The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of St George's Church Swallowbeck
Annual Report for the Year Ending 31°, December 2024
Reference and Administrative Information
St George's Church is located in the parish of Swallowbeck in south west Lincoln. This
Anglican parish is part of the Di0￿Se of Lincoln within the Church of England and is in the
Christianity Deanery.
The Parochial Church Council is a charitable trust (Charity Commission Reg. No. 1144018).
The church correspondence address is:
St George's Church, Eastbrook Road, Lincoln, LN6 7EP
Telephone: 01522 689033
E-mail..
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Parochial Church Council
PCC members who served during Ihe year were..
Priest in Charge..
Rev Adam Watson
Churchwardens..
John Boyer Ilo 28th April)
Andrew Argyle (from 281h April)
Linda Hymas
Lay Readers..
Dave Albans
Treasurer..
Linda Hymas
PCC Secretary.
Chris Trigg
Parish Safeguarding Officer."
Helen Brooking
Representatives on the Deanery Synod..
Jonny Bell
Adam Keen
Kate Ruddock (from 28th April)
Reuben Jolliff
Elected Members."
Kim Argyle {from 281h April)
Helen Brooking
Christine Emerson {from 281h April)
Nathalie Haselden (to 2nd April)
Debby Jones (from 28th April)
Simon Ratcliff (to 281h April)
Diane Slapp (from 28th April)
Chris Trigg
John Boyer {from 28th April)
Colin Draper
Graham Goodhew
Kelvyn Hymas
Janice Meredith
Leonie Skipworth
Barry Stow (to 28th April)
Structure and Governance
The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. It operates under the
Parochial Church Council (Powers) Measure 1956 and the Church Representation and
Ministers Measure 2019. The method of appointment of PCC members (Trustees) is set out
in the Church Representation Rules 2022. Church attendees are encouraged to register on
the Electoral Roll and to stand for election to the PCC. The registered charity is an umbrella
organization which also oversees the running of the Swallows Nest Preschool and Stepping
Stones charity shop, both of which operale in our Church Community Hall. The independently
examined end-of-year financial statements for the Church, the Hall, the Preschool and
Stepping Stones are published in the overall financial accounting process.

Management
The PCC met nine times during the year, re￿Iving reports, proposals, and items for
discussion from various sources. For mosl of the year day-to-day management of church and
hall matters (including maintenance of both buildings) was delegated primarily to the Church
Wardens, part-time administrators, the Treasurer, a Site Team, and a Standing
Committee. The rnanagement of the Swallows Nest Preschool was undertaken by the PCC
through a sub-committee formed for this purpose. The Trustees, along with the Priest in
Charge, remained responsible overall for day-to-day policy and spending decisions, as well
as for the continuing spiritual and pastoral development of the church. its mission initiatives,
and relations with the local communily. The PCC is specifically responsible for the
maintenance of both the Church and Community Hall buildings on the site. and of all the
church grounds.
Aim and Purposes
The primary aim of the PCC is io promote the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
Ihe doctrines and practices of the Church of England. The PCC remained responsible for c¢>
operating with our church clergy in promoting throughout the parish the whole mission of the
Church.. pastoral, evangelistic, social, and ecumenical.
Objectives and Activities
The PCC is committed lo enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and
to become part of our parish community at St George's. The PCC maintains an overview of
worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve people
of all ages and diverse backgrounds. Our services and worship put faith into practice through
scripture and prayer. sacrament and music, and other creative arts.
The range ofouractivities for the year has reflected the Charity Commission's advice on public
benefit and, in particular. its supplemenlary guidance on charities seeking the advancement
of religion. We try to enable ordinary people to live out their Christian faith as part of our parish
community by the following means..
Worship and prayer., learning about the Gospel., and developing their knowledge of and
trust in Jesus.
Provision of pastoral care for the wellbeing of people living in the parish.
Mission and outreach work both locally and overseas.
The following Mission, Vision and Value statements were developed in 2022 and remain
current..
Mission statement:
Share the love of Jesus Christ with every member of our communities.
Vision ststement:
Belong - Believe - Build
Our vision is to help people belong to a loving and welcoming church family, to help
them believe in Jesus Christ and grow in faith, and to empower them to build God's
kingdom.
Core values..
Welcoming & valuing all
Growing in faith
Engaging the next generation
Living as witnesses

2024 Overview
2024 was a busy year in the life of St George's. At the beginning of the year we said our
farewells to Rev Kath Pickering as she lefi to take her first incumbency in Cleethorpes. Not
only did we give her a good send off from St George's, many of us made our way to Ihe coast
to see her licensed and installed in February. It was great to see her so excited and her family
settled in the move.
As ever the work of the PCC on behalf of the parish throughout the year included the regular
business of Finance, Safeguarding. Site Team, Swallow's Nesl, Children and Families Work
which are covered in other sections ofthis report. Having said a huge thank-you to John Boyer
as outgoing churchwarden, the APCM brought some new fa￿S to the PCC. Al this lime, the
PCC moved to bi-monthly meetings and haven't looked back since. Throughout the year we
were updated by Helen Brooking our Parish Safeguarding Officer and we were pleased lo be
a church which continues to give good safeguarding the highest value- refleded at the highest
level (level three) in the Parish Dashboard.
