Registered Charity Number 1135577
Report of the Trustees
and unaudited financial statements
st
for the year ended 31 December 2024
for the Parochial Church Council of the
Ecclesiastical Parish of Holmer with
Huntington

Holmer with Huntington & St Marfs, Hereford
Annual Report for the year ending 31st December 2024
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31
December 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice
{SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities, issued in March 2005
Reference and Administration Details
The parish has three churches St Bartholomew's, St Mary's and St Mary Magdalene. There is also Holmer
Parish Centre. The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holmer with Huntington is a
Registered Charity No 1135577
Parish Contact Address is
Holmer PCC
The New Vicarage
Holmer
Hereford
Herefordshire
HR49RG
Independent Examiner:
Mark Eckley
14 Wentworth Road,
Hereford
HRI IYP
Parish Website.. http'.//www.holmerchurch.org.uk
Members of the PCC are either ex-officio or elected by the annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance
with the Church representation rule5. During the year the following served as members of the PCC from
May 2024 onwards..
Vicar
Curate
Churchwardens
Chapel Wardens
Rev Wayne Davies - from July 2024
Rev Erin Butler- left October 2024
Mrs Christine Price and Mr Peter Maxwell
Mrs Margaret Hampshire {Huntingtonl, Mrs Sheila Tolson (Huntington) &
Mrs Cynthia Hartland (St. Mary's)
Mrs Barbara Hartland, Mr Peter Maxwell, Mrs Maggie Love & Mrs Gill
Waring-jenkins re-election due for all in 2026
Mrs Jane Tate
Mr Gerald Ridley
Deanery Synod Members
Secretary
Treasurer
Elected Members In theory three ore oppointed eoch yeorfor a 3-yearperiod
3 years ending April 2027
Mrs Janis Gough, Mrs Wendy Burge, Mr Dave Cappleman
l year ending April 2025
Mr Mike Jefferis- deceased Jan 2025
2 years ending April 2026
Mrs Rose Vodden, Mr Mike Beardall, Mrs Judith Topping
Co-opted.. Mr Brian Hubbard 2 years ending April 2026. Mrs Hannah James-Fagg 3 years ending April 2027;
Mrs Sarah Stevenson 3 year5 ending April 2027
Ex-officio: Mrs Nancy Thomas- Reader Emeritus,. Rev Mary Maxwell - Distinctive Deacon

Structure, governance and management
The Parochial Church Council {PCC} is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC
operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. It is registered with the Charity
Commission.
There are currently no policies and procedures for the recruitment, induction and training of PCC members.
Copies of the Archbishops, Council and Charity Commission's booklet Trusteeship- An Introductionfor PCC
Members" are made available to new PCC members.
Apart from the Standing Committee of the PCC, the Church has no official sub-committees.
Objectives and activities
Our Mission Statement is 'Showing Jesus Christ to those around us.,
Public Benefit
The trustees of the Charity are aware of the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in The
Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit and have had regard to it in their administration of the
Charity.
The trustees believe that, by promoting the work of the Church of England in the Ecclesiastical Parish of
Holmer with Huntington it helps to promote the whole mission of the Church (pastoral, evangelistic, social
and ecumenical) more effectively, within the Ecclesiastical Parish, and that in so doing it provides a benefit
to the public by'.-
Providing facilities for public worship, pastoral care and spiritual, moral and intellectual development, both
for its members and for anyone who wishes to benefit from what the Church offers: and
Promoting Christian values, and service by members of the Church in and to their communities, to the
benefit of individuals and society as a whole.
Church Attendance. There are 137 names on the Church Electoral Roll {20251
The average Sunday attendances at Holmer during 2024 Still fluctuate5, however we see an average of 70
adult5 and 10 children on a normal Sunday. At Huntington, average congregation was 15. St Mary's
Grandstand the average was also 15. Christmas attendances were up on 2023. Church 'n' chips continue
to have a regular attendance, but numbers do vary. Our Sunday services have continued to be recorded for
YouTube and these recording5 are appreciated.
We are fortunate as a church to have several life groups, the hub, busy bees, lighthouse, encounter, OTB
and outreach events.
During 2024 there were 9 baptisms, O weddings, 8 funerals, 10 funerals at the Crem and 4 interments of
ashes at Holmer. Huntington had 3 baptisms, O weddings, I funeral and l interment of ashes. There were
no life events at St Mary's Grandstand Road.
