those who l)ad died were held in May and Octobei. as previous years. butthis y¢ai' w¢ also WOLked witli ttie h¥0 local Funeral Dir¢¢tors to gonduct Ineinoi'ial sei'vices foi. Iheii. cliei)ts. In on¢ s¢rvic¢ ¢v¢ry seat tn tlie Gliurcli was taken. Th¢ otlier 5¢1vice liad in excess of 50 people atteiiding. This year lias seen the reintroduction of the w01nl'S fellowship. We have also seen the ints'oduclioii of a monthly men's breakfast. The cliurcli is now op¢n during tl)e week initially bettveen th¢ hours of 8ain aiid 4pm for pi'ay¢r. Due to the popularity of tliis venture. we are now open seveii days a week foi. pi'ay¢i-. We liave introdu¢ed a votive stand which has directed people to prny¢r but also in¢i'Eased our donations. Tlie main achieveineiit for 2023 is & sense of coThrnuiiity, a bu¥ workiT]g togetlier. enabling ot11.8 talents and gifts. The second achieveinent is a s¢nse of inclusion and that all are welcoine here. WORSHIP Ovei- the last year we have lightly iBvi¢w¢d all tlie services and Ilieir ColltIVe range. We hav¢ asses5¢d our likes and di51ikes, strengtlis and areas foi. d¢v¢loptnent. It was tl)er¢fore agiEed to expei'ien¢e a i'¢fiEshed di¢1 of worship at St Pauls from September 2023 to July 2024 and review it as a PCC. 1st Ei ucharist Ivith Sunday club This will be the typical Suiiday Eucharist servi¢e that we already liave a patten of at St Pauls. The Sunday ¢lub will Ineet $8pai'ately in d)e small cliur¢h hall uiidei. the supei'vigiol) of Gwe
PAROCHIAL CItURCH COUNCIL OF Sf PAUL'S, HOOTON ANNUALREPORT (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2023 2nd Famlly Ei ucharist Tliis will I'eplace tlie curreiit fainily service. It will still be a family sei'vice for the whole chuirh. iiicluding Ilie Suiid&y Club. Tlie important difference here is that the Euohai'ist will be led by children. They will take one I'oles as cai'Tying the pi'ocessional cross and candles, readiiig, Icadiiig iiiter¢¢55ions, a5SiStiiig to distribute the elemeiits. The talk will still be in a similar vein to the cui'r¢nl fainily service. This will be iiiforinal foiinal. My liop¢ is Il)at the talks will be giv¢ii by a vai'iety of people botli lay ai)d ordained. Tlie sei'vice will be intei'active. aiid the liymns will be ¢hild fi'iendly. It is to Iliis seivice I will be wi'lting to tl)e Year 6 students al Little Sutton Pi'iinary lookiiig for voluiiteei'5. Of coui'se, with t1105e voluiileers coij)es parents to watcl)! 3rd Eucharist Ivith Sunday Club Tjiis will be the typical Sui)day Eucharist service that W6 already have & patt¢n of at St Pauls. The Sunday Blub will meet s¢parately in the sinall cliurch liall under tl)e supervision of Gwen 4th Cafe Church with Sunday Club This is a iion-eucharistic seivice that will replace tlie Service of the Wol'd. It will be in the large hall willi lea, ¢off¢e and cIDissant, Iniiffins etc. Itwill briiig back the pai'isli biEakfast. Tli¢i'e will be hymiis, readii)gs, a talk, prayers, maybe soin¢ open discussion witli thos¢ on our labl¢s. 5th Eu¢h2rist iyith PrAy¢TS for Healxng Tliis would be a stsndai'd Eucharist service but after receiving tlie Comtnunion elements tht would be hvo people offering prayers foi. Iiealing. Please speak to the vicai. if you have any questions about this sci'viett and wl)at spii'ittial healiiig is about. This service will start aft. Chi'i5tma5 due to liolidays and Cliristsllas seivices. As well as this we have included newel. annual services which include a Pet Blessing Service {witli 30 humaii souls), Dawn Seivice on Eastei, day (12 souls). Holy week eveniiig