In Lent, we saw the introduction of Film Nights which proved to be very successful. They
provided the opportunity to share in fellowship and reflect on faith and life in a different way
through film. Lent also brought a fall of plaster above the entrance door. Churchwardens and
site-team responded quickly to the challenge, and it was repaired as quick as was possible.
During this time the PCC received the results of the straw poll which indicated thal there was
a firm majority of those feeling comfortable to a return in taking communion in both kinds
(common cup). Leaving COVID days behind, during the Easter Day ￿lebratIon, St George's
returned to receiving in both kinds whilst retaining intinction by the president On￿ a month at
the 9am seNice to include those who couldn't. Easter Day also brought the joy of the
resurrection with a well-altended Sunrise Service (followed by well-earned bacon butties at
the vicarage).
A dale was set for the dedication of a plaque in memory of Rev Tim Voltzenlogel. Tim's family
were able to attend, and the church gathered outside together at the end of Sunday worship
to honour him in such a wonderful way. We participated in 'Building Togetherf, an initiative
which sought to provide the opportunity for the church family to reflect and explore the gifts
and opportunities we have in service. After the General Election was called at short notice, St
George's prayer room once again became the local polling station in service to the community
and the election officers reported that they had really good numbers attend. We had a great
concert with the Birchwood Choir who were fabulously full of enthusiasm and great singing.
They really enjoyed themselves as did we who had the pleasure of attending.
Due to the positive feedback from 2023, we took the decision to retum to combined 10am
services during August in addition to services which fell on a fifth Sunday. Sadly though, due
to the threat of inclemenl weather we had to cancel our plans to hold our church picnic. There
was though, the summer joy of a well attended pudding party. In September, armed with
some volunteers from Ihe Building Together initiative, Adam Keen was able to set up an Eco
Team. They would look to help St George's progress in its environmental stewardship and
make the journey from its current bronze lo silver standard. The PCC also used a tool called
Buildings for Mission to give a snapshot of how open, accessible, welcoming, navigable,
comfortable, visible, audible, serviceable and flexible St George's building is. The indication
was that the building was not a significant constraining on the life and mission of the church
but that improvements could be made. This was left to explore further in 2025.

Following our Harvest service, St George's enjoyed sharing a Harvest Meal together. Not only
was it an opportunity to share in fellowship with one another, but we also had the sharing of
talents. would have believed there was such a lively interest and appreciation for poetry?
The PCC was pleased to support Remembrance season and Christmas. Many of us had great
fun coming together for a quizzes in November and December. The Giving Tree was in place
and attracted great support. There was a welcome return of the Christmas Card post-box, and
the church supported the giving and distribution of Christmas Se￿1￿ flyers and the gift of a
tea light. Tim's mannequins made a great appearance again brought to life wonderfully by
interactive light and sound at the hands ofAdam Keen.
In 2024 we said our farewells to Laurie and Jenny Poole as they moved to pastures new
having played such a significant part in St George's life throughout the years. We were able
to celebrate with the wedding of Tom and Luisa Keen and Ihe baptism of Cosmo. We had to
share in a very sad good-bye lo Roger Atkinson who had been such a ￿ntral part of St
George's for so many years. His funeral Servi￿ was packed out and the service celebrated
his life. We recognise the impact he made on our church and community. We also received
the very sad and shocking news that David Kereto our missional partner and long-standing
friend to St George's had been badly injured in an accident.
We would like to offer our huge thanks to everyone who seNes in some way in the life of St
George's. From our licensed ministers to our worship teams,. from our refreshment and
welcome leams lo house group leaders and those involved in work with young people,. from
our gardening team to those who volunteer with Stepping Stones. There are simply too many
to mention. We would like to thank the continued work of our dedicated office staff Lindsey
and Beryl, Helen our PSO, Jonny our Children and Families Outreach Worker, and Leonie our
Caretaker. Thank you everyone who contributed to the Lord's work in 20241
Ministry
St George's continues to be served by its team of authorised ministers.. ALMS, Readers and
Clergy. In worship they are supported by a great team of music leaders and musicians. 2024
saw the introduction of some new services.. Praise & Cake., Cafe Services giving Ihe
opportunity for worship, fellowship and refreshments., and Restore - a service centred
around themes of healing, reconcilialion and restoration. The film nights have grown into a
monthly fixture providing fellowship and reflection in a creative way. We have seen a number
of different courses lo help people explore and deepen faith from Alpha, the Bible Course,
'Sharing His Story, Evangelism Course and the 321 Course run by Dave Albans and his
team. The monthly midweek communion service followed the lives of different saints through
history. We followed a sermon series 'Called into SeNice' which provided an opportunity for
us to explore how different biblical figures were called into service and how that might relate
to our lives today. Our growing children and families work was extended into Birchwood both
through church and schools. Our homegroups continue to meet together for friendship and
fellowship. to pray and care for one another and to grow in faith. Other aspects of ministry
are reported below.
