## Parochial Church Council of **ST ANDREW’S CHURCH, COUNTESTHORPE Registered Charity No 1135711**
## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT for the year 2024**
## _**OUR YEAR**_
**Through 2024 our congregation numbers remained low and we know that when the new Electoral Roll is completed in 2025 the number will be much smaller. In spite of that we have managed to remain financially solvent, paying the whole of our Parish Contribution to the Diocese and some more instalments of the diocesan loan for the Bridge. We have a huge repair bill waiting in the near future for the tower and the chancel walls, but loyal church members continue to be busy fund-raising.**
**The highlight of 2024 was the arrival in the summer of Assistant Curate in Training, Cameron. He ran a 'Treat Stop' at Halloween in 2024 and in 2025 has facilitated a Sunday Kids Group.**
**Messy Church continues to be successful as does the Little Friends group for mothers or carers with tiny children. The Mothers' Union branch is flourishing as are the Friendship Teas and the Craft Corner. The Rainbow Shop celebrated its 40[th] Anniversary in September 2024.**
## _**The Church**_
St Andrew’s Church is a Grade II Listed building. The church was rebuilt in 1907, but its 13[th] /14[th] century tower was retained and now holds eight bells. In more recent years the church has had a new roof, new electrical wiring and sound and projection equipment. The pews have been replaced with chairs and the old organ has been replaced with an electronic one. The main entrance now has glass inner doors and new steps and railings enhance it even more. The floor was refurbished in 2019.
The church is situated on Main Street, Countesthorpe, LEICESTER LE8 5QX, and is part of the Four Saints Benefice, with Foston, Peatling Magna and Willoughby Waterleys.
There is a church hall called The Cornerstone. The church’s premises at 1 Main Street, next to the church, include a shop and a flat, both let to tenants, and The Bridge building, which has toilets, the church office, the Rainbow Shop and a meeting room. The Rainbow Shop is run by volunteers from St Andrew's, other local churches and the community and it raises funds for the interdenominational charity Christian Aid. Visitors can be sure of a cup of tea and a chat there. The Bridge meeting room is used by a number of organisations as well as the church itself. The PCC is still paying regular instalments of the loan from the Diocese for the Bridge building.
## _**The Church’s Mission**_
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) co-operates with the Minister in promoting in the Parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelical, social and ecumenical. _Mission Statement_
We wish to be
a transformed people who love God and each other,
a people set on fire by the Gospel of Jesus Christ,
a community that wants to share His Story with everyone we can,
seed-throwers and fire-starters, hope-peddlers and grace-givers, risk-takers and dreamers, young and old.
We aim
to seek the lost, empower the poor, strengthen the weak, embrace the outcast. We want
to serve together, play together, worship together, pray together, laugh together, cry together, learn together and live life together,
to grow as a church in numbers and in loving service
and to see our village changed by the love God has given to us to share.
## _**Finance**_
The funding needed comes mainly from the donations of individuals and a few fundraising initiatives during the year. Much of the upkeep of the Cornerstone and No 1 Main Street is funded by rent and
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fees for lettings. A Parish Contribution is paid to the Diocese of Leicester for the salaries of the stipendiary clergy and central services.
## _**Structure of the PCC**_
The PCC is a corporate body established and operating under the Church Representation Rules of the Church of England and is Registered Charity No 1135711.
The PCC normally holds five meetings during the year. The Standing Committee, made up of the Rector, the Curate, the Churchwardens, the Lay Vice-Chair, the Treasurer, the Secretary and two members elected by the PCC, prepares the agendas. Various PCC sub-groups are set up from time to time.
The PCC’s bankers are:
HSBC, Leicester Clock Tower Branch, 2-6 Gallowtree Gate, LEICESTER LE1 1DA
Advanced Payment Solutions Limited, Cashplus Bank, 6[th] Floor, One London Wall, LONDON EC2Y 5EB
CBF Church of England Funds, CCLA Investment Management Ltd, 80 Cheapside, LONDON EC2V 6DZ (Central Board of Finance)
Santander (for the Rainbow Shop), Customer Service Centre, Bootle, Merseyside L30 4GB.
## Its insurers are:
Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, Beaufort House, Brunswick Road, GLOUCESTER GL1 1JZ.