activities, reflections and services. WORKS, MAJTrlTLNANc HEI ALTH AND SAFETY Vajiously known as the Moiiday Club or Ihe Fabric Cominitte4 thei'e is a small gi'oup of en¢rg¢lic people led by Pet. Jaivis wlio ¢i)sure that tl)e cliLlI'cli, cliurcli hall. churchyard 8iid grounds aiE maintained in a satisfacloiy stal¢ to enable the ongoiiig activities of St Paul's to proceed in a safr and eiijoyable maniiei.. Activities include planiied maiiitsnance involviiig tlie testing of fil'e alarms, fire extii)guishers, emeigency lighting aiid s¢¢ui'ity systems agaii)st a schedu14 ari'angement and supeivisioii of ioutine inainteiiance by specialist conlraetOLt, and v.10$ other jobs, lÈrge and small on an "As & Wlien" basis. The MDiiday Club is now supported by t]ie afoi'einentioned Estate Group of the PCC, who oversee tlie need for work. The link between tlie two '0up5 is Mr Mark Holines (Church Warden). We Iiave staited a pi'ogi'amme of refieshing tlie Church Hall this yeai. to make it more attractive to rentei's, birtiiday pai'tics ¢tc. We are indebted to tl)e Community PLyb2ekTeam for tlieii. work in tlie chuicl)yaid tl)roughoutthe ycai. wliere tliey undertake most of the grass cutting, debi'is reinoval ai)d cleai'ance of tlie di'ainage ditcli whicli j'un5 dowii the entll'e noith side as well as otlier tasks as they ari5¢. William5 aiid Sons Funeral Direolors have assisted wit]i cleai'ing the embankinent on the north side of the cliuroh. PASTORAL CAIiE St Pauls Chui'¢h is back into the swing of pastoral ¢air. R¢gular visits al'e now conducted by the vIr and th? Curat We al'e here to offei. end of lif¢ pastoral care as well as ongoing hom¢ visits. N¢X¢y¢. w¢ hop¢ to have in place & team who will assist. COMTh(Lrr41CATION There liave been a few ch8ng¢s in the way communication happens at St Pau15 in 2023. whilst we l)ave been tying out different Methods tl)ere i)ow seems to be a l)appy mediiim. Th¢ link was takcn over by tlie Vicar 1112023, }d thanks is made ot Sarali Wood wl)o liad been producing il pi'eviously. Tlie weekly link s1)eel has inore iiif011nation on about tlie parish. including prayei's and bible I'¢adiiigs. The link has however retained parts of its former self.
PAROCHIAL CHifRCH COUNCIL OF ST PAUL'S, HOOTON ANNUAL REI PORT (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2023 Coiicem a6out tl)¢ real cost of tl)e paiisli magaziiie, whicli not only inoluded production costs but 5taffiiig> wei'e i'ealis¢d. A reqLiest wa5 Inade to tl)e rongitgatioii for an editoi. to take ovei. tl?e Inagazine on a voluiitary basis. We are gi?teful to Ben atid Sain McCoiThick for talcii)g tliis on. Undei. tlieii. stewai'dsliip die magazine lias I'eally iii¢reased iii aiticles, items. posters. and 8eiieially is a biggei. tliing. Oui. acliurchiiearyou was the pi'imary way of coininiinication online for 2023, tl)is was 12ken oyei. by Ilie Vicar and a Ihaiiks is noted to David Busfield foi. l(eepii)g tl)iS LIP to date previously. It is liei'e we wei'e initially able lo adverlise the new iiiitiatives of tlie meii's bi'cakfasl aiid the woin¢ii's f¢llow51)ip returning. lil April 2023 the PCC invested in our owii new websit¢. This was initially set up as a way of showiiig Ilie local ¢oillmunity what we do and wlio we Br¢. How they oaii use L15 and contact us. Th¢ initially website was similai. to a holdin8 aTea. It was vY slatic in the infonnatioii beillg sliai'ed. Moving into 2024 this is being ieviewed by tlie Vicai. and a volunteer ineinbei. of Ilie congj'egatioii Olly Adam. Tlie aim is that this website will be up to date with