Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council for the Year Ended 31[st] December 2024
Incumbent: Bankers: The Revd Dr Samuel Gibson Santander UK plc St George’s Church Bootle 1 Westbourne Crescent Merseyside Edgbaston L30 4GB Birmingham B15 3DQ
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ANNUAL REPORT 2024
Cover Image by Andy Butler- Ceramic hanging in the Whitmore Room commissioned by John Surman (1923-2003), architect, artist and former member of the congregation. One of a series of three on display in church, the vicarage and St George’s Primary School.
Contents
What are the Parochial Church Council’s Tasks? .................................................... 3 Vicar’s Report ........................................................................................................ 4 Student Ministry Team Report .............................................................................. 6 Reports of Elected Officers and Safeguarding Statement ...................................... 6 Reports of the Committees ................................................................................... 9 Reports of Church Activities .................................................................................. 10 PCC Financial Responsibilities ............................................................................... 14 Financial Statements ............................................................................................. 15
What are the Parochial Church Council’s Tasks?
The PCC cooperates with the Incumbent in the whole mission of the Church. As part of the synodical structure of the Church of England, the PCC makes known and puts into effect any decision made by the Diocesan or Deanery Synods and gives advice to these Synods on any matters the PCC considers appropriate. The PCC is responsible for the financial affairs of the Church; the PCC draws up a budget and has the responsibility with the Incumbent of appointing, paying and dismissing paid officers of the Parish. The PCC is responsible for the care, maintenance, preservation and insurance of the fabric of the Parish church. The PCC is also responsible for the care and maintenance of the churchyard.
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Vicar’s Report 2024
2024 has been a year of blessings for St George’s, with much to be profoundly thankful for. As has been the case in previous reports, I would like to begin by summarising our work using the Statistics for Mission figures which we are required to submit to the national church. Although such data can only get us so far, it helps to tell the story of who we are and what we have been doing through the year. After exploring these statistics, I will report on some of the successes and challenges of 2024.
During 2024, our worshipping community – the number of people regularly associated with St George’s – grew from 154 to 181. This followed a period of stability in 2023, and represents the fruits of significant efforts towards evangelism (the growing of new Christian disciples) among our congregation and ministry team. A total of 39 people have joined our worshipping community through one of two routes: the congregations meeting at church on Sunday and throughout the week; and (latterly) the Saints project and regular worship and activities at our parish CofE Primary School. (More will be said about Saints below!) 2024 saw development of previous demographic trends at St George’s, with the congregations becoming (generally) younger and more diverse, although we have been blessed to welcome newcomers of various generations. In the data, this is reflected in the fact that the 18-69 age bracket grew from 86 to 110, while the 70+ bracket reduced slightly from 47 to 43 people. Our regular Sunday attendance of 67 adults and 6 children is the highest since the pandemic, as is our regular weekly attendance. Our Christmas and Easter services were well-attended in line with previous years, with a special mention of the superb interactive, allage Advent carol service that brought many newcomers in, led by Bethany Gilbert, and (as always) the excellent Family crib service led by Suganthi John and Zoe Challenor.
St George’s continues to be a community in transition, within a dynamic city neighbourhood also in transition. If you look round at a 10.30am service you will see people aged 0-80+, from various parts of the world, recent joiners, seekers, visitors and longstanding regulars. Increasingly, you will see servers, readers, and volunteers who reflect the age and ethnic diversity of our inner-city neighbourhood. If you come to a study course, you will meet a similarly diverse group of people. St George’s is an agora as well as place of worship – a space in which people from different walks of life meet and get to know one another, exchanging ideas, values and customs. It is truly an exciting place to be, and one where many people, especially younger adults, are making their first steps into discipleship, ably supported and encouraged by the wisdom of experienced Christians. We welcomed a good group of students in the autumn term, with events and a term card prepared by Fr George and the Student Mission group of which he is the Chair. There were four baptisms, four Confirmations, and one reception into the Church of England. In addition, eleven people participated in a course or preparation for Christian initiation during 2024 and will be baptised and/or confirmed in 2025. Most of these participated in a catechism course specially designed by Mthr Charlotte Gibson, the Anglo-Catholic Missioner for the Diocese, which focussed on the lives of Jesus and Mary and their relationship to our daily lives. During autumn 2024, one iteration of this course ran at St George’s CofE Primary School, and another was conducted at church and was aimed at Farsispeakers.
Members from Iran are an increasingly large part of church life at St George’s, sometimes forming over a third of the congregation, and have brought an infusion of spiritual depth and an eagerness to learn and serve. During 2024, we introduced liturgy booklets in Farsi, as well as encouraging many new Iranian visitors to become more involved in church life. We have been blessed by sculpture produced by an Iranian church member and have been amazed as news of St George’s hospitality spread from person to person. Building on this growth and especially fostering leadership roles for our Iranian members alongside others, will be a priority for 2025.
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Two other major mission developments helped St George’s to grow in 2024. First, the appointment of Mthr. Charlotte as Missioner has increased the ministry team’s capacity to reach out into our neighbourhood, including through the school (as mentioned above) and in growing new leaders through a mission group, composed of individuals from St George’s and the four other churches in the project. Second, the appointment of Bethany Gilbert as our Creative Schools Missioner, which has enabled the creation of a new ‘congregation’ at our Primary School on Wednesday evening. This group, known as Saints , started in the autumn and comprises a core group of about 15 children and their adults (who attend more occasionally) and is led jointly by Beth and Fr George. It is exciting to see these young people grow in faith and confidence, and there are plans for regular school Eucharists, as well as opportunities for baptism and first communion, through this work. Beth and Fr George have strengthened our already-strong relationship with the Primary School, and I would like to thank them for their excellent work in 2024. I would also like to thank Lorraine Graham (Chair) and the other Foundation governors at the primary school, as well as the Headteacher Daniel Rogers, for enabling the church-school relationship to flourish. Saints is funded through a national CofE network called Flourish , which aims to grow new congregations in church schools. We are members of the pilot scheme, so that the work happening in our parish will be a model and inspiration for others to follow.
