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THE COTTERIDGE CHURCH

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2024

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The Cotteridge Church

Annual Report 2024

Year ended 31 December 2024

Contents

Page 5-6 Introduction

Page 6-13 Organisation structure

Part 2

Accounts for the year and Independent Examiner’s Report

The Cotteridge Church

24 Pershore Road South, Kings Norton, BirminghamB30 3EJ

Tel: 0121 433 5518 Fax: 0121 459 6909

Email: administrator@thecotteridgechurch.org.uk

www. thecotteridgechurch.org.uk

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At the Church AGM in 2024, the updated Strategic Plan for 2024/2030 was presented and endorsed by the meeting. As part of that update, the Misson Statement remained unchanged, but the Vision statement was amended.

Our Mission Statement

The calling of the Cotteridge Church is to respond to the Gospel of God’s love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.

Our Vision Statement

The Cotteridge Church builds a welcoming, vibrant and inclusive community for Christian worship, fellowship and service. Immersed in our local community, we are responsive to wider world challenges.

Our Values:

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Trustees who served during the year

Ex officio

Rev. Michael Claridge (Anglican Minister), until 31st October 2024

Rev. Roger Collins (Non-stipendiary Anglican Minister and vice chair of PCC)

Co-opted

Neil Walters (Churchwarden)

Mike Meadows (Methodist Steward)

Dorothy Audley (URC Elder), Chair of JCC and Joint Treasurer Philip Adams (From September 2024)

Elected

Neil Walters

Stephen Audley, Joint Treasurer

Jane Stephens

Chris Pascal

Sandra Walton

Pam Waddell

Alison Sprackling from May 2024

Michael Ravenhill from May 2024

Non-trustees

Rev. Cleopas Sibanda (Methodist Superintendent)

Marjorie Roper (Methodist Circuit Steward)

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Introduction

Welcome to the Annual Reports and Accounts as they relate to 2024. This document represents the hard work of a large number of people and, in terms of the accounts, the generosity of all who support The Cotteridge Church financially.

Do take the time to read and examine the reports and accounts. During the Annual Meeting on Sunday 18[th] May (following the 10:30 am service) you will have the opportunity to ask questions and seek clarification. Please make an effort to attend worship that morning, and the meeting that follows. The meeting is an important opportunity for your voice to be heard as we seek God’s guidance in serving the community of Cotteridge in appropriate ways.

This report relates to the activities of 2024.

At the heart of our church activities is the worshipping community that meets regularly each Sunday. In addition to having our services being led by Mike and Roger, we have welcomed a number of others, including: Barbara Calvert, John Cooper, Sue Spencer, Revd. Steve Faber, Revd. Melanie Smith, Revd. Gordon Steele, and the Birmingham Anglican Archdeacon Jenny Tomlinson to name just a few.

Mike wrote in the previous annual report that Worship must always be at the heart of the church’s life. We continue to meet on Sunday mornings, Tuesday mornings for Holy Communion, and during the warmer months on the first Sunday evening of the month. We hold Lent Groups and have materials available for Advent.

The church building is open every day and our hospitality plays a huge and important role in the life and ministry of The Cotteridge Church. The Café is a vital and visual expression of our mission in the local community.

The Cotteridge Church serves the community in many ways, some are mentioned in the following pages. The church seeks to live out its calling to respond to God’s love in Christ and to live out our discipleship in worship and mission.

Chair of the Joint Church Council.

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Safeguarding

Safeguarding is the responsibility of everyone. In The Cotteridge Church a number of

members have undertaken the Leadership Safeguarding training to help lead the church on

Safeguarding matters. We continue to use the Church of England Safeguarding resources and their training courses.

Training is undertaken regularly and certificates kept up to date. DBS checks are carried out as they are required.

There was one concern raised during the year. This was referred to the Diocese in accordance with procedure, and the issue was resolved.

Membership

The number of members, as reported to the Church Council on 31st December 2024, was 109 (2023 - 118).

During the preceding twelve months one member, Hazel N sadly died, six were removed and five moved from the area.

We welcomed three new members, Sheila M, Israel and Leelal S. .

The current membership is 71.

Structure, Governance and Management

The Cotteridge Church is a Local Ecumenical Partnership between the Church of England, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church. Its premises are subject to a sharing agreement between the three denominations and its structure, governance and management is ordered by an updated constitution adopted at the 2020 AGM in April 2020.

Throughout the year the Trustees pay due regard to the Charity Commissions guidance on Public Benefit and in particular the specific guidance provided to charities involved in the advancement of religion.

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Congregational Meeting

The meeting is chaired by the minister and is a vehicle for consulting with the congregation about all aspects of Church life, and for communicating the decisions of JCC to the wider Church congregation.

The annual meeting usually taking place around April/May is not only the Church AGM but also the time when the three denominational AGMs are held. It is at this meeting when the Annual report and Accounts are received.

Joint Church Council

The legal responsibility for The Cotteridge Church rests with the Joint Church Council (JCC), which consists of members as stipulated in the Church Constitution 2020. The Stipendiary minister, and non-stipendiary ministers are ex-officio, co-opted members, (the C of E Churchwarden, the Methodist Steward, the URC Elder), serve until the next AGM, and elected members serve for three years retiring in rotation. The JCC is also the body of Trustees and membership is as per the list at the beginning of this report.

The JCC is responsible for the Church Finances, its management and control, including the appointment of the Treasurer. Currently, the Trustees have appointed joint Treasurers, who, together with the Administrator, keep the accountancy records which are used to ascertain the financial position of the Church. The Trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy, and enable them to ascertain, the financial position of the Church, while ensuring that the financial statements comply as follows:

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) published on 16 July 2014, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2015.

The JCC is responsible for safeguarding Church assets and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Due to the level of income of the Charity, JCC is required to have the financial statements independently examined prior to publication.

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The JCC meets a minimum of six times a year, should it be necessary, extraordinary meetings are called when specific issues arise.

A summary of the minutes of meetings are made available for members, these are placed on the small notice board near the church office shortly after each meeting, in addition, the summary is printed in the Roundabout magazine.

During the year a new water boiler has been installed. Cotswold and Clee rooms have been decorated – at least the work has begun during the 2024 and will be completed in early 2025. The heating continues to be an ongoing issue, and work is in hand to make progress on fully understanding the current system. It is planned to insulate some of the exposed heating pipes to conserve heat and save on energy costs going forward.

The church was asked to take on the task of serving Strawberries and Cream at the Bournville Festival, this involved a number of volunteers giving their time before, during and after the event. Thanks must go to Sarah C., members of Catering, and the Boys’ Brigade for their work to make the event a success.

