## **Baxenden St. John and Accrington St. Paul Parochial Church Council**
## **PCC Annual Report from January 2024 – December 2024**
_Name of Church_ : Baxenden St. John and Accrington St. Paul Parochial Church Council
_Correspondence:_ PCC Secretary, Baxenden Saint John Church, Church Avenue, Baxenden, Lancashire, BB5 2RQ.
_Bankers:_ Lloyds Bank plc; 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN
_Independent Examiner:_ Peter Collinge; 22 Straits Lane, Read, BB12 7PQ
## _Background_
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting the whole mission of the church.
Every Church of England church has the same aim: “To promote the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical”.
The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. The membership of our PCC consists of the incumbent (our vicar), churchwardens, both LLMs (Readers), Deanery Synod representatives and members either elected by those members of the congregation who are on the electoral roll of the church or co-opted after the APCM if vacancies do not exist.
All those who attend our services / members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.
The following people served as members of the PCC during 2024:
|ROLE|NAME|DATE (if applicable)||
|---|---|---|---|
|Incumbent and
Chair|Amanda Marshall||Ex-officio|
|Churchwarden St
Paul’s|Maureen Birtwistle|Till APCM May 2024|Ex-officio|
|Churchwarden St
Paul’s
Safeguarding Officer
till June 2024
Vice Chair from
June 2024|Heather Pitman|From APCM May
2024|Ex-officio|
|Churchwarden
St Pauls|Terry Jones||Ex-officio|
|---|---|---|---|
|Churchwarden
St John’s|Barry Grimes|From APCM 2024|Ex-officio|
|LLM St Paul’s|Tony Hindle||Ex-officio|
|LLM St John’s
PCC Secretary from
May 2024|Patricia Wilkinson||Ex-officio|
|Deanery Synod Rep|Ann Hindle|Till APCM 2024|Ex-officio|
|Deanery Synod Rep|Roger Longworth|Till APCM 2024|Ex-officio|
|Deanery Synod Rep|Pam Stewart|From APCM 2024|Ex-officio|
|PCC|Paul Brown|From APCM 2024||
|PCC|Diane Clough|Till APCM 2024||
|PCC|Austin Cook|||
|PCC|Andrew Crowe|||
|PCC|Reece Hudson|||
|PCC|Catriona Jones|From APCM 2024||
|PCC
Electoral Roll Officer|Kath Jones|||
|PCC|Flo Kapenda|From APCM 2024||
|PCC|Jill Lamont|||
|PCC|Roger Longworth|From APCM 2024||
|PCC
Treasurer|Richard Marshall|From APCM 2024|Co-opted till APCM
2024|
|PCC
Secretary from June
2023|Janet Robinson|Till APCM 2024|Co-opted|
There are vacancies for one Churchwarden at St John’s and for 2 Deanery Synod Representatives.
## _Electoral Roll_
At the end of December 2024 there were 188 names on the electoral roll.
## _Standing Committee_
The Standing Committee is required by law and has the power to transact the business of the PCC between meetings.
The Standing Committee till June 2024 was Amanda Marshall, Terry Jones, Maureen Birtwistle, Richard Marshall, Janet Robinson, Austin Cook and Roger Longworth.
The current Standing Committee is Amanda Marshall (Vicar), Terry Jones (Churchwarden), Barry Grimes (Churchwarden), Secretary (Patricia Wilkinson), Treasurer (Richard Marshall), Paul Brown, Austin Cook and Jill Lamont.
The Standing Committee met once in May 2024 to agree the energy survey for the fundraising bid.
## _Annual Review – Highlights._
The PCC met six times, bimonthly, during 2024. Each PCC meeting receives a report from the subgroups and other bodies; Fabric, Finance, Deanery Synod, Communications, Ministry team and Safeguarding. There are also updates on the Electoral Roll and special agenda items.