Prayer Ministry
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances,- for Ihis is God s will foryou
in Chrisl Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5.'16-18
The Prayer Ministry Team has continued to grow and be strengthened through 2024. We
began the year wtth offering Prayer Ministry only during the 10.45 am communion services

but by Autumn were able to also offer prayer after services most Sundays and for the evening
service of Restore. The team has grown in number to 10 people with a gathering for training
held in November. There is a monthly prayer meeting on the first Monday of the month. Topics
covered have been many and varied, from world affairs to local sociely, church seasons and
always for individuals. Differenl styles of praying have been incorporated over the year.
including prayer stations, prayer walking and more traditional prayer format, praying out loud
or silently. Thy Kingdom Come took place over the period 9-19 May 2024 when everyone is
encouraged to pray for others to come to know Jesus. At St George's, we had Open Space
for a day, with prayer stalions, floor & hand labyrinths, with art spaces and refreshments
available. Prayerjournals were available, and the Prayer Minislry Team were able lo pray with
and for any who needed it. To aid us as individuals praying for our church - activities, staff,
streets in the Parish
we have produced a prayer diary for use at home which gives us a
month of poinls to pray for and the aim is to update periodically. Prayer is important as we
seek God's guidance in how we live as Christ-lighls in the world, both as individuals and as
church, and is part of each service in church 8s well as within our lives. What has been lovely
to see through the year is the prayerful support of each other taking place within and without
church walls, a deepening of our relationship with God and support for each other.
Men's & Women's Ministry
The Men's Breakfast is held every three months and attended by an average of 28 men, some
of whom are not church members. This year we have welcomed Ven. lan Watson (retired),
Bishop David (Bishop of Grimsby). Rev. Alan Robson (Lincolnshire Agricultural Chaplain and
the senior Chaplain al Lincoln Prison) to speak to us about theirjoumey of faith, ministry and
work. Due to generous donalions from those attending. after deduction of costs, we have
been able to give an average of £130 to each speaker for their chosen charity. The Men's
Coffee monthly meeting at Pennells continues lo be very popular and well attended by
between 12 and 16 men, not all of whom are church members. It's a very relaxed gathering
and the aim is that along with the general chat and laughter, fn'endships will be made and
strengthened. and support given to those experiencing difficult times. The Women's Coffee
monthly meeting has been operating as long as the men, but nevertheless belween 8 and 12
ladies meet on the third Tuesday of the month 81 Pennells for coffee and chat. It has proved
to be a wonderful opportunity to get to know each other better and also make new friends.
This year, on occasions. we have welcomed some of the ladies from the 9.00 am service and
it has been especially lovely to have that link between our two congregations. This year some
of us have faced challenges with our health and within our families, and the love and support
we receive from each olher has proved invaluable.
Pastoral Care
The pastoral team oftrained visitors and ALMS have continued to visit those in our community
who are unable to attend church. Throughout the year have been visited in their homes, in
hospital and in care homes. Where they would like it, people have been able to receive
communion in their home through those authorised to take it and ministers. Homegroups
continue to be a place of good pastoral and prayerful support for their members. Ministers
have provided wider and more specialised support where it has been neededlrequested.
Youth & Children
The year began with the launch of a new vision for our Youth and Children's work to help us
re-focus and re-centre our ministry. Our vision is to create safe spaces for younger
generations where we can build new communities, provide generous hospitality and support
family life at home, at church and at school. Underpinning this vision are core values,. - Building

Community, Generous Hospitality and Partnering with Parents. Having clear vision and
direclion are vilal to our work becoming successful and contnbuting to the growth of the wider
church family.
Ourfocus forthe year has been around 4 key areas.. Mini Stars Toddler Group, Messy Church,
work with local schools and Kids Creative (our half term activity sessions) We've also begun
to fom relationships, connections and develop a ministry plan for provision al St Luke's in
Birchwood. Mini Stars has seen sustained growth over the last year with an average
attendance of be￿een 35 and 40 children with over 130 on the overall register. Alongside
parents and carers total attendance is around the 80 mark most weeks. Families have
commented on the strong sense of welcome and community they find here. New families
continue to Join us on a regular basis and the group is an important first conlact event to help
invite people to join in with other aclivities. Messy Church continues lo grow and develop as
well with around 25 children being our average attendance figure. We have seen numerous
families join us directly from Mini Stars and we also see a good number of dads joining us
which is very encouraging. Messy Church gives us the chance to explore faith in creative ways
and is often Ihe starting point for children and families to develop and explore faith together.
Last year we ran eight Kids Creative events, these take place during the school holidays and
provide families a safe and creative space to explore. Two of these events were held at St
Luke's Birchwood with around 65 children attending across both events. It was great to begin
to see the potential for what provision to young families could be like by simply offering
generous hospitality and an open space to help families feel welcomed.
Schools work cnntinues to be a vital part in our strategy as we seek to form positive links wth
our local community. We've led over 20 assemblies last year across a growing number of
schools including new links with 3 schools in Birchwood. St Christopher's School for children
with additional needs visited church four times last year, we also saw visits from Priory Witham
Academy and Manor Leas Junior School. Regular visits into Swallows Nest Pre-school also
¢xntinued as we seek to join the ministry here at Sl George's with the work of the Pre-school.
Our leam and volunteers have developed as well wilh neady 20 people in the team. Including
new recruits from St Luke's, new fa￿$ from St George's family and a parent joining the team
too. Last year also involved hosting several social gatherings for our young people, and
families from Ihe local community. Our Christingle service had over 100 people in attendance,
with families joining us from Mini Stars, Swallows Nest and from the surrounding area. Our
Children and Families Outreach Worker completed the Growing Faith Strategic Leadership
programme run by the Church of England, an encouraging and thought-provoking year looking
at church growth, vision casting and change management for bringing transfomation to
younger generations.
God has clearly been working in the lives of our children, families and young people over the
last year, so much to be encouraged by and also so much to look forward to as we move into
this next season.