Saplings re-opened in September in a new format and with a new team of willing volunteers to meet and greet parents/carers and the children. A big thank you to everyone involved in setting up and clearing the room each week.

The Sales Room has continued to bring in valuable income, and our thanks go to Linda W., for her sterling work on sorting and selling books and other donations on our behalf.

We held a successful Barn Dance at Harvest and held a Christmas Fair in December. These two events prove to be very popular and it is always pleasing to see new faces join us on such occasions.

We said farewell to our long-standing cook Shirley P., after 24 years’ service. We welcomed a new church cleaner Peter G., in October and welcomed a new kitchen assistant Sonia G., in early December.

Whilst the Café continues to run at a financial loss, the Café and its volunteers are part of the local mission offering of the church and, on behalf of everyone, I wish to give a huge thank you to those involved in running the catering provision during the week, on Saturdays and after our Sunday services.

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JCC have been involved in looking into the upgrading of the AV system, it is hoped the upgrade will be undertaken during the middle of 2025.

The end of October saw the church wishing Mike and Susan Claridge a fond farewell as they moved from the area to Pelsall. We thank them for their contribution to the life of The Cotteridge Church since their arrival in 2017 and wish them every happiness for their future.

Moving into the New Year we know life in The Cotteridge Church will be different in many ways. The denominational leaders are working out the Ministerial input we are to have going forward. The plan is for three ministers – one from each of the denominations, equivalent to one full-time minister to serve here.

The Church of England are to interview early in the New Year to fill their vacancy, the Methodists will seek to fill their vacancy in September 2025 when they next station ministers, and representatives of the URC are currently working on the needs of four churches in the new URC Pastorate (comprising of Weoley Hill URC, Weoley Castle Community Church, Carrs Lane LEP and ourselves, in preparation for a minister to be appointed. (Later: we are delighted that Revd. Tariro Mukoja has been appointed as Associate Priest).

Be assured JCC will keep members updated. Please remember to approach JCC members with any questions you may have on any subject relating to church structure and governance.

Should you have any issues you wish raised at meetings, please let me know. Dates of all JCC meetings are published in the summary of minutes, on the church website, and available from the church office. Contact information for all committees is available on the church website and from the church office.

Dorothy Audley

Chair of the Joint Church Council.

Risk Management

The Joint Church Council recognises the need for appropriate policies and procedures to manage risk (including Health & Safety), across all areas of activity for which it is responsible, including its buildings and facilities, as well as a wide range of activities and events. Subject to policies agreed by the JCC, each Committee has responsibility for the effective day to day implementation of the

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relevant agreed risk management processes covering the areas of activity for which they are responsible.

The Church’s exposure to risk is being managed and monitored through the Risk Register agreed by the JCC in 2014 and covers five major areas:

  1. Strategic and Reputational Risk 2. Financial Risk 3. Compliance Ongoing Risk 4. Operational Risk 5. Property/premises

The major risks to which the JCC is exposed are identified in the above-mentioned document and the JCC are ultimately responsible to ensure that there are procedures established to reduce and manage those risks.

The Risk Register is reviewed on a regular basis as determined by the Property and |Management Committee and was last updated in 2022.

Financial Review

The Accounts show the year’s income as being £229,755 an increase on the previous year (£219,804). This is due to a substantial legacy from the estate of Myra D., Upon reading through the figures you will notice the income for hirers was £55,688 an increase over the previous year (£41,728). Thanks must go to our Administrator for her work in securing regular and occasional users for our rooms.

We spent £204,320, as opposed to the previous year’s total of £300,334. Whilst these figures appear to indicate good news, it must be noted that during 2024 the church has not incurred previous years costs in relation to the Day Centre, which in 2023 cost £60,062.

Church utility bills have increased significantly, and it is anticipated they will rise further going forward.

Our Reserves Policy determines the amount required to be kept in Reserves to enable the church to be financially viable. The church is currently able to meet the Reserves Policy,

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though with little leeway for financing building projects on any large scale. Refurbishment of our facilities will continue to be carried out ‘in-house’ when members’ skills permit. Work requiring external contractors will in the main require huge efforts in fundraising and / or grant applications to be submitted.

During the coming months the Audio-Visual system is to be upgraded, replacement windows for the Cotswold Room are to be sourced, and some refurbishment to the toilet facilities is being planned. These improvements come at a cost, one that is felt necessary to assist the church in meeting the Aims and Objectives in serving the Community in which we are placed. We are very aware that income is never guaranteed, hirers can withdraw from their use of our rooms, and regular donors may, for a number of reasons, stop their donations. We anticipate that members will support the work of the church in the work that is being undertaken, so that The Cotteridge Church may continue the work began many years ago when the three denominations began working together as one.

In order to continue the work and mission of the church, finance will play a huge part. It is needed to support both the mission work of the church and to maintain the building to enable the church to thrive and grow. We also need the talents of our members, and we offer our thanks and gratitude to all those who give of their time, however small the task. We have very dedicated volunteers who regularly give of their time throughout the week: Consider the work that goes on here week by week: The Café, Saplings, Brigade, Maintenance, Gardening, Roundabout, the Notice sheet, preparing Communion, setting out the chairs, running the AV desk, Locking the building each night, the Crafters Group, Tuesday Fellowship, Tuesday Communion, Sales Room, Book Centre, Prayer Cards, attending Committee meetings, Meeting and greeting, Security. The list goes on, perhaps you are able to commit to helping in some way?

Without the support and commitment of those who have taken on the above roles, (and continue to do them each week), the church could not continue to be an active Christian presence in Cotteridge. Finance can be an emotive subject to discuss, our building is a huge drain on resources. It is

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large, old, and difficult to insulate. Working as we need to, with what we have, plans are in hand to lag the old heating pipes to both conserve heat and to reduce utility costs – this will be costly, though hopefully well worth the effort in the long-term.

Everyone is asked to look at ways for reducing costs - switching off those unnecessary lights, remembering to turn off that dripping tap, closing that door etc. D.J. and S.P. Audley

Reserves Policy

The Reserves Policy of The Cotteridge Church was reviewed at the March 2025 meeting of JCC. The reserves are calculated as follows:

“Six to Twelve Months Average Monthly Expenditure, plus the evaluated 5-year forecast of property expenditure, plus any restricted or designated funds, plus five percent of annual income for mission projects”.