The increasing volume and breadth of our work means that St George’s has moved much further towards a “team” model of ministry, with my role as Vicar often providing support, supervision and guidance to a range of ministers, lay and ordained, volunteers or paid. In 2024 it has been a delight to work with our Curate, Missioner, Schools Missioner, Reader (Jenny Uff), Churchwardens, PCC, Servers, Director of Music and various volunteers who steer different aspects of church life so diligently, such as Carol Couse (Fabric) and Simon Kirby (Finance). It would be impossible to offer our worship or mission without these wonderful people and their God-given gifts. During the year, we thought carefully about the administration needs of the church in a 21[st] -century, digital-heavy context. We made the decision to make the Administrator role redundant and to rethink our future requirements for bookings and other activities. This meant saying goodbye to Marcia Smith, our longstanding Administrator, which we did with gratitude for her service. Sadly, during 2024 we also said a sorrowful farewell to Caroline Shaw, a longstanding member, volunteer and PCCmember, who did so much to support St. George’s over the decades and will be sorely missed.
In financial terms, 2024 was a year of relative stability, producing a small deficit, mainly thanks to our hiring and business activities. Thank you very much to all our regular and occasional donors, who make the ministry at St George’s possible. In 2025, we will once again make Stewardship teaching a priority as we invite our new members to respond to God’s generosity with their own gifts of money, time and talents.
During 2024 we enjoyed a full and stimulating programme of theology talks on topics including: Community Organising; Original Sin; the Saints and Folklore of Brazil; Feminist Pentecostal Theology; Faith and Politics; Liturgies of War and Peace; Inclusive Theologies of Marriage; and Contemplative Prayer. A particular highlight was seeing the nave substantially full for a talk by the Rt Hon Clare Short, MP for Ladywood 1983-2010, on 20[th] September. I would like to thank all the speakers and those who attended the talks. In autumn 2024, we began a Sunday-evening Bible study on St Paul’s Letter to the Romans, which has proved popular (as well as being demanding material!) Offering opportunities to study theology in an accessible, inclusive environment continues to be one of St George’s strengths and a draw to our community. We continued to engage with social justice issues via our membership of the interfaith Birmingham Citizens , including a large group of congregation members attending the Citizens Accountability Assembly at the Great Hall, University of Birmingham in April 2024. Our social life has included a daytrip to Lichfield Cathedral, a (September!) Summer Vicarage Party, a Student BBQ, and several Bring & Share Lunches. I would like to thank all those who provide catering or volunteer their time to make social events possible, including
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members of the coffee-serving team, and Pat Bullock for preparing our ever-popular 2[nd] Thursday Shared Lunch.
I am truly thankful for sharing in the life of St George’s during 2024, and I look forward with joy for all the Lord may have in store for us in 2025. As suggested above, integrating newcomers, especially from Iran and from other parts of the world, will be vitally important in 2025 and the years ahead, especially as Birmingham grows in population and as a global city. A challenge for 2025 and beyond will be engaging well with the numerous new high-rise apartment buildings going up in our parish (on Hagley Road) and in the immediate vicinity of our parish. We will need to make sure that we let new residents, who will be from all over the world, know who we are and what we can offer them in prayer, spiritual life, and the joy of the Gospel.
STUDENT MINISTRY
2024 was another positive year for student ministry at St George’s. We were sorry to say goodbye to some of our students in the summer, as well as Steven Fox who did so much to galvanise our student community and to establish links between St George’s and the University of Birmingham’s Student Christian Movement society. However, it has been a delight to welcome new students since the start of the autumn term. We held two student welcome events outside church at the start of term, giving out drinks and snacks to students and their families as well as members of the wider community, and we have also produced a ‘welcome pack’ of literature (complete with St George’s branded tote bags!) which will be refreshed going forwards with new publicity.
During the autumn term we put on several social events including a student lunch at the Vicarage, a karaoke night out in town, and a trip to the Christmas markets, which were wellattended. We ended the term with a trip to Lichfield Cathedral on 30[th] November, and some of us stayed on for the cathedral’s Advent Carol Service in the evening. It is our hope that St George’s will continue to be a welcoming and inclusive space that actively engages with students at both local universities.
Fr George
CHURCHWARDENS’ REPORT 2024
Numbers attending the church during the year have continued to increase. We are again grateful to Charles Williams and Tracy Butler for their help with ‘meet and greet’ duties at the 1030 Sunday service, and to Charles Williams and David Allen for their help with sidesman duty at the 8 a.m. Holy Communion service. It was noted in last year’s report that several faithful members of the 8 a.m. service had died or were otherwise no longer able to attend, but some new regular attenders of this service have come forward so the impact on numbers attending has not been as great as might have been feared. In last year’s report it was noted that increased use of the church for community activities had led to a need for more volunteers to assist with opening and closing the church and being present while these activities are going on. We still need to recruit more volunteers to assist with this work.
We should also honour the memory of the late Caroline Shaw, whose volunteering to do many jobs in St George’s was unequalled. She will be greatly missed. Mrs. Carol Couse’s report on Fabric matters makes it unnecessary for us to comment on this, but we should again record our profound thanks to Carol for undertaking the onerous task of managing the maintenance and improvement of the building, as she has done for many years, and to David Hill and David Allen for
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lending their professional expertise to aid Carol’s activities - as well as, in David Hill’s case, the allimportant job of operating the church’s central heating system.
Two important items of moveable property were acquired by the parish in during the year: a new microwave oven and a defibrillator. We are grateful to Mrs Carol Couse for the microwave oven and to Miss Heather Butler for advocating the acquisition of the defibrillator. The defibrillator has been positioned on the north exterior of the church near the vestry door. We should also record our thanks to Mrs. Jenny Astley for her work in maintaining the church’s electoral roll and to Nick Gibbs for his work in keeping the wi-fi system operating. Thanks are also due to Nick for acting as Stewardship Secretary, as well as carrying out many other tasks in the church. We should also record our thanks to our former parish administrator, Mrs Marcia Smith, who left at the end of the year, for her many duties in keeping St George’s administration in order.
Above all, we should thank our Pastoral Team: Father Sam, Father George, Mother Charlotte and Bethany Gilbert for their leadership of the parish during another very busy and successful year. We know how lucky we are to have them working so hard on behalf of St George’s.