"l am about to do a new thing,. now il spnngs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way
in the wildemess and rivers in the desert." Isaiah 43.'79
Site Team (Fabric, Goods and Ornaments)
The Site Team, which is a PCC sub-committee, met 6 times during 2024. Its primary role is to
ensure that the church and the Community Hall buildings are maintained and cared for and
safe for their intended use. The very conscientious 2024 team consisted of.- John Boyer and
Simon Ratcliff, both of whom stepped down at the APCM on 28 Apnl. Andrew Argyle, who, as
a new Churchwarden, joined as Chair after the APCM, Linda Hymas, Graham Goodhew,

Lindsey Slapp, Adam Keen, Leonie Skipworth, Bernard Whitley and Kelvyn Hymas (Health
and Safety Officer). The Team's thanks go to Kelvyn who kindly stepped up to be the Team's
efficient Notetaker. The insurance renewal saw our premium increase by just £82 on 2023.
Over the year, the Team addressed repair and replacement issues of varying importance,
both exiemal and internal.
External issues included.
Repairs to various flashing on Ihe flat roof above the church aisle and around the boiler flue.
Extra gravel to reduce car park puddles.
Repairs to footpath flagstones and the repainting of white step and path edging.
Repair to the leaking roof above disabled toilet in the church.
New'No Smoking. signage following the occurrence of smoking just outside the Community
Hall entrance.
8 new'No Parking. cones including designating Disabled Parking spaces.
The approval and installation of a tree plaque in memory of the late Rev Tim Voltzenlogel.
Intemal issues included..
Repairs to ceiling plaster in the church roof and cordoning a ground level safety zone
pending completion of this work.
The repla￿ment of the threadbare altar rail kneelers.
Repairs to loose flagstones in the church aisle.
Buffering corners of the portable ramp.
Liaising with Lindum Fire Services in their upgrading of the Community Hall's fire alarm
system, including main conlrol panel, sensors and ringers.
Some repainting in the Community Hall.
Various lighting improvements and adjustments.
Emergency Exit door in small hall refurbished.
Community Hall kitchen condensation issue addressed.
Community Hall's fridgelfreezer replaced.
Efforts made to address overspill from the music and toy cupboards by creating additional
storage space.
The Site team was pleased to welcome Jack Aldous lo the list of volunteers willing to assist
with emergency maintenance issues. Jack lives on Eastbrook Road and is a team member of
the Stepping Stones Charily Shop and Café which operates in our Community Hall. Jack's
welcome regular presence on site is a good example of a community outreach benefitting our
entire premises in practical terms.
It will be recalled that the Quinquennial report of 2023 highlighted the need to repaint the
church building. This remains on the 'To Do" list. The view is to delay the repainting until a
decision is taken on who we are as a church and how we wish to present ourselves, all of
which is with Rev Adam and the PCC. The outcome of Ihese deliberations might lead to a
proposed revision of the church's layout or décor, and the repainting would best be done then.
The team has been playing ils part in the 'Caring for Creation, environmental initiative by the
Church of England. It will be recalled that our Church obtained the Eco Church Bronze Award.
and the Sile Team decided to recommend to the PCC that Ihe Silver Award now be sought.
This is being led by Adam Keen and will feature more in 2025. Some interim steps were
undertaken in 2024, including the replacement of all Community Hall lights with LED bulbs
and Ihe completion of the loft insulation in Ihe small hall roof space with environmentally
friendly insulation. Particular thanks go to Adam, assisted ably by Leonie. for undertaking that
latter challenging, but importanl, task.

Our thanks go lo Kelvyn, as Health and Safety Officer. who completed the January 2024 Large
Church Risk Assessment Review for the Site Team,. prepared the draft July 2024 Church Fire
Risk Assessment Review.. and completed the November 2024 Community Hall Fire Risk
Assessment Review, including revision of all the emergency escape signage associated with
the upgrading of the fire alarm system. The Church Fire Risk Assessment Review remained
in draft fomi pending further consideration by the PCC of the side aisle's capacity to function
as both a secondary emergency exil and children'slwelcome area in the context of the wider
topic of the use and layout of the building for mission.
During the year there was some concern regarding security as, on a few occasions, external
doors were left unlocked. The team raised awareness of this, which appears to have been
successful, and also held a "key amnesty. to recover underused keys.
Thanks are expressed to all those on Ihe team and in our church community who quietly
undertake the various maintenance iasks including the superb keeping of the site, small
cleaning and clearing tasks all of which ensure that the church and site is always safe and in
good order. All this help and community spirit is very much appreciated.
To quole Pastor Rufus Aiiboye.. "Take care of the house of God, and then God will take care
ofyourpmblems and lift you up."
Music Team
The music team at St George's consists ofa committed group of instrumentalists and vocalists
who give their time and talents to enabling the congregation in their own acts of Worship and
providing a music81 space within services where this might occur. In addition to preparations
for seNices, the Music Team has continued to hold 'Worship Gatherings. this year, providing
space to build fellowship and friendship amongst ils members, and opportunity to improve our
musical skills, learn new songs, and develop new ways to support the Church vision for
musical worship in Servi￿$. These are regularly attended by a core of about 10 musicians
and continue to be a vital part of the lifeblood of the team as we join together to Worship our
Great God. These Gatherings are also intended to be a wider space where we can invite
others to join us who have an interest in Music, whether serving on the team in services or
not. We are always looking for ways to develop the team, particularly encouraging younger
members to join.