## February 2024
The PCC discussed income and other financial issues. It was agreed that the name of the new website would be JohnPaulParish. The Quinquennial report at St Paul’s had raised no major issues. The funding and plans for the tower at St John’s were ongoing. A Vision Day had been held to which all PCC and other leaders of groups were invited. This was a fruitful day with an agreement on a way forwards.
## March 2024
‘A Line in the Sand’ service was held in both churches. This was to help us to put the past behind and move forwards.
## April 2024
Alongside the regular reports the reports and accounts for the APCM were approved.
## May 2024 APCM
Wardens, PCC members and Deanery Synod Reps were elected. There were vacancies for one Warden at St John’s and 2 Deanery Synod Reps.
## June 2024
The PCC appointed the officers for the coming year and received the regular reports. Ut had been agreed at the 2023 APCM that PCC elected members would be elected on a three yearly rolling programme. A decision was made as to which members would be initially
elected for 1, 2 or 3 years. It was noted that all PCC members need to complete the Basic and Foundation Safeguarding Training as well as Domestic Violence. The PCC were reminded of the need for confidentiality. Sidespeople were ratified for both churches. The fundraising bid, for St John’s, to the ‘Levelling Up’ fund had been rejected but we were advised that a further bid could be submitted.
There was a sermon series on ‘The Prayer Course’.
## August 2024
Unfortunately since the General Election a new large bid could not be submitted. It was noted that smaller bids would need to be submitted and consideration given to the work being done in phases. A proposal to start a Youth Group was discussed and agreed by the PCC. The PCC also discussed how it could work more effectively. Approval was given for Heather Pitman to renew her reauthorisation as an ALM,
## September 2024
A Celidh and Harvest supper took place which was very well attended. A Gift Day was held.
## October 2024
The outcome of the Gift Day was discussed. It had raised £2,500 mostly in one off gifts, although 6 people had increased their giving. It was noted that PCC Safeguarding training was still incomplete. ‘Safer Recruitment’ is required. All people recruited to new roles will need one reference and a job description. DBS checks and safeguarding training may also be needed. An update was given on the progress of the website.
## December 2024
The PCC opened with a review of LYCiG about ‘Fruitful Evangelism’; being prepared and willing to tell our stories, and share the good news. Collette Hudson was in attendance as Parish Safeguarding Officer. St John’s building was discussed. Following an incident when debris fell from the tower safety had been reviewed. The path remained closed and it was agreed for the work to be carried out. The bid to the Benefact Trust was almost ready to be submitted and it was noted that this would not have been possible without the Fundraisers. Income is below expenditure.
It was agreed that the church tithes would remain as ACT Foodbank, Christians Against Poverty, and World Vision, and reviewed next year.
The PCC has complied with the duty under section 5 of the Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 (duty to have regard to House of Bishops’ guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults).
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the life and work of JohnPaul Parish over the last 12 months.
On behalf of the PCC,
Patricia Wilkinson
PCC Secretary.
**PCC of ST JOHN BAXENDEN AND ST PAUL ACCRINGTON - Charity Number 1137246 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Year Ended 31 December 2024**
## **Receipts and Payments**
|**RECEIPTS**
**_Notes_**|**RECEIPTS**
**_Notes_**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Total**
**Total**
**2024**
**2023**|**Total**
**Total**
**2024**
**2023**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Voluntary Receipts||||||||
|_Tax efficient planned giving (standing orders)_||32,801|-|-|-|**32,801**|33,469|