Administrator’s Report

2024 saw a further increase on room hire revenue which was recorded as £55,688. This is a 22% increment on 2023 which saw figures of circa £45k invoiced.

In 2024 we saw some big staffing changes as Shirely Payton left the church after 24 years. Whilst this was a massive change for us as a church, it has been such a positive step. We have employed Pete as our cleaner who is doing such a fantastic job and has fitted in brilliantly and Sonia as our catering assistant to work alongside Tina.

Although we have not seen the financial savings we would have ideally liked immediately, we have seen an increase in productivity and we are receiving such lovely comments about the cleanliness of the building and the food that is being served. The café is getting busier and I think that we will see further benefits in another 6-12 months. We managed to improve and upgrade some rooms within the church over the last 12 months and this will have such a positive impact on room hire potential moving forward. I would like to upgrade the Clent room but this will be a much larger project and require a significant investment of around £6,000.00 in order to reinstate the parquet flooring and

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paint the room; however, I’m confident that with a wooden floor we’d be able to hire the space out to dance groups and exercise clubs as well as it being an attractive party space.

Over the last year we have seen some successful fundraising activities take place such as raffles within the coffee bar, the harvest barn dance, the Christmas Fair and the recently introduced Fellowship luncheon which are all raising vital funds and improving community links.

This year we have been joined by Sharon Staples of Birmingham City Council who attends the church on Tuesdays and is able to assist people with financial enquiries, form filling and applications.

People often visit the church looking for assistance and whilst I am happy to help if I can, I’m not always able to which is frustrating. Sharon has been an asset to us and invaluable to members of the community who have benefited from her knowledge and skillset. The Samaritans have agreed to provide a service within the church building once a month. There will be 2 members of the Samaritans team on site providing a presence for those in need. This is really positive and another fantastic asset for us and our community links.

Sarah Canning

Church Committees and Working Groups

The Church is supported by a limited number of Committees and Working Groups:

Worship and Pastoral Committee

At the start of 2024 the committee’s focus was on restarting regular (twice a year) Pastoral Links meetings and planning for Lent and Easter. In March the Pastoral Links meeting updated the Pastoral List dividing it into Active ( regularly attending worship or contributing financially or previously active now unable to attend) and Community Roll (all others). This provides a more

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realistic membership for assessing financial contributions to our parent denominations.

Christian Aid material ‘Act on Poverty’ was used for the two Lent Courses. In Holy Week the Good Friday service was followed by the Walk of Witness from Cotteridge to Bournville. Sadly attendance at the Maundy Thursday service and the Easter Eve services has dropped significantly.

From May the Strategy Action Plan became a guide for the agenda alongside planning and review of worship and pastoral care:

Increasing congregational involvement in worship resulted in Roger mentoring 3 people to lead intercessions in Sunday morning services.

The upgrade of the Audio-Visual equipment to provide better sound throughout the Malvern Room and more flexible and easier to use equipment has been a long running project which is close to becoming a reality.

September’s Pastoral Links meeting focused on reviewing the role of a Pastoral Link and on what support is and could be available for members who are unable to attend worship.

Following Mike Claridge’s retirement at the end of October we hosted a ‘Coming together for Coffee and Cake’ on a Saturday morning in November, it was an opportunity for anyone to come in to chat, ask questions and reflect on where the Cotteridge Church had been and where it is going. These thoughts fed back into future planning including future Coming Together sessions. The monthly evening services were suspended once the clocks changed and will be reviewed when we have new clergy.

Barbara led a midweek carol service and Roger led the Sunday Carol service and the Christmas morning communion service.

Jane Stephens.

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Property and Management Committee

Property & Management (P & M) have met every two months since the last AGM. Membership comprises Peter Childs (chair), Dorothy & Steve A, Sandra W and Mike R. The church administrator Sarah C may also attend or provide reports.

Eco Group, led by Sandra, is incorporated into P & M and has submitted a separate report. Mike Ravenhill was appointed to P & M last autumn. His professional expertise is much appreciated. A P & M work group meet every Friday assisted by an external volunteer Tony Dyer.

Church hardware: the hot water boiler failed and was replaced.

External Roof Repairs: Dev Sampla repaired lead flashing in a valley on the south side evidenced by a wall stain in the Cheviot room. When the stain dried out the area was re-decorated. Dev also repaired a damaged area of plaster inside the Malvern room following external repairs. P & M carried out a roof inspection to verify the annual circuit return, but also cleared the north valley of sediment and small debris. The intention is to schedule an annual roof check. Waterproof mastic was added to vertical cracks in brick pillars to limit frost and water damage.

Internal Decorating: the Clee room was partly refreshed by an external volunteer group who gave a day to the church. The Friday group added fresh paint to the walls, put wall TVs onto a trolley system, repaired some ceiling tiles, painted the skirting boards and doors, and made the room into a fresher more contemporary space. The carpet needs replacing.

The Cotswold room was also partly redecorated by the volunteer group. The Friday group followed up by replacing some water-stained wallpaper, repairing some loose plaster, and laying new carpet tiles to make a fresher, more lettable room. The single glazed windows need replacing with double glazed units. The Clent room also needs upgrading in part because its role has changed. We need a vision of what is most favourable for hiring. It remains to be seen whether the available (free) volunteer skills are suitable to renovate this higher, bigger space or whether we need to pay professionals.

Buddleia is still growing out of the stonework in the church tower. It needs to be removed before the stonework is further damaged. Hiring a cherry picker costs around £500.

The toilets were installed thirty years ago. Cisterns and taps need replacing. Kitchen equipment is also thirty years old and some of it needs upgrading.

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The fire alarms are tested weekly. The tap water temperatures are tested monthly. The safety lighting and battery back-up is tested on a rolling program. Portable Appliances are tested on a one- or twoyear schedule. Light bulbs are replaced as they fail, preferably with LED versions.

Peter Childs

Chair of P & M.

Community Services Committee

CSC has, for some years, had oversight of the Catering Services WG; Book Centre/Fairtrade; Older Adults activity; Young Peoples activity (including Saplings and Uniformed Groups); and the mission activities of The Cotteridge Church (local, national and international). At the end of the year JCC also agreed it should also oversee (though not run) all events and activities for the wider community. Working with the Administrator, CSC also keeps an overview of opportunities for partnership with external room hirers with a community purpose.

In the first part of the year, we were reviewing all these areas as part of the development of the Church Strategic Plan. In order to fully cover the wide range of responsibilities, the CSC membership was refreshed and each member leads oversight for a particular area. As a result, CSC made progress against most areas of the strategic plan that it has responsibility for in the first six months after its adoption in May.