This year we have said farewell to Lawrie Poole and we shall miss his skills on clarinet and
saxophone. To mark his many years of seNits to the worship team, we held a special
gathering where he was presented with gifts. We are pleased to have welcomed Rev. Adam
and his guilar to the worship team. He brings many years experience and a new dynamic to
our worship times logelher. Jonny has also played more regularfy on the Cajon on 'Worship
for Everyone. and in other services this year. Dawn, Gina and Jani￿ have acted as session
leaders, preparing for the 10.'45 am services, coordinating practi￿S with other musicians and
choosing songs in conversation with servi￿ Leaders and the preaching team. The 9.00 am
services have been supported by Susan and Eleanor on piano, and Dave and Kathleen have
led with song and guitar.
We have also provided music for particular seasons, including Holy Week and Carols for
Candlelight at Christmas. We are particularly grateful to Dawn for her skill and wisdom in
coordinating our occasional choir and orchestra of both regular worshippers and visitors. We
are grateful for the skills and commitment of all our team members without whom the music81
elements of worship at St George's would have a very different feel and would lack the
richness to which we are accustomed.

SwalloKB Nest
The Swallows Nest staff team have continued to be outstanding this year, conlinuing with the
new working arrangements for 30 hours and adapting to a larger number of two-year-old
children in September as a result of the Government's change to funding for working parents.
Staff have adapted well to offering both morning and afternoon sessions and adjusling to new
working praclices and policies as a result. Our first full academic year operating as a 30 hours
setting finished in July. We had a larger than usual number of older children leave us. and
each was presented with a copy of the Bible. Parents showed their deep appreciation of staff
by presenting the team with a new mud kitchen for the garden, alongside their personal gifts.
This is a testament to the quality of the individual staff membefs and Vanessa's very capable
management of both them and the significant changes to our operations that h8ve been taking
place. One consequence of this large number of 'leavers' was that, initially, it seemed that
numbers for September would be very low, despite staff working ex￿pIlon31IY hard to
advertise at Manor Leas SLSmmer fete and elsewhere. The Lord showed his faithfulness to the
Preschool and provided an opportunity to bless members of the communily in this. because
three days before the end of the Summer Term, another local nursery unexpectedly closed its
doors to preschool-aged children. A number ofthe affected families were able to be welcomed
into the Swallows Nest family as a result. September slarted with fewer children overall, with
a larger number of ￿0-Year-oldS than previously on the register. This has brought its
challenges, not least in the number of nappy changes and potty training, but also in
adjuslments lo the curriculum and ways of working lo ensure all the children al their varying
stages of development have their needs met. Vanessa and the team have shown themselves
more than up to the challenge of this. Suzy has worked more hours to support this, ensuring
that the key worker staff (Gemma, Jane and Deputy Manager Rachel) could fulfil their roles
effeclively. We are so grateful thal the Lord has provided us with such a capable team. All of
the Swallows Nest staff, including volunteers were able to altend the Café Christmas event.
demonstrating a closer relationship with them personally.
The financial position of the Preschool continues overall to improve. At the end of the
academic year 2024, we were in Surplus. However, because of the initial smaller numbers on
the register in September, we slarted the new Academic year with an operating deficit. This is
predicted to change to an operating surplus in January 2025 when more children join the
register so that overall Ihe Preschool should breakeven for the academic year 24-25. Our
finances are also supported by other fundraising events during the year. Janice did a half
marathon this year, and Church Family and Parenls raised over£750. This helps supports our
aim to operate as a nonprofit Preschool, and not to charge parents for'extras" like many other
commercial enlerprises.
We are grateful to God for blessing us and enabling us to bless our community. Links be￿een
the Preschool and Church have continued lo develop. We are finding that an increasing
number of our children are joining us from Mini Stars. Some families from Swallows Nest are
also now regularly linked to Messy Church and Kids Creative sessions. Vanessa has strong
links to the Stepping Stones team, and this has enabled the Church to sensitively meet needs
as they have arisen.
We enjoyed particularly successful Summer and Christmas
presentations to families, both of which included craft opportunilies (supplied by other
members of the wider children's team) and refreshments. Families were able to linger and
chat afte￿ards, providing Spa￿ and time for relationships to develop. The ¢Xsmmittee
continues its behind-the-scenes work supporting the Preschool and although we have said
goodbye to Pat this year, we are seeking a congregational member of the church to join us to
add a new voice and to be responsible for sharing prayer needs with a wider support network.
Our principal role is safeguarding and correct govemance of the Preschool, but we have
Kingdom intentions also and are very grateful for our Pr8yerWarriors whom we know are hard
at work supporting us.

Stepping Stones
God's faithfulness is everlasting. "Know therefore that the LORD your God is God,. he is Ihe
faithful God, keeping His Govenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him
and keep his commandments."