all Ilie activiti¢s, seiinons. pliot05 of the Chuithes activities. Facebook has beeii & Inajoi. success for St Paiils. We liave really Inade a footpriiit oil tliis social Inedia platforin. Tlilugh it we l)ave sliar¢d pi¢tuiEs, eveiits, up and coming eveiits, been able to assist the local cominiiiiity willi iequ¢5tS, talcen more hall bookings. We liave sliared sei'vices, iiot only at Easter and Cl?i'istmas, but the PBt Sei'vices, MeiDorial Services etc. We have a good giDups of followers and supporters. Email addi'esses liave been chaiiged lo a standai.d forinat aiid refle¢ting tlie new roles within the parisl). Th¢se in¢lude'. H ionvicai. Inail.coiii blootoiiciii'ale Yn)ftil.coiii Ho Inail c and otOllSc1fe St Paul's holds all appi'opriate copyriWit notices from CCLI 811d fi]Ily Complies with GDPR legislation. IMTIATION Af4D rJRTURE Seven candidates wei'e prepared and pi'esei)ted by the Vicar for Confinnation by tiie Bisl)op of Birkeiihead. All Seven al'e regular coJninui)icants at St Paiils post-coiifii"Ination. SCHOOL CONNEI CTIONS In 2023 tlie lii)ks witli oui. local pi'iinaiy scI)ools l)ave beeii picked lip by the Vicar. W¢ l)ave astrong working relationsl)ip with Little Sutton COE Prijnary. We have seiit our congiygation to voluiiteer to build tlieii- SpiritU31 Garden. Gw¢n Wal¢ lias spent a lot of tiine over this IBst year working closely witli readin8 and oihei. activities. MI Sai'ali Wood act5 as a Fouiidation Governoi., alongside the Vicai.. Fr Mai'k attends tli¢ Scliool I'egulai'lyj foi-a weekly CollectiveActof Woisliip and various meetings with teache1% and tli¢ Headmistress. Little Sutton COE Primaiy atteiid the CliuirlTr building I'egularly for major Cl)I'tstian festivals. Cliildreii fi'oin the School liave assisted with our Fainily Eucharist service. In 2023 fiiiner links have been Inade witli Cliildren Thoiton Pi-imary. Rossmor¢ Primary and Pai'lc12nds Pi'iinaiy) wlio liave all allowed the Vic&r to atteiid regularly foi. assemblies and Collective Acts of Worship. stJFIDAY CLIJB Th¢ Sunday Club is led by Gwen Wal¢ and a dedicated team of lielper5 who opei'ate on a Tota basis. Cliild Prot¢ction and Health ai)d Safety protocols al'e in full opci'ation and check¢d on at regular inteiwals. It meets at 10.30am on Sunday morning iii the cl)urcli hall and tiirough tlie year we Iwvc liad ali average 0£ 8 diildren atteiiding ea¢h week. We g¢nerally follow tlie Lectionary, 8s we fii)d diat we don't have the same children every w¢¢k. Tliis is workiiig v¢iy well but we do have 'Cli¢k'. 'On tl)e Way, aiid 'lii Sigl)V to iise as back-ups. The 5¢ries of units take us Ilirougli tlie Old and New Testaments covering all aspects of our Chi'istiaii faith. All teacl)ii)g fflaterial involves Ilie ¢hilditA haviiig fuii witli crafts and activities wliilst leariiing, We also take part in Family Worship on the second Sunday of ea¢l) mont]I with prnyers, di'amas, and readings. Parents have commented at how much theii. childiTn have 8JDwn iii confidence due to tsking part iii tliese servi¢es.
PAROCHIAL CHifRCH COiYNCIL OF ST PAIJL'S, HOOTON ANNUAL REI PORT (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2023 SOCIALLI VEI NTS Tlie Events Plaiiniiig Team or8ani5ed a l'ange of evei)t5 dui'ing tlie year, IE-iiitrodiicing some old favourites. As ¢vei' popular events ¢entt-ed Al1}d food ai)d fellowship. In 2023 we have liad bring and sliare supp¢rs, Coroi)ation cel¢bration5, Piinm's and liyinns. games night, haivest suppei., and inucli, murli InoiE. WE have walked with St Johiis Cl)urcli Great Sutton on a pilgi'iinage to Chester