Christian Giving: Our Churches support Scripture Union (SUI, Church Pastoral Aid Society {CPAS), Children's
Society, Bible Society, Tearfund, Serving Africa Mission, and CMS on a regular basis. In addition, we support
Christian Aid Week and the Samaritan's Purse Christmas Shoebox appeal. Any disaster appeals are
channelled through Tearfund. We have also started a discretionary fund within the church.
Rev Wayne Davies (Vicar)

Financial Review 2024
Let's give God the glory for all we have done for him and our community of faith.
We are a busy church with many activities and four buildings to care for, this means that
we need to ensure our money is used wisely after careful consideration by our PCC. It is
important that we fund adequately our activities such as chip and chips, Sunday Clubs,
training and outreach into the community. We also need to ensure that our buildings are
maintained to a high standard and make improvements when necessary.
During the year the movable wall in the centre repaired, it is hope that this will mean
several more years of service before it needs replacing. Also the centre floor was
refurbished at a cost of £5400; the full cost was covered by a single grant. Our energy
costs increased again in 2024 as was the case for all users of Gas, Electric and Oil.
however we paid these costs without causing difficulties in our overall funding. The
Huntington window, damaged by vandals, was repair with the insurance claim covering
most of the cost, but the work was not paid for until early January 2025.we were very
fortunate to receive several generous donations and one legacy which made a significate
difference to our end of year balance.
I would to take this opportunity to thank everyone most sincerely for their generous giving
during the year, through the Parish Giving Scheme, by Standing order, cheque or cash.
The great thing about the PGS is that the money given and the Gift Aid are both paid
directly into our cash account as regular monthly payments, which helps our cash flow.
Through the hard work and dedication of our Gift Aid officer we have claimed back as most
funds as we can for all money give outside of the parish giving scheme.
The main funds for the charity are held in two accounts, a CAF (Charities Aid Foundation)
account and a CIOF deposit account, which both hold restricted and unrestricted funds. In
addition there are two designated funds held in separate bank accounts, Junior Church
and Busy Bees. Throughout 2024, all these funds have had credit balances.
The PCC are pleased to report that the Parish Share was paid in full for 2024, this was an
expenditure of £59,308 and was 10/0 more than paid in 2023.
As in previous years, the work of the three churches continued with the church centre and
St Mary's being used well to support community groups and church outreach and at the
same time generate substantial revenue.
Reserves, Policy
The PCC has agreed to keep at least £20,000 in reserve to cover at least three months of
general operating expenditure in case of an emergency interruption to our regular income
cash flow. If our reserves fall below £20,000 then we would need to have an emergency
meeting of the PCC to consider a suitable course of action and response. This policy will
be reviewed annually by the PCC.
Gerald Ridley
(Hon Treasurer)

Inde
endent Examiner's Re
ort to the Trustees of Holmer with Huntin
Parochial Church Council.
on
I report on the accounts for the y¢ar ended 31 st December 2024 which are s¢t out on
pages 5 to 9
Respective responsibilities of tbe Trustees and Independent Examiner
As trustees of the charity, the members of the PCC are responsibl¢ for the preparation
of the accounts. They consider that an audit is not required for this year under section
144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 201 l Act) and that an independent examination
is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
' examin¢ the accounts under section 145 of the 201 l Act:
. follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity
Commissioners section 145(5)(b) of the 201 l Act. and
state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of Independent ELqminer's StAtement
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General DÉrections 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 those records. It also includes
consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking
explanations from the management committee concerning any such matters. The
procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a fu]1
audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
Independent Examiner's Statement
In connection with my ¢xamInatio￿ no matters have come to my attention
l. Which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material Tespect the
requirements
• To keep accounting records in accordance with s.130 of the 2011 Act. or
• To Prepare accounts which accord with these accounting recoTds have not been met.