Most of the areas of responsibility of CSC are covered in more detail elsewhere in this report, suffice to say CSC endeavours to make connections between them, and wider community activity, to bring maximum benefit.

One area not covered elsewhere is the mission activities of the church. In the Strategic Plan this was recast as ‘developing ways to raise awareness of social issues including, peace and justice, locally, nationally and globally; to be a good neighbour to people in need and to challenge injustice’. Towards the end of the year Barbara rejoined the CSC and has led us in the development of a ‘Social Justice Plan’ (approved by JCC in January 2025).

Pam Waddell

Chair of Community Services Committee

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Catering Working Group

The community survey (as part of the strategy work) in 2024 showed that the church Cafe is highly valued by our customers as offering good food, at good value and offering a friendly environment. The Church Strategy in 2024 also recognised the importance of the catering offer as a service to the community. Because of it, we are recognised as a Warm Space by Birmingham City Council, which brings a small amount of grant funding.

Catering sales increased again over the last year, though showed signs of plateauing towards the end of the year. Despite this increased income, and efforts to minimise costs, e.g. through reducing food waste and better ordering, catering continues to be in deficit. The Catering WG and staff continue to make efforts to reduce this deficit but in grateful that the catering offer is valued despite the cost. The year has seen a good number of new customers this year, many of whom have become part of the regular clientele, but also the sad loss of other old friends. We also saw staff changes; in September, Shirley, our cook for 20+ years retired, and Tina stepped up to running the kitchen, ably assisted by Sonia, the new Catering Assistant a few hours a day. Tina and Sonia are a great team and are working constructively with Sarah, whose duties include Catering Manager, and the Catering WG to improve efficiency, hygiene, food variety and consistency. This has included a refresh of the menu, with multiple hot food options available daily, and a roast dinner special on Wednesdays. Seasonal specials are also being trialled.

We have a strong core group of volunteers running the Cafe, working well with the kitchen staff. They are quite stretched at times, when there are departures or absences so we are always looking for new recruits. But everyone pulls together to make sure we can open consistently from 08.30-13.30 Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays) and 10.00-12.00 on Saturdays for drinks and snacks. for which we are extremely grateful.

In addition to the regular service, we endeavour to support other church and external groups with catering, which also contributes to income. The Cafe is regularly open in term-time for parents of Rainbows and Brownies; we have started to pair up with the Tuesday Fellowship to run periodic, well-received Fellowship lunches this year; in June we successfully ran the strawberry and cream stall at Bournville Festival (exhausting but fun!) as well as supporting regular events like the Christmas Fair.

Pam Waddell

Chair of Catering Working Group

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Our Work with Families and Young People

Saplings Stay and Play group

This group runs for two hours on Friday mornings and is an important opportunity to welcome young children and their carers into our church.

Saplings continued to run as previously until July thanks to Sue, Laura and the team. We are very grateful to Sue and Laura for all they did for this group before they both moved onto other things last year.

Since September, Saplings has run slightly differently with a smaller team of volunteers on a rota, offering support when they can. The Malvern Room is still full of wonderful toys and activities on Friday mornings, there are still stories and songs most weeks and there is now no charge for attending. Those who wish to, use the Cafe for refreshments as and when it suits them. Numbers attending vary from a minimum of 6 to a maximum of 12, but we have more than 40 children registered and a group of regulars each week. Feedback from carers is always positive and the children love to come and play!

We are very grateful to the local Early Years Alliance representative who supports us and to the fabulous team of Saplings volunteers. We are in need of more volunteers to go on the rota, particularly those who can help with the tidy up after sessions (about 30 minutes required!). Please get in touch soon if you are able to help.

Alison Sprackling (on behalf of Community Service Committee).

Boys’ Brigade

It is now 117 years since the Boy’s Brigade was started in Cotteridge Church. It’s motto still remains ‘ Sure & Steadfast ‘.

During 2024 the company entered and won some Battalion and Divisional competitions.

We continue to organize the annual General Knowledge quiz with the proceeds divided between the Cotteridge Church and the local hospice.

The family coach trip to Weston – Super –Mare was again a great success with a full coach load.

Probably the highlight of the year was our company weekend at Peckwood in Worcestershire which is always enjoyed by everybody.

As usual we ran the ‘Tombola stall at the Church Christmas Fair and this was well supported by everybody.

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We now look forward to 2025and hope more boys will be encouraged to join the oldest uniformed youth organization in the UK.

Bob Hotchkiss.

Girlguiding and Tuesday Evening Café

The Girlguides ran three sections in the year during termtime. Rainbow (age 4 to 7), Brownies (age 7 to 10) and Guides (age 10 to 14).

The Church Café was open on Tuesday evenings in term time, so that parents waiting for their children could enjoy a drink and cake!

The Café helps to strengthen the relationship between the Church, the Girlguiding groups and the local community.

Communicate to You (C2U)

Communicate 2U is a social enterprise, supporting young people in local specialist (SEN) schools to develop the communication and vocational skills they need to prepare for the workplace or other meaningful activities. Our young people complete a supported internship, alongside continuing towards their English and Maths qualifications. As part of their internship, our young people also teach professionals in healthcare settings and universities how to communicate more effectively with their most vulnerable patients. This year alone, they will teach over 1,000 professionals across Coventry University, Newman University, Aston University and Birmingham & Solihull NHS Trust.

Since January 2017, our young people have been based at Cotteridge Church five days per week, to prepare for the transition from a school environment to a real-world working environment. This has created opportunities for our young people to volunteer in the Cotteridge Church Café, kitchen, day care centre and mother-and-baby group. As a result of this experience, some of our supported interns have continued to volunteer in the Church Café after their course has finished, and others have found paid or voluntary work in the local community. Moving forwards, Communicate 2U is working with Cotteridge Church to set up a board game Café, to encourage people at risk of loneliness to visit the Church for a drink and a game.

Working at Cotteridge Church has enabled our young people to part of a community of staff, volunteers and visitors that is diverse in its ages and disabilities, where everybody is able to learn from each other.

Dan Waldron.

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Our Work with Adults

Book Centre and Fair Trade

In 2024, the Bookcentre received £5442, and spent £5208 with a profit of £234. With the demise of Traidcraft, it is now quite difficult to find suppliers that carry the same range as Traidcraft. We use Ethical Superstore there have been stock issues for some time. If products are out of stock, it suggests finance issues.

True Origin is the Scottish company that deals with fair trade jars, Equal Exchange provided the wholefoods with We are Fair Trade ( who sold most of the Traidcraft stock, and Transform Traidcraft name).