The Independent Examiner is Mrs Susan V Wyllie FCA, 4 Mawby Close, Whetstone, Leicester LE8 6XA.
Apart from the ex-officio members, there are fifteen elected members of the PCC, who serve for a three-year term of office, with five standing down each year.
## _**PCC Members 2024**_
## _Ex Officio_
The Revd Richard Reakes, Rector The Revd Cameron Wiltshire-Plant, Assistant Curate June Ainge, Reader Minister Sally Bailey, Deanery Synod Representative Stephen Bailey, Deanery Synod Representative and Churchwarden Anne Jelves, Churchwarden and Vice Chair Lindsey Jelves, Reader Minister Gail Mackley, Associate Minister Jacqui McAughey, Associate Minister Helen Stokes, Reader Minister and Deanery Synod Representative
## _Elected Members_
Christine Baxter Eva Morris (PCC Secretary) Yvonne Bennett Rachel Pound (from November 2024) John Cook Deborah Perkins Alison Dale (Treasurer) Margaret Seville (from May 2024) Gill Gillespie (until May 2024) Jacqueline Sturrock (from May 2024) David McAughey Edward Thomas
## _**Membership**_
There were 100 people on the church Electoral Roll at 31 December 2024. The average Sunday attendance, counted during October 2024, was 45 adults and 5 children. In addition other families attended Messy Church.
## _**Ministry/People**_
The Rector of the Four Saints Benefice is the Revd Richard Reakes. In July 2024 the Revd Cameron Wiltshire-Plant joined us as Assistant Curate in Training. A retired priest with Permission-to-Officiate (the Revd Mick Gillespie) officiates at some of our services. The Benefice has four Reader Ministers (June Ainge, Lindsey Jelves, Michael Oates and Helen Stokes) and two Associate Ministers (Gail Mackley and Jacqui McAughey).
## _**Worship and Groups**_
There is currently one service on a Sunday - alternating between Holy Communion at 9am and Morning Praise at 11am. Mid-week Holy Communion is held at 9.30am on Thursdays. Morning Prayer is said in church at 8am from Monday to Saturday. 'Messy Church' is held on the third
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Saturday of each month. If there is a fifth Sunday in the month just one service is held at 10am in one church in the Benefice, in turn. This service is well attended and at other times some of St Andrew's members attend services in the other churches of the Benefice.
Home Communion is provided for those who cannot get to church and this includes ministry to the Cherrytree Residential Care Home. There is a Whats App prayer and support group. The church has mid-week groups for Bible study and prayer and there is a Christian film club. In 2024 there was a Lent course called 'Be Still', about spending time with God. There is a regular Craft Group.
The tower team ring the bells on Sunday mornings and for weddings. There is a regular organist at the 9am service and singers and musicians lead the music at 11am. When they are not available the small sound and projection team are able to show pre-recorded song videos.
St Andrew’s has a long-established Mothers’ Union branch, which has a full programme of monthly meetings, including the Rally in October hosted by St Andrew’s and attended by friends from around the Deanery and the other denominations in the village. The church takes part in the annual ecumenical World Day of Prayer service in early March.
New members are welcomed to our groups.
## _**Outreach to the Community**_
Funerals and weddings take place in St Andrew’s Church and the 11.00am service sometimes includes a baptism. On these occasions St Andrew’s endeavours to offer a welcome and ongoing pastoral care.
St Andrew’s hosts the Remembrance Service for the whole village, in the churchyard, where the village War Memorial is situated. It includes the Scouts and Guides groups' parade. The Scouts held their carol service in the church in 2024 and some of their activities take place in St Andrew's Bridge building.
Greenfield Primary School held their carol service in St Andrew's Church in 2024.
St Andrew's carol service was held in December and on Christmas Eve there were Christingle services and a Midnight Communion
The annual Service of Light was held again in 2024. This is a well-attended service when people are enabled to remember their loved ones.
The Cornerstone and The Bridge are used regularly by church and outside groups. There are ‘Friendship Teas’ on a Monday afternoon. On a Thursday afternoon during term time there is a group called _Little Friends_ , for mothers or carers with tiny children.
