St Marfs Churth. Wollaston, Northamptonshire
Registered Chartty Number: 1138471
Aim and purposes
St Mary's Church Wollaston is part of the WEBS benefice, Wollaston,
Easton Maudit, Bozeat and Strixton; Wollaston and Strixton are one
parish, but with each church being run independently. However,
being one parish there is one elertoral role with a total of one
hundred and two names, sixty-four being resident in the villages of
Wollaston or Strixton and thirty-eight being non-resident.
St Mary's Wollaston District Church Council, IDCCI, has the
responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, the Reverend
Adrian Morton, in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the
church. The vision for St Mar¢s Wollaston is to be a church that
increasingly sees God's Kingdom come. This is underpinned by
promoting the Word of God, the Worship of God, the Works for God
and the Wonders of God.
A new Curate, Revd. Holly Horspole. was appointed in July 2022, but Holly went on
maternity leave at the end of November 2023. It is expected that she will return to parish
duties in November 2024.
Between 1st September 2023 and 1st December 2023, the Vicar, the Revd. Adrian Morton
was on planned sabbatical leave. Services proceeded as usual during this 3 month period.
being taken by Revd. Holly Horspole, and assisted by two retired clergy, Revd. Margaret
Johnson and Revd. JanetTebby, both members of the Wollaston congregation.
During 2023, the diocese is continuingto fund the youth mission enabler, Mrs Sarah Howes.
whilst she is in training.
Also from September 2023, an Intern was welcomed to the Parish. Jake Nicholls is working in
the Benefice for a year to assess whether he would like to explore a role in ministry within
the church. Jake is assisting with children's and youth work as well as partaking in other
activities within the churches. The majority of his funding is from a grant from the Diocese of
Peterborough.
Normal services have continued during 2023, but numbers attending are lowerthan pre-
pandemic years.
Strurture. Govemance and Management
The method of appointment of District Church Council {DCC) members is set out in the
Church Representation Rules. At St Mary's Wollaston the DCC consists of the incumbent, the
curate, the churchwardens. reader, licensed lay ministers, Deanery Synod Representative
and members elected by those members of the congregation on the Electoral Roll of the
church. All who attend services / members of the congregation are encouraged to register
on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the DCC. The DCC operates the three year rule
forthe elected members. During 2023, the church was able to hold its Annual Parochial
Church Meeting IAPCM) on 23rd April 2023 which was the start of a new triennium. Gemma
Bowman-yard and Tracey Hollowell were welcomed to the DCC. Other members were rÈ-
elected to their positions.
Admlnistratlve Infi)rmatlon
St Mary's Church is situated in the High Street, Wollaston in Northamptonshire. It is a parish
in the Deanery of Wellin8borough, in the Diocese of Peterborough, within the Church of
England.
The correspondence address is The Vicarage, 81 Irchester Road, WolSaston,
Northamptonshire NN29 7RW.
The PCC Is a body corporate {PCC Powers Measure 1956, Church Representatlon Rules 2006,
updated 20201 and a registered charity registered with the Charity Commission.
DCC Members forthe current year at the date of thls report are:_
The Reverend Adrian Morton
Chairman
The Reverend Holly Horspole
from November 20231
Assistant Curate (from July 2022, on matemity leave
Mrs Louise Morton
Reader
Mrs Jean Rose
Secretary
Mrs Diane Robinson
Treasurer
Mrs Julie Rogers
Church Warden
Mr Matthew Beeby
Deputy Church Warden
Gemma Bowman-yard
Mrsjayne Clent
Mr Nigel Clent
Mr Ivor Emmanuel
Tracey Hollowell
Mrs Sarah Howes (Youth Misslon Enabler)
Mr Paul Sharratt
Co-opted on to the DCC in May 2023:
Mr David Rose (Fabric OFficerl
Bankers: Santander. Bridle Road. Bootle, Merseyside L30 4GB
Independent Examlner: Paul Adams
Worship. Prayer and Evangelism
Sunday morning services have continued to be livestreamed usingYouTube. Watching figures
are good enough to continue this format, especially for members of the congregation who
are unable to attend in person.
During Services of Holy Communion, the wine is now offered in one cup as recommended by
the Diocese of Peterborough.
The Sunday Evening worship time of Pursuing His Presence was reintroduced in 2023, but
will cease as from January 2024 due to low attendance. The last meeting being in December
2023.