Andy Butler and Keith Uff, Churchwardens
Electoral Roll
At the beginning of 2024, there were 76 names on the Electoral Roll, of whom 14 were residents of the Parish. During the year, 23 names were removed due to death, non-attendance or no response to a reminder, and 31 were added.
Jenny Astly, Electoral Roll Officer
PCC Secretary
The Parochial Church Council met six times during 2024. Each meeting was preceded by a meeting of the Standing Committee (Vicar, Curate, Churchwardens, Vice-chair, Treasurer, Secretary and a PCC elected member) to set the agenda.
Members of the PCC are ex-officio or elected at the APCM. At the first meeting of the Council following the APCM up to two co-opted members can also be elected.
Members of the PCC during the year 2024 were as follows: Vicar: The Revd Dr Sam Gibson Curate: The Revd George Reeves Churchwardens: Keith Uff and Andy Butler (who was also PCC Vice-chair from May) Head of St George’s Primary School: Daniel Rogers Representative on the Deanery Synod: Sara Clethero Elected members (with retirement dates in brackets): Tracy Butler (2025) Safeguarding Officer, Carol Couse (2026), Nick Gibbs (2024), Simon Kirby (2026) Treasurer from May, Justin Pinkess (2025), John Russell (2025) Treasurer until May, Caroline Shaw who sadly died in October, Adlai de Moura Stewart (2027), Charles Williams (2027), Phil Ypres-Smith (2027)
Members co-opted in May: Nick Gibbs (2025), Jack Gunn (2025).
David Hill attended meetings of the Standing Committee and PCC as Secretary for the first part of the year. He was shadowed by Jack Gunn who had agreed to take over the role of Secretary after the APCM.
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PCC meetings continued to follow the pattern introduced by the Vicar in 2023 with an early agenda item called Ministry and Good News, by having a short break in the middle, discussing financial matters after the break, and aiming to finish with the Grace at 9.00pm. Early business included the fixing of the Defibrillator, introducing the New English Hymnal to replace Common Praise, and arrangements for the licensing of Mthr Charlotte as Anglo-Catholic Missioner and Fr George’s Priesting. News was received of a project called Flourish which could provide funding for a schools Missioner. The new church architect Sarah Baldwin was appointed. She was to undertake the Quinquennial Inspection of the church in the summer.
As usual finance was a major topic. It included the formal handover of the Treasurership from John Russell, who had held the post for many decades, to Simon Kirby. The budget for the year was discussed and agreed. Safeguarding matters were reported on at each meeting.
I will begin my first contribution to an Annual Report at St. George’s by issuing a thanks and tribute to my predecessor, David Hill. It is under his tutelage, and continuing support, that I am able to perform my duties as Secretary of the PCC. I thank him most heartily.
A particular focus of meetings across this period has been the challenge of adapting our policies to bring us closer to the 2030 Net Zero targets as set out by the National Church. We also welcomed Beth Gilbert as Creative Saints Missioner, leading the Flourish project. I would like to also thank the members for their patience in my new role, however long I may sit in it, as I continue to learn and manoeuvre unfamiliar, yet altogether interesting and positively challenging, territory.
David Hill and Jack Gunn, PCC Secretaries
Safeguarding
As always it has been a privilege to be part of the Safeguarding team at St George's. In November 2024, on Safeguarding Sunday I gave a talk during the 10.30 service. This followed the Resource and Recognition day that I had attended the previous March. Alongside Fr Sam and Fr George I had consulted with and had had an input within that service.
Tracy Butler
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Commitee Reports
Educaton and Worship Commitee
Membership and Meetngs:
Fr Sam (chair), Keith Uff, Jenny Uff, Caroline Shaw, David Hill, Phil Ypres-Smith, Simon Kirby, Heather Butler, Fr George and Beth Gilbert. We mourn the untimely death of Caroline Shaw.
The Committee met four times in 2024.
Developments in Worship
The much delayed New Revised English Hymnal finally appeared in December 2023. It was reviewed by Phil and Fr Sam, who approved it enthusiastically; in January 2024 we recommended it to PCC for approval, with a suggestion that the congregation might be invited to dedicate copies. The expected melody and large print versions have still not been published.
Educaton
The series of Friday talks continue to provide fascinating and knowledgeable speakers, and an opportunity to meet and talk with a range of attendees from neighbouring churches (and none) as well as St George’s. Sunday evening sessions have studied the Song of Songs, and Romans. The Lent sermons were on different aspects or practices of prayer, as a gentle teaching through this season.
Junior Church
We continue with specific provision for the children on three Sundays a month; the children then share their learning, to the delight and instruction of the rest of the congregation. More helpers would be welcomed.
The main focus of childrens’ work is now the Saints project at St George’s school, which will be reported separately. We are grateful to Fr Sam for initiating this project and applying for finance, and to Beth Gilbert and Fr George for their enthusiastic work.
Jenny Uff
Fabric and Environment Commitee – 2024
Carol Couse (Chair), David Allen (Co-Chair), David Hill, Nick Gibbs, Andy Butler and Keith Uff (churchwardens). After many delays last year in getting DAC approval for the installation of the Defibrillator, it was finally installed with the assistance and agreement from the Archdeacon. It is one of the few scattered around Calthorpe Estates and we are most thankful to have it in a prime position in the event of an emergency.
In the Autumn we received the 2024 Quinquennial Inspection Report from our architect and, as expected, it showed several areas of concern for the roof and high level stonework along the South side of the church. There are many other exterior matters at low level and some interior repairs mentioned in the report to consider doing before the next quinquennial in five years time. It was this division of minor repairs and major repairs which prompted the committee to think about the appointment of a co-chair for Fabric and Environment and we are delighted to report that David Allen has agreed to serve in this capacity for the larger aspects of the recommended repairs required of the QI Report.
There were quite a number of unexpected repairs and replacements in 2024 which were outside the scope of minor issues in the QI which impacted the church's finances. Both the water heater and the fan for the disabled toilet had to be replaced. The kitchen needed a new microwave and some minor electrical works. We needed some significant repairs to the floor tiles in the Nave
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and a major repair to the broken bell rope. A key broke in the lock to the Vestry and had to be replaced and all new keys needed to be distributed to everyone with authorised entry. These were just some of the additional expenses of maintaining the church building. At about the same time, we received the long awaited (and costly) 2024 Quinquennial Electrical Inspection Report which was started back in April.