As mentioned, the Rainbow Shop offers a welcome. It sent £15,000 to Christian Aid in 2024. That was the year when the Rainbow Shop celebrated its 40[th] Anniversary. About £275,000 had been raised for Christian Aid during that time.
The Bridge garden is a quiet space accessible to the community, with a dedicated team to maintain it.
As a founder member of the Countesthorpe Foodbank the church continues to support it.
## _**Safeguarding and Other Policies**_
The church has Safeguarding Policies for both children and vulnerable adults and a benefice Safeguarding Officer, Dave McAughey. The PCC has adopted the House of Bishops' Guidance. It has a Statement on Domestic Abuse and a policy for the recruitment of ex-offenders.
It also has a Health and Safety Policy, an Equality and Diversity Policy and a Data Protection Policy.
## _**Communication**_
St Andrew's has a benefice website (www.standrewscountesthorpe.co.uk). There is a St Andrew's Church & The Bridge Facebook page and a St Andrew's Church Facebook group. The church also contributes a section in the local village newspaper, with the Baptist and Methodist churches. The newspaper is delivered free to every home and is available online. There is a weekly news sheet for church members called _What’s On Where (WOW)_ , which is also on the benefice website _._
## _**Financial Review**_
At the beginning of this year, we were facing a deficit budget and unsure how we would meet our obligations. However, thanks to the generosity of church members who have made additional donations and fund-raised, we ended the year in a reasonable position. Our Parish Contribution to the Diocese was fully paid once again in spite of the 10% increase. Our balance sheet was looking
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healthy at the year end with net current assets of £19,894, having generated a surplus on the General Funds of £4,848. However we were only able to repay £6,000 of the Diocesan Loan capital, rather than the £12,000 which is needed to meet our target of repaying it within ten years.
Towards the end of the year we set up a new fund, the Church Restoration Fund, as a restricted fund for urgent works needed to the church building. This has been enthusiastically supported and raised a balance of £4,792 in the last three months of the year.
Once again we face the challenge of a large deficit in the budget going forward. We have had a further increase of 10% in the Parish Contribution, but we also need to fund-raise for the Restoration Fund. We can only hope and pray that this time next year we will be able to look back and be thankful for God’s provision for us over the year, as we are doing now for 2024.
............................................................................................................. EVA MORRIS (PCC Secretary) ........................................................................................................... ALISON DALE (PCC Treasurer)
Signed on behalf of the PCC
…………………….............................................................................. THE REVD RICHARD REAKES deeoo
Date …………...…………………………………………………………………………………………….……
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## **Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Statement of Financial Activities For the Year Ending 31 December 2024**
|**Notes**
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
**p.7**
Incoming resources from donors
2(a)
Other voluntary incoming resources inc. grants
2(b)
Incoming resources from operating activities to further
the PCC's objects
2(c)
Incoming resources from operating activities to generate
funds
2(d)
Income from investments
2(e)
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**p.8**
Costs of generating funds
3(a)
Grants to charities
3(b)
Activities directly relating to the work of the church
3(c)
Support costs: Parish administrator
Church management and administration
3(d)
**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**NET INCOMING RESOURCES**
**TRANSFERS BETWEEN FUNDS:**
Loan repayments made
**ADJUSTED NET INCOMING RESOURCES**
BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD AT 1 JANUARY
**BALANCES CARRIED FORWARD AT 31 DECEMBER**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds ***
**2024**
**2023**
**(GENERAL**
*** (RAINBOW SHOP, RESTORATION FUND,**
**CHURCH**
**BRIDGE LOAN FUNDRAISING,**
**FUNDS)**
**AND YOUTH TRAVEL FUND)**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
67,088
8,706
75,794
65,290
-
-
-
400
8,918
1,249
10,167
5,274
4,737
20,208
24,945
22,321
28,195
86
28,281
30,193
108,938
30,249
139,187
123,478
132
2,629
2,761
2,946
613
15,000
15,613
15,520
95,718
1,648
97,366
88,866
9,692
-
9,692
6,212
3,935
-
3,935
3,315
110,090
19,277
129,367
116,859
(1,152)
10,972
9,820
6,619
-
-
-
6,000
(6,000)
4,848
4,972
9,820
6,619
285,561
6,770
