ANNUALREPORT
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL
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For the year ending 31 December 2023

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For the year ended 31 December 2023
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ANfwAL t4EPORT (continued)
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Af4NUALREPORT {continued)
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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 ￿NAGEM￿NT
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 PeMb￿tQn 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 ¢hu￿h 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 w01n￿l'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 Coll￿tIVe 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

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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 th￿t 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 vI￿r 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.

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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 v￿Y 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. Tlil￿ugh
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'.
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St Paul's holds all appi'opriate copyriWit notices from CCLI 811d fi]Ily Complies with GDPR legislation.
IMTIATION Af4D r￿JRTURE
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.

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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 Al￿￿1}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 I￿n
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 GuARD￿G
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 contin￿llY 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 So￿1¢¢
ColleGlions are I.eco￿lIsed 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 aWai￿ed, if thal &ward Creates a biiidinB obligation oil
tlie PCC.
Aclivities diiecily relc71ing 10 the workof the Ch￿1￿h
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'atioi￿l (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 fiNANcI￿L AcriviYiEs
F•rllioyoapMdL*I JI Decembtr2013
Ullrcjliidr
DpSRnDtt
ile51rl¢i¢
Enduwmont
TOTAL
TOTA
Funds
FunU6
UNDS
UNDS
NalE
INco￿lING￿ES0UftCks
80P
157
Zb
io.wj
10,973
17.159
In¢01￿ fromclnircli h¢tiiryliE
Olrrt￿n Invo￿5￿￿16
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
lo￿0
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
N￿T 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•i1htyt￿f￿￿djI Dr¢¢vthr21JJ
1￿comING RUOVRC&5
TOTIIL
TOTAL
vuriD$
T4x-¢ffKxffliPLyYKdQ
OLknF￿Co0&Vl
Ji
411S
X4>1
4126
O¢*lfj￿￿l￿
JJIG
9.61)
$7￿75
$1,Ttyl
149?J
F(¢ts
11.79J
LA
916
TOTILINCOMINGR5souncES

PAnOCIIIALUlUftt&l£OVNaLOF5TPIULS.Iiooroio
IioT¥sTQTIIE￿1IA￿￿ALstAlz11£r￿rs
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 ￿1￿1 ¢inploy¢ebehtfits oflhoreil￿n£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￿￿)
¢ F￿dI Iield by Iliechvrthl su￿¥t0￿P5.
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 Cli￿r¢h kniec15 futtd IdonBIEd fornoii-revcnue iiems)
b Donaiioh5 towtsrd1e$5ETrlj￿l￿￿￿￿r￿Fllt$
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
NoT￿Tor11ElI1N.￿NCT.￿LSTATEl1￿HTS
DEBTons
IOL7
2012
I1￿￿110
9.622.69
9J¥fjAI
456
C￿1￿￿11 IMowEdforOrt- Dec Lm1p￿￿CY
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
E*d¢wmEnl
Irundj
fromMogoziiiEACMi￿I 10 PCCEtIKialocrMiil
CJDsiYe ofporoiil ￿T￿J￿rA(co￿lI
J051iiEofsoci41 A¢¢oATrl
TrIn¥fu¢rfill￿1rpX￿CBF￿rpN1l lomith fulid
20.000
10,ooD
IA Itlnsferft(¥n iiksiwl¢delRirEhGrtyyNndtolheEcnEioI fuiwj IrprcieiilS&)ainoiwl
BrDIV 10 IkClIKrcliToriiv4Pu￿oSeQfÉ11ICro1Uwl
io
INDEPENDtsF*f LXAhIlNEA
Indrpid¢DI f¢eMts £1,038.
li
RELATED PARTY DISeL05URES
remwen0￿4￿d Iliird Wtylillnillciio￿5dU￿￿lll￿yEdr.