Our present sound system (installed in 1999) is proving more and more unreliable, with mics breaking with increasing regularity, and more people complaining about sound quality and volume.
We have received quotations from two firms who responded with much enthusiasm to our brief. These have proved to be amazing in promised performance but extraordinarily high in cost. We hope to be able to work with someone to improve our present equipment at a price which we feel we can afford at the moment because, in the midst of all this, we need to concern ourselves with the cost to comply with the requirements of the Church of England to reach Net Zero Carbon – 2030.
Our recent Energy Audit has outlined several things we should aim for, in the short and long terms, and the cost seems quite significant. We are encouraged to seek ways to 'warm up' The Whitmore Room, which might mean secondary glazing and adding insulation somehow. In the worship area, we have been testing energy saving electric under-pew heaters and looking into battery powered heated pew cushions for those areas (like the Nave) which would prove impossible to heat without costly installed heating.
Carol Couse
Church Actvites
Saints
In Autumn 2024, St George’s church received funding from the national church as part of the Flourish project. This project aims to support educational establishments to create a worshipping community on site. Saints was created at St George’s CofE Primary School in October 2024, an afterschool space for intergenerational worship that includes creative activities, prayer, and sharing food together.
From October-December Saints sessions explored the school’s house saints: St Michael the Archangel, St Francis, St Joseph and St John the Baptist. Sessions focused on learning about the saint and then creating a shield together. We also created a banner for St George.
Saints also focuses on children’s leadership – during Advent, children who attended the Advent Carol Service at church then conducted the same service during Saints for the rest of the school community. Our final session of the term saw 20 children perform a Nativity with carols to parents and guardians. We also opened the Saints space to parents and guardians, offering Bible study and theology sessions each week. Over the course of these sessions, we interacted with around 30 children from the school community, 12 parents, and 14 children attended almost every session during the term.
Beth Gilbert, Creative Schools Missioner
ENERGY USE & CARBON
The net CO2 emissions from the operation of St George’s in 2024 were 30.6 tonnes which is a reduction of 3.3 tonnes (14%) from the 34.9 tonnes reported in 2023.
In June St George’s responded to the CofE requirement for an external audit of energy and carbon usage by Greener Edge Ltd as part of the national policy initiative Net Zero Carbon 2030. The results of the audit together with an outline strategy for carbon reduction were presented to PCC in
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December. We are grateful to the members of the team from St George’s and the Diocese who contributed a significant effort to these discussions and input to reports.
TABLE: ENERGY USAGE
| Energy Source Usage in 2024 (kWh) |
Usage in 2023 (kWh Change (kWh) Change (%) |
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| Natural Gas 126,559 |
149,389 -22,830 -18% |
| Electricity 13,249 |
11,078 +2,171 +16% |
| TOTAL 139,808 |
160,467 -20,659 -15% |
Note: Data from our report to Diocese using the national CofE Energy Footprint Tool
The table demonstrates how St George’s has started a journey of carbon reduction by reducing its dependence on natural gas for heating the whole space of the church and increasing the use of electricity to heat smaller spaces or individuals where possible. We reduced the setback temperature, for heating when the church is not occupied, from 12⁰C to 10⁰C before the start of the 24/25 winter. Lighting in the Whitmore Room and Office were converted from halogen to LED and draught-proofing was applied in the gap between bell tower and vestibule.
Nick Gibbs
The Monthly Lunch
Numbers of attendees have increased this year to around 20+ and we occasionally welcome a few extra guests when there is a lunchtime meeting. In July we celebrated the life of Pat Reed, and it is good to welcome back one of the founders of ‘The Lunch Club’ which began in 1989 now she is back in Birmingham. We continue to make money each month, which goes straight to Church funds.
Pat Bullock
The Children's Society
The donations for our box collections are often coming in the form of cheques these days; much easier to transport to the bank. A few boxes were not returned again this year, for a variety of reasons. Boxes were opened in February 2024 and the total collected was £487.15 (mostly plus Gift Aid). There were two school Christingle Services this year (St. Georges Primary Academy and Hallfield School), but to my knowledge no collection money was handed into Church.
Contact Pat Bullock on 07813068561 if you wish to register as a new box holder/donor
Joined-up Reading
The Joined-up Reading Group which meets on a Monday evening, usually attracts about seven or eight people. Most of us are from St. George's. Some, however, are from other local churches. We read a book and discuss it.
Books that we have read in the last year include:
Ten Fingers for God Dorothy Clarke Wilson Helen Waddell D. Felicitas Corrigan. Rosenthal Fr. C. E. Russell Tao Alan Watts Rule of St Benedict
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Our Christmas play reading was of St Joan by GB Shaw, when we also had a delicious bring-and-share meal.
Eve Kirby
Parish Magazine
During 2024, the Parish Magazine continued to provide, as well as the editor can continue and contributions submitted persist, a mixture of church news and a range of articles of which and general interest, to connect with readers, with old friends and with local organisations. As usual there were eleven issues, with one double for July and August. Sadly, less illustration proved to be possible than we had hoped or had been contributed in the previous year. Loss of advertisers continued to be a problem.
As ever I am grateful to contributors, to Bromsgrove Printing Co., our friendly and helpful printers, and to our determined advertisement manager, David Allen.
Justin Pinkess, Editor
Sewing Group
We continue to meet every two weeks, alternating homes instead of using the Whitmore Room, which we appreciate having as a backup. As usual some of us do more talking than sewing! Some people knit or crochet and others work on fine hand embroidery. One of our members recycles fabric by making children’s sun hats or sun dresses that she donates to a local charity shop. We are still sharing knitting of sewing projects found on YouTube, ranging from lambs and chicks to covers Easter eggs to dinosaurs for children to frighten their grannies.
Verger’s Report
The photocopier is really working well, very few jams. The next thing to sort out will be the sound system which has served us for the past twenty years. My thanks as ever to Carol Couse, Jenny Ashley and our hardworking band of cleaners. If anyone can spare the time to help us it would be gratefully received.
