2023-12-31-accounts

Contents			~pa e
Administrative	Information		3-5
Annual report			6 —11
Independent	examiner's	report	12
Receipts and	Payments	Account	13
Statement of	Assets and	Liabilities	14
Notes to the financial statements			15-23

						Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment	2023	2022
						Funds	Funds	Funds	Total	Total
				Notes		E	E	E	E	E
Receipts
Voluntary receipts:
Planned giving						44,316	530		44,846	46,242
Collections atservices						9,921	118		10,039	8,598
Donations						7,579	365		7,944	5,880
All other giving/voluntary			receipts		2a	17332	1,845		19,178	7,414
GlftAId recovered						13,258	133		13,390	14,371
						92,406	2,991		95,397	82,505
Activities for generating		funds			2b	16,631			16,631	15,406
Investment Income					2c	2,371	13,798		16,169	4,196
Church Activities					2d	4,683	4,100		8,783	8,863
Other receipts
Insurance Claims										9,682
Total Receipts						116,091	20,889		136,980	120,652
PAYMENTS
Church Activities:
Diocesan parish contribution						43,100			43,100	40,280
Clergy and staffing	costs					7,197			7,197	4,641
Activities undertaken directly					3a	55,380	20,940		76,321	55,771
Mission giving and donations					3b	3,371	920		4,291	2,027
Suppoftcosts					3c	3,250			3,250	2,795
Costs ofgeneratIng	funds
Total Payments						112+99	21,860		134,159	105414
Recess ofreceipts over payments						3,792	(971)		2,821	15,138
Transfers between funds
						3,792	(971)		2,821
Cash at bank and In	hand	at1st		January		32,058	20,571		52 629	67871
Transfers Ineti between TSBand				CCLA Deposit	Account	23,440	1,142		24,582	(30,000)
TranSferS benveen TSBand CGA InVeStment					ACCOunt	(1,498)	1,498			(33)
Pass Through funds (net)						347			347	(347)
Cash at bank and In	hand	at31stDecember				58,139	22,240		80,379	52,629

					Unrestricted	Restricted	2023	2022
					Funds	Funds	Total	Total
Analysis ofReceipts				Notes		F.	E	E
2a	All other giving/Voluntary	receipts
	Pillar gox donations				2,676	93	2,769	2,754
	Contactless Giving				1,378		1,378	1,818
	Grants				8,279	832	9,111	2,089
	Lenten Lunches					920	920	752
	Legacy				5,000		5,000
					17332	1,845	19,178	7,414
2b	Activities forgenerating	funds
	Hire of priory				413		413	509
	Sales				870		870	1,211
	Spedal events
	Social Committee				400		400	406
	Magazine Advertising,				3,708		3,708	3,593
	Old College Hall (Hire)				426		426	538
	New College Hall (Hire)				5,084		5,084	4,222
	Pop-in Cafe				5,731		5,731	4,927
					16,631		16,631	15,406
2c	Investment Income
	Interest from Endowment		(CDBF - coA Deposit Account)			1,386	1,386
	Interest from Endowment		(ctturctt - ccus	neposn account)		10,418	10,418
	Income from Listed Investments				2,371	1,994	4,365	4,196
					2,371	13,798	16,169	4,196
2d	Church Activities:
	Fees				3,038	4,100	7,138	7,258
	Magazine Donations				1,645		1,645	1,605
					4,683	4,100	8,783	8363

					Unrestricted	Restricted	2023	2022
				Notes	Funds	Funds	Total	Total
Analysis	ofPayments				6	E		6
	Activities undertaken	directly
	Priory utilities (inc. OCH		&NCH)		18,467		18,467	7,408
	Priory Cleaning and	Caretaker			5,602		5,602	5,045
	Training				806		806	762
	Insurance (Inc. NCH)				7,449		7,449	6,786
	Maintenance: Priory	&OCH			7,220	1,536	8,756	15,561
	Maintenance: Graveyard		&Priory grounds			14,131	14,131	3,754
	Organist payments				4,220		4,220	3,520
	Organ Maintenance	&Repair				1,557	1,557	1,059
	Leaflets and sundry	printing			652		652	445
	Magazine expenses				5,445		5,445	4,130
	Social Committee Expenses				663		663	440
	Miscelhneous Expenses				2,201	1,109	3,310	1,887
	Music and Choir					976	976	1,318
	New College Hall expenses				2,287	1,630	3,917	2,705
	Old College Hall expenses				369		369	950
					55,380	20,940	76,321	55,771
3b	Giving and Donations:
	Overseas Mission and		Relief Agencies			460	460	225
	UK Agencies				1321	460	1,781	752
	PCC-Christmas donations				1,950		1,950	1,050
	Otherdonations				100		100
					3371	920	4,291	2,027
3c	Support costs
	Secretarial				167		167
	Administration				1,095		1,095	1,036
	Photocopying				769		769	814
	Professional support-		Accountancy		738		738	672
	Subscrlptions				236		236	237
	Bank Charges
	Sundry Expenses				245		245	36
					3,250		3,250	2,795