or
2. To which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in Order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Mark Eckley
14 Wentworth Road
Hereford
HRI IPY
Date l i- L¥ -102.S

The PCC of the E¢¢lesiastical Parish of Holmer with Huntington - 1135577
Balance Sheet detailed
Asat
3111212024
Asat
3111212023
Current assets
6510: CCLA Deposit Account
6520: CAF Cash Account
15.303.54
14,557.68
19.086.12
11,819.92
1,018.59
6521: CAF Gold Account
1.044.37
6590= Bell Tower Bank Account
6591: Busy Bees Bank Account
6593= Junior Church Bank Account
2.388.06
2.562.14
55.34
40.24
Total Current assets
37,877.43
29,998.57
Llabllltles
6699.. Agency collecbons
Z04.' Accounts Payable
{164.lJOI
240.00
Total Llabllltlg5
1164.001
240.00
Net Asset surplus Id¢fl¢lt}
38.041.43
29.758.57
Reserves
Excess l (d$fi¢it) to dat
Z01= Starting balances
8.282.86
114.845.93}
44.604.50
29.758.57
Total R8s•Th•s
38,041.43
29,758.57
Represented by Funds
Unrestricted
31.117.18
4.540.85
2.383.40
24.365.49
4.726.83
668.25
Designated
Restricted
Endowment
Total
3B,041.43
29.758.57
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Pa9e

The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holmer with Huntington - 1135577
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (by code)
As at: 31 December 2024
Class and nominal code
General
Designated
R¢$tri¢t•d
Endowment
Total
Last y•ar
Current •$$•ts- Cash at bank and In hand
6510 .' CCLA Oeposil Account
15,303.54
1S.303.54
14.557.68
8520 .' CAF Cash Account
14,769.27
2,097.45
2,219.40
19,086.12
11,819.92
6521 .' CAF Gold Account
1.044.37
1,044.37
1,018.59
6591 .' Busy Bees Bank Account
2,388.06
2,388.06
2,562.14
6593 .' Junior Church Bank Account
55.34
55.34
40.24
Total
31.117.18
4.540.85
2.219.40
37.877.43
29.998.57
Llabllltles - Agency accounts
6699 - Agency Collections
1164.001
{164.001
240.00
Total
1164.001
1164.001
240.00
Net total assets
31,117.18
4,540.85
2,383.40
38.041.43
29,758.57
Repr•$Ènt•d by
Unrestricted- General
31.117.18
31.117.18
24.365.49
Designated- BellTower
2,097.45
2,097.45
2.124.45
Designated- BusyBee5
2.388.06
2.388.06
2.562.14
Designated- Junchurch
55.34
55.34
40.24
Reslrfcted- CFamWork
1,873.61
1,873.61
125.89
RgStrtct8d- HolmerFIow
450.67
450.67
481.24
Restrt¢ted- HuntFlower
59.12
59.12
59.12
Total
31.117.18
4.540.85
2.383.40
38.041.43
29.758.57
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The PCC of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holmer with Huntington - 1135577
Analysis of income and expendlture
Selected period: 01 January 2024 to 31 December 2024
Totsl
Unr88trlet
Deslgnated
R8strlct8d
Endowment
Thls year
La8tyear
Income and endowments
Donatlons and legacles
0101- Standing Orders
0110- Holmer Envelopes
0120- Hunlinglon Envelopes
0130- Sl Mary's Envelopes
0140- Parish Giving- Gift Aided
0141 Parish Giving- Gift Aid Income
0142- Parish Giving- No Gift
0301- Holrner Plate
0302- Huntington Plate
0303- Sl Ma￿5 Plate
0304- Bap115m, Wedding and Funeral
Service Col
0401 - Donations
(M02 - Special Appeals
0403- Gift Days
0404- Bell Tower Donations
0405- Donations for Wedding Flowers
0406- Donations for Discretionary Fund
0501- Online Giving
0601- Gift Aid Recovered
0701- Legacies Received
0801- Listed places of Worship
0802- Hereford Dio¢es
0803- Other Grants
3,480
3,480
3,400
47,240
10,433
47.240
10.433
41,587
8.994
5,996
2,685
2,272
212
5.996
2.685
2.272
305
5.026
2.601
2.719
712
93
8.691
11,021
19,713
12,468
6,485
153
153
80
1,515
323
6,163
1,000
2.3Q4
100
250
80
1.515
323
4.979
1,000
1.184
7.150
5.400
5,400