Charles Williams, Verger
COMMUNICATIONS
This year, we have increased our focus on communications by establishing a new Communications Task Group, which Fr Sam has asked me to chair. This group is made up of a broad cross-section of members of the St George’s congregation, and has met twice to discuss plans for the future of our communications strategy.
In our discussions we have highlighted the areas where we believe we are communicating particularly effectively, most notably our website, social media presence, and occasional print publicity. As we become a more diverse and multigenerational community it is important that our communications engage with all members of our church family, as well as those who are outside the church. As one member of the task group rightly observed, ‘communication is proclamation’, and so all that we do in this area must be informed by our desire to share the Good News of Jesus Christ as widely as possible. Mthr Charlotte has produced some wonderful new resources including a ‘what we believe’ flyer, which we are including in our welcome packs, as well as the resources that have come out of the seekers’ course that she has been running.
The need to refresh the format of the magazine and pew sheet has been identified, and we have begun conversations about how this might be done. It is important that all of our communications represent the community that St George’s is (and is becoming), acknowledging the increasing diversity of our congregation and recent numerical growth. For these things we give
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thanks to God, and we hope that over the coming years we can reach more people in our parish and beyond who have not yet had contact with us.
Fr George
STEWARDSHIP AND GIFT AID
TABLE: GENERAL FUND DONATIONS: PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION BY TYPE AND METHOD
| Patern of Giving Bank Transfer (%) |
Card Reader (%) Cash (%) Cheques (%) TOTAL |
|---|---|
| Pledged 76 Regular 2 Occasional - Extra to Pledge 1 |
- 7 3 86 - 1 1 4 2 2 - 4 - - 5 6 |
| TOTAL 79 |
2 10 9 100 |
86% of the value of donations to the General Fund were pledged in the form of Bank Standing Orders or the traditional weekly envelope scheme for cash and cheque donations. A further 6% came from pledged donors who made donations during the year over and above their pledged amounts..
Although this appears to be a strong level of commitment, the vulnerability is in the disproportionately generous giving of a small number of donors. 6 households gave 50% of the pledged total and 22 households gave 80% of the total.
There are other donors who attend services regularly but are not pledged givers and their donations make up 4% of the total. Donations from visitors or those who prefer to remain anonymous make up a further 4%.
Electronic payments through bank transfers and the digital collection plate (card reader) made up 81% of the value of donations. However cash and cheques are still preferred by many generous donors and made up the other 19%.
Gift Aid or Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS) was applied to 91% of the donated total increasing the value of each of those donations by 25%.
As a guide: the median (middle of the data series) value of the weekly equivalent of donations made by 48 pledged households was £12 per week. The median value of the 189 donations by visitors during the year was £10.
Nick Gibbs, Gift Aid Secretary
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PCC FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
In relation to the financial statements, Charity law requires the PCC to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of the PCC’s affairs and of its financial activities for that year. In preparing the financial statements, the PCC are required to:
a) Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently
b) Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
c) State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements
d) Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the PCC will continue.
The PCC are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the PCC and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act of 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the PCC and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Risk Management
The PCC keep under review the major strategic and operational risks which they face to ensure that systems have been established and all necessary steps have been undertaken to minimise these risks.
Reserves Policy
It is the policy of the PCC to maintain the general fund, which represents its free reserves, at least at a level which approximately equates to three months’ worth of general expenditure at current levels plus nine months’ premiums on the church insurance policy. The PCC believes that such a level of reserves is needed to ensure that their ongoing commitments can be met.
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Independent Examiner’s report
Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2024
Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and the examiner
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and they consider that an audit is not required for the year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to:
Examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act
to follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of the Independent Examiner’s statement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with these records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required for an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner’s statement
In connection with my examination, no material matter has come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
Accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act, or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I 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.
Date: 23[rd] June 2025
Signed:
Stephen Hendy
Data Developments, First Floor, the Chubb Building, Fryer Street, Wolverhampton, WV1 1HT
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST GEORGE'S, EDGBASTON
Statement of Financial Activities for the 12 months to 31 December 2024
| General Designated RestrictedEndowment Total 31/12/24 Total 31/12/23 |
|
|---|---|
| Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies Income from charitable activities Other trading activities Investments Other income Total income Expenditure on: Raising funds Expenditure on charitable activities Other expenditure Total expenditure Net surplus (deficit) Transfers Gross transfers between funds - in Gross transfers between funds - out Other recognised gains / losses Gains/losses on investments Gains on revaluation Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward Represented by Unrestricted General Fund Designated Citizens UK Fabric Fellowship Excursion Hymn Book Legacy General Mission Development New Boiler Parsonage Redecoration Sculpture Restricted Agency collection Defibrillator Fabric Let There Be Light Opportunities for City Children Urban Mission Endowment Clergy Stipend Augmentation |
75,718 34,717 1,554 - 111,990 96,373 19,591 135 - - 19,726 16,929 20,527 - - - 20,527 16,356 3,658 2,028 - 248 5,934 3,599 0 - - - 0 - |
| 119,494 36,880 1,554 248 158,176 133,258 - - - - - - 125,462 22,258 3,579 - 151,299 144,150 106 89 - - 194 - |
|
| 125,568 22,347 3,579 - 151,493 144,150 |
|
| (6,073) 14,533 (2,025) 248 6,683 (10,892) 249 1,000 - - 1,249 45,614 (1,000) (1) - (248) (1,249) (45,614) 210 - - 253 463 863 - - - - - - |
|
| (6,614) 15,532 (2,025) 253 7,147 (10,028) |
|
| 36,230 91,230 10,432 8,995 146,888 156,916 |
|
| 29,616 106,763 8,408 9,249 154,034 146,888 29,616 - - - 29,616 36,230 - - - - - - - 10,000 - - 10,000 10,000 - 670 - - 670 - - (668) - - (668) - - 62,062 - - 62,062 45,310 - 28,699 - - 28,699 29,920 - - - - - - - 6,000 - - 6,000 6,001 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,089 - 1,089 2,500 - - 4,417 - 4,417 4,242 - - - - - - - - 211 - 211 - - - 2,690 - 2,690 3,690 - - - 9,249 9,249 8,995 |
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statement of Flnancl•l Actmtles-lncorne Oonation5 and legac1.'11j989.73 Income from charitable activities'.19725.91 Other trading activities=20527.11 Inve5tment5.'5933.64 Other income".0.01 Sofa Separate Des*nated-Funds Brought Forward vs Funds Carrled Forward Fund Brought Forward Funds Carried Fornard IA 37 171Page
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST GEORGE'S, EDGBASTON
Balance Sheet at 31 December 2024
| **General ** | Designated Restricted Endowment | Designated Restricted Endowment | Designated Restricted Endowment | At 312/2024 |
At 31/12/2023 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ~~31/12/2024~~ | ~~£~~ | ||||
| Investments | 7,177 | - | - | 8,649 | 15,826 | 15,826 15,362 |
| 7,177 | - | - | 8,649 | 15,826 | 15,826 15,362 |
|
| Current assets | ||||||
| Debtors | 9,106 | 990 | - | - | 10,096 | 10,096 10,611 |
| Investments | 19,704 | 104,562 | 6,000 | 600 | 130,866 | 130,866 76,449 |
| Cash At Bank and In Hand | 1,904 | 1,211 | 11,137 | - | 14,251 | 14,251 54,590 |
| 30,714 | 106,763 | 17,137 | 600 | 155,213 | 155,213 141,651 |
|
| Liabilities | ||||||
| Creditors: Due In One Year | 8,275 | - | 8,729 | - | 17,004 | 17,004 10,125 |
| 8,275 | - | 8,729 | - | 17,004 | 17,004 10,125 |
|
| Net current assets | 22,438 | 106,763 | 8,408 | 600 | 138,209 | 138,209 131,525 |
| Net assets | 29,616 | 106,763 | 8,408 | 9,249 | 154,034 | 154,034 146,888 |
| Represented by | ||||||
| Unrestricted | ||||||
| General Fund | 29,616 | - | - | - | 29,616 | 29,616 36,230 |
| Designated | ||||||
| Fellowship Excursion | - | 670 | - | - | 670 | 670 - |
| Designated - Hymn Book | - | (668) | - | - | (668) | (668) - |
| Legacy General | - | 62,062 | - | - | 62,062 | 62,062 45,310 |
| Parsonage Redecoration | - | 6,000 | - | - | 6,000 | 6,000 6,001 |
| Mission Development | - | 28,699 | - | - | 28,699 | 28,699 29,920 |
| Fabric | - | 10,000 | - | - | 10,000 | 10,000 10,000 |
| Restricted | ||||||
| Opportunities for City Children | - | - | 211 | - | 211 | 211 - |
| Fabric | - | - | 4,417 | - | 4,417 | 4,417 4,242 |
| Defibrillator | - | - | 1,089 | - | 1,089 | 1,089 2,500 |
| Urban Mission | - | - | 2,690 | - | 2,690 | 2,690 3,690 |
| Endowment | ||||||
| Clergy Stipend Augmentation | - | - | - | 9,249 | 9,249 | 9,249 8,995 |
| Fund Totals | 29,616 | 106,763 | 8,408 | 9,249 | 154,034 | 154,034 146,888 |
Approved by the Parochial Church Council on 18[th] May 2025 and signed on its behalf by
Reverend Dr Samuel Gibson M.A. PhD.
Mr Simon Kirby (Treasurer)
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST GEORGE'S, EDGBASTON for the 12 months to 31 December 2024
Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention except for the valuation of investment assets which are shown at market value.
Funds
General Funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application to the general purposes of the PCC. Designated Funds have been set aside by the PCC for a particular purpose, but are unrestricted and may be redesignated by the PCC for any other purpose. Restricted Funds have been given to the PCC to be used only for particular purposes. Endowment Funds have been given to the PCC with the condition that the capital given is to be retained, and only the income from the capital expended.
The accounts include all transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible. in law. They do not include the accounts of church groups that owe their main affiliation to another body, nor those that are informal gatherings of church members.
Incoming resources
Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC not when banked. Planned giving receivable under gift aid is recognised only when received. Income tax recoverable on gift aid donations is recognised in the same accounting year as the income is recognised, not in the year when it is recovered. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for when the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement and the amount is due.
Income from the letting of church premises is recognised on the date that the letting occurs, not the date of invoice. Dividends and interest are accounted for when receivable. Realised gains or losses are recognised when investments are sold. Unrealised gains or losses are accounted for on revaluation of investments on 31[st] December.
Resources used
Expenses are accounted for on an accruals basis.
Fixed assets
The Church and associated buildings are owned by the Diocese of Birmingham. The cost of repairs, renewal of fixtures and additions of new items of furniture or new fixtures are paid for by the PCC. All such costs are expensed to the SOFA in full in the year in which the expense is incurred with the exception of the digital organ which was fully depreciated straight line over 12 years from 2007 to 2018.
Investments
Investments are stated at market value on 31[st] December.