Cathedral. In fact oui. walking gi'oup l)as covei'ed soine great Iniles over tli¢ year of 2023. This has been keenly lcd Iny IKS, Nick and Mai'k. We inustn't foi'gel a lovely boat trip from Ti'evc>r to Chirk. Major fiindraising came fiDm the Summer and Chi'i5tinas Fail's, which piDvided mucl) needed funds. WOMENS FEI LLOWSHIP Followiiig die fiTsI Ineeting held in July 2023 the Fellowship lias Inet oil tlie tliird Tliui'sday of every Inonth. Meetings stsrt at 2pin and this lias PlDved a populai. time witli tlie group. Subjects covered have inolud¢d, Iceepiiig safe in Qui. lioines and oiiliiie, Support for carei's. Ilie Hoine Guaid in WW2, Cake decoi'ating> A joint lunch willi GV gi'oup> Val¢ntiiie special, His¢ory and Pi'esei)t day suc¢ess of Berwick Road Scl)oo1 (2 5epaiEte speakei3).Bee ke¢ping and a Strawberry tea. To help witli funds we ruli a moiithly raffle witli donations by the group. Aiid of course. we always firtish the Ineetings witli tea. lots of cake and a good deal of cliat. Tlie average attendajice 15 between 15 ai)d 20 ladies. It is intended to In the Fellowship fi'om Septembei. to Julie. MENS BRIAKFAST Eai'ly on in th¢ yeai. we introduced tl)e Men's Breakfast at St Pauls as a way to get blokes together to chat and eat. Speiidii)g time in ¢a¢li otlier's company. Thi5 lias grown to a steady 12 to 15 men, who atteiid. sel up aiid clean up aftei. tile birakfast. Moyiiig foNiard it is eiiviseged that the bi'¢akfast will inelude a speak¢r. DEAJIERY SYFIOD Ricl)ard Sopei. and Sai'ali Wood aiE our parisl) repi'esentalives and tliere weTe several me¢tiiig5 dui.ing the year led by the Rui'al Deaii Revd Beth Glover. Meetiiigs weir held at St Marys Eastham, St Thomas and All Saiiits Ellesinei'e Po and the Cl)apel of the Holy Spirit IPArisli Ceiiti'¢ on Eastham Ral(e. Tl)e respoi)ses from all the Deanery events in the Diocese will then contribute towards tl)¢ Bishops, work on setting a vision and direction for the Diocese. W¢ liave one space left tliat dui'ing 2023 lies been unfilled. XCUMEI NICAL PARTICIPATION 1112023 we have started to build good relationsliips Wlth our ecumenical brothers and sistei'$. March 2023, we attended tlie Woi'ld Day of Prayer wliich was hosted by the local Methodist Chur¢li. Fr Mai'k wel¢offled tIie new Methodist Minister at lier induction setvice. W¢ invited the Roinan Catliolic parish to a choral evensong to celebrate th¢ feast of Ss Peter and Paul, which was veiy well attended. FI2t.nal ¢oiiversalions continue into 2024. SAFLI GuARDG Tlie Parisli reviewed and updated its safeguai'ding policy in 2023, in order to eover both children 2iid vulnerable adults. Th¢ policy is now in line witli tlie diocesanli?ation&l chui'¢li safeguaiéing guidelines. All membei's of Ilie PCC have coinpleted a DBS cl)¢ck ai)d liave started a pi'ogi'om of safeguai'ding tiaining. Gweii Wale continues to act as Safeguai'ding coordinator for tlie parish.
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNC ofi ST PAUL'S, HOOTON ANNUAL REPORT (coiitinued) For the yeai. ¢nd¢d 31 De¢embei'2023 VOLUNTEERS All oiir voluiiteei's are wai]nly thaiiked foi. tlieir conti'ibutioi) to Ilie woi'k and Ininisty of St Paul's and we Inention the Moiiday 8rDup who covey Ilie items des¢i-ib¢d in the Inainteiiaiice s¢Glion abovc, ohurcl) cleanei's, flow. cai?r5, I'efi'eshments pi'ovidei's. magazine deliveipi's and event orgaiiisei's, Ilii'ougli to Iliose wlio help to tidy tlie cliaii's away after social fuiictioiis. FINANCIALREPORT 2023 Tlie financial statements have been prepared in accordancts with Ilie accounting