|_Other planned giving (standing orders)_||7,594|-|-|-|**7,594**|7,340|
|_Collections at services_||9,877|-|-|-|**9,877**|12,937|
|_All other giving and voluntary receipts_||4,895|-|2,365|-|**7,259**|8,280|
|_Gift Aid recovered_||14,026|-|-|-|**14,026**|11,006|
|_Legacies received_||-|-|38,250|-|**38,250**|1,000|
|_Grants_||-|-|-|-|**-**|750|
|Church activities for generating funds||608|-|-|-|**608**|227|
|Hall activities for generating funds||722|-|-|-|**722**|1,142|
|Investment Income||2,033|-|-|-|**2,033**|1,742|
|Church Activities||9,703|-|-|-|**9,703**|10,529|
|Hall Activities||2,716|-|-|-|**2,716**|6,385|
|Other church receipts||3,464|-|-|-|**3,464**|5,464|
|Other hall receipts||273|-|-|-|**273**|249|
|**_Total receipts_**||**88,711**|**-**|**40,615**|**-**|**129,326**|**100,520**|
|**PAYMENTS**||||||||
|Church Activities||||||||
|_Parish Share_||43,023|-|-|-|**43,023**|38,810|
|_Clergy and Staffing_||5,920|-|-|-|**5,920**|6,769|
|_Church Running Expenses_||30,158|94|975|-|**31,227**|33,838|
|_Hall Running Costs_||1,882|-|-|-|**1,882**|6,793|
|_Church Utility Bills_||8,555|-|-|-|**8,555**|10,395|
|_Hall Utility Bills_||2,254|-|-|-|**2,254**|3,627|
|_Church Major Capital Expenditure_||2,577|-|1,504|-|**4,080**|7,802|
|_Hall Major Capital Expenditure_||-|-|-|-|**-**|1,935|
|_Mission, giving and donations_||6,361|508|565|-|**7,434**|7,203|
|Governance Costs||480|-|-|-|**480**|403|
|All Other Payments||1,047|-|-|-|**1,047**|896|
|**_Total payments_**||**102,256**|**602**|**3,044**|**-**|**105,901**|**118,470**|
|**NET RECEIPTS / (PAYMENTS)**
Transfers between funds
Cash at bank and in hand at 1 Jan
Cash at bank and in hand at 31 Dec||||||||
|||**(13,544)**|**(602)**|**37,571**|**-**|**23,425**|**(17,951)**|
|||2,981|(2,981)|||**-**|-|
|||31,072|21,999|1,083||**54,154**|71,995|
|||**20,509**|**18,416**|**38,654**|**-**|**77,579**|**54,045**|
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**PCC of ST JOHN BAXENDEN AND ST PAUL ACCRINGTON - Charity Number 1137246 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Year Ended 31 December 2024**
## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities**
|**Cash funds**
**_Notes_**|**Cash funds**
**_Notes_**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Cash at Bank||17,891|7,776|38,654||**64,321**|37,394|
|Church Deposit Funds (with Diocese)||2,218|10,640|||**12,858**|16,251|
|Petty Cash||400||||**400**|400|
|**_Total cash funds_**
**Other monetary assets**
(agree balances with receipts and payments accounts)||**20,509**|**18,416**|**38,654**|**-**|**77,579**|**54,045**|
|||OK
OK
OK
OK||||||
|||||||**-**|-|
|||||||**-**|-|
|**_Total other monetary assets_**
**Investment assets**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||||||||
|Fixed Interest Investments - with Diocese|_7.1_||||6,236|**6,236**|6,053|
|Shares - Church Investment Fund with Diocese|_7.2_|||41,441||**41,441**|40,514|
|**_Total investment assets_**||**-**|**-**|**41,441**|**6,236**|**47,677**|**46,567**|
|**Debtors**||||||||
|Income Tax recoverable (Gift Aid)||||||**-**|-|
|||||||**-**|-|
|**_Total debtors_**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Liabilities**||||||||
|Parish Share||||||**-**|-|
|||||||**-**|-|
|**_Total liabilities_**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
The notes attached form part of these financial statements
||||
|---|---|---|
|**Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees**|||
|Name|Date|Signature|
||||
||||
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**PCC of ST JOHN BAXENDEN AND ST PAUL ACCRINGTON - Charity Number 1137246 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Year Ended 31 December 2024**
## **Notes**
- 1 The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011, on the Receipts and Payments basis. (The Receipts and Payments Basis may be used providing the total income is below £250,000)
- 2 **Fund Movement Analysis**
- 2.2 **UNRESTRICTED FUNDS** may be used by the PCC for any of its ordinary purposes. The movements in the fund are shown in the Receipts and Payments Account