The Sunday morning seTNice offers a time of testimonies, where congregation members can
tell of answers to prayer that have occurred in the preceding week. This portion of the
service is now live-streamed, and members are made aware of this by on-screen notices and
printed notices in the foyer. They are very encouraging to the congregation, and raise the
expectation of seeing God at work in this community.
Prayer Ministry-The Whats-App group which was set up in 2020 to meet any practical as
well as prayer needs of the local church members is still in operation.
Prayer Chain- The confidential prayer line is now based on email. Messages requesting
prayer support are passed on to a wide number of dedicated members who will prdyforthat
need for two weeks. Requests for this service come from the church family and also the local
community- This service is confidential, only those on the prayer chain know the details.
Prayer Walking- In 2023, a group of congregation members met regularly each week to
pray around the village. This has continued with some prayer walking being undertaken in
other local villages and towns. However due to changes in personal circumstances this
decreased during 2023 to every two weeks.
Youth and children's work-The youth are led by Sarah H. as the Youth Mission Enabler who
has set up a Sunday morning youth group which runs concurrently with the Sunday morning
service, a weekly during term time Youth Café plus a weekly duringterm time eveningyouth
Group. All youth across the benefice are welcome to attend any of the meetings. The
Outdoor Youth events which utilises a well-supervised fire pit and other external activities
have continued through 2023. These events are very well attended and very well received.
Sarah also heads up a small team who are allowed in school during lunchtimes to host games
and meetings.
The Primary School-aged children have their own Sunday morning group held in the Chancel
in church and once a month come together for the whole service with the adults at the All
Age Service on a third Sunday morning. There have occasionally been simple lunches held
after the third Sunday service to encourage families to Stay, participate and feel they belong
to the family of the church. There are also family fun days held intermittently throughout
the year. which take a Biblical theme and include craft activities and a simple tea.
The toddlers who attend church have their own room in which to play duringthe Sunday
service and there are toys and activities there which are changed on a regular basis. This
facilty is much appreciated by the families who come. The service 15 relayed into the room
via a speaker system 50 parents still feel a part of the proceedings.
The 3Ts IToddlers. Toast & Toys) group meets during term time, weekly. on a Tuesday
morning in church. It continues to flourish with an increasing number of children and carers
attending. The format allows free play, refreshments, Bible stories and singin& all activities
are age appropriate for pre-school children. The 8roup has a good reputation in the village
and beyond and we are finding the group is being recommended by local health visitors.
The Bereavement Journey course has now been run twice during 2023. The course comes
from Holy Trinity Brompton, the creator5 of the Alpha course. It is a 3 week course which
help5 the bereaved work through their loss. The loss need not be the death of a loved one
but can be the loss of a lob. a disability caused by illness or even the loss of a relationship.
The Motherf Unlon- There was a very successful Afternoon Tea and Coffee Morning which
raised £400.¢XI, which help fund projects abroad and at home. £150 of these funds is being
used to fund projerts in the newly opened HMP Five Wells prison in nearby Wellingborough.
The Mothers, Union supports AFIA (Away From It All} holidays which offers free holidays to
families who have met with adversity. Another portion of the funds raised went to support
AFIA. Prayer underpins the work of the Mothers, Union, so regular bulletin5 Wlth prayer
pointers are distributed. Much knitting has been undertaken with 47 blankets 80ing to
Ukraine and Africa. Also hats, scarve5 and gloves were sent to Ukraine with the Blythswood
Care Christmas Shoe Box Appeal. 52 dresses and 25 shorts made from pillow cases and old
sheets have been created and sent out to Africa along with 277 knitted vests for babies in
Djibouti and Somalia.
Health and Wellbelng-The 8roup undertook a full year's programme. Meetings included a
session on fitness and exercise, 3 speaker from Deaf Connect, a session on how to grow your
own fruit and vegetables with a plant swap, a speaker from the Daylight Centre, an
introduction to art history led by an O.U. graduate and a craft workshop amongst others. At
the Christmas Supper. the meal was followed by a Christmas Quiz. The profit from the
supper plus a retiring collection raised £100.00 for the local food bank and a gift of £50 was
given to the church.
3C's- (coffee, cake and that) which is a regular meeting place on a Wednesday morning for
all 50rts of people in the community. Numbers attending have levelled out but different
people are attending since the pandemic, which means we are reachin8 approximately 50,
mostly elderly, and mostly widowed people. The initiative is to provide a warm and
welcoming space for people to make friends and come for a chat. Slnce November 2023, this
event has become part ofthe government's Warm Spaces initiative.
