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2022-12-31-accounts

The Parish of St James the Great, Audley Diocese of Lichfield

Address for correspondence The Benefice Office, 14 Church Street, Audley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 8DE

Annual Report and Financial Statements

of the Parochial Church Council

For the year ended 31[st] December 2022

Vicar

The Reverend Simon Tomkins

Bankers: National Westminster Bank Crewe (A) Branch The Square, Crewe

Independent examiner: Mrs. Kathy Lovatt 2 Colenso Way Bradwell Newcastle ST5 8SJ

Website:

www.jmj.org.uk/

The Parochial Church Council is a registered charity no: 1134853

Aim and Purpose

St James Parochial Church Council (the PCC) has the responsibility of cooperating with the incumbent, the Reverend Simon Tomkins, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is also specifically responsible for the maintenance of the church building and the Church Hall on Church Street, Audley.

Objectives and Activities

The PCC is committed to prayer and the promotion of the gospel of Jesus Christ, encouraging as many people as possible to put their faith in Jesus, and equipping them to live out that faith day by day.

When planning our activities, the PCC has considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, and in particular the specific guidance on charities for the advancement of religion.

We meet together at our worship services, for courses, and in small groups to hear the Bible taught and to pray. Our services and groups are open to all.

We run Christian activities for children and young people and are involved in outreach work in local schools. With lockdown and the issues with the church hall roof, we haven’t been able to run our normal activities for parents and toddlers, but we hope they will restart soon.

Pastoral work includes visiting the sick and bereaved and helping couples prepare for marriage and baptisms.

We support those promoting the gospel in the UK and overseas.

To facilitate this work, it is vital that we maintain the fabric of both the Church and the Hall.

Achievements and Performance

Worship and Prayer

Under normal circumstances, there are two services held on a Sunday with different styles to meet the needs of different people across our community. All are welcome at either service. The 9.00 service is a small, friendly and reflective service. We normally follow the traditional words of the Book of Common Prayer Service for Morning Prayer. The 10.30 Family Service is livelier. We enjoy being a church family meeting together around God’s Word to pray and

worship. There’s a huge range of ages (from tiny to very senior) and different types of music (from traditional hymns to more modern choruses and songs). There’s a crèche for little ones

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and our Sunday school, The Mix, runs for children in primary school through to Year 9. About once a month we hold an All-Age Service. At both the 9.00 and 10.30 services we listen to the Bible being read and preached, and, for those who would like to, there’s a chance to join in saying a statement of faith together. Once a month at each service we celebrate Holy Communion together. Each weekday morning, a group led by staff and congregation members meets for an online Morning prayer service with time to sing, pray, hear the Bible read and taught, and to share news and encouragements.

At the APCM in April 2022 we had 120 parishioners on the Church electoral roll.

Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals

Through this year, we have celebrated 2 baptisms, 3 thanksgiving services and 2 weddings. We have also led 8 funerals and 5 interment of ashes.

Community Events

We feel the privilege and responsibility of our role in the community. We were delighted that this year we were able to host the Remembrance Day service with Audley Methodist Church and Audley Brass Band and the uniformed organisations. It was wonderful to be able to hold our annual Christmas Carol Service without Covid restrictions.

We put on a week of talks in Bignall End Cricket Club on how Christianity makes a difference to mental health struggles. This was towards the end of the final large outbreak of Covid and numbers were low, but the videos from the evenings have been made publicly available on our YouTube channel.

We continue to engage with the village through social media, and the sheep in the churchyard became village celebrities through the summer of 2022.

Courses

We have continued to run relaxed and friendly courses for those investigating the Christian faith. We ran the Hope Explored Course twice in the year.

Small Groups

Our small groups this year have continued to meet online and in person to pray together, study the Bible, and share the joys and pressures of life together.

Staffing

The Staff team is led by the Revd Simon Tomkins as Vicar.

Since September 2018, the St James Christian Workers Trust has employed Revd Scott Seivewright as our Youth and Families minister to support outreach to young people, their families, and to support pastoral ministry in all its forms around the benefice.

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We are very grateful for the work of Mrs Donna Wilcox as Benefice administrator.

We are also very grateful for Mrs Mary-Ellen Williams who has responsibility for keeping the church hall and church building clean week-to-week.

Children and Young People

In addition to our children’s groups on a Sunday morning, we have an evening group for young people at Secondary school.