- 2.3 **DESIGNATED FUNDS** represent sums set aside, out of ordinary unrestricted funds, for specific designated purposes, but they can be transferred back into general funds at any time
|**_Notes_**|**_Notes_**|**Bal b/f**
**Receipts**
**Payments**
**Transfer**
**Bal c/f**|**Bal b/f**
**Receipts**
**Payments**
**Transfer**
**Bal c/f**|**Bal b/f**
**Receipts**
**Payments**
**Transfer**
**Bal c/f**|**Bal b/f**
**Receipts**
**Payments**
**Transfer**
**Bal c/f**|**Bal b/f**
**Receipts**
**Payments**
**Transfer**
**Bal c/f**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|St John's IT Equipment|_2.3.2_|2,570|-|94||**2,476**|
|St John's Tree Planting|_2.3.3_|300|-|-||**300**|
|St John's Cellar Refurbishment|_2.3.4_|5,000|-|-||**5,000**|
|Mission & Outreach|_2.3.5_|508|-|508||**-**|
|**_Total designated funds_**||**8,378**|**-**|**602**|**-**|**7,776**|
- 2.3.2 Designated IT Equipment Fund; for purpose of providing sound, video and computers for St John's - money kept in General Bank Account
- 2.3.3 Designated Tree Planting Fund; for new trees for St John's - money kept in General Bank Account
- 2.3.4 Designated Cellar Refurbishment Fund; for refurbishing St John's Cellar - money kept in General Bank Account
- 2.3.5 Designated Mission & Outreach Fund - money kept in General Bank Account
- 2.4 **RESTRICTED FUNDS** represent either income from trusts or endowments which may be expended only on those restricted objects provided in the terms of the trust or bequest, or donations or grants received or invited for a specific purpose. The funds may only be spent on the specific purpose for which they were given. Any balance remaining unspent must be carried forward as a balance on that fund and cannot be absorbed into general funds
|**_Notes_**|**_Notes_**|**Bal b/f**
**Receipts**
**Payments**
**Transfer**
**Bal c/f**|**Bal b/f**
**Receipts**
**Payments**
**Transfer**
**Bal c/f**|**Bal b/f**
**Receipts**
**Payments**
**Transfer**
**Bal c/f**|**Bal b/f**
**Receipts**
**Payments**
**Transfer**
**Bal c/f**|**Bal b/f**
**Receipts**
**Payments**
**Transfer**
**Bal c/f**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|St John's Office Refurbishment|_2.4.2_|1,083|-|-||**1,083**|
|St John's Tower Refurbishment|_2.4.3_|-|1,729|1,729||**-**|
|St John's Building & Repairs|_2.4.4_|-|37,500|-||**37,500**|
|St Paul's General|_2.4.5_|-|750|750||**-**|
|St Paul's Rose Queen|_2.4.6_|-|565|565||**-**|
|St Paul's Children's Society|_2.4.7_|-|71|-||**71**|
|**_Total restricted funds_**||**1,083**|**40,615**|**3,044**|**-**|**38,654**|
- 2.4.2 Restricted Office Refurbishment Fund for St John's; for purpose of refurbishing office - money kept in General Bank Account
- 2.4.3 Restricted Tower Refurbishment Fund for St John's; for purpose of refurbishing the tower - money kept in General Bank Account
- 2.4.4 Restricted Building & Repairs Fund for St John's - money kept in General Bank Account
- 2.4.5 Restricted General Fund for St Paul's - money kept in General Bank Account
- 2.4.6 Restricted Rose Queen Fund for St Paul's - money kept in General Bank Account
- 2.4.7 Restricted Children's Society Fund for St Paul's - money kept in General Bank Account
- 3 **Reserves Policy**
- 3.1 It is the policy of this PCC to hold in reserves the equivalent of two months income, that is approximately £15,000
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## **PCC of ST JOHN BAXENDEN AND ST PAUL ACCRINGTON - Charity Number 1137246 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Year Ended 31 December 2024**
|4|**Receipts Analysis**
**St John & St Paul Churches**
**Voluntary Receipts**
**_Notes_**|**Receipts Analysis**
**St John & St Paul Churches**
**Voluntary Receipts**
**_Notes_**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||_Tax efficient planned giving (standing orders)_||32,801||||**32,801**|33,469|
||_Other planned giving (standing orders)_||7,594||||**7,594**|7,340|
||_Collections at services_||9,877||||**9,877**|12,937|
||_All other giving / voluntary receipts_||4,895|-|2,365||**7,259**|8,280|