Filrn Nlght- This restarted in November 2023 showlng the film "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of
Harold Fry. an inspiring, thought-provoking film exploring loss and how faith can motivate.
Open Church-the church is open every Friday morning for anyone to call in for a time of
prayer, a listening ear, or information. Li8ht refreshments are offered. This event is also now
Included in the Warm Space initiative.
Quinquennial Inspection and Fabric Report
The building is well maintained and up to date wrth maintenance. The Quinquennial
Inspection occurred in May 2023 and the report received in Ottober 2023. The architect
commented on the good state of maintenance and praised the Vicar and District Church
Council for their committed care of the building. Priority one issues have mostly been
addressed.
Financlal review
Wollaston's Parish Share was not paid in full due to the massive increase in gas prices. The
Benefice share for 2023 wa5 paid in full.
At year end 3YI¥23 there was a balance of £35.889.10 in the current account. Comprised of
unre5tritted General Funds £9,393.96, {£5,000 of which was paid to Parish Share in Feb
20241, designated Youth Benefice Fund £3,232.81. Fabric Fund £6,121.78. Financial Aid Fund
£1,869.31. and New Extension Fund £11,265.17, designated Childrens Work Fund £69.30,
Chancel Roof Repair Fund £689, Intern Payments/Hosting Fund £1.673.60 and Agency Funds
of £1,574.17.
The designated New Extension Fund has monies in two savings accounts. Kingdom Bank
£103.959.92 and Charity Bank £100,710.50.
The designated Youth Benefice Fund also has £20.580.87 in Charity Bank.
Financlal Aid Fund- A hardship fund was instituted by the DCC {Distritt Church Council) in
2020, and is still in place. fulfilling its original role, which is to assist those who were
suffering financially because of the pandemic/cost of living/energy crisis. The fund has
helped those who were made redundant, those who were unemployed and those in food
poverty.
We are grateful to all who have given generously of their time and money overthe past year.
he current Reserve policy is to maintain sufficient cash flow to meet known
commitments and to work towards building a reserve forthe building upkeep and the
replacement of assets.
Volunteers
We would like to thank all the volunteers who work to make the church a lively and vibrant
community. Churchwardens. secretary, treasurer, fabric ofFicer, all DCC members. children
and youth leaders, the music group. technical team, bell ringers, flower arrangers, people on
the refreshment rota. cleaning rota and services rota, in fact the majority of the
congregation for their help in whichever way their gifting supports the church.
Public Benefit Statement
The following are the ways in which advancing religion through the church's aims and
objectives has the potential to be for the public benefrt-
• the provision of sacred spaces, churches and worship services;
the provislon of public rituals and ceremonies-
contributing to the spiritual and moral education of children;
contributing towards a better society for example by promoting social cohesion and social
capital and providing a moral or ethical framework for living,.
carrying out, as a practical expresslon of religious beliefs, other activities Isuch as
combatting loneliness. sUPPOrting local food banks), which may also be charitable.
contributing to followers, or adherents, good mental and physical health; aiding the
prevention of ill health, speeding recovery and fostering composure in the face of ill health;
providing comfort to the bereaved;
providing communlty space and artivities to benefit the local villa8e population.
Presented and approve
the DCC meeting on 18 March 024 and signed on their behalf..-
Signed......
Date.....-..