292,331
285,712
290,409
11,742
302,151
292,331
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds ***
**2024**
**2023**
**(GENERAL**
*** (RAINBOW SHOP, RESTORATION FUND,**
**CHURCH**
**BRIDGE LOAN FUNDRAISING,**
**FUNDS)**
**AND YOUTH TRAVEL FUND)**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
67,088
8,706
75,794
65,290
-
-
-
400
8,918
1,249
10,167
5,274
4,737
20,208
24,945
22,321
28,195
86
28,281
30,193
108,938
30,249
139,187
123,478
132
2,629
2,761
2,946
613
15,000
15,613
15,520
95,718
1,648
97,366
88,866
9,692
-
9,692
6,212
3,935
-
3,935
3,315
110,090
19,277
129,367
116,859
(1,152)
10,972
9,820
6,619
-
-
-
6,000
(6,000)
4,848
4,972
9,820
6,619
285,561
6,770
292,331
285,712
290,409
11,742
302,151
292,331
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Funds ***
**2024**
**2023**
**(GENERAL**
*** (RAINBOW SHOP, RESTORATION FUND,**
**CHURCH**
**BRIDGE LOAN FUNDRAISING,**
**FUNDS)**
**AND YOUTH TRAVEL FUND)**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
67,088
8,706
75,794
65,290
-
-
-
400
8,918
1,249
10,167
5,274
4,737
20,208
24,945
22,321
28,195
86
28,281
30,193
108,938
30,249
139,187
123,478
132
2,629
2,761
2,946
613
15,000
15,613
15,520
95,718
1,648
97,366
88,866
9,692
-
9,692
6,212
3,935
-
3,935
3,315
110,090
19,277
129,367
116,859
(1,152)
10,972
9,820
6,619
-
-
-
6,000
(6,000)
4,848
4,972
9,820
6,619
285,561
6,770
292,331
285,712
290,409
11,742
302,151
292,331
**TOTAL FUNDS**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||123,478|
||||2,946
15,520
88,866
6,212
3,315|
||||116,859|
||||6,619
-|
||4,848
285,561|4,972
6,770|6,619
285,712|
||290,409|11,742|292,331|
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350.955
17.414
1.657
10.482
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## **Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Restricted Funds Income and Expenditure Accounts For the Year Ending 31 December 2024**
||**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
19,084
18,174
-
-
-
-
19,084
18,174
2,629
2,699
1,409
1,306
239
-
15,000
14,500
19,277
18,505
**(193)**
**(331)**
1,794
2,125
1,601
1,794
86
64
-
-
**86**
**64**
211
147
1,657
1,657
1,868
1,804
297
211
1,657
1,657
1,954
1,868|
|---|---|
|**Rainbow Shop (restricted)**||
|**Income**
Income from charitable trading
Donations/grants for refurbishment fund
Interest received
Total income
**Expenditure**
Purchase of goods for resale
Running expenses
Refurbishment Fund payments (garage door)
Overseas missions and relief agencies
Total payments
**Excess of expenditure over income**
Total Funds at 1 January
Total Funds at 31 December||
|**Countesthorpe (St. Andrews) Youth Fund (restricted)**||
|**Income**
Interest
**Expenditure**
Payments towards youth travel
**Excess of income over expenditure**
Bank account at 1 January
**Total Fund at 1 January**
Bank account at 31 December
CBF deposit fund account at 31 December
**Total Fund at 31 December**||
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## **Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Restricted Funds Income and Expenditure Accounts For the Year Ending 31 December 2024**
||**2024**
4,320
860
1,107
6,287
6,000
-
6,000
**287**
2,890
287
3,177
2,030
2,373
389
4,792
-
-
-
**4,792**
-
4,792
4,792
-
-
-
-
**-**
218
-
218|**2023**
4,320
470
1,077|
|---|---|---|
|**Bridge Loan Fundraising account(restricted)**|||
|**Income**
Gift aided regular donations
Donations from groups and other single donations
Gift Aid Income tax recovered
Total Income
**Expenditure**
Loan capital repayments made during the year
**Excess of Income over expenditure**
Accumulated Fund at 1 January
Surplus for the year
**Total Fund at 31 December**|||
|||5,867|
|||12,000
-|
|||12,000|
|||**(6,133)**
9,023
(6,133)|
|||2,890|
|||-
-
-|
|**Church Restoration Fund(restricted)**|||
|**Income**
Donations and collections
Fundraising events
Gift Aid Income tax recovered
Total Income
**Expenditure**
Payments during the year
**Excess of Income over Expenditure**
Accumulated Fund at 1 January
Surplus for the year
**Total Fund at 31 December**|||
|||-|
|||-
-|
|||-|
|||**-**
-
-|
|||-|
|||400|
|**Deanery Outreach Grant(restricted)**|||
|**Income**
Grants received
Total Income
**Expenditure**
Projects supported during the year
**Excess of Income over Expenditure**
Accumulated Fund at 1 January
Surplus for the year
**Total Fund at 31 December**|||
|||400|
|||182
-|
|||182|
|||**218**
-
218|
|||218|
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## **Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ending 31 December 2024**
## **1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Accounting Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing accounts in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102, and with the Charities Act 2011.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and on the Going Concern basis.