||_Gift Aid recovered_||14,026||||**14,026**|11,006|
||_Legacies received (capital value)_||-|-|38,250||**38,250**|1,000|
||_Grants (recurring and one-offs)_||-||||**-**|750|
||||**69,193**|**-**|**40,615**|**-**|**109,807**|**74,782**|
||**Church Activities for Generating Funds**||||||||
||_Social events_||608||||**608**|227|
||||**608**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**608**|**227**|
||**Investment Income**||||||||
||_Interest & Dividends_|_7.3_|2,033||||**2,033**|1,742|
||||**2,033**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**2,033**|**1,742**|
||**Church Activities**||||||||
||_Statutory fees (weddings & funerals etc.)_||3,869||||**3,869**|3,213|
||_Church stalls_||2,212||||**2,212**|1,646|
||_Parish Magazine_||344||||**344**|343|
||_Gross receipts from trading_||3,278||||**3,278**|5,327|
||||**9,703**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**9,703**|**10,529**|
||**Other Receipts**||||||||
||_Insurance claims_||-||||**-**|944|
||_Sale of fixed assets_||-||||**-**|-|
||_Other_||3,464||||**3,464**|4,520|
||||**3,464**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**3,464**|**5,464**|
||**St Paul Church Hall**
**Hall Activities for Generating Funds**||||||||
||_Social events_||722||||**722**|1,142|
||||**722**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**722**|**1,142**|
||**Hall Activities**||||||||
||_Gross receipts from trading_||2,716||||**2,716**|6,385|
||||**2,716**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**2,716**|**6,385**|
||**Other Hall Receipts**||||||||
||_Insurance claims_||-||||**-**|-|
||_Other Receipts_||273||||**273**|249|
||||**273**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**273**|**249**|
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## **PCC of ST JOHN BAXENDEN AND ST PAUL ACCRINGTON - Charity Number 1137246 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Year Ended 31 December 2024**
|5|**Payments Analysis**
**St John & St Paul Churches**
**Church Activities**
Diocesan Parish Share Contribution
**_Notes_**|**Payments Analysis**
**St John & St Paul Churches**
**Church Activities**
Diocesan Parish Share Contribution
**_Notes_**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|**Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**Funds £**
**2024**
**2023**
**Unrestricted Funds £**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||_Parish Share_||43,023||||**43,023**|38,810|
||||**43,023**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**43,023**|**38,810**|
||Clergy & Staffing||||||||
||_Wages and honoratia_||886||||**886**|750|
||_Working expences of clergy_||355||||**355**|1,081|
||_Vicarage council tax_||3,767||||**3,767**|3,601|
||_Vicarage water rates_||703||||**703**|635|
||_Clergy telephone/mobile/internet_||210||||**210**|457|
||_Visiting clergy fees_||-||||**-**|245|
||||**5,920**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**5,920**|**6,769**|
|**Church Running Expenses**|**Church Running Expenses**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|_Education_||35||||**35**|515|
|_Insurance_||8,204||||**8,204**|7,876|
|_Church telephone & internet_||903||||**903**|437|
|_Church CCTV_||41||||**41**|-|
|_Church maintenance_||9,672|94|663||**10,428**|19,576|
|_Cleaning_||2,435|-|312||**2,747**|1,916|
|_Upkeep of services_||1,249||||**1,249**|1,288|
|_Upkeep of churchyard_||5,351||||**5,351**|84|
|_Printing, postage & stationary_||1,218||||**1,218**|1,025|
|_Magazine expenses_||105||||**105**|377|
|_Other church running expenses_||945||||**945**|744|
|||**30,158**|**94**|**975**|**-**|**31,227**|**33,838**|
|**Utility Bills**||||||||
|_Electricity_||1,548||||**1,548**|1,714|
|_Gas_||6,570||||**6,570**|8,370|
|_Water_||437||||**437**|310|
|||**8,555**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**8,555**|**10,395**|
|**Church Major Capital Expenditure**||||||||
|_Major Repairs not covered by insurance_||2,577||1,504||**4,080**|7,802|
|_Major Repairs covered by insurance_||-||||**-**|-|
|||**2,577**|**-**|**1,504**|**-**|**4,080**|**7,802**|
|Mission, Giving & Donations||||||||