## **St Mary’s Church, Wollaston**
## **End of Year Financial Statements**
## **Year ending 31/12/2023**
_Page 1_
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
||**Unrestricted Designated**
**Restricted Endowment**
**Total**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**total funds**|
|---|---|
|**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
**Total income**||
||65,700.87
9,715.75
689.00
—
76,105.62
68,474.58
581.00
680.96
—
—
1,261.96
1,894.96
120.00
—
—
—
120.00
287.36
40.77
3,836.91
—
—
3,877.68
1,344.78|
||**66,442.64**
**14,233.62**
**689.00**
**—**
**81,365.26**
**72,001.68**|
|||
|**Expenditure on:**
Expenditure on charitable activities
**Total expenditure**||
||58,870.31
7,844.01
252.82
—
66,967.14
70,801.68|
||**58,870.31**
**7,844.01**
**252.82**
**—**
**66,967.14**
**70,801.68**|
|||
|**Net income / (expenditure) resources before**
**transfer**|**7,572.33**
**6,389.61**
**436.18**
**—**
**14,398.12**
**1,200.00**|
|||
|**Transfers**
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
**Other recognised gains / losses**
**Net movement in funds**||
||—
3,413.30
—
—
3,413.30
3,461.82
(3,413.30)
—
—
—
(3,413.30)
(3,461.82)|
|||
||**4,159.03**
**9,802.91**
**436.18**
**—**
**14,398.12**
**1,200.00**|
|||
|**Total funds brought forward**|**5,234.93**
**239,680.35**
**252.82**
**—**
**245,168.10**
**243,968.10**|
|||
|**Total funds carried forward**|**9,393.96**
**249,483.26**
**689.00**
**—**
**259,566.22**
**245,168.10**|
|||
|**Represented by**||
|||
|**Unrestricted**
General fund||
||9,393.96
—
—
—
9,393.96
5,234.93|
|||
|**Designated**
Childrens Work Fund
Fabric Fund
Financial Help Fund
Intern Payments/Hosting
New Extension fund
Under 18's Benefice Fund||
||—
69.30
—
—
69.30
—
—
6,121.78
—
—
6,121.78
4,233.08
—
1,869.31
—
—
1,869.31
867.51
—
1,673.60
—
—
1,673.60
—
—
215,935.59
—
—
215,935.59
213,285.80
—
23,813.68
—
—
23,813.68
21,293.96|
|||
|**Restricted**
Chancel Roof Repair
Parent Toddler Group||
||—
—
689.00
—
689.00
—
—
—
—
—
—
252.82|
_Page 2_
## **Balance sheet**
||**General Designated**
**Restricted Endowment**
**Thisyear**
**Lastyear**|
|---|---|
|||
|**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand||
||9,393.96
249,483.26
2,263.17
—
261,140.39
247,239.27|
||**9,393.96**
**249,483.26**
**2,263.17**
**—**
**261,140.39**
**247,239.27**|
|||
|**Liabilities**
Creditors: Amounts falling due in one year||
||—
—
1,574.17
—
1,574.17
2,071.17|
||**—**
**—**
**1,574.17**
**—**
**1,574.17**
**2,071.17**|
|||
|**Net current assets less current liabilities**|**9,393.96**
**249,483.26**
**689.00**
**—**
**259,566.22**
**245,168.10**|
|||
|**Total assets less current liabilities**|**9,393.96**
**249,483.26**
**689.00**
**—**
**259,566.22**
**245,168.10**|
|||
|**Total net assets less liabilities**|**9,393.96**
**249,483.26**
**689.00**
**—**
**259,566.22**
**245,168.10**|
|||
|**Represented by**||
|||
|**Unrestricted**
General fund||
||9,393.96
—
—
—
9,393.96
5,234.93|
|||
|**Designated**
Childrens Work Fund
New Extension fund
Fabric Fund
Financial Help Fund
Intern Payments/Hosting
Parochial Rooms
Sizewell Hall
WEBS Benefice
Under 18's Benefice Fund||
||—
69.30
—
—
69.30
—
—
215,935.59
—
—
215,935.59
213,285.80
—
6,121.78
—
—
6,121.78
4,233.08
—
1,869.31
—
—
1,869.31
867.51
—
1,673.60
—
—
1,673.60
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
23,813.68
—
—
23,813.68
21,293.96|
|||
|**Restricted**
Chancel Roof Repair
Re-Ordering Fund
Parent Toddler Group||
||—
—
689.00
—
689.00
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
252.82|
|||
|**Funds of the church**|**9,393.96**
**249,483.26**
**689.00**
**—**
**259,566.22**
**245,168.10**|
_Page 3_
## **Statement of assets and liabilities**
|**Statement of assets and liabilities**||