Divine chocolate are not producing small Easter eggs this year because of the steep rise in the price of cocoa, and Equal Exchange has just emailed quoting climate related weather disruptions such as drought.

Unfortunately, Fair Trade is not high on peoples’ agenda due to the current economic difficulties. Roger Collins.

Praying through Change Group

This group was founded by Hazel N and Gill S when we were in our first interregnum after Michael B’s retirement. We meet fortnightly, at 10.30 after communion on Tuesday morning, to pray for the world , our nation, our community and our church. We are open to anyone who wishes to join us and we produce prayer guidelines which we email to anyone who is unable to join us in person. For further information please contact Linda Mann or Janet Hall.

The Tuesday Fellowship

Tuesday Fellowship have continued to meet on the 2[nd] and 4[th] Tuesday of each month throughout 2024. We have maintained an average attendance of 9 with up to 14 at popular meetings.

We have covered a range of topics from the Herbert Austin village, virtual trips to Scandinavia, France and the Elan valley and in house meetings exploring favourite hymns and books, poetry and a very popular Beetle drive. John Smith came to treat us to an afternoon listening to songs from the musicals, Roger told us all about fair trade and Celia brought more strange objects for us to identify. Our year ended with the usual carols and mince pies meeting.

The church Catering Working Group approached us with an idea to start occasional lunches to be held in the Pennine Way with people from the Cafe joining us for lunch when we had a speaker for

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the afternoon meeting. We have done this twice now and each one was very enjoyable with good food and lots of conversation, followed by several new people joining us in our afternoon meeting. The lunches are scheduled to continue throughout this year.

We ran the cake stall for the Christmas Fair and managed to raise over £200. Two of our members sadly died this year and another moved away from the area.

We have now begun our 2025 programme and will hopefully continue to meet regularly throughout the year. Our programme is advertised in the coffee bar and anyone interested would be very welcome.

Linda Mann.

Pennine Way Trips

2024 was an interesting year for Pennine Way Trips, especially to the National Memorial Arboretum, where everyone enjoyed the 1944 exhibition- a real trip down memory lane A new venture to celebrate 20 years since Pennine Way Trips started was a 5-day holiday to Eastbourne, organised by our coach company, Hollywood Travel. This was a great success. ( the same holiday has been booked for 2025).

The aim has always been the same - to offer friendly, reasonably priced afternoon trips to places of interest around the Midlands. We now have a coach with a lift which opens up opportunities for more people. Feedback from participants shows that these trips are an important part of our community’s life as many people have no access to cars .

Many new people find out about our church from first coming on a trip - they can then often be found enjoying breakfast or lunch in our Cafe. One of the four pillars of our church is service and the trips certainly contribute to this.

My thanks again to our Administrator, Sarah, for helping with publicity and accounts.

Rita Sutton.

Our Church Garden.

Church Garden has kept Bob & myself busy during the year .

Like most small household to large National Trust gardens, 2024 was a challenge!

Lack of sunshine plus heavy rainfalls was challenging, but despite this, apples grew in abundance, especially the crab apples ( which Celia Lester transformed into numerous jars of delicious crab apple jelly).

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We were able to sell plants, bulbs,& flowers at the Christmas Fair, & have an ongoing sale of plants in the Pennine Way.

As well as more clement weather, we do need help.!

The greenhouse is calling out for seeds to be planted & cultivated; any of the congregation are welcome to use it for their own use as well as for the Church.

Please see Chris or Bob.

PS: my sincere thanks to Bob who uses his green fingers for us & The Lord.

Chris Pascal.

Sale Room/Book Room

These 2 ventures are continuing to bring in much needed money for the church.

Since 2024 AGM they have generated a considerable amount This year as with other ventures in church difficulty recruiting helpers but recently this has now improved a little with help from a church member, plus a regular customer to our Cafe and input from C2U students as part of their work experience Customers being able to pay with their credit cards has helped sales. Please continue to support these ventures and give donations of paperback novels, bric a brac and summer clothes.

Thank you.

Linda Woodhouse

Flower Ministry

I have been so thankful to everyone who has donated this year to the Flower Ministry. You made it possible for us to enjoy seeing flowers in Church that does enhance our worship. Please continue to support in the coming year it is so appreciated.

I want to say a big thank you to all those who have helped me with the flowers this year…..Linda Woodhouse, Rita Sutton and Chris Pascall for supporting and helping when needed, and a special thank you to Steph who is always there for us if needed. Working as a team brings the best results for us all to share and I am so grateful to everyone. Now we have the upcycled flower stand that takes vases, it’s much easier to do the flowers rather than doing an arrangement.

There is always room for others to join us so please come and chat to me about the possibilities. Thank you again for all your encouragement.

Sandra Walton.

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Roundabout

I have been editing Roundabout for just over seven years now. When I first accepted the role, I was scared that no one would send me anything to include. Now I am always grateful to the folk who do so - unfailingly. I feel Roundabout is an important way for us to communicate with one another, share news, ideas and experiences. All of these help to build and strengthen our community.

Thank you to all the contributors.

I now duplicate 100 copies of each edition - a decline, especially since Covid, from the 200+ I did originally. However, now it is in colour, and more recently, our new photocopier does all the folding and stapling for me!

I hope you enjoy reading it. If there is anything you would like to see there, please let me know. Could you join our team of writers? Do you have something you would like to share with us all?

Celia Lester

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Eco Church Re rt 2024 The Eco ChuTch group h&8 now nwed into the Property and MaIntena￿e comtnitt¢e representing the eco awar¢n¢ss of our church and building We have met regularly over the y¢ar. And always matters re Eco Church are OD the ag¢J)d We were mfuE for the suptM)rt of Footyints for a Grant towards an Energy knse&sment of our building. Carried by Phil B¢ardsmore in MarclL We receiv￿ the le￿rt in April and started lo look al what was tK)ssible for us lo do within financial col￿rnInts and our buildings heritage. At the same time Phil and others had heard ora Government grant call¢d Groundworks.. that would l¢)ok to SUpE￿rt WOTk in buildings serving the WD]tnunity. We plicd For work on our heating system and I￿Ul8tiOn to many ateas of the building. We set ab()ut completing thc extensiv¢ paperwork and the bid was submitted in June . Sadly we heard in (kiober that the bid was unsuccessfid but we intend to use the inforn￿tIOn from that bid and Phil's re￿rt to move fonvard into 2025. We &chieved our Silver E¢0 Church award in Septffliber and a￿ very grat¢fi￿ for all have made this possiblc.. We very proud of th¢ plaque iti the penn1￿ Way. Working with First Mile recycling we hav¢ also re-recycled our ￿per, liL8 and cardiM)ard. .We are very grateful for all the help and suP￿rt of Sarnh. our thinistrator for continuing to work alongside us. Every edilion of the Roundal)ouL our Church rnaga￿￿, I write an article on an area of, 'Waking a difference" for the CliM￿e Emergency. We can all make that difference to our work to 5UPPOrt Climate change however ￿211. Thank you for your suptx)rt and encouragement throughout the year. We have much to be proud of. but much to th) in tb¢ fi]ture. Let's keep on Making that difference together. Sandra Walton Signed and dated after approval by the members of the Joint Church Council, a8reed via digital communication.. Chair of Joint Church Council Signed . Date Zi2 Name . Trustee of The Cotteridge Church 24