|_Mission_||1,106|508|||**1,614**|1,137|
|_Giving (Tithes)_||5,200||565||**5,765**|6,036|
|_Donations_||55||||**55**|30|
|||**6,361**|**508**|**565**|**-**|**7,434**|**7,203**|
|**Governance Costs**||||||||
|_Independent Examination Costs_||480||||**480**|403|
|||**480**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**480**|**403**|
|||||||||
|**All Other Payments**||1,047||||**1,047**|896|
|||**1,047**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**1,047**|**896**|
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**PCC of ST JOHN BAXENDEN AND ST PAUL ACCRINGTON - Charity Number 1137246 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Year Ended 31 December 2024**
|**St Paul Church Hall**
**Hall Running Costs**|**St Paul Church Hall**
**Hall Running Costs**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|_Telephone & internet_||-||||**-**|1,180|
|_Building maintenance_||129||||**129**|2,235|
|_Cleaning_||1,740||||**1,740**|3,313|
|_Other running expenses_||12||||**12**|66|
|**Hall Utility Bills**||**1,882**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**1,882**|**6,793**|
|||||||||
|_Electricity_||988||||**988**|1,275|
|_Gas_||813||||**813**|1,807|
|_Water_||453||||**453**|545|
|**Hall Major Capital Expenditure**||**2,254**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**2,254**|**3,627**|
|||||||||
|_Major Repairs covered by insurance_||-||||**-**|1,935|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**1,935**|
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## **PCC of ST JOHN BAXENDEN AND ST PAUL ACCRINGTON - Charity Number 1137246 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Year Ended 31 December 2024**
## 6 **Cash Funds**
**Year End Cash Funds - taken from bank statements etc.**
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2024 2023
Type
Bank Bank Account various 64,321 37,394
Unpresented Cheques various - -
64,321 37,394
Deposit Treasury Stock Unrestricted 2,218 2,108
A M Walker Unrestricted - 39
J Walker Unrestricted 10,640 13,621
Churchyard Unrestricted - 420
Reserve Unrestricted - 62
12,858 16,251
Cash St John Petty Cash Unrestricted 200 200
St Paul Petty Cash Unrestricted 200 200
400 400
77,579 54,045
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> 7 **Investments**
7.1 Fixed Interest Investments - held with Diocese; Joseph Walker
7.2 Shares, Church Investment Fund - held with Diocese; Cucknell, Joseph Walker, Kavanagh, McDonald
- 7.3 Investment income earned as interest or dividends on investment funds
## **Investments held by Blackburn Diocese**
|**Purpose**|**Acct.**|**Account Name**|**Type**|**Income**|**Cost**|**Shares**|**Price**|**Dividends**|**Payments**|**Value at**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Nr.**|||||||||**31 Dec 2024**|
|**The CBF Church of England Short Duration Bond Fund Inc**|||||||||||
|Building
& Repair||CB3002007-001 (103001028F)
Baxenden J Walker (Joseph Walker Trust)|Unrestricted|Transferred to account
CB3001862-001 (103001756D)|5,000|4,182.00|1.4912|156.41|156.41|6,236.20|
||||||**5,000**|||||**6,236.20**|
|**Shares - The CBF Church of England Investment Fund Inc**|||||||||||
|Churchyard||CB3002011-001 (103001030S)
Baxenden Cucknell (Cucknell Legacy)|Restricted|Transferred to bank account|509|716.23|23.1227|449.45|449.45|16,561.17|
|Building
& Repair||CB3002593-001 (103001719S)
Joseph Walker Trust|Unrestricted|Transferred to account
CB3001862-001 (103001756D)|5,000|1,006.00|23.1227|631.17|631.17|23,261.44|
|Churchyard||CB3002594-001 (103001720S)
Baxenden Kavanagh|Restricted|Transferred to bank account|101|19.00|23.1227|11.93|11.93|439.33|
|General||CB3002639-001 (103001790S)
Baxenden Legacy (Cucknell £200 + McDonald £200)|Restricted|Transferred to account
CB3001886-001 (103001836D)|400|51.00|23.1227|32.01|32.01|1,179.26|
||||||**6,010**|||||**41,441.20**|
|**Deposits held by Blackburn Diocese**|||||||||||
|**Purpose**|**Acct.**|**Account Name**|**Type**|**Income**|**Balance at**||**Transfer**|**Receipts**|**Payments**|**Balance at**|
||**Nr.**||||**1 Jan 2024**|||||**31 Dec 2024**|