|---|---|
||**Thisyear**
**Lastyear**|
|**Cash at bank and in hand**
**Santander current account**
Chancel Roof Repair (Restricted) -
Childrens Work Fund (Designated) -
Fabric Fund (Designated) -
Financial Help Fund (Designated) -
Intern Payments/Hosting (Designated) -
New Extension fund (Designated) -
Parent Toddler Group (Restricted) -
Under 18's Benefice Fund (Designated) -
General fund (Unrestricted) -
Agency collection (Restricted) -||
|||
||689.00
—
69.30
—
6,121.78
4,233.08
1,869.31
867.51
1,673.60
—
11,265.17
11,871.42
—
252.82
3,232.81
21,293.96
9,393.96
5,234.93
1,574.17
2,071.17|
||**35,889.10**
**45,824.89**|
|||
|**Charity Bank Ethical Fixed Rate Account**
New Extension fund (Designated) -||
||100,710.50
—|
||**100,710.50**
**—**|
|||
|**INACTIVE-Charities Aid Foundation saving**
New Extension fund (Designated) -||
||—
100,642.40|
||**—**
**100,642.40**|
|||
|**INACTIVE-Kingdom Bank savings account**
New Extension fund (Designated) -||
||—
100,771.98|
||**—**
**100,771.98**|
|||
|**Kingdom Bank Higher Rate Savings Account**
New Extension fund (Designated) -
Under 18's Benefice Fund (Designated) -||
||103,959.92
—
20,580.87
—|
||**124,540.79**
**—**|
|||
|**Total for Cash at bank and in hand**
**Agency accounts**
**Agency collections**
Agency collection (Restricted) -|**261,140.39**
**247,239.27**|
|||
|||
||(1,574.17)
(2,071.17)|
|||
|**Total for Agency accounts**|**(1,574.17)**
**(2,071.17)**|
|||
|**Grand total**|**259,566.22**
**245,168.10**|
_Page 4_
## **Analysis of income and expenditure**
|**Total**
**Unrestricted Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**This year**
**Last year**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
**Income from charitable activities**
**Other trading activities**
**Investments**
0101 - Gift Aid - Bank
41,933.95
1,920.00
—
—
43,853.95
42,010.50
0110 - Gift Aid - Envelopes
—
—
—
—
—
15.00
0201 - Other planned giving
8,226.00
10.00
—
—
8,236.00
9,713.98
0202 - Digital Giving
295.60
—
—
—
295.60
226.33
0301 - Loose plate collections
1,117.65
65.00
—
—
1,182.65
1,153.10
0501 - One-off Gift Aid gifts
476.80
680.00
—
—
1,156.80
250.00
0550 - Donations
961.10
1,025.00
689.00
—
2,675.10
2,069.00
0601 - Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
12,789.77
703.75
—
—
13,493.52
11,281.67
08A1 - Grants
(100.00)
5,312.00
—
—
5,212.00
1,755.00
Total
65,700.87
9,715.75
689.00
—
76,105.62
68,474.58
1101 - PCC Fees for weddings and
funerals
581.00
—
—
—
581.00
1,214.00
1261 - Grenke Photocopier Lease
Reimbursed
—
680.96
—
—
680.96
680.96
Total
581.00
680.96
—
—
1,261.96
1,894.96
0910 - Fundraising
—
—
—
—
—
37.36
1230 - St Mary's Church Use
120.00
—
—
—
120.00
250.00
Total
120.00
—
—
—
120.00
287.36
1020 - Bank and building society
interest
40.77
3,836.91
—
—
3,877.68
1,344.78
Total
40.77
3,836.91
—
—
3,877.68
1,344.78|**Total**
**Unrestricted Designated**
**Restricted**
**Endowment**
**This year**
**Last year**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
**Income from charitable activities**
**Other trading activities**
**Investments**
0101 - Gift Aid - Bank
41,933.95
1,920.00
—
—
43,853.95
42,010.50
0110 - Gift Aid - Envelopes
—
—
—
—
—
15.00
0201 - Other planned giving
8,226.00
10.00
—
—
8,236.00
9,713.98
0202 - Digital Giving
295.60
—
—
—
295.60
226.33
0301 - Loose plate collections
1,117.65
65.00
—
—
1,182.65
1,153.10
0501 - One-off Gift Aid gifts
476.80
680.00
—
—
1,156.80
250.00
0550 - Donations
961.10
1,025.00
689.00
—
2,675.10
2,069.00
0601 - Tax recoverable on Gift Aid
12,789.77
703.75
—
—
13,493.52
11,281.67
08A1 - Grants
(100.00)
5,312.00
—
—
5,212.00
1,755.00
Total
65,700.87
9,715.75
689.00
—
76,105.62
68,474.58
1101 - PCC Fees for weddings and
funerals
581.00
—
—
—
581.00
1,214.00