Deuteronomy 7 v9
Over the course of 2024. Stepping Stones completed its 29th year and started its 30th in
September. The customers conlinue to support us with many new ones over the last year,
who have become regulars. It still makes us smile when someone new walks through the door
and asks how long we have been doing this they are always shocked and surprised they
h8ven't found us before nowl Many of our loyal customers found us years ago and we have
8 faithful few who seem to visit every week and have become like old friends- we miss them
when they aren't able to come and if we don't see them for a couple of weeks, we usually try
to contact them, to check everything is OK. In the same way, many of our volunteers have
been dedicated to serve for many years, a number have been with us for over 20 years. We
recently conducted a survey to find out the ages of those volunteering and discovered that in
the coming year we will have 3 in their gos. 6 in their 80s and 20 in their 70's, with a much
smaller number under Ihe age of 701 These volunteers also need caring for and pastoring and
it is very heart-warming lo find volunteers looking out for each other, helping with transport to
appointments, meeting up for coffee and lots of phone calls - what a wonderful team they are.
The need in the community has continued lo be great and over the last year, having been
successful in applying for a UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UK SPF) for our work in the
community, we have been able to provide our Simple Servings meals Sin￿ February for free.
Over 200 have benefitted from this over the year and we have been greatly supported by new
volunteers and team who have made this happen. It has been wonderful Ihat this has started
again after a long break, caused by COVID and that our customers clearly want it to carry on
with around 30 people being fed on a regular basis. The grant has also helped to replace the
fridge freezer in the church hall and helped us to buy bedding and duvetslpillows for our starter
boxes, which are given out to people in need. These have been further supplemented by a
local businessman who has generously donated kitchen items, kettles, microwaves, and
toasters as well as other smaller items of toiletries, pans and bedding to supply these boxes.
Ten have been given out over the year, most notably to two Nigerian families, four families
with young children (often escaping domestic violence) and a man with COPD in his first home
having lived on the streets, amongst others. It is always humbling to be able to do a small bit
to help people in a crisis situation in their lives. In addition to the generous UK SPF, we have
been nominated to receive a grant from a local firm called Gusto to the sum of £750 and once
again Barclays promised to match fund our Christmas event.
Weekly prayer starts the shop, for the moming activities but also for anything else or anyone
else who needs prayer. We regularly receive prayer requests from team and customers and
over the years we have become a group that people trust and come to talk to and share. This
last year, along with the regular weekly shop and café, we have also helped train a guide dog
puppy with her owner Kale who found us such a welcoming place and perfect training ground
for young Kyla. We have donated a huge amount of winter clothing to the Ukraine war effort
through St Lawren￿'S School who were organising a collection, and continue with regular
drop offs to Framework in Lincoln who give people a temporary home before they 8re housed
by the council and Project Compass who work directly with the City's homeless and are always
grateful to see us arrive with towels, coats, socks and shoes for those on the streets.
In line with Slepping Stones 30th year, it has also been Christian Partners in Africa's (CPA)
30th year. Stepping Stones have faithfully supported them for 27 of those years and over that
time has raised in excess of £67,000 for the children in Uganda. Now CPA has enough money
going forward to no longer need regular support due to a very generous legacy and they have
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made the decision to stop any fundraising The children will continue to be supported over the
next 5 years. How amazing that they have touch the lives of so many Ugandan orphaned
children over their 30 years. We have maintained our financial support lo CPA, MEA UK by
paying the wages of the cook al Ihe school in Maasi Land and additionally have sent regular
money lo the Foodbank. One off donations of around £300 have been sent lo the Community
Grocery 'pay it forward, fund, Safe Families, Lincs to Nepal. Hope for Justice and the Bishop's
uniform for school children fund. We have PCC approval to take on two new projects in 2025,
namely The Potter's Village in Uganda lin memory of Rev Tim Voltzenlogel) and Stand By Me
in Myanmar.
God is faithful and generous and while He continues to bless the work of Stepping Stones, we
shall endeavour to continue to bless others.
Not to us, Lord, not to us, but to yourname be the glory, bec8us8 of your love and faithfulness.
Psalm 115 v1
Safeguarding
Safeguarding continues to be a ￿ntral part to life at St George's and Helen Brooking as the
Parish Safeguarding Officer IPSO) continues to work closely with our Priest in Charge. Rev
Adam Watson, and the PCC to ensure ils compliance with its duty under Section 5 of the
Safeguarding and Clergy Discipline Measure 2016 to have regard to the House of Bishops,
guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The PSO role is a part-time paid
employment at St George's.
For both the Church and the Stepping Stones shop we have a large number of dedicated
volunteers, who have all risen to the challenge and completed the relevant safeguarding
learning pathways needed for their volunteer roles. To date everyone involved in a
volunteering role has completed the Basic Safeguarding Module, 60 people the Foundation
Module and 14 people have completed the Leadership Module. Also 25 people have
completed Domestic Abuse Module and from January 2025 anyone working wth children and
vulnerable adults are also required to complete the Domestic Abuse module.
We are up to date on all our policies which have lo be reviewed either on an annual or 3 yearly
basis Currently we are working at Level 3 on the Parish Safeguarding Dashboard (which all
Church of England churches have to complete), and this is the highest level. The Dashboard
is designed to give the current status of compliance and help to focus on what areas need to
be worked on. We are up to date on the Safeguarding Hub which has been developed by the
Church of England to enable parishes to keep track of DBS checks and safeguarding training.
We have 38 current volunteer roles inpulted on the system with 83 active volunteers. In the
cnming year we will be focusing on the maintaining the 'S8fer Recruitment and People
Management, guidance and making sure we continue to be compliant in all areas.
In the past year there have been a number of Safeguarding concerns raised and dealt with
appropriately in accordance with our policies and procedures with a small number of referrals
made to the Diocesan Safeguarding team for advice and support.