Donations and legacies Totals
94,229
153
12,379
106,762
93,800
Income from charitable activities
0901 Fundraising In￿me
1101 Funeral Fees
1110- Wedding Fees
1,228
3,353
486
475
1,703
3,353
486
1.880
3.120
1.287
Income from charltable actlvltles
Totals
5,06T
475
5,542
6.287
Other tradlng actlvltles
1201- Magazine Adverts & Sal&s
1210- Parish Centre Lettings
1211- Sl Ma￿$ Lettings
1220- ActlvSty l Tralning Days
1221- Social Events Incom&
1222- Plaque Income
1223- HolmeT Hub
1230- Junior Church
1231- Over 60's
1232- Busy Bee3
1,420
12,587
5,453
253
1.420
12.587
5.453
253
1.240
11.234
4.581
370
228
494
704
2.838
704
2.838
195
162
2.589
173
195
1.881
1.881
1,643
Other trading activities Totals
23,256
2,076
25.827
22,225
There may be mlnor dlscrepancles In the lolals If the pence are not belng shown
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Total
Unrèstrlcted
Deslgnated
Re8trlcted
Endowment
Th18 year
La5tyear
Investments
1020- Bank Interèst
821
821
676
Investments Totals
821
821
676
other Income
1301 Utility Rofunds
1302- Other Incomlng Resources
1303- HMRC Refund
1,555
1,555
6.738
Other income Totals
1.555
1.555
6.738
Income and endowments
Grand totals
124,930
2,229
13.349
140,509
129.729
Expenditure
Raising ftinds
1701- Fundraising Expenses
1703- Planned Giving Envelopes
35
Ralslng funds Totals
35
Expendlture on charltable actlvltles
1801- PCC Mission Giving
1802- Discrètionary Giving
1901- Parish Share
2001- S8laries
2002- HMRC Costs
2003- Pension Costs
2004- Honoraria
2005- Honoraria- OrganSsts
2101- Clergy Expensos
2102- Staff Expenses
2103 - Staff Training
2300 - Worship Materials
2301 - Grounds Maintenance
2302 - Property Maintenance
2303- Bell Tower Running Costs
2304- Annual Service Contracts
2305- Annual Subscriptions
2306- Stationery & Equipment
2307- Cleaning Supplies
2308- Telephone
2309- Postage
2310- Printing Costs
2311 Insurance
2312- Flowgrs
2313- Volunleers Training
2402- Parish Centre Utility Bills
2403- Holmer Utility Bills
2404- Hunlinglon Utility Bills
2405- Sl Mary's Ulilily Bills
2406- Parish Office Utility Bills
2505- Social Events Expenses
2506- Magaine Expenses
2601- GoveTnance Costs
2701- Holmer Repairs
3.376
76
59.308
11.198
3.458
835
3.376
76
59.308
21,512
3,458
1,547
2,638
58,720
20,211
2,779
1,304
10.314
712
837
837
698
216
495
711
1.452
550
550
468
449
850
449
850
180
476
1.263
1.612
699
1.562
113
1.863
3.871
110
2,148
279
1,770
932
1,045
600
180
476
1.263
1,612
699
1,562
113
1.863
3.871
505
712
31
944
3,666
189
110
2,591
2,306
2,450
2,808
774
716
51
1,183
1,182
2,591
2,306
2,450
2,808
774
716
2.677
1.912
971
2.687
707
448
51
1.183
1.182
49
298
13.217
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Total
Unrtstrlcted
Deslgnated
Restrfetèd
Endovmi8nt
Th1$ yèar
Lasi ￿ar
2702- Hunlinglon Repalrs
2703 - St Ma￿S Repairs
2801 - Parish Centre Repairs
3.076
8.015
383
421
6,233
421
6,233
Expenditure on charitable
activities Totals
113.339
11,632
125.151
135.546
other expenditure
2314- Sundries
2501 Junior Ch¥JTch
2502- Over 60's
2503- Busy Bees
2504- A¢tIvity￿rainIng Days
2507- Plaques
2508 - Holmer Hub
2600- Bank Account Fee5
2602 - Holmer Burial Fees
2603- Parish Hire Refund
2900- Car Park
2950- Bank Transfer
240
240
180
364
180
204
2,0S5
2,055
2,912
704
749
129
1.787
1.529
162
340
2,252
2.912
704
749
129
96
96
995
1,355
Other expenditure Totals
4.831
2,235
7,066
8.993
Expendlture Grand totals
118.179
2,415
11,632
132,226
144,575
There may be mlnor dlscrepancles In the totals if the pence are not belng shown
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