1261 - Grenke Photocopier Lease
Reimbursed
—
680.96
—
—
680.96
680.96
Total
581.00
680.96
—
—
1,261.96
1,894.96
0910 - Fundraising
—
—
—
—
—
37.36
1230 - St Mary's Church Use
120.00
—
—
—
120.00
250.00
Total
120.00
—
—
—
120.00
287.36
1020 - Bank and building society
interest
40.77
3,836.91
—
—
3,877.68
1,344.78
Total
40.77
3,836.91
—
—
3,877.68
1,344.78|
|---|---|
||65,700.87
9,715.75
689.00
—
76,105.62
68,474.58
581.00
—
—
—
581.00
1,214.00
—
680.96
—
—
680.96
680.96|
||581.00
680.96
—
—
1,261.96
1,894.96
—
—
—
—
—
37.36
120.00
—
—
—
120.00
250.00|
||120.00
—
—
—
120.00
287.36
40.77
3,836.91
—
—
3,877.68
1,344.78|
||40.77
3,836.91
—
—
3,877.68
1,344.78|
|**INCOME TOTAL**|66,442.64
14,233.62
689.00
—
81,365.26
72,001.68|
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## **EXPENDITURE**
## **Expenditure on charitable activities**
|1801 - Giving to mission and aid societies
1802 - Other Giving-Speakers,Trusts etc
1910 - Parish share
2001 - Assistant staff costs
2006 - Verger payments for Weddings
and Funeral
2010 - Salary of Children and Family
worker
2104 - Intern Payments/Hosting
2105 - Benefice expenses
2108 - Toddler and Parent Group
Expenses
2110 - Childrens Work Expenses
2115 - Youth Work Expenses
2201 - Parish training and mission
2220 - Evangelism
2230 - Worship
2301 - Church running - insurance
2330 - Church Upkeep
2331 - Church Supplies
2332 - Equipment Repairs and Renewals
2340 - Upkeep of services
2350 - Churchyard Upkeep
2360 - Administration/Stationery
2361 - Grenke Photocopier Lease
Payments
2401 - Church running - electric
2410 - Church running - gas
2420 - Church running - water
2430 - Church running-Internet/WiFi
2510 - Licences, Subscriptions,
Memberships
2601 - Governance/proffessional/audit/
softwear
Total|95.00
—
—
—
95.00
300.00
1,270.00
520.70
—
—
1,790.70
1,200.00
28,824.00
—
—
—
28,824.00
43,296.00
—
—
—
—
—
195.00
—
—
—
—
—
60.00
—
—
—
—
—
624.00
—
3,326.40
—
—
3,326.40
—
4,616.00
500.00
—
—
5,116.00
4,174.00
—
—
50.44
—
50.44
256.90
—
20.00
—
—
20.00
—
—
62.88
—
—
62.88
309.05
220.00
—
—
—
220.00
—
—
—
—
—
—
135.35
296.34
—
—
—
296.34
954.81
3,953.37
—
—
—
3,953.37
3,489.27
260.00
402.60
—
—
662.60
740.00
771.92
—
—
—
771.92
535.99
761.02
510.47
202.38
—
1,473.87
3,050.10
2,022.00
—
—
—
2,022.00
988.20
440.00
—
—
—
440.00
270.00
110.26
—
—
—
110.26
82.32
—
680.96
—
—
680.96
680.96
1,549.61
—
—
—
1,549.61
748.54
10,459.05
—
—
—
10,459.05
5,082.08
335.34
—
—
—
335.34
277.98
1,874.32
—
—
—
1,874.32
1,239.73
1,012.08
—
—
—
1,012.08
547.00
—
1,820.00
—
—
1,820.00
1,564.40|
|---|---|
||58,870.31
7,844.01
252.82
—
66,967.14
70,801.68|
|**EXPENDITURE TOTAL**|58,870.31
7,844.01
252.82
—
66,967.14
70,801.68|
|||
|**GRAND TOTAL**|7,572.33
6,389.61
436.18
—
14,398.12
1,200.00|
_Page 6_
Approved by the Trustees at DCC meeting held on 18[th] March 2024 and signed on their behalf.
------------------------------------------------------------Reverend Adrian Morton
_Page 7_
## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of St Mary’s Church, Wollaston**
I report on the accounts of the church for the year ended 31/12/2023.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The church’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The church’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:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act);
• to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner’s report**
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 you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements
• to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
• to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act 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.
Paul Adams 19 Wymington Park Rushden Northants NN10 9JP