Part 2

The Cotteridge Church

Financial Accounts For the Year Ended 31[st] December 2024

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT Itmlependent Examtns unqu•lMkdTeport tothe member50f the JdrtCtyJrKM otTheC¢)tterKlge Churth Kkngs Norton. Birniirryham JEJ Inrespert of the finarKFal stater1￿ntsof the Coundl fortheyearendEd 21 as set out orl pa8¢$ In thts Rewt j￿nt Cow￿1 mpmbers a5 the tTustees are fy5POn5iblE tor thp of tr atttyjnts. TheCharftySts￿tEeSc￿1dErd￿t4￿￿JdItIs rt0treqjiFEdf￿they￿￿rUndlr￿È￿Qn 144 of thE c￿lI￿25Act 2o11lthetharftiesW￿d thitan 5ndepetthntEwp¥nètQn 15nB8ded Itls my rwtyNlitYto.' txèmine the￿c￿￿tsundersÉtt￿fft 145 pf thp Charl￿e$A¢t tof4lLow Uwprotedtswlaw the8￿￿ra1 DIre¢tiC￿￿V)fythe Chanty lund¥sth 145(SXblottheChartlAcL and tt+51atew￿ttr￿Qart￿￿￿rMatte￿5 hHvE rorne to thy tytte￿b￿. My ¢NamiTwtion was car￿& ¢vt in xtor4an¢e with the 8ewal WVEll * thÈ the 8uNlart wtlÈhed PCC Accountstsiity rrhe CharitiE5 Act ￿11 the P.QCk Sthedthnl An i￿￿0t5& rev￿ of thea¢<ountiO8 rt(ord5keptby thochaiity d a comparimn oFthE accQL￿ pre5Ellted with these t¢rord& It a150 i￿￿JdeS cOn￿der3d0￿ ot ènv utyJ5ual items or d￿S￿e5 in the arcpunt5, and ￿trina exol•vtiOn5 IrLYn the truste5 con¢￿1￿8 gJ(h matlÈrk T￿￿ted￿ty$ urOEtskpn do nDtgro￿dÈèll th￿￿¢[KEthItW0u￿￿bE fly a￿d￿and ¢Or¢eQ￿tIY no opinlon 15 Blven as to thp ￿Qu￿S Wtstrit 'true fa¢ viEwandthetetyyti5 1ltDfvjtvt+￿ Mat￿$￿t(￿rtin thestr4tempnt bdaw. In wSth mv mAterial ha5 ¢<YYE bj gfve5 ¢auseto l￿￿that IrL afftytsteriilre5 rountins rÈcordswErt not kept in KtoTthrKe w5th seckn ￿Of￿c￿ritbRsAclor I ￿Ve(￿rnE across noothErrnott￿5 wfth the wthkhattendon thxid bpdwm inorder loer¢blea Woperunderstar￿[￿B Df thea¢¢wntsi5 reKhEd. 71N 1ty202S. Namp Clerynts. ACIE PCCCC32 26 Annual Report and Accounts.. The Cotteridge Church 31" December 2024

Statement of Financial Activities

Income and endowments from:
Voluntary income
Activities for generating funds
Investment income
Church activities
Internal Contribution
– in
Total
income
Expenditure on:
Church activities
Cost of generating
funds
Internal Contribution -out
Total expenditure
Net income / (expenditure) resources
before transfer
Transfers:
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
Other recognised gains / losses
Gains / losses on investment assets
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets
Charity's own use
Net movement in
funds
Reconcilliation of
funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Notes Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Total
Prior
Year
2a
2b
2c
2d		 96,828
125
6,500 103,453
84,749
61,457
6,808
80
68,345
50,902
8,502
0
0
8,502
7,361
1,582
38,312
9,560
49,453
73,273
0
0
0
0
3,519
168,369
45,245
16,140 229,755 219,804
3a
3b		 134,407
53,709
9,202 197,318 291,402
551
6,451
0
7,002
5,293
0
0
0
0
3,639
134,958
60,161
9,202 204,320 300,334
33,411
-14,915
6,939
25,435
-80,530
12,597
10,404
511
23,512
10,567
-9,499
-7,747
-6,266
-23,512
-10,567
2,374
0
0
2,374
4,315
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
38,883
-12,258
1,184
27,809
-76,215
169,494
25,516
17,083 212,093 288,307
208,376
13,257
18,267 239,900 212,093

There may be minor discrepancies in the totals if the pence are not being shown

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Balance Sheet At General Deslgnated Restrlcted 3V1212024 At 3V1212023 Flxed assets Tan8ible A55ets Investments 5,004 145,711 150,715 694 5.698 167,351 173,049 6.913 159.977 166 890 21,640 22,334 Current assets Cash at Bank & in Hand Stocks and Work in Progress Debtors 46,358 -12,577 3.500 18,267 52,048 3,500 11.604 67,152 25,681 3.500 17,804 46.985 11,604 57,962 -9,077 18,267 Llabllltles Creditors: Amounts Falllng Due in one year 300 1.782 300 300 1,782 Net current assets less current liabilitles 57.662 -9,077 18.267 66.852 42,203 Total net assets less current Ilabllltles 208,376 13.257 18,267 239,900 212,093 - IDsIzozs Signed and dated after approval by the members on thejolnt Church Councll afterthelr meetln8 on i ) Slgned Date Chalr of the Joint Church Councll of The Cotterld8e Chur¢h Date Slgned Name ..... Trustee of The Cotteridge Church 28 Annual Report and Accounts.. The Cotteridge Church 31" December 2024

Notes to the Accounts

1. Summary of Accounting

Policies

General Information and basis of preparation

The Joint Council of The Cotteridge Church is a public benefit entity with the meaning of FRS102. The Financial Statements have been prepared under the Charities Act 2011 and under FRS102 (2016) as the applicable accounting standards, and the 2016 version of the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Report by Charities (SORP(FRS102)). Assets:

Consecrated and benefice property.