St James Tots (formerly Prampushers) was our parent and toddler group which met each week until the first lockdown. Very few of the families who came along were regular worshippers at St James and it was therefore of benefit to many outside our Church family. We hope to be able to restart this in a new format in 2023 once building work on the church hall is completed.

During the course of the year, our Vicar and Youth and Families Minister have had the opportunity to go into our local schools to lead assemblies on Microsoft Teams and support teaching staff.

It was a delight to host and lead a well-attended Christmas Carol Service for all the Scout, Cub, and Beaver groups in the area.

Other Activities

There is a healthy and active Mothers Union affiliated to St James, who continued to meet online, and resumed their regular meetings and Friday morning coffee in the Pensioners Hall, and to provide valuable encouragement and support to their more isolated members.

For details of other groups and activities, please see the document the PCC compiles for the APCM and is available through the Benefice office.

Synod

Three members of our PCC sit on the Newcastle Deanery Synod. This provides the PCC a link with the Churches around us, in the diocese as a whole and the Church of England nationally.

Church Buildings

Over the course of the year, the Church normally receives visits from local school children for special services, and hosts the Village Service of Remembrance in November. We were really grateful that Ravensmead School were able to visit for their Christmas services. The church hall has been returning to action from the Autumn, and it should be fully redecorated and reopened by Spring 2023. We hope to make the building safe and structurally sound to secure its long-term use by the congregation and community.

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Mission and Evangelism

We continue to prayerfully and financially support those sharing the gospel at home and overseas. We maintain active links with mission partners in Crosslinks, Chrysolis, UCCF and UFM as they work in Africa, Eastern Europe and the UK. Additionally, we support Newcastle Foodbank and Yasha who work with women involved in the sex industry in Stoke.

Pastoral Care

The clergy and others in the church family try to visit the sick and bereaved regularly and try to take Communion to housebound who request it (particularly at Christmas and Easter).

Ecumenical relationships

Many of us enjoy close personal friendships with members of Audley Methodist Church, and the vicar and minister meet to plan and pray together. In January 2018, the Bishop of Lichfield agreed to the request made to him by St James PCC for episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Maidstone.

Confirmation and Ordination

We had held a joint confirmation with St Martin’s Talke, where the Bishop of Maidstone confirmed 5 candidates and in the same evening also ordained Rev Scott Seivewright Presbyter.

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Financial Review

Overview

The total income for the year was a little over £158,600 boosted by generous grants towards the repairs on the Church Hall and total expenditure just over £195,600 reflecting the extensive works completed on the Hall.

Total cash funds at the year-end were £49,107 compared with £77,664 at the end of 2021. Unrestricted funds accounted for £30,074 compared with £59,170 in 2021, and the total of Restricted Funds rose slightly from £18,494 to £19,031.

Unrestricted Funds

Income to Unrestricted Funds totalled £94,664. As in previous years most of our income comes from the regular generous gifts of the Church family whether through standing order or envelopes placed in the offering on a Sunday. Overall our regular giving has remained stable compared to 2021. The take up of contactless giving has been slow, but contactless and online payment have proved useful for bookstall payments. We encourage those who are able to Gift Aid their giving and in total this year we were able to reclaim £17,744 from HMRC on these gifts and through the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme.

In July we held our annual Giving Review Day where those who consider St James their Church family had an opportunity to review their giving. We sought to raise £8000 in one-off gifts with any additional gifts used to allow us to reduce the capital outstanding on the hall loan (see later in the report). We were blown away by the generosity of the Church family, and after HMRC added their contribution through Gift Aid and Gift Aid Small Donation Scheme reclaims, we were able to use more of our reserves to reduce the loan, putting aside the £8,233 into the reinstated Fabric Projects fund for completing works on the Hall and flat.

Other gifts included £315 given as a leaving gift for Brian and Annette Dodd as they moved away to be closer to their family, and £294 from Mothers’ Union for wedding and baptism bibles.

Planned building work on the Hall has again significantly limited the income from Hall hiring this year. We look forward to this building back up again from the beginning of 2023.

As we are part of a benefice, there are some expenses which are shared across the 3 parishes. In 2021 these came to £2,320. As the largest parish, St James took responsibility for 75% of these costs with the other 25% shared between St Martin’s and St John’s. For administrative purposes, St James usually pays the full amount of expenses (which therefore appear as a payment in our accounts) and then reclaims the 25% from the other parishes on a regular basis.