## **Funds**
Restricted funds represent donations or grants received for a specific object or invited by the PCC for a specific object. The funds may only be expended on the specific object for which they were given.
General funds represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restrictions regarding their use and are available for application on the general purposes of the PCC. Funds designated for a particular purpose by the PCC only are also unrestricted.
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 or those that are informal gatherings of church members.
## **Incoming resources**
## _**Voluntary income and capital sources**_
Collections are recognised when received by or on behalf of the PCC. Planned giving receivable under Gift Aid is recognised only when received. Income Tax recoverable on Gift Aid donations is recognised when the income is receivable. Grants and legacies to the PCC are accounted for as soon as the PCC is notified of its legal entitlement, the amount due is quantifiable and it is received.
## _**Other income**_
Rental income from the letting of church premises is recognised when the rental is receivable.
Bank interest is recognised when credited
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**Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Notes to the Financial Statements For the Year Ending 31 December 2024 continued**
## **Resources used**
## _**Grants**_
Grants and donations are accounted for when paid over (i.e. a cheque is issued), or when awarded, if that award creates a binding obligation on the PCC.
## _**Activities directly relating to the work of the church**_
The Diocesan Parish Contribution is accounted for when paid (i.e. a cheque is issued). Any Contribution unpaid at 31 December, but is intended to be paid, is provided for in these accounts as an operational (though not a legal) liability and is shown as a creditor in the Balance Sheet.
## **Fixed assets**
## _**Consecrated property and moveable church furnishings**_
Consecrated and beneficed property of any kind is excluded from the accounts under the provisions of the Charities Act 2011.
Moveable church furnishings held by the Vicar and Churchwardens on special trust for the PCC, and which require a faculty for disposal, are accounted as inalienable property unless consecrated. They are listed in the church’s Inventory which can be inspected (at any reasonable time). For inalienable property acquired prior to about 1990 there is insufficient cost information available and therefore such assets are not valued in the accounts. Items acquired since 1 January 1990 have been capitalised in the accounts and are now being depreciated on a straight line basis over 10 years, their currently anticipated useful economic life. The railings and gates, having a much longer anticipated useful life, are being depreciated on a straight line basis over 40 years.
All expenditure incurred in the year on consecrated or beneficed buildings, or individual items under about £1000, or on the repair of moveable church furnishings acquired before 1990, is written off.
## _**Other fixtures, fittings and office equipment**_
Equipment used within the church premises is depreciated on a straight line basis over 5 years unless the decision is taken to not do so. Individual items with a purchase price of £1000 or less are written off when the asset is acquired.
## **Current assets**
Amounts owing to the PCC at 31 December in respect of fees, rents or other income are shown as debtors, provided they are not considered to be irrecoverable.
## **Liabilities**
Liabilities are recognised when it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the PCC to pay out resources, and the amount can be measured with reasonable certainty.