Consecrated and benefice property is excluded and not capitalised in the financial statements in accordance with Charities Act 2011.

Fixed Assets

Depreciation has been provided as follows: Solar Panels Straight line over 25 years. Equipment & Vehicles Straight line over 4 years.

Investments

Investments are recognised at their quoted market price. Unrealised gains and losses are calculated

as the difference between the fair value at the year end and their carrying value.

Funds:

The financial statements have been prepared using fund accounts. Whereby income, expenditure, assets & liabilities

are classified by fund. The 2 types of fund classification present in these accounts are:

  1. Unrestricted Funds (General & Designated)

a. General Funds are available for use at the discretion of the JCC in delivering the aims and objectives of the charity.

b. Designated Funds are funds that have been set aside by the JCC for a particular purpose from the general fund.

2. Restricted Funds

Restricted Funds represent grants, donations and legacies received which are allocated by the donor for a specific purpose.

The purpose of funds held by the charity are set out in notes to the financial statements.

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  1. Incoming Resources Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total

Prior Year

a. Voluntary income
Planned Giving
Collections at service
Donations & Appeals
Gift Aid
Legacy gifts received
Grants
Voluntary income total
b. Activities for Generating Funds
Events Fundraising
Regular Fundraising
Community Work
Hire
Catering
Book Centre Sales
Garden
Activities for generating funds total
c. Investment Income
Bank & Deposit Account Interest
Dividends
Solar Panel Income
Investment Income Total
d. Church Activities
Other income
Parochial Fees
Catering service sales
Boys' Brigade
Saplings
Pennine Way Trips
Flower Guild
Tuesday Fellowship
Day Centre Attendance
Church activities total
Internal contributions - in
Internal contributions - in
Total Income		 46,406
0
0
46,406
52,570
201
0
0
201
601
2,168
125
0
2,293
1,640
11,341
0
0
11,341
11,087
30,711
0
0
30,711
1,250
6,000
0
6,500
12,500
17,601
96,827
125
6,500
103,453
84,749
1,031
0
0
1,031
1,091
2,982
0
80
3,062
2,465
1,756
0
0
1,756
0
55,688
0
0
55,688
41,728
0
1,278
0
1,278
0
0
5,445
0
5,445
5,618
0
85
0
85
0
61,457
6,808
80
68,346
50,902
285
0
0
285
444
6,392
0
0
6,392
6,377
1,825
0
0
1,825
539
8,502
0
0
8,502
7,361
1,354
0
0
1,354
914
228
0
0
228
568
0
37,799
0
37,799
33,045
0
0
1,508
1,508
1,888
0
0
616
616
2,128
0
0
7,187
7,187
6,596
0
512
0
512
479
0
0
249
249
315
0
0
0
0
27,340
1,582
38,311
9,560
49,453
73,273
0
0
0
0
3,519
0
0
0
0
3,519
168,369
45,245
16,140
229,755
219,804

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3a. Expended Resources

Common Fund
Methodist Apportionment
URC Apportionment
Charitable Giving
Pastoral Costs
Ministy Expenses & Costs
Vicarage Costs
Staff Wages and payments
Youth & Family Work
Mission & Outreach Work
Children & Families Work
Community Work
Church Service Costs
Office & Admin Costs
Communication Costs
Maintenance & Improvements
Saplings
Garden Costs
Cleaning & Hygiene
Insurance
Safety & Security
Church Utilities
Church Major Repairs & Additions
Professional Fees
Other Expenditure
Christmas Tree & Lights
Depreciation
Catering Services Direct Costs
Day Centre Direct Costs
Boys' Brigade
Pennine Way Trips
Tuesday Fellowship
Flower Guild
Sub total Church Activities		 Unrestricted Designated Restricted Total
Prior
Year
26,476
0
0
26,476
55,260
8,856
0
0
8,856
8,856
8,856
0
0
8,856
8,856
0
0
0
0
0
74
0
0
74
43
381
0
0
381
530
1,059
0
0
1,059
921
27,724
33,545
0
61,269
129,920
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
101
121
20
80
0
0
80
17
466
0
1,185
1,651
0
1,824
0
0
1,824
1,875
7,306
0
340
7,646
5,765
194
0
0
194
175
10,776
0
0
10,776
2,979
0
0
4
4
2,258
81
0
0
81
38
5,175
0
0
5,175
5,009
4,533
0
0
4,533
4,242
1,689
0
0
1,689
4,109
22,228
0
0
22,228
15,615
0
0
0
0
5,950
360
0
0
360
300
5,730
0
-1,482
4,248
613
0
0
356
356
821
518
697
0
1,215
1,167
0
18,988
0
18,988
20,363
0
0
0
0
6,884
0
0
1,256
1,256
1,607
0
0
7,162
7,162
6,596
0
0
280
280
170
0
480
0
480
442
134,407
53,709
9,202
197,318
291,401

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3b. Costs of generating funds
Fundraising Costs
Book Centre
Community Work
Staff wages and payments
Costs of generating funds total
Internal Contributions - out
Total Internal Contributions - out
Total Payments		 Unrestricted
Designated
Restricted
Total
Prior
Year
48
0
0
0
48
0
6,441
0
6,441
4,795
503
10
0
513
0
0
0
0
0
450
551
6,451
0
6,954
5,293
0
0
0
0
3,639
0
0
0
0
3,639
551
60,161
0
204,320
300,333

4. Unrestricted Fund Movements

General
Unrestricted
Sub-totals
Designated
Book Centre
Catering Services
Diocesan Decorating Fund
Garden Project
QM - Cook & Wolstenholme
SP2
Sub-totals		 Fund
Balance
Bfwd
Incoming
Resources
Outgoing
Resources
Transfers
Gains
and
Losses
Fund
Balances
Cfwd
169,494
168,369
134,958
3,098
2,374
208,376
169,494
168,369
134,958
3,098
2,374
208,376
6,136
5,445
6,441
41
0
5,180
-4,970
39,077
52,543
127
0
-18,309
655
0
0
0
0
655
3,556
210
697
-38
0
3,031
20,140
0
0
1,500
0
21,640
0
0
0
823
0
823
25,517
45,244
60,161
2,657
0
13,256

Unrestricted Fund Purposes:

General Fund:

Available for use at the discretion of the JCC in delivering its aims and objectives.