Mission
The Mission Support Group (MSG), which is a sU￿COMMIttee of the PCC, met fomally and
Ihrough email correspondence on a regular basis, and consists of John Boyer, Margaret
Inkpen, Dawn Tyas (also representing the Stepping Stones Shop). Jan Meredith, Pamela
Goodhew and Colin Draper. One ofthe roles ofthe Group is to keep church members informed
of the activities and needs of all the approved Mission partners by regulararticles in the church

magazine and keeping the church's 'mission board, up to date. The Group also tries to ensure
thal Ihe supported Missions are regularly prayed for in the church Sunday services. We also
keep under review the missions and organisations that we are supporting as a church and
make recommendations to the PCC as to who should be supported by St. George's financially
and in prayer. The church giving to overseas, national, and local mission projecls is through
a tithe of 10010 on unrestricted income, appeals, and contributions from the Slepping Stones
Shop.
In January 2024 the PCC agreed that the amount given to local mission (intemal parish
outreach) from the tithe would be a fixed amount of £2,000 rather than a proportion of the total
tithe as in 2023. Imth the remaining tithe amount being allocated by the MSG to charities at
home and overseas. Any giving over and above the £2.000 could be considered land then
agreed by the PCC) for something specific and out of the ordinary. The remaining tithe was
allocated as follows.. 380/0 to MEA (Maasai Evangelistic Associalion)- 21 % to Joy Foundation.,
120/0 to CAP (Christians Against Poverty)., 5 % to Street Pastors; 50/9 to Try Praying and 190/0
to YMCAJNomad. The MSGIPCC is looking to be flexible each year with approximately 19Wo
of the tilhe and in 2024 this was given to YMCAJNomad as a onwff gift. In 2025 it has been
proposed that the PCC consider a one-off gift through the Diocese to the Church in Polynesia
with which the Diocese has a link. Whilst it is accepted that many organisationslcharities rely
on a long-term commitment it is nonetheless felt to be beneficial to give church members the
opportunity to nominate a Christian charitylorganisalion Ihat can be supported from the tithe
for one year. The PCC agreed that the collections from the 2024 Christmas services should
be given to 'Tearfund Middle East Emergency Appeal,.
Achievements and Performance
At the April 2024 APCM it was reported that there were 124 parishioners on the Electoral Roll,
compared with 131 in 2023.
The total attendance onsite at services in the representative month of October 2024 was..
Number Adults
I Children and
oun
eo
le
of
Church
Church Fresh
School
seNices
lex
ressions servi
io
Fresh
School
ex
ressions, service
Sunday
Weekdays
15
13
The approximate attendance figures for church provision online during the representative
month of October averaged 6. During Ihe year the church held 1 wedding, 1 funeral (held 8t
the crematorium but led by our clergy), and 2 baptisms.
218
22
(These are figures from Ihe Statistics for Mission Annual Retums required by the Diocese.
They are based on averages of Ihe first 4 representative Sundays in the month of October as
opposed to entire year averages. A 'Fresh Expression, classification is a form of church
established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet 'members' of any church. i.e.
Messy Church in the case of St George's. Weekly Sunday services in church continued at 9
a.m. and 10.45 a.m.)
Financial Review
Many thanks are expressed to Reuben Jolliff & Clare Moore for all their data work and
accounting duties behind the scenes in support of the Treasurer. The main financial
elements of the year in the church accounts We￿ as follows..
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Total receipts from unrestricted giving (purpose unspecified by donors) were £133,574 of
which £116,245 arose from Gift Aided giving and tax refunds, £461 from Payroll Giving, and
£16,868 from unrestricted voluntary donalions. Planned giving allracting Gift Aid through
envelopes, banker's orders etc rose by approximately 290/0 over the previous year.
Restricted income amounted to £30,012 and comprised a grant of £20,000 from the
Diocesan Transformation Fund,. a £2,500 UKSPF Community grant through Lincoln City
Council to Stepping Stones,. and Gift Aided giving, tax refunds and specific donations
tolalling £7,512 for use by the church. Expenditure of £113,403 was spent from unrestricted
funds to provide for the Christian ministry of St George's Church, including 8 contribution of
£55,000 to the diocesan parish share (now titled Covenant Pledge). Overall, the total
income of £168,393 exceeded the lolal expenses of £143.660 by £24,733. Gifts of £13,510
from unrestricled funds (being the mission tithe) were given lo mission work at home and
overseas wilh the external gifts being determined by the Trustees, as recommended by the
Mission Support Group.
All major insurable risks have remained subject to normal Churches, and Employers,
insurance through Ecclesiastical Insurance Group. Swallows Nest maintain their own
accounts which are examined separately by the independent examiner and are consolidated
in the Statement of Financial Activities.
Our day-to-day bankers for the church have remained HSBC, 221 High Street, Lincoln, LN1
1TS, and for Swallows Nest al Santander, 1 Exchange Arcade, Comhill, Lincoln, LNS 7HJ.
Restricted Rese￿e$ Fund
The restricled reserves fund amounts to £41,137, the largest component of which is £20,554
which remains held in a Scheme (established on 18th November 2020 by the Charity
Commission for England & Wales) known as the Crossing Point Appeal Project for the
promotion of religious and other charitable work of the Church of England including the
repair, reordering, improvement. maintenance andlor extension of the Church. It has not yet
been possible to formulate a spending plan.