The moveme	nts In U	nrestricted	funds during the ye	ar ware:
			At							At
			1Jmluary	Incoming	Outgoing	Pass through		Gains	and	31December	Change ln year
			2023	Res oUrce s	Resources	funds	[net)	Lasses		2023
			E	E	E	E		E		E
Unrestricted	General	Fund	146,'696	117,821	(112,298)		347		7,365	159,930	13,234

Restricted Funds
The movements	in restricted		funds	during the yea	rwarts
				At							At
				1January	Incoming	Outgoing	Transfals	Gains	and		31December	Change	Inyear
				2023	ResoUrces	Resources		Losses			2023
				E	E	E		E			E
Fabric Fund				264	1,163	(1,036)					391		126
Graveyard 8Priory grounds			Fund	15,062	3,747	(14,131)			443		5,120		(9,941)
Organ Fund				30,828	1,301	(1,557)			2,523		33,095		2,267
Sunday School Fund				2,127	167					91	2,3&5		258
Furnishing Fund				4,802	127					409	5,338		536
Mlfklgers FUnd				7,150	650	(974)			404		7,228		79
Shepherds Trust				6,694	192	(135)				604	7,356		662
Whitehead Cborgy				675	15					47	737		62
Uveser Tnlsl				7,833	211					633	8,677		844
Choir Fund				2,287	316	(976)				157	1,785		(502)
Webster Fund				367	7					23	398		31
New College Hall Lenten Wnches	Appeal			1,630	920	(1,630) (920)					0 0		(1,630) 0
Flower Fund					200						200		200
Mawson Fabric/Organ		Fund			11,950	500)					11450		11,450
				79,720	20,967	(21,860)			5,334

				At						At
				1January	Receipts	Payments	Transfers	Gains	and	31December	Change In year
				2023				Losses		2023
				6				E		E
Mossop	Fund			227					21	249	21
Postlethwaite		Fund		248					23	271	23
Chancel	Fund			909					86	995	86
Sunday	SchoolFund			4,731					445	5,177	445
Mawson	Fabric/Organ		Fund		520,000				1,045	521,045
				6,116	520,000				1,621	527,736	521,621

Uabilities	Uabilities					2023	2022
						E	E
							13,335
Church	lighting maintenance					245
Mothers'		Union Caravan Pro)ect		(xmas favre atree)		288
Cleaning		hours (Oct - Dec)				1,106
Church	repair (Brendan Teasdaie		Masonry conservauon		Ltd.)	40,000
						41,639

cards being E55,gIvIng at	otal expenses of6135.
Other giving ere.aedasagentj	during 2023 totalled	1,967
Christian Aid (Christmas	Appeal - Envelope collection)	143
West Cumbria Hospice	at Home (Xmas tree 7fayre)	304
UNICEF (Proceeds from	'pancake day')	387
Bishops Harvest Appeal		418
RBL-Remembrance Sunday service		229
The Church of England	Children's Sodety (Xmas Greetings)	200
The Church of England	Children's Society (Christingle)	286

rants
The Church	received grants totalling		9,111
Carllsle Diocesan - DIOC Energy grant			5,200
Voluntary	Action Cumbria (Warm Spaces)		1,500
'Usted Places ofWorship' - (VAT repayment)			1,406
Voluntary	Action Cumbrla (Memory Cafe)		505
E E&W G	MILLS Memorial Trust - Educational	grant	500

Priory Utilities	Priory Utilities					Pr(tttk	JK((
Gas					13,016	6311	3,155	3,550
Electric					4,232	3,108	1,124
Phone line					486	486
Water					733	448	285
		Totals			18,467	10,353	4564	3,550
Old College Hall
Maint. &Repair
Cleaning							42
Carata king							327
							369
New College	Hall
Malnt. &Repair							2,442
CIeaning							1,148
Careta king							327
							3,917
Music and Choir
Music &Fees							791
RSofCM - Annua			I subscription				134
Expenses							51
							976
Miscellaneous	Expenses
Replacement		bell ropes					974
B&W's laptop		Computer					450
lay Reader	expenses			(Cassock etc.)			380
Piano repair							350
Christmas	Cards						340
Frame for	'900 Years' embroidery						300
2023 Calendars							257
Shepherds	charity-			Xmas gifts.			135
Christmas	Tree						79
'Other'							45
							3,310

Giving and Donations:
Overseas Mission and	Relief		Agencies:
DEC Turkey-Syria Earthquake			Appea		I (Lent Lunches)	460
UK Agencies:
Church of England	Children's			Society		1,321
NSPCC - St Bees Branch (Lent				Lunches)		460
PCC-Christmas donations:
Crisis Appeal						600
Appea I						600
Wasda le Mountain	Rescue					300
St Bees RNU						300
SIM - Mukinge Hospital		(Zambia)				150
Other donations:
Bishop James retirement		collection				100
						4,291