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST GEORGE'S, EDGBASTON for the 12 months to 31 December 2024
Analysis of income and expenditure
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
| Total General Designated Restricted Endowment 2024 2023 46,855 - - - 46,855 56,308 1,822 - - - 1,822 - 2,511 - 17 - 2,528 2,050 2,699 1,705 890 - 5,294 140 13,419 410 48 - 13,876 14,112 645 - - - 645 - 728 - - - 728 - 2,040 1,050 600 - 3,690 11,667 - 14,724 - - 14,724 - 5,000 16,828 - - 21,828 12,096 75,718 34,717 1,554 - 111,990 96,373 - 135 - - 135 - 2,194 - - - 2,194 - 15,754 - - - 15,754 15,179 1,643 - - - 1,643 1,750 19,591 135 - - 19,726 16,929 20,384 - - - 20,384 16,356 143 - - - 143 - 20,527 - - - 20,527 16,356 3,658 2,028 - 248 5,934 3,599 - - - - - - 3,658 2,028 - 248 5,934 3,599 119,494 36,880 1,554 248 158,176 133,258 |
|
|---|---|
| Donations and legacies Giving, pledged Giving, regular Collections and occasional giving Giving, special & appeals Tax recoverable, Gift Aid & GASDS Contribution at event Fellowship contribution Donations Legacies Grants Donations and legacies totals Income from charitable activities Trip contribution Fees for weddings and funerals Use of church incl concerts Magazine income - advertising & donations Income from charitable activities totals Other trading activities Car parking Small sales & trading Other trading activities totals Investments Interest, deposit & bonds Dividends Investments totals Other income Income and endowments Grand totals |
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST GEORGE'S, EDGBASTON for the 12 months to 31 December 2024
| EXPENDITURE ON: | Total |
|---|---|
| General Designated Restricted Endowment 2024 2023 Expenditure on charitable activities Common Fund 58,020 - - - 58,020 55,860 Vicar's expenses 1,477 65 - - 1,542 1,983 Vicarage maintenance & water 1,571 - - - 1,571 1,032 Curate's expenses - 464 - - 464 462 Curate's accommodation - 11,812 - - 11,812 8,930 Assistant clergy 58 - - - 58 78 Missioner salary - 4,602 - - 4,602 - Missioner expenses - 403 - - 403 - Parish training and mission 180 - - - 180 434 Junior Church 215 - - - 215 - Publicity 744 551 - - 1,296 - Secretarial 9,497 - - - 9,497 6,496 Administration 3,089 110 - - 3,199 3,451 Financial fees 51 - 5 - 56 - Office equipment - - - - - 2,324 Hospitality 982 538 - - 1,520 1,285 Event at church costs 390 - - - 390 - Fellowship expenses 523 - - - 523 - Excursion costs - 778 - - 778 - Maintenance 6,909 - - - 6,909 7,783 Minor repairs & renewals 3,307 - 500 - 3,807 - Security 1,182 - - - 1,182 - Director of Music 7,035 - - - 7,035 6,711 Organ & music 801 1,470 - - 2,271 1,797 Worship service supplies 1,147 100 - - 1,247 1,100 Furniture purchases - - - - - - Insurance 9,214 - - - 9,214 8,766 Gas, electricity and water 16,455 - - - 16,455 20,188 Magazine expenses 1,317 - - - 1,317 1,489 Other trading costs 286 - - - 286 - Accounts examination 800 - - - 800 930 Fabric major repairs - - - - - - Decorating - 365 - - 365 - Fabric new project - - 2,073 - 2,073 12,730 Community projects - - - - - - Vicar's discretionary donations etc 210 - - - 210 - Giving to other charities - 1,000 1,000 - 2,000 321 Sundryother expenditure 106 89 - - 194 - Expenditure Grand totals 125,568 22,347 3,579 - 151,493 144,150 Net surplus (deficit) (6,073) 14,533 (2,025) 248 6,683 (10,892) |
General Designated Restricted Endowment 2024 2023 58,020 - - - 58,020 55,860 1,477 65 - - 1,542 1,983 1,571 - - - 1,571 1,032 - 464 - - 464 462 - 11,812 - - 11,812 8,930 58 - - - 58 78 - 4,602 - - 4,602 - - 403 - - 403 - 180 - - - 180 434 215 - - - 215 - 744 551 - - 1,296 - 9,497 - - - 9,497 6,496 3,089 110 - - 3,199 3,451 51 - 5 - 56 - - - - - - 2,324 982 538 - - 1,520 1,285 390 - - - 390 - 523 - - - 523 - - 778 - - 778 - 6,909 - - - 6,909 7,783 3,307 - 500 - 3,807 - 1,182 - - - 1,182 - 7,035 - - - 7,035 6,711 801 1,470 - - 2,271 1,797 1,147 100 - - 1,247 1,100 - - - - - - 9,214 - - - 9,214 8,766 16,455 - - - 16,455 20,188 1,317 - - - 1,317 1,489 286 - - - 286 - 800 - - - 800 930 - - - - - - - 365 - - 365 - - - 2,073 - 2,073 12,730 - - - - - - 210 - - - 210 - - 1,000 1,000 - 2,000 321 106 89 - - 194 - |
125,568 22,347 3,579 - 151,493 144,150 |
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST GEORGE'S, EDGBASTON for the 12 months to 31 December 2024
Fund movement summary
| Fund | Opening | Incoming | Outgoing | Transfers | Gains / Losses |
Closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 36,230 | 119,494 | 125,568 | (751) | 210 | 29,616 |
| Legacy | 45,310 | 16,752 | - | - | - | 62,062 |
| Mission | 29,920 | 17,878 | 19,099 | - | - | 28,699 |
| Fabric Designated | 10,000 | - | - | - | - | 10,000 |
| Citizens UK | - | - | 1,000 | 1,000 | - | - |
| Excursion | - | 1,448 | 778 | - | - | 670 |
| Hymn Book | - | 803 | 1,470 | - | - | (668) |
| Parsonage | 6,001 | - | - | (1) | - | 6,000 |
| Fabric Restricted | 4,242 | 675 | 500 | - | - | 4,417 |
| Inner City Kids | - | 217 | 5 | - | - | 211 |
| Defibrillator | 2,500 | 663 | 2,073 | - | - | 1,089 |
| Urban Mission | 3,690 | - | 1,000 | - | - | 2,690 |
| Clergy Stipend | 8,995 | 248 | - | (248) | 253 | 9,249 |
| Totals | 146,888 | 158,176 | 151,493 | - | 463 | 154,034 |
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST GEORGE'S, EDGBASTON for the 12 months to 31 December 2024
Sources of donations, legacies and grants
| General | Designated | Restricted | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | Limoges | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||
| Harlow | 1,050 | - | |||
| for Defibrillator | 600 | 2,500 | |||
| Other | 40 | ||||
| Legacies | Frank Drake | - | 14,724 | - | - |
| Grants | BDBF for Curate | 8,078 | - | 4,375 | |
| Flourish | 8,750 | - | |||
| Warm Welcome | 5,000 | - |