Payments from unrestricted funds were up approximately £20,000 on 2021 totalling £85,550. The largest single regular expense remains the Common Fund (previously known as the Parish Share) paid to Lichfield Diocese. We have agreed to cover half the Common Fund paid by our sister church St Martin’s Talke, as we feel this more realistically reflects the ministry split of the Benefice. Other significant expenditure included increased utility costs for the Church building and repairs on the flat above the Church Office have also been paid from this fund. In addition to the costs of running the Church and maintaining our buildings, we have continued financial support of Christian organisations, and our Mission partners working locally, nationally, in Europe, and in Africa. Details can be found at the end of the report.

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Closer to home, at the beginning of the year, the PCC allocated £1,000 to the Mission Fund for the “Looking Up” outreach in March.

The unrestricted fund has needed to transfer £46,561 to the Hall Fund during the year to cover the costs of the significant Hall building works. Additional funding for the Hall came through a loan of £50,000 secured from Lichfield Diocese. Due to the generosity of the Church family, we have been able to repay all but £16,000 by the end of the year retaining some funds to complete works on the Hall.

Staff salaries cover our cleaner, as the salaries of our Youth and Families minister and Administrator are paid by the Christian Worker’s Trust. Our Vicar’s stipend and other associated employment costs are paid by the diocese, covered in part by our common share contributions.

Restricted Funds

Total income to our restricted funds this year was £64,058 with total payments of £110,082.

The Refurbishment fund is the only restricted fund which receives regular donations and covers refurbishment, non-routine maintenance, and upkeep of the main Church building. This year we were grateful for a grant from the Benefact Trust and an anonymous donor which has resulted in improved quality of our streamed services. For those attending in person essential electrical work on lighting and a new projector has been completed.

Whilst the Hall fund receives no regular income, this year we blessed with grants totalling £51,500 from FCC Communities Foundation Trust and £5 000 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council towards our Hall roof repairs. Work on the roof has now been completed, and additional painting and decorating is still ongoing. The main boiler in the hall was condemned and a new boiler has been installed.

The CYP fund has been used to support the Children’s and young people’s work. By the end of the year it was empty, so the work will continue to be funded from unrestricted funds.

The Tower Fund bequest continues to cover the cost of routine maintenance for the Church clock.

The Flower fund received gifts from the Church family to cover the Easter and Harvest flowers.

From time to time various needs and opportunities to provide financial support to folk and organisations involved in Christian service and mission arise, which the PCC commend to the Church family. Where a specific offering is taken, it is recorded in the PCC Special Offerings Fund so that it is easily identified for that purpose. The nature of this fund is that over the course of a year money will pass through it but that its opening and closing balance should be zero. This year offerings have been taken for Keele University Christian Union and Newcastle Food Bank.

Along with the Weekend Away Fund the St James Tots Fund has had no activity in 2022.

The Community Support Fund was set up to channel donations specifically to support the village response to the first Covid lockdown. In line with the purpose, it has been closed this year and the balance given to the Newcastle Foodbank.

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The Church Building Fund Scheme and the Interior Decorating Scheme are funds held with Lichfield Diocesan Board of Finance for the Church building quinquennial report and decoration of the Vicarage respectively.

Plans for Future Periods

The significant expenditure on the Church Hall has meant that this year the reserves built up over the last 5-6 years have now been depleted. We are looking at ways to use the Church Hall as a community resource as the maintenance work is completed. The cost-of-living rises have impacted particularly our utility bills and bring uncertainties around future giving. However, we would still look to maintain a reserve above the recommended minimum of 3 months running costs of £20,000.

We are also aware that with a Church building as old as ours, we need to be prepared for unexpected expense and we believe it to be essential to build up a significant reserve in the Church Refurbishment Restricted Fund to cover such unexpected expenditure.

Reserves Policy

We do not believe that it is desirable to build up large reserves. However, we recognise that it is prudent to establish reserve funds sufficient to enable us to survive a period of unexpected expenditure or sudden loss of income.

It has therefore been the long-term objective of the PCC to build up a reserve of funding to permit operations to continue for 6 months following a total cessation of income. At current rates of expenditure, this requires a sum of approximately £40,000 in unrestricted funds. The six-month period is believed to be long enough for the PCC to manage the closure of our ministry in the parish, should this ever become necessary.

Structure, Governance and Management

St James is part of a benefice with St Martins Talke and St Johns Alsagers Bank which was established in August 2015.