|**The CBF Church of England Deposit Fund**|||||||||||
|General||CB3002153-001 (1030011189D)
Baxenden Treasury Stock Redemption|Unrestricted|Transferred to bank account|2,217.89|||192.98|192.98|2,217.89|
|General||CB3001768-001 (103001470D)
Baxenden AM Walker (Miss A M Walker Legacy)|Unrestricted|Account Closed|39.27|||2.50|41.77|0.00|
|Building
& Repair||CB3001862-001 (103001756D)
Baxenden J Walker (John Walker)|Unrestricted|Retained|13,621.06|||1,518.93|4,500.00|10,639.99|
|Churchyard||CB3001886-001 (103001836D)
Baxenden CY (Churchyard Account)|Unrestricted|Account Closed|420.16|||46.55|466.71|0.00|
|General||CB3001887-001 (103001837D)
Baxenden Reserve (Reserve Account)|Unrestricted|Account Closed|62.19|||3.30|65.49|0.00|
||||||**16,361**|||||**12,857.88**|
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## **PCC of ST JOHN BAXENDEN AND ST PAUL ACCRINGTON - Charity Number 1137246 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT Year Ended 31 December 2024**
|**Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts**|**Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts**|
|---|---|
|Independent Examiner's Report to the
members/trustees of
On the accounts for the year ended
which are set out on pages
Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and
Independent Examiner
Basis of Independent Examiner's Statement
Independent Examiner's Statement
Signed:
Date:
Name:
Relevant professional qualification(s)
or body (if any):
Address:|• examine the accounts under section 145 of the
2011 Act;
• follow the procedures laid down in the General
Directions given by the Charity Commissioners
section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
• state whether particular matters have come to my
attention.
• to keep accounting records in accordance with
s.130 of the 2011 Act; or
• to prepare accounts which accord with these
accounting records
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.
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 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 full audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the
accounts.
In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention
1. which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements
The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under
section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent
examination is needed
It is my responsibility to:
PCC of St John Baxenden and St Paul Accrington
Charity number: 1137246
31 December 2024
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Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts
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Independent Examiner's Report to the PCC of St John Baxenden and St Paul Accrington members/trustees of Charity number: 1137246 On the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 amtate . which are set out on pages .,. .. . =. =. Respective responsibilities of the Trustees and The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under Independent Examiner section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed Itismy responsibility to: * examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; * follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and * state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of 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 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 AZ matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in a full audit, and consequently | do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Independent Examiner's Statement In connection with my examination, no matters have come to my attention 1, which give me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements * to keep accounting records in accordance with 5,130 of the 2011 Act; or * to prepare accounts which accord with these accounting records 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. Signed: EYZO | Me Date: 3. fo3(25 Name: Cee Gun Poe fa
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