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## **Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Notes to The Financial statements For the Year Ending 31 December 2024**
|**2**
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
2(a)
_Incoming resources from donors_
Tax-efficient giving
Gift aided envelopes
Gift aided standing orders
Gift Aided single donations
Income tax recoverable
Other giving
Standing Orders (not Gift Aided)
Single Donations (not Gift Aided)
Collections
Services - cash/envelopes/card
Gift collections
Charity collections
2(b)
_Other voluntary incoming resources_
Legacies
Grants
2(c)
_Incoming resources from operating_
_activities to further the PCC's objects_
Christmas Fair funds raised
Fees - weddings, funerals etc
Contribution from Rainbow Shop
Contributions for use of Church
2(d)
Incoming resources from operating
activities to generate funds
Fundraising events (gross)
Rainbow Shop trading income
Miscellaneous income
2(e)
Income from investments
Bank Interest
Rental Income from The Cornerstone
Rental Income from 1 Main Street
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**
.|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
26,229
7,808
9,525
16,400
1,471
5,057
-
598
67,088
-
-
-
7,633
660
625
8,918
4,542
195
4,737
14,025
14,170
28,195
108,938|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
4,320
1,585
1,496
60
1,245
8,706
-
-
1,249
1,249
1,124
19,084
20,208
86
86
30,249|**2024**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
-
230
30,549
30,249
9,393
2,538
11,021
9,580
-
16,460
15,250
2,716
1,439
5,057
4,872
-
114
598
1,018
75,794
65,290
-
-
-
400
-
400
1,249
1,041
7,633
3,228
660
660
625
345
10,167
5,274
5,666
3,995
19,084
18,174
195
152
24,945
22,321
86
64
14,025
14,940
14,170
15,189
-
-
28,281
30,193
139,187
123,478|
|---|---|---|---|
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## **Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Notes to The Financial statements For the Year Ending 31 December 2024**
|**3**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
3(a)
_Costs of generating funds_
Rainbow Shop purchases
Fundraising expenses
3(b)
_Grants_
Overseas relief and mission
Home missions
Home relief and secular
3(c)
_Activities directly relating to the work of_
_the church_
Parish Contribution to Diocese
Fees paid to LDBF & staff
Clergy expenses
Church running expenses
Utilities
Insurance
Maintenance & Miscellaneous
Upkeep of services:
Worship inc music and related items
Outreach inc Messy Church
Children & Youth groups
Gifts
Miscellaneous expenses inc. bank chgs
Premises Management and cleaning
Cornerstone running expenses
Utilities
Insurance
Maintenance & Miscellaneous
(incl. new boiler)
1 Main St running expenses
Utilities
Insurance
Hygiene items and contract
Maintenance & Miscellaneous
Rental expenses/professional fees
Rainbow Shop expenses
Rainbow Shop refurbishment exps
Garden expenses
Diocesan Loan interest
Depreciation of fixed assets
Leaving/retirement gifts etc.
Grants from Youth Travel Fund
3(d)
_Church management and_
_administration_
Office expenses - Printing, Phone etc
Depreciation of office equipment|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
132
132
55
383
175
613
48,400
5,065
1,033
6,232
1,934
2,577
1,473
607
273
341
606
7,118
3,152
1,939
4,165
3,089
2,326
1,180
1,546
-
44
2,072
546
-
95,718
3,783
152
3,935|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
2,629
2,629
15,000
15,000
1,409
239
-
1,648
-
-
-|**2024**
**£**
2,629
132
2,761
15,055
383
175
15,613
48,400
5,065
1,033
6,232
1,934
2,577
1,473
607
273
341
606
7,118
3,152
1,939
4,165
3,089
2,326
1,180
1,546
-
1,409
239
44
2,072
546
-
-
97,366
3,783
152
3,935|**2023**
**£**
2,699
247|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||2,946|
|||||15,160
198
162|
|||||15,520|
|||||44,000
2,716
810
5,378
1,930
3,614
1,834
738
441
164
563
10,413
2,562
1,930
449
1,633
2,270
874
1,536
594
1,306
-
56
2,359
546
150
-|
|||||88,866|
|||||2,928
-|
|||||2,928|
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## **Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe Notes to The Financial statements For the Year Ending 31 December 2024**
## **4 FIXED ASSETS FOR USE BY THE PCC**
|**1 Main**
**Street**
**at valuation**
**£**
At 1 January 2024
330,000
Additions
At 31 December 2024
330,000
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 January 2024
-
Charge for the year
-
At 31 December 2024
-
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 December 2024
330,000
At 31 December 2023
330,000
**5**
**Fixed**
**Assets**
**_£_**
**Unrestricted Funds**
General Fund
350,257
350,257
**Restricted Funds**
Rainbow shop
-
Youth Travel Fund
-
Bridge Loan Repayment
Church Restoration Fund
Outreach Grant balance
-
350,257
**ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BY FUND**|**Current**
**Assets**
**£**
15,179
-
15,179
1,601
1,954