Fund raising activities not for PCC funds but as agency collections on behalf of those to whom it beneficially belongs
| whom it benefcially belongs | |
|---|---|
| Christian Aid | 140 |
| The Childrens Society | |
| Christmas collection for Let’s Feed Brum | 521 |
| Birmingham Diocese, fees for weddings & funerals | 2,147 |
| Organist fees | 588 |
| Burman Fund | 558 |
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PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST GEORGE'S, EDGBASTON Notes to the Financial Statements for the 12 months to 31 December 2024
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by fund)
| Balance Previous | |
|---|---|
| Investments 4110: Harrison Bequest - CCLA Bonds, 4413 units General Fund Unrestricted 6,581 6,388 6,581 6,388 4120: Endowment - CCLA Bond, 273 units General Fund Unrestricted 407 395 407 395 4130: Repair - CCLA Bonds, 127 units General Fund Unrestricted 189 184 189 184 4210: Clergy Stipend - CCLA Bonds, 5793 units Clergy Stipend Augmentation Endowment 8,639 8,385 8,639 8,385 4290: Clergy Stipend Premium Bonds Clergy Stipend Augmentation Endowment 10 10 10 10 Investments 15,826 15,362 Cash At Bank and In Hand 5000: Santander current account Fellowship Excursion Designated 670 - General Fund Unrestricted 1,594 1,390 Hymn Book Designated (668) - Legacy General Designated - 34,252 Mission Development Designated 1,209 4,995 Fabric Restricted 417 2,242 Defibrillator Restricted 1,089 2,500 Urban Mission Restricted 690 3,690 Agency collection Restricted 8,729 4,593 13,730 53,661 5100: Cash General Fund Unrestricted 119 492 119 492 5150: Vicar's cash box General Fund Unrestricted 130 188 130 188 5160: Office cash box General Fund Unrestricted 60 35 60 35 5210: Cheques received and in process General Fund Unrestricted - 188 - 188 5310: Card reader a/c General Fund Unrestricted - 26 - 26 5320: PayPal Opportunities For Inner City Children Restricted 211 - 211 - Cash At Bank and In Hand 14,251 54,590 Debtors 5900: Prepayments General Fund Unrestricted 1,002 226 Mission Development Designated - 925 |
6,581 6,388 |
| 6,581 6,388 407 395 |
|
| 407 395 189 184 |
|
| 189 184 8,639 8,385 |
|
| 8,639 8,385 10 10 |
|
| 10 10 |
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| 1,002 | 1,151 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Z05: Accounts Receivable | |||
| General Fund | Unrestricted | 8,104 | 9,460 |
| Mission Development | Designated | 990 | - |
| 9,094 | 9,460 | ||
| Debtors | 10,096 | 10,611 | |
| Investments | |||
| 5410: Legacy - CCLA Deposit, accumulating | |||
| Legacy General | Designated | 62,062 | 11,058 |
| 62,062 | 11,058 | ||
| 5420: Combined - CCLA Deposit, accumulating | |||
| General Fund | Unrestricted | 19,704 | 22,791 |
| Parsonage Redecoration | Designated | 6,000 | 6,001 |
| Mission Development | Designated | 26,500 | 24,000 |
| Fabric | Designated | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Fabric | Restricted | 4,000 | 2,000 |
| Urban Mission | Restricted | 2,000 | - |
| 68,204 | 64,791 | ||
| 5510: Clergy Stipend - CCLA Deposit | |||
| Clergy Stipend Augmentation | Endowment | 600 | 600 |
| 600 | 600 | ||
| Investments | 130,866 | 76,449 | |
| Agency Accounts | |||
| 6699: Agency collections | |||
| Agency collection | Restricted | 8,729 | 4,593 |
| 8,729 | 4,593 | ||
| Agency Accounts | 8,729 | 4,593 | |
| Creditors: Amounts Falling Due in One Year | |||
| 6310: Short term liabilities and loans | received | ||
| General Fund | Unrestricted | 1,080 | - |
| 1,080 | - | ||
| 6500: Accruals | |||
| General Fund | Unrestricted | 6,776 | 5,532 |
| 6,776 | 5,532 | ||
| Z04: Accounts Payable | |||
| General Fund | Unrestricted | 419 | - |
| 419 | - | ||
| Creditors: Amounts Falling Due in One Year | 8,276 | 5,532 | |
| Grand Total | 154,034 | 146,888 |
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Prior Year Comparative
Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2023
| Prior | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Designated |
Restricted |
Endowment |
Total | year | |
| funds | funds | funds | funds | funds | total | |
| funds | ||||||
| Income and endowments from: | ||||||
| Donations and legacies | 83,323 | 10,376 | 2,675 | - | 96,373 | 110,062 |
| Income from charitable | ||||||
| activities | 16,929 | - | - | - | 16,929 | 11,759 |
| Other trading activities | 16,356 | - | - | - | 16,356 | 14,850 |
| Investments | 3,395 | - | - | 204 | 3,599 | 1,366 |
| Other income | - | - | - | - | - | 712 |
| Total income | 120,003 | 10,376 | 2,675 | 204 | 133,258 | 138,749 |
| Expenditure on: | ||||||
| Raising funds | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Expenditure on charitable activities |
122,028 | 22,122 | - | - | 144,150 | 131,720 |
| Other expenditure | - | - | - | - | - | 99 |
| Total expenditure | 122,028 | 22,122 | - | - | 144,150 | 131,819 |
| Net income / | ||||||
| (expenditure) resources before |
(2,025) | (11,746) | 2,675 | 204 | **(10,892) ** | 6,930 |
| transfer | ||||||
| Transfers | ||||||
| Gross transfers | ||||||
| between funds - in | 204 | 45,310 | 100 | - | 45,614 | 26,064 |
| Gross transfers between funds - out |
(45,410) | - | - | (204) | (45,614) | (26,064) |
| Other recognised gains | / losses | |||||
| Gains/losses on investment assets |
392 | - | - | 471 | 863 | (2,267) |
| Gains on revaluation, | ||||||
| fxed assets, own use | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net movement in funds |
(46,839) | 33,564 | 2,775 | 471 | **(10,028) ** | 4,663 |
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||||
| Total funds brought forward |
83,069 | 57,666 | 7,657 | 8,524 | 156,916 | 152,253 |
| Total funds carried forward |
36,230 | 91,230 | 10,432 | 8,995 | 146,888 | 156,916 |
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