General Reserves Policy
It is PCC policy to maintain a balance of General (Free) Reserves which equates to at least
3 months, unrestricted payments in all the church accounts. This is equivalent to £28,351 for
the Church, £2,830 for the Community Hall and £20,411 for Swallows Nest Pre School.
These are held to smooth out fluctuations in cash flow and to meet emergencies. The
balance of the General Reserves in the church accounts at the end of year was £70.296 and
£2,592 in the Community Hall accounts. Swallows Nest Pre-school held Reserves of
£3,417. This figure is still below the policy level but has improved since actions were put in
place and supported by the PCC dunng 2023 in order to increase the Pre-school's income
and rebuild their Rese￿es.
Thanks
St George's could nol sustain its services, activities, and large site without the tremendous
help of numerous unpaid volunleers from the congregation and their friends. Thanks are due
for their hard work in keeping St George's the spirited community it is. Everyone is encouraged
to be actively involved in the church's life in some way. Thanks are also due to our Readefs.
prayer Intercessors and music teams at main church services., to all on our ALM team for their
varied parish work.. and lo Ihe finance leam. We also want give thanks for their dedicated
service, to our churchwardens Andrew Argyle and Linda Hymas (who also serves as
Treasurer), and to John Boyer (standing down at the APCM), and to the whole PCC for their
dedication, hard work, and leadership. We also express our heartfell thanks to our priest-in-
charge and retired clergy- Adam Walson, Colin Wall, and Steve Nuth.
13

Adopted by the Parochial Church Council of St George's Swallowbeck on 28th April 2025
and signed on its behalf by..
Rev Adam Watson
Priest-in-charge and Chair of PCC
14

ST GEORGE'S CHURCH
Swallowbeck
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
THE YEAR ENDING
31st DECEMBER 2024

PAROCHW CWJRCH c￿NcIL0F$TGE0RGE'S. SWALLowaECK
STATEMEPIT OF FINANCWAcnvmE8
F¢xtr*Y8wEndw 31 2024
Unr￿n¢￿j
TOThL
2024
INCCWING RESOLIRCES
VrAunt•ry Irwrtr
133,&77.99
5,615.04
6.293.40
13.246 36
20.0W.
2.5N
140.131 39
18.861.40
20.OOOC¥)
2.500.CpJ
2745
382.97
100.
725CQ
86.118&4
268.847C6
117.168.81
18.SW.20
HMRC Inter•Jt
27.45
219.51
242.32
13.71
1Q).00
75.00
3,835.34
143,W.08
650.thj
82,483.51
125.186.98
675.00
85,￿1.0$
202,756.89
Churth*thVlb88
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
RESOURCES EXPENDEO
Churth pavitie5
cost0fG￿1tin) Irv)J
I13.￿.77
9.48547
75.00
1C6,419.37
6,4￿ 21
6SO.Th)
219.456.14
15.93868
725.
212,￿.11
12,434.51
675.00
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
1L,$97.24
113,522.56
236.119.82
22S.729 62
NET INCCWING RESOURCES
8EFORE TRANSFERS
21.C62.64
11,664.40
32,727.24
22,972.73
TPM43FERS
15
6.452.33
6,452.33
NET INC¢YIP￿ RESOURCE8 BEF¢JIE
OTHER REc￿NISED{WNs LOSSES
27.515.17
5,212 07
32.727.24
22,972.73
OTHER REc(￿NISED1￿Ns
15.52
15.52
NET ￿￿E￿IE￿r IN FUNDS
27.S>J89
&212.07
32,742.70
22.914.41
8aL¥Ka1￿ 1 JIn￿ry 2024
Is.￿7 17
60.887.21
1CO,244.38
129.158 79
72.86786
e6.LY39.28
138,987.14
fCfj.>4.38

PAROCHIAL CfrftJRCH COUNCIL OF sr GEORGE%, SV4ALLOW8ECK
BALANCE StrIEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2tr24
Unlosi￿ed
Fundy
R8Stri¢
Funa$
Total
2Q24
Totwl
2￿￿5
FIXÈD AssErs
Taw
3,411 83
3,411 83
8.517 80
.51760
11,92943
11,92943
14.932 16
14,932 16
CURRENfASSETS
ITrvesknents
D¢Dt¢r$ and Prepaym¢rts
S￿rt Tenn Deposit8
Cash al 8wnk 8nd in haTh
693fj8
7.778 23
6.952 50
$5.872 2
71,296,67
693.68
9.6W 8
8.￿2 50
119.788 87
137.125 73
878.16
15.358 97
e.e02 08
83.522 86
11b.161 87
1.912.05
83.918.41
05,829.C
LNBILITIES
Cfèthtss. f*Nng dua wthin C￿
10
1.820 64
B,247.38
10.W02
14.84D87
NFT CURRENT ASSÈTSILIABILTIES
89.476.03
37.581.08
127.0ST.7I
91.312.20
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILTIES
7?.887.86
66.099 28
138.987 14
ICe,244 3
credit￿S- amounts Nling thr one >*r
TOTAL NET ASSErs
72.887 86
96 099 28
138,987 14
10fj.244 38
72,887.86
45,357.17
13c
e6.Cl>a 28
60.887.21
138.987 14
106 244 38
AprKov•d by Partschwjl Church on
R•v Wat8￿ IPCC Ch•lrF