policie5 set out iii the publication PCC Accountability 5th edition incoi'porating SORP 2015 iSSLied by the Arclibisliops Couiicil. Tliis was a new ye8r foi. St Pauls. we engaged in a new way of tliinking and a living. We have all lived ge'ou8]Y with our Inoney> tiine, fundi'aisiiig efforts. The PCC aiid ¢oiigregalioii ai'¢ b¢ing ¢inpoweE'ed, affirnied. and thanked. Tiiis is a ehui'cli tl)at has a pi'iesiliood of all believers workiiig togethei.. We liave engaged iii various fuildi'aising &clivities, including l)ostiiig a ew. boot sale, various Inontli events. We al'e slowly Inakiiig th¢ cliang¢ Iliat we want. Witli tlie iiicrease in attendance and tlie iii¢i¢ase in hall Iiii'es, we feel this 15 acliievabl¢. Total resoui'oes expei)ded for 2023 aTnOUnted to £140,155 an iii¢reasE of £2l,348 01) 2022 wliilst iiicome of £130,114 Surpassed tlie 2022 figLire by £25.936 but the net i'esult is a defi¢it of £10.041,. Iiowevei.. we gre continllY looking towards a mol'e stabilised futuir with confidence. PCC mernb*'s who served fiDID l January 2023 uiitil 3 1st Deceinbei. 2023 al'e.. Ex-officio Members Incumbeiit.. Church Waidens.. Rev Mai'k R J Turner (Chair) Alex Duffey Mai'k Holmes Dean8iy Synod Reps Ricliard Soper Sai'ah Wood Elected Meinbers David Busfield (Tirasurei. and Vice Cliair) Peter Vauglian (Reader Emei'itus) Lynne Bergii) (Secrelaiy) Jan Bariiett Sarah-Jane Turner Ici>oped) Jo Byi'ne Kathleen Hitchmougli Wendy Holines Viv Langan Jane Sheel)y Nicolas John Revill Gwendoliiie Wale Appi'oved by the PCC on 31" Maith 2024 aiid sigJ)ed on ils belialf by.. R¢v'd Mark Turn81' (li)¢uinbenVChair) Al (Chuirl)warden) Mark Holmes (Cliui'cliwardeii)
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST PAUL'S, HOOTON ANNUALREI PORT (continued) For the yeai, ended 31 De¢ember 2023 Registered Charity No. 1134654 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 December 2023 Independent examiner's report to the trustses of The Paroehigl Chureh Council of St Paul's Hooton I i'epoit to tlie cliarity trustees on my eX]liatiOn of tli¢ accounts of T]ie Pai'o¢l)ial Church Council of St. Paul's Hooton for the year ended 31 Deceinbei. 2023. Responsibility and ba$is of report As the cliarity trustees you aLe irsponsible foi. Ilie prep8lZtion of the ae¢ounts in accordance with the requiitments of ie Cliai'iti¢s Act 2011 ('tlie Act.). I repoit in respect of iny examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Aot and in carrying out my exainination I Iiave followed all applicable direction5 giv¢n by tlie Cliai'ity Coinmission uiider Seotioi) 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have coinpleled illy exaininats'on. I confiiin that no inatei'ial Inatters liave come to iny attention in ¢oiinection with tile examination giving Ine ¢ause to believe that in any m2terial respect: A¢¢ouiiting I'ecords were iiot kept in itspect of th¢ ¢harity as i'equired by section 130 of the Act. oi. The aeeounls do iiot accoi'd with those rBcord5- or Th¢ a¢eouiJls do not comply witl) Ilie appli¢able requirements concerning tile form aiid content of a¢¢ounts set out in the Cl)arities (Accounts and Repoits) Regulations 2008 ot11. tlian ai)y r¢quireinent tlJat the accounts give a and fail. view whicli is not a matter considered as pait of 81) independent examin2tioii. I confirtn tliat thei'e al'e no otlier matters tr> which your attentioii sliould be drawii to enable & proper understandiiig of tlie accounts to be reaclied. Suzanne Di'&pei' FCCAACA ICAEW SB&P Oricl House 2-8 Ori¢l Road Bootle Liverpool MeiEeyside L20 7EF Date...........