3,177
4,792
218
11,742
26,921|**Railings**
**and gates**
**at cost**
**£**
21,843
21,843
1,638
546
2,184
19,659
20,205
**Current**
**Liabilities**
**£**
(7,027)
(7,027)
-
-
-
(7,027)|**Office**
**equipment:**
**Laptops**
998
-
998
248
152
400
598
750
**Long Term**
**Liabilities**
**£**
(68,000)
(68,000)
-
-
-
(68,000)|**Total**
**£**
**352,841**
**-**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**352,841**|
|||||**1,886**
**698**|
|||||**2,584**|
|||||**350,257**|
|||||**350,955**|
|||||**-**
**£**
**-**
**290,409**
**-**|
|||||**290,409**|
|||||**1,601**
**1,954**
**3,177**
**4,792**
**218**
**-**|
|||||**11,742**|
|||||**302,151**|
## **6 TRANSACTIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE PCC AND RELATED PARTIES:**
There have been no material transactions with, or payments of expenses to, PCC members.
## **7 EMPLOYEE EMOLUMENTS**
|**EMPLOYEE EMOLUMENTS**|**EMPLOYEE EMOLUMENTS**||
|---|---|---|
|Total remuneration for the year: £||(Gross pay)|
|Administrator|10,042||
|Premises Officer|7,118||
The number of employees for the year was two. There was no change in the year. Neither employee is a member of the PCC.
9
Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe
Independent Examiners report to the Trustees of Parochial Church
Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on the attached
pages.
Respecllve responslbllltles ol Trusttts and Examlner
As the charitys trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts- you consider the audit requiremènt
of s144121 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) does not apply. and that an independent examination is needed.
It Is my responsibility to examine the accounts under s145 ofthe 2011 Art,. to follow the procedures laid down in the
General Directions given by the Charities Commission under s145(5llb) of the 2011 Act- and to stste whether
particular matters have come to my attention.
Basls of Independent Emamlners report
My examknatlon was carried out in accordance with the General Dirertion$ 8iven by the Charity Commi55ioner5.
An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts
Pfe5ented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and
the seeking of explanations from you a5 trustees concerning any such matters.
The procedures undertaken do provide all the evlden¢e that V40uld be required in audit and, eonsequentty no
opinion is given as to whether the a¢¢ounts present a "true and fair vievf and the report is limited to those matters
set out in the Statement below.
Independent Examlners statement
In connection with my examination. no motter has come to my attention."
{1) Which gives rne reasonable cause to believe that. in any material respect. the requirements:
'To keep accounting records in accordance with $130 of the 2011 Act: and
"To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accountin8
requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met.
121 There are no other matters to which. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
under5tandlng ofthe accounts to be reached.
5i8nÈd
Susan Wyllie FCA
4 Mawby Close
Whetstone
LE8 6XA
Date
10
Parochial Church Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe
Independent Examiners report to the Trustees of Parochial Church
Council of St Andrew Countesthorpe
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024, which are set out on the attached
pages.
Respective responslbllltles of Trustees and Examlner
As the charivs trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider the audit requirement
of s144{2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) does not apply, and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to examine the accounts under $145 of the 2011 Act; to follow the procedures laid down in the
General Directions given by the Charities Commission under s145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and to stste whether
particular matters have come to rny attention.
Basls of Independent Examlners report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners.
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
the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters.
The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in audit and, consequently no
opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a true and fair Vie and the report is limited to those matters
set out in the statement below.
Independent Examlners statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(l) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:
*To keep accounting records in accordance with s130 of the 2011 Act. and
*To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting
requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met.
(2) There are no other inatters to which, sn my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed
Susan Wyllie FCA
4 Mawby Close
Whetstone
LE8 6XA
Date