The Parochial Church Council is a corporate body established by the Church of England and operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure.

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. At St James, the membership of the PCC comprises the incumbent, the Churchwardens, a representative of the Readers, those elected to Deanery Synod and General Synod and other members who are elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting. Members of the congregation are always urged to join the Electoral Roll and encouraged to consider standing for election to the PCC.

The PCC members are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the parish, including deciding on how the funds of the PCC are spent. New members receive initial training into the workings of the PCC.

The full PCC met six times during the year with an average attendance of 64%. The standing committee, comprising the incumbent, the Churchwardens, the Treasurer and a representative of the PCC also meets six times a year between full PCC meetings to consider urgent business.

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The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to the House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults).

PCC Membership

Ex–Officio members Rev Simon Tomkins Vicar Rev Scott Seivewright, Curate Mr Malcolm Stoves Churchwarden Dr Janice Eatough Hon Treasurer

Deanery Synod Representatives elected APCM 2020 for 3 years

Mr John Slade Mr Mark Smith Mrs Donna Wilcox Elected Members Mr Gerry Harvey Elected APCM 2020 Mrs Josie Knight Re-elected APCM 2022 Mr John Maher Elected APCM 2022 Mrs Ruth Nix Until APCM 2021 Mrs Anu Noble Elected APCM 2022 Mr Stefan Spain Elected APCM 2021 Mr Shayne Trinder Elected APCM 2022 Mr Phil Wootton Re-elected APCM 2019

PCC minute-taker: Mrs Ann McCabe

Approved by the PCC on 20[th] March 2023 and signed on its behalf

Rev’d Simon Tomkins (Chair)

Mr Malcolm Stoves (Warden)

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Financial Statements

Receipts and Payments Account

Unrestricted Designated
Restricted Endowment
Total
Prior year
funds
funds
funds
funds
funds total funds
Receipts
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Other income
Total receipts
Payments
Raising funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Total payments
Excess of receipts over payments
before transfer
Transfers
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
Excess of receipts over payments
before other gains / losses
Net movement in funds
All assets at 01 January 2022
All assets at 31 December 2022
Represented by
Unrestricted
General fund
Designated
Fabric Projects
Mission
Restricted
Children and Young People's Fund
Church Building Fund Scheme
Church Hall
Community Support
Flower
Interior Decorating Scheme
PCC Special Offerings
Refurbishment
St James Tots
Tower Fund
Weekend away
91,287
3,377
63,998

158,663
83,958
3,046



3,046
4,603
1,292



1,292
793
3,181

59

3,241
3,009
832



832
727
99,641
3,377
64,058

167,077
93,091
6

12

19
111
84,267
1,277
110,070

195,615
128,049
84,273
1,277
110,082

195,634
128,161
15,367
2,099
(46,024)

(28,557)
(35,069)
32,012
6,133
78,574

116,720
51,590
(84,708)

(32,012)

(116,720)
(51,590)
(37,328)
8,233
537

(28,557)
(35,069)
(37,328)
8,233
537

(28,557)
(35,069)
59,170

18,494

77,664
112,733
21,841
8,233
19,031

49,107
77,664
21,841



21,841
59,170

8,233


8,233












111


220

220
200


4,313

4,313






99





17


586

586
586








11,839

11,839
15,226


283

283
283


862

862
1,042


927

927
927

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Statement of assets and liabilities

Unrestricted Designated
Restricted Endowment
This year
Last year
Current assets - Cash at bank and in
hand
Bank current and reserve account -
Bank Current and reserve account 2 -
Interior Decorating Scheme -
Church Building Fund Scheme -
Cash in hand -
Totals
Current assets - Debtors
Accounts Receivable -
Totals
Liabilities - Agency accounts
Agency collections -
Totals
Liabilities - Creditors: Amounts falling
due in one year
Loans received -
Accounts Payable -
Totals
Grand total
38,421
8,233
18,712

