## Report of the Trustee for the year ended 31 December 2023 Within the Llwchwr Ministry Area in the Deanery of Greater Gower and the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon Registered Charity Number: 1134662 ## **THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL** The principal function of the Parochial Church Council is promoting in the parish the whole mission of the church, including pastoral, evangelistic, social & ecumenical. ## **Objectives and Activities** As required by the Charities Act 2011, when planning activities for the year the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on Public Benefit, and particularly the supplementary guidance on charities from the advancement of religion. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** The Parish of Casllwchwr and Gorseinon is within the Deanery of Greater Gower in the Church in Wales Diocese of Swansea and Brecon. ## **Principal Address & Contact Details** St Catherine's Church Alexandra Road, Gorseinon, Swansea, SA4 4NU. (01792) 892849 hello@gorseinon.church www.gorseinon.church The composition, procedure and powers of the Parochial Church Council are regulated by the Constitution of the Church in Wales, as amended from time to time by its Governing Body, set up under Section 13(1) of the Welsh Church Acts 1914. The Parochial Church Council is not a body corporate. ## **Elections to the Parochial Church Council** Elections to the Parochial Church Council are held at the Annual Vestry Meeting, which must take place before 30 April each year. The number of elected members should not exceed eight people. ## **Election and/or appointment of Wardens & Officers** The Vicar, Churchwardens and Sub Wardens are ex-officio members of the Parochial Church Council. One Churchwarden and two Sub Wardens are elected annually by the Vestry Meeting and one Church warden and two Sub Wardens are appointed at that meeting by the Vicar. The successful candidates will be between the ages of 18 and 75 and they will not serve for more than six consecutive years. The Parochial Church Council appoints a Secretary and Treasurer from among their number each year, but where there is no obvious candidate then suitable people can be co-opted. ## **Charity Trustees** Members of the Parochial Church Council serve as charity trustees and are directed to the Charity Commission booklet CC3 The Essential Trustee: What you Need to Know to assist in the induction process and to allow all new trustees to be aware of their legal responsibilities. Most church business is conducted at Parochial Church Council meetings, including the approval of the accounts. Appropriate training procedures and policies have been adopted in relation to such matters as Health & Safety and Safeguarding legislation. There are other groups, established by the Parochial Church Council, that deal with aspects of church life, including a Vision Group, a Pastoral Care Group, a Children's Ministry Group, a Publications Group, an Events Group and a Fabric Group. These groups are responsible to the Parochial Church Council and report back regularly, with minutes of their discussions being received and discussed as necessary. The Parochial Church Council meets monthly, usually on the first Monday of every month. The Parochial Church Council is required under the Charities Act 2011, and the Constitution of the Church in Wales, to prepare financial statements each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to: - Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - Observe the methods and principles of the applicable Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP); - Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures that must be disclosed in the financial statements - Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity, and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the Church in Wales constitution. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included on the charity's website, in accordance with the legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements. Both churches are vested in the Representative Body of the Church in Wales, but the Parochial Church Council is responsible, under the Constitution of the Church in Wales, for the repair, maintenance and management of the churches. Clergy are paid by the Church in Wales and remuneration is set by them. All other officers and trustees give their time voluntarily without payment. As part of the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon within the Church in Wales, the parish is represented on various committees and also benefits from time to time from access to funds available from the Diocese for specific ministry projects. ## **Membership of the Parochial Church Council (Trustees)** ## **Ex-officio Members:** **Ex-officio Members: Elected Members** The Reverend Dr Adrian Morgan John Butler Philip Davies (Vicar's Warden) Lauren Davies Dorothy Dancer (People's Warden) Karen Davies Rebekah Davies (Sub Warden) Helen Fuge Jeannette Grisenthwaite-Watts (Sub Warden) Jean Fowler Moira Pritchard (Sub Warden) Diana Pugh Roddy Lewis (Sub Warden) Robert Samual Eleanor Lewis (Secretary) **Co-opted Members** Allan Richards (Treasurer - St Catherine's) Philip Allen (Treasurer - St David's) Elizabeth Williams (Licenced Lay Minister) The Parochial CThllreh Countil of the Eule5iaStiul Parish of S¢ CatheriDe5 - 1134062 Statement of Ftiunctal Actiiryties For the vear ended 31 December 2023 GentNI F￿￿$ ReSti7￿ta Fwids Total Inconjing Resources l Receipts l ohmtars" Incorne Planned GiiY)g Loose Collections tknnations For Nb"5510n T&x Refl￿d$ GTants 42815 6358 6959 2815 6358 16959 5937 6177 250 6425 2051 6105 6425 195 195iX) 149XX) Generdted Illf0￿e Monry Raismg Fees I￿￿eStment Income Other Incoming Re50urce5 22477 22477 5176 5070 21273 58fy1 5170 170 5070 743 Toial ID¢omln8 Resources l Recelpis Total Receipts 993.V 314•6 130780 11*6•4 Re50urc@5 E4b?nded I Pavments Support for l¥linisiry Parish Share 59886 59886 36471 Parisb .4ttii-iiies .13nten3nce of Service5 Generat Parish Ewses 15442 15442 1769 1229l 102 12393 Church Propertv Mantenance of Churches lamienance of Other 38733 7465 38733 7465 17652 14709 Granrs and Financial Parish 4955 4955 Other Resowce5 Cost of Nlot)ry R￿"Sti)g 170 Sub Total Section Accounts - Costs T•tal PaJT)ents 133909 321 $0S7 J390•6 90939 5057 139347 Net Re£e4)tsIPa%￿entS Balance Brought F￿2rd l January -34936 26369 -8567 1583)9 Balance Carried Forward JI Dec ## **Notes to the Accounts** ## **Accounting Policy** The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis as adjusted for items of expenditure where liability had been incurred at the accounts date but payment had not been made. Income from tax rebates on gift aid has been included in these accounts if claim for repayment has been made. The accounts are drawn up in accordance with the format recommended by the Church in Wales as amended to reflect the requirements of the Charities Accounting Regulations and the related Statement of Recommended Practice. ## 1. **Voluntary Income —Planned Giving** These represent amounts received by envelopes, Gift Direct scheme and Standing orders ## **2. Bank Current Accounts** This represents total of all current bank accounts held by the parish including section accounts ## **3. Bank Deposit Accounts** This represents the total of all deposit bank accounts held by the parish ## **4. Petty Cash** This is the total petty cash held by all organisations in the parish. ## **5. Other Assets** The following assets are held by Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Trust for the benefit of the Parish **Market Value at 31[st] December 2023** Holy Trinity Hall Trust £7124 Mrs M. A. R. Rees Trust Fund £619 William Rufus Lewis Benefactions No1 £1519 William Rufus Lewis Benefactions No2 £1,519 28 Bryneithin Road, Gorseinon is owned by the parish. Loan to St Davids of £20404 ## **6. Trusties Remuneration** No member of the PCC was remunerated for services provided to the Parish. ## **N. B.** The Church Building and its contents are vested in the Representative Body of the Church in Wales and do not form part of the Parish. St Da￿￿,5 Church Lougbour - Receipts and Pa)iueDt5 Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2023 2022 2023 26454 Parish Share 13200 13200 Parisb .4cliiilies Mallrtenance of SeThwes General Parish Expenses 23 22570 5309 Cburch PropertTr- 312 1350 186 809 2180 4837 315 1588 Iso 4902 S4 Gas & Electi Water Rates Repairs Grants 421 190 190 Cost of IlIotte!" Raising Lottery Licellse 20 54325 Total Resources E ended ## **St David’s Church Loughor Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31[st] December 2023** ## **Monetary Assets** **Lloyd’s Bank Account - £137733.08** **Monetary Liabilities** **St Catherine’s Church Loan - £20404** ## **N.B.** **The Church Building and it’s contents are vested in the Representative Body of the Church in Wales and do not form part of the Parish.** **Independent Examiner: Kirsty Pittard FIAB Treasurer: Philip Allen** **Date: 05/01/2025 Date: 05/01/2025**