Designated Funds:

Book Centre Fund is used for the income & expenditure associated with the Book Centre selling books and Fairtrade products.

Catering Services is used for the running of the Café & kitchen and any income & expenditure associated with those services.

Diocesan Decorating Fund is for any internal decorating to the vicarage.

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5. Restricted Fund Movements

BCC Catering
CP Childrens Party
C&Y Work
Garden
HF Hardship Fund
Holiday Club
Iona Trip
OA Activities
Trips
WS Warm Spaces
Xmas Tree
Chursh Group's Restricted
BB Boys' Brigade
Saplings
Flowers
TF Tuesday Fellowship
Day Centre Restricted
DC General		 Fund
Balance
Bfwd
Incoming
Resources
Outgoing
Resources
Transfers
Gains
and
Losses
Fund
Balances
Cfwd
-189
0
0
0
0
-189
233
0
0
0
0
233
83
0
0
0
0
83
112
0
0
38
0
150
1,027
500
101
-127
0
1,299
1,578
0
0
0
0
1,578
235
0
0
0
0
235
0
1,080
1,185
105
0
0
0
7,187
7,162
0
0
25
2,651
5,000
0
-5,000
0
2,651
1,819
0
356
0
0
1,463
7,549
13,767
8,804
-4,984
0
7,528
8,738
1,508
1,256
0
0
8,990
209
616
4
-823
0
-2
204
0
0
-204
0
0
299
249
280
0
0
268
9,450
2,373
1,540
-1,027
0
9,256
83
0
340
256
0
0

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Church Restricted Fund Purposes

Trip to Iona - Donations towards individuals going on a pilgrimage to Iona (Scotland)

Cotteridge Christmas Tree - Costs associated with installing a Christmas Tree outside the church.

Summer Holiday Club – From a a grant towards the running of a club for children over the summer holidays.

Children's Party - From a grant towards running a children's party.

Food Ministry – fundraising and donations towards catering’s food ministry initiative which aims to engage with The community through the use of food.

Church Group Fund Purposes:

Boys' Brigade - Donations and Subscriptions towards the running of the Boys' Brigade Company. Saplings - Donations and Attendance Fees towards the running of the weekly term-time saplings group for children.

Flower Guild - Donations and Contributions towards the flowers at services and special events. Tuesday Fellowship - Donations and Contributions towards the costs and activities of the Tuesday Fellowship Group.

Pennine Way Trips - Contributions towards the regular organised coach trips covering both coach hire and attendance.

6. Transfers between Funds

General Fund to Catering Designated Fund
Flower Fund from Res to Des
From general to DC Gen restricted
Garden from Des to Res
Hardship Fund into general
OA Activites
Saplings from Res to Des
Warm Spaces from Res to Gen
P&M Action Plan
Designated Book Centre to General Fund		 General
Designated Restricted
-127
127
0
0
204
-204
-256
0
256
0
-38
38
127
0
-127
-105
0
105
0
823
-823
5,000
0
-5,000
-1,500
1,500
0
-41
41
0
3,098
2,657
-5,755

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7. Staff costs and Payments

7. Staff costs and Payments
Administrator
Cleaning Wages
Catering - Kitchen Wages
Catering - Manager Wages
Catering - DC Wages Contribution
Day Centre - Carer Wages
Treasurer Payments
Agency Cover
Redundancy Payment
Social Secuity Costs
Employment Allowance
Pension Costs
Average number of employees		 Church
Catering
Day
Centre
This Year
Last Year
17,514
0
0
17,514
16,026
7,983
0
0
7,983
8,870
0
31,794
0
31,794
33,838
0
1,751
0
1,751
1,592
0
0
0
0
-2,567
0
0
0
0
60,062
0
0
0
0
1,938
0
0
0
0
4,182
0
0
0
0
0
25,497
33,545
0
59,042
123,941
4,124
0
0
4,124
3,891
-3,099
0
0
-3,099
0
1,202
0
0
1,202
2,089
2,227
0
0
2,227
5,980
27,724
33,545
0
61,269
129,921
3
3

During the year, no employee earned 60,000 per annum or more. There are no other disclosable transaction in respect of JCC members, persons closely connected with them or other related parties.

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8. Fixed Assets
Cost
As at 1st January 2024
Additions
Disposals
As at 31st December 2024
9. Depreciation
Depreciation
As at 1st January 2024
Charge for the year
As at 31st December 2024
10. Investment
Market Value - 1st January
Additions
Disposals (Sales)
Revaluation gain / Loss
11. Cash At Bank and In Hand
Church
Current Account
Church Soldo Account (Petty Cash)
Church Petty Cash (Cotteridge Church)
CCLA Deposit Account
Diocesan Decorating Fund		 Solar Panels
Garden
Furniture Total
10,701
2,782
13,483
0
0
0
0
0
0		 Solar Panels
Garden
Furniture Total
10,701
2,782
13,483
0
0
0
0
0
0
10,701
2,782
13,483
5,179
1,392
6,571
518
696
1,214
5,697
2,088
7,785
5,004
694
5,698
Income
Shares
Property
Fund
Total
88,000
71,977
159,977
0
5,000
5,000
0
0
0
2,014
360
2,374
90,014
77,337
167,351
This Year
Last Year
21,737
2,779
2,831
2,199
1,649
20
8,406
5,729
0
0
34,624
10,727

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Other Groups

Catering
Catering - Soldo Account (petty Cash)
Catering - Square (Till)
Catering - Petty Cash
Food Ministry
Book Centre
Flower Guild
Boys' Brigade
Boys' Brigade Reserve
Saplings
Tuesday Fellowship
Total Cash at Bank and In Hand		 This Year
Last
Year
1,736
1,736
5
5
1,427
365
2,309
0
527
527
2,080
3,077
236
204
7,071
6,995
1,765
1,744
0
2
268
298
17,424
14,953
52,048
25,681
12. Stock
Cost:
Bfwd 1st January 2024
Additions
Disposals
Book Value 31st December 2024		 Book
Centre
Catering
Total
3,100
400
3,500
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,100
400
3,500
13. Debtors
Trade Debtors
Other Debtors
Prepayments
Total Debtors and Prepayments		 This Year
Last
Year
6,098
9,317
849
3,955
4,657
4,533
11,604
17,804

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14. Creditors
Church Liabilities:
Other Creditors
Utility Creditors
Agency Collection
Total Creditors		 This Year
Last
Year
300
300
0
0
0
1,482
300
1,782

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