65,367
72,254





2,367


586

586
586


220

220
200
50



50
80
38,471
8,233
19,518

66,223
75,488
3,823

132

3,956
3,773
3,823

132

3,956
3,773


619

619


619

619

16,000



16,000

4,453



4,453
1,597
20,453



20,453
1,597
21,841
8,233
19,031

49,107
77,664

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Fund movement by type

Fund movement by type
Opening
Incoming
Outgoing
Transfers Gains/losses
Closing
General fund
Unrestricted
Sub-total for General
Children and Young People
Restricted
Sub-total for CYP
Church Hall
Restricted
Sub-total for Hall
Community Support
Restricted
Sub-total for CommSupp
Flower
Restricted
Sub-total for Flower
PCC Special Offering
Restricted
Sub-total for PCCSpO
St James Tots
Restricted
Sub-total for Tots
Tower Fund
Restricted
Sub-total for Tower
Refurbishment
Restricted
Sub-total for Refurb
Weekend away
Restricted
Sub-total for WEaway
Fabric Projects
Designated
Sub-total for FabProj
Mission
Designated
Sub-total for Mission
Church Building Fund
Restricted
Sub-total for CBFS
Interior decorating
Restricted
Sub-total for IDS
Grand total
59,170
99,641
84,273
(52,696)
21,841
59,170
99,641
84,273
(52,696)
21,841
111

111

111

111



57,500
99,748
46,561
4,313

57,500
99,748
46,561
4,313
99

99

99

99


17
100
118
0
17
100
118
0


281
281


281
281


283



283
283



283
1,042
36
216

862
1,042
36
216

862
15,226
6,120
9,507

11,839
15,226
6,120
9,507

11,839
927



927
927



927

3,128

5,105
8,233

3,128

5,105
8,233

248
1,277
1,028

248
1,277
1,028

200
20


220
200
20


220
586



586
586



586
77,664
167,077
195,634

49,107

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Analysis of receipts and payments

Unrestricted
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Planned giving - Bank (Gift Aid)
53,474
Planned giving - envelopes
(GA/GASDS)
2,020
Planned giving - Bank (no Gift Aid)
4,395
Planned giving - envelopes (no
GA/GASDS)
490
Loose plate collections (GA &
GASDS)
1,052
Loose plate collections (no
GA/GASDS)
50
Gift days
13,105
Other gifts
733
One-off Tax efficient gifts
48
Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
13,820
Tax recoverable on GASDS
757
Legacies

Recurring grants
56
Non-recurring one-off grants
1,286
Total
91,287
Income from charitable activities
Fees for weddings and funerals
2,501
Refreshments
275
Bookstall sales to promote
objectives
269
Total
3,046
Other trading activities
Church hall lettings - fund-raising
450
Other Income
842
Total
1,292
Investments
Bank and building society interest
182
Rent from flat
2,999
Total
3,181
Other income
Benefice expenses
832
Total
832
Unrestricted
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Planned giving - Bank (Gift Aid)
53,474
Planned giving - envelopes
(GA/GASDS)
2,020
Planned giving - Bank (no Gift Aid)
4,395
Planned giving - envelopes (no
GA/GASDS)
490
Loose plate collections (GA &
GASDS)
1,052
Loose plate collections (no
GA/GASDS)
50
Gift days
13,105
Other gifts
733
One-off Tax efficient gifts
48
Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
13,820
Tax recoverable on GASDS
757
Legacies

Recurring grants
56
Non-recurring one-off grants
1,286
Total
91,287
Income from charitable activities
Fees for weddings and funerals
2,501
Refreshments
275
Bookstall sales to promote
objectives
269
Total
3,046
Other trading activities
Church hall lettings - fund-raising
450
Other Income
842
Total
1,292
Investments
Bank and building society interest
182
Rent from flat
2,999
Total
3,181
Other income
Benefice expenses
832
Total
832
Designated







55
155
3,161
6


Restricted
865

348

121


1,050
2,170
741
13


58,688
Endowment













Total
This year
Last year
54,339
52,126
2,020
1,740
4,743
7,118
490
890
1,173
1,185
50
50
13,105

1,838
1,411
2,373
927
17,723
14,180
777
716

2,250
56
56
59,975
1,306
Total
This year
Last year
54,339
52,126
2,020
1,740
4,743
7,118
490
890
1,173
1,185
50
50
13,105