PAROCHIAL CHiIRCH COUNCIL OF ST PAUL'S, HOOTON AIYNUAL RIPORT (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2023 NOTES TO THEI FINANCIAL STATEMLI NTS For the year ended 31 December 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICIES The cl)ai'ity coi)stityies a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The fii)ancial state]n¢nts have been prepai'¢d in &ccoi'dance witli Accoui)liiig aiid Reporting by Cliai'ities: Statement of R¢coinineiided Pi'actice applicable to chai'ities prepai'ing di¢ir accouiits iii accoi'dance witli tl)e Finaiicial Repoiting Standaj'd applicable iii Ilie UK and Republi¢ of ITelaiid (FKS102) issued 011 16 July 2014 (as updated tliroiigli Update Bull¢tiii I piiblislied on 2 February 20 16). the Financial Repoiting Slaiidard applicable in th¢ UK and Republic of Ireland (FRSI 02), the Charities A¢t 2011 and UK Gen¢i-ally Accepted Praetice as is applies froin l Januaiy 2015. The charity has applied Update Bulletiii l as publi51ied on 2 Febi'uaiy 2016 and does not include a cash flow ststc]neiit on the grounds that it is applying FRS 102 Section IA. Tile financial 5tatsinents al'e piEpai'ed on a goii)g coiicem ba515 undei. tIIE liislorical cost ¢onveiition. Funds Geiieral fjllnds I'epi'esent the funds of the PCC Iliat are not subject to any I'esti'ictions I'sgai'diiig theii. use and al'e avAilable for Lpplication on tl)e geii¢ral purpose5 of th¢ PCC. Funds designated foi. a paiticulai. purpose by the PCC ar¢ also uiire5tricted. The financial slateinents includ¢ all ti'ansactions, assets Ènd liabilitie5 foi. wliicli the PCC is r¢sponsible in law. Tliey do iitst incliide the fiiian¢ial slatemeiit5 of chui'ch EI'OUPS that owe theii. main affiliation to another body noi. tliose that are informal gatherings of Cliui'ch member5. Re5ti'iotsd fund5 arc lidS whieli are to be used in ac¢oi'dance with specific restrictions iinposed by Ilie donors Ineomillg Resources All incoming resour¢¢5 are iD¢luded li) the Statement of Finaiicial A¢tivitie5 (SOFA) wlien the cliarity is legally eiititled to the ineoine aftei. any pei'fotTnance conditioiis Imve beeA) met, tl)¢ amouiit can bE zneasured i'eliably and it is probable that the income will be IEeeived. No amount is included in the financial statemeiits for volunteer tiine in line witli the SOIV {FRS 102). Yolu4raiy incoine and cupital So1¢¢ ColleGlions are I.ecolIsed wliei) Itceived by or on behalf of tlie PCC. Planned giviiig receivable undei. Gift Aid is recognised only wlieii r¢¢eived. Tax recoverable 011 Gift Aid donations is recognised when tli¢ income is Tecognised. Funds i'aised by the fete, garden party aiid similar ev¢iils air accounted for 'osS. Sales of books and Inagazines from tlie cliurcli bookstall Are accouiited foi. $5. Other Iiicoijie Rental incoine fiDin the letting of church pr¢mises is recognised when Ilie reiilal is due. IKcoii7efi'opn Inveslment DÉvidend5 al'e accounted for wl)eii due and payable and ii)terest ¢ntitlemenls are accouiited for as they a¢¢rue. Tax i'ecoverable on such income is reco8nTsed in the saine accounting yeai..
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL 017 ST PAUL'S, HOOTON ANNUAL REPORT (continued) For the year ended 31 December 2023 NOTEI S TO THE FDIANCIAL STATLMENTS For the yearended 31 December 2023 Resour¢es used All expendityre is accounted for on an awi'ua15 basis &i)d lias been ¢lassified undei. lieadings tliat aggregale all costs I'elated to tlie te801y. Expenditure is i'eGognised when tli¢r¢ is a legal or constructiv¢ obligation to make payinents to tliird pai'ties, it is pi'obable tliat the settleinentwill be I'equii'ed and tlie ainourtt of the obligation can be In¢asured reliably. Suppoit costs are tl)05e that assist the work of tl)e cl)ai'ity bul do iiot diiECtly represent charitable activities and include office cos15. govei'iiaiice costs, and admsnistrative payroll ccists. They al'e incui'itd directly iii support of expenditui'e on the objects of tlie ¢hai'ity, Where support costs ¢annot be directly attributed to particular lieadings Iliey have been allocated to cost of raising fi]Iid5 and exFenditure on charitable activitie5 on a basis COI)5istentwitli use of tl)e resoiirces, Grants Graiits and doiiatioiis al'e accounted foi. when paid over. oi. when aWaied, if thal &ward Creates a biiidinB obligation oil tlie PCC. Aclivities diiecily relc71ing 10 the workof the Ch1h The dioc¢saii parish sliare is a¢¢oiinted for when due. Any paTish sli2 unpaid at the year end is pix)vided for in th¢se accounts as an opei'atioil (tliougl) not a legal) liability aiid 15 shown as a u'¢ditor in tlie Balan¢¢ Sheet. Fix¢d assets Conse¢i'aledpp'opei'ty andiiiovable ¢hiirchfui'17ishings Conseorated ai)d beiieficed propeity of any kind is excluded fj'om the financial statements by s.10{2)(a) of the Chai'ilies Act 2011. All expeiiditure incui'i'ed in the yeai. on coiiseci'ated or beiieficed buildings, iiidividual iteTns undei. £1,000 or on tlie I'epair of Tnov¢able church fuiijishings acquii'ed before l Januaiy 2000 is written off. Othei'fixlures,fiiiings ond office equipnienl Equipineiit used within Ilie churcli pi'eini5es is depre¢ialed on a straight line ba5]5 over foLiryear$ lo wi'ite off the oost of each asset ovei. its expected useful life. Individual iteins of equipinent with a puirliase price of £1,000 or less are written off wlien tlie asset is acquiipd. Czii'ient assets Shoit-tsrm deposits include cash lield on deposit eitlier with tlie CBF Cliurch of England Fui)ds or at the bank. Tli¢ chaj'ity is exempt cliarity withitt the meaning of 5ch¢dule 3 of the Cl)ai'itiesAct 2011. Going Concern T])e fii)ancial ststements liave beeii piepared on a going ooncei'n basis as tl)e trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. Tli¢ ti'ust¢es liave coiisidei'ed the l¢vel of funds held and tlieexpe¢led level of iiicome and expenditu1¢ for 12 months from autlioiising these financial slaleinents. The biidgeted income and expenditiire is sufficient witii the lev¢1 of reserves foi. the charity lo be able lo ¢ontinue as a going concern.
PAROCIIIAL CIIURCH COITNCIL OF ST PAUL'S, HOOTON ANNUAL REI PORT (¢ontinued) For the year ended 31 December 2023 What others have said about St Pauls Church: 'We frlt vei'y welcomed into St Paul's and itceived tjumerous commei)ts fi'oin oth¢i' fainily aiid fi'i¢iid5 to say Iiow welcoining aiid liglit-h¢arted tile seivice was. Tliank you veiy inuch foi. making oui. dauglitei's day so special. We look foi'wai'd to seeing yoii agaiii soon."
PAAOCHIALCHURCH COUNCILOIT PAUL'S. HOOYON AT¢MENT OF fiNANcIL AcriviYiEs F•rllioyoapMdLI JI Decembtr2013 Ullrcjliidr DpSRnDtt ile51rl¢i¢ Enduwmont TOTAL TOTA Funds FunU6 UNDS UNDS NalE INcolINGES0UftCks 80P 157 Zb io.wj 10,973 17.159 In¢01 fromclnircli h¢tiiryliE Olrrtn Invo516 1.469 690 Iierln¢uiiinERcsMwrr roTAL INCOfvIING RESOURCES IZ&364 JN,I RESOURCES EYFENDED 633 Adivjlj¥l 3b 3,821 C9¥a[G[lol1nEfIll 1¢ 645 fr49 Supp TOTALt4ESOIfftCES LXPENDBD S.056 137,241 1150 N]rr INCOMINC (OUTGOING) RESOURCES 10,843 l.7Q5 14th2È DDFtEallilun GAIN5 AND LOSSCSOkY INVESTMENrs CryMlJdjwlmEnt TRANSFERS DBTWEEN FUNDS lo0 3fj.OLbJ NET hIOVEMEf4TIN FUNDS 11,452 BALANCE BIiIIVDAT I JANUARY .569 4>9? 13W4 110.?39 BALANCES CmVDAT31 DECEMUT£R J93,68S 36M70
PAROCHIAL CEIURCFI COVNCIL of8TPAVL'S, HOOTON JIALANCESHCET For the yeAr 0yjdty 31 Dcccmb¢r 2023 Notg 2023 FJXEI D ASSKTS Tongible fixcd asse15 378,798 378,798 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors CBF Church of England sliort t¢rin deposits Cash at bank and in haiid 18.674 29.037 13,822 61,533 17,264 47,569 5,821 70,654 LIABILITIES= AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITFIIN ONE YEAR 4.262 3,341 NET CURRKNT ASSKTS 57372 67,313 NT ASSETS 436,070 446,111 IryJNDS UnTf5tricled DeslEnated Reslricled 393.685 31.646 10.739 184.569 49.099 12.444 Endowmeni 436,070 446,111 Approved by the Parochial Church Council on and signtyl on its bElIDlf by.. R¢vd M8rk Tumer Vicar vf St Paul's Hoolon Mr MaTkSianlEy Holmes Church Warden Mr5 Alcxandra Lucill¢ Duffey Cliulrh WoYdBn
PAnocHIALCTrIURL71COWICILOFST PAULi&Hotrrotri IIOTE51OTtsEFIN.ItIClALSTATEblENTS l•i1htytfdjI Dr¢¢vthr21JJ 1comING RUOVRC&5 TOTIIL TOTAL vuriD$ T4x-¢ffKxffliPLyYKdQ OLknFCo0&Vl Ji 411S X4>1 4126 O¢*lfjl JJIG 9.61) $775 $1,Ttyl 149?J F(¢ts 11.79J LA 916 TOTILINCOMINGR5souncES
PAnOCIIIALUlUftt&l£OVNaLOF5TPIULS.Iiooroio IioT¥sTQTIIE1IAALstAlz11£rrs RE50URC4SEXPENOED TOTIIL TOTAL Fui4r $3J 6JJ oji 1*41 1,$15 IJSS ?.144 5W5 Jts)? 615 WJ bscrfpli SOS6 tOTALRtsQURCEYExfthDKD Jg
PALLOCIIIALCIIURCII COUNCILOF5TPAUL'S.IIOQTON NOTESTO THE Fif14NcfALsfATEbfENTS 1023 2022 4 STArfcosTS S4E4ri IqJ87 4.528 Avuoge nMmbErof¢mployEc5 Nts tsmployE# rt¢¢iYed 11 ¢inploy¢ebehtfits oflhoreiln£6O,oDO S FIXCIDASSLITS Tungible fixcdfjssets PreelioTri Inn ttlthgs Co51ol l Jin 2023 Addiiions Ji¢oJt Disposol Cost Bt 31 Dc< 2023 378,798 378.79X 378,798 378.791 Dewttlatton ot l 2023 ChbrBe foi yeii DÈpr¢cllltion dl$pD$l Dcpr¢rlnllon nt 31 DeE¢mbEr2 378,V)8 378,798 Ncl bDDlcYnluE A131 Dcc2Q22 378.798 378,798 6 ANALYSTS OF NET ASSITS BY FIAYD TOTAL Uir¢51rt¢ied Deslgnèted unds Roslrlcleil r&UNDS Funrt5 1023 Fixed rbsscli Current J78,798 37a.798 61,533 Jl.645 10.7J9 4.262 393.685 31.645 10,739 436.wo D¢51En4i¢d Fimds iepie5¢Trf th¢ funds stro5ithby ilK pcc for IhÈpurro¥es of. ht 151JA 44,933 2,636 Intomt N¢¢ 26,317 2.720 3.083 a R£EerYe fvndslinvested) b GeneMI Mointei)Nnc¢ fund (Inv¢5) ¢ FdI Iield by Iliechvrthl su¥t0P5. 20.39 84 49,OJ9 Resth¢d Fund$ rtpie$enllli¢ (knnd$5¢1)$id¢ by th¢ PCC IDf lh¢ purposes or.. Al Isl JAn Income N¢1 7,902 a Clir¢h kniec15 futtd IdonBIEd fornoii-revcnue iiems) b Donaiioh5 towtsrd1e$5ETrljlrFllt$ C Cliurchyurd In&iiilenlltt¢e fund d Fobri¢ f4uvd (w Its) RbDv¢l 8,861 699 959 1.555 438 1.700 12.444 80 IQ73 FILnds{Klnnd Idl hA7¢ brcii byChuTcli fAmllr5 IVIIII 5P¢tifiC inslruCtiOn5.
YAROCtriALcriuricHCOUNCILQPSTPIlUL'S.IIODTOII NoTTor11ElI1N.NCT.LSTATEl1HTS DEBTons IOL7 2012 I1110 9.622.69 9J¥fjAI 456 C111 IMowEdforOrt- Dec Lm1pCY 18,674 17,261 LIABILITIUS.. moUNTs FILLING DUE IYITHIN I YL4R.. 2.023 2,Dll 2.169 1)79 J62 1,6 4.262 TRIN8fERS BFf%vEEN FVrtDSi IIUND CLOSURES Unrwri¢td Deslgiiktol Furrfls Fundi Rcjtrlrled Ed¢wmEnl Irundj fromMogoziiiEACMiI 10 PCCEtIKialocrMiil CJDsiYe ofporoiil TJrA(colI J051iiEofsoci41 A¢¢oATrl TrIn¥fu¢rfill1rpXCBFrpN1l lomith fulid 20.000 10,ooD IA Itlnsferft(¥n iiksiwl¢delRirEhGrtyyNndtolheEcnEioI fuiwj IrprcieiilS&)ainoiwl BrDIV 10 IkClIKrcliToriiv4PuoSeQfÉ11ICro1Uwl io INDEPENDtsFf LXAhIlNEA Indrpid¢DI f¢eMts £1,038. li RELATED PARTY DISeL05URES remwen04d Iliird Wtylillnillciio5dUlllyEdr.