1,838
1,411
2,373
927
17,723
14,180
777
716

2,250
56
56
59,975
1,306
91,287
2,501
275
269
3,377


63,998





158,663
2,501
275
269
83,958
3,996
131
475
3,046
450
842






3,046
450
842
4,603
770
23
1,292
182
2,999



59


1,292
241
2,999
793
9
2,999
3,181
832

59

3,241
832
3,009
727
832 832 727
INCOME TOTAL 99,641 3,377 64,058 167,077 93,091

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EXPENDITURE

Raising funds
Costs of giving
Total
Expenditure on charitable activities
Regular Mission Giving
One-off Mission Giving
Common Fund (Parish Share)
Common Fund Additional
Payments
Staff salaries
Working expenses of incumbent
Working expenses of curate
Staff courses and training
Training and outreach - materials
Training and outreach - catering
Training and outreach - speaker
Training and outreach -
accommodation
Church running - insurance
Church office - telephone
Church - purchase of equipment
Church maintenance
Upkeep of services
Administration
Visiting preachers
Other Running Costs
Church utilities - electric
Church utilities - gas
Church utilities- water
Catering expenses
Bookstall costs
Hall running - purchase of
equipment
Hall utilities - electricity
Hall utilities - gas
Hall insurance
Hall maintenance
Hall utilities - water
Governance costs examination
fee
Church major repairs - installation
Hall + major repairs - structure
Hall + major repairs - installation
Hall + interior and exterior
decorating
Other PCC property upkeep
Total
6

12

19
111
6

12

19
111
9,000



9,000
9,000
275

379

654
100
28,546



28,546
27,248
6,779



6,779

5,662



5,662
6,197
270
38


308
144
329

5

335
309
246

10

256
242
1,217
349
35

1,602
753
86
162
23

272
210
104
727


831
75
50



50

3,528



3,528
3,422
502



502
548
167

7,332

7,499
475
2,451

273

2,725
3,075
1,385

154

1,540
995
3,795



3,795
3,942
108



108

386



386
417
1,221



1,221
815
4,504



4,504
2,672
297



297
40
221



221
239
293



293
652
182

70

252
690
641



641
420
1,385



1,385
1,010
1,755



1,755
1,685
1,256

182

1,439
435
530



530
512
150



150
150


2,117

2,117
7,896
612

88,626

89,239
53,605


5,050

5,050



5,808

5,808

6,323



6,323
64
84,267
1,277
110,070

195,615
128,049
EXPENDITURE TOTAL 84,273
1,277
110,082

195,634
128,161
GRAND TOTAL 15,367
2,099
(46,024)

(28,557)
(35,069)

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MISSION GIVING

Mission Giving - Regular
Chrysolis (Luke Cawley)
Crosslinks (Algeos)
Crosslinks (DeRoemers)
Evangelical Alliance
North West Gospel Partnership
UCCF (Matthew Leung)
UFM (Chelashaws)
Yasha
total
Mission Giving - One off
Home for Good
Keele University Christian Union
Newcastle Foodbank
Newcastle Foodbank (closure of Community Support Fund)
total
Mission Giving - Special Offerings
Keele University Christian Union
Newcastle Foodbank (Scouts Carol Service Offering)
total
This Year
Last Year
£ 1,980
£ 1,980
£ 1,320
£ 1,980
£ 660
£ -
£ 100
£ 100
£ 100
£ 100
£ 1,200
£ 1,200
£ 2,500
£ 2,500
£ 1,140
£ 1,140
£ 9,000
£ 9,000
£ -
£ 100
£ 200
£ -
£ 75
£ -
£ 99
£-
£ 374

£ 100
£
£ -
£ 155
£ -
£ 125
£-
£ 280
£ -

(There may be minor rounding discrepancies in the totals as the pence are not being shown)

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Parish of St James the Great, Audley On accounts for the year ended 2022 Charity no (if any) 1134853 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the aeeounts of the above charity 1.the Trusll for the year ended 3111212022 Responsibilities and basis of report As the charitys trustees, you are ￿sponSible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ wth the requirements of the Charitses Act 2011 i.the A¢n I reFx)rt in respect of my examination of the Trust's accc>unts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying oth my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directionsoiven by the Charity Commission under section 145{511bl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examinab"on. I CA)nfimi that no material matters have examine¢s statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disdosed below") which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respeca". the aecounting records were not kept in accnrdance wth section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord wrth the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concemiro the fomi and content of accounts Set out in the Charities {Accounls and Reports) Regulation$ 2(Y)8 other than any requirement that the aceounts give a 'lrue and faiff view which is not a matter consKlered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to en8￿e a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached Signed: Date: Name: Kathleen M Lovatt Relevant professional qualification{sl or body lif any1= AATQB Address: 2 Colenso Way, Brachvell. NeWcaS￿e Under Lyme ST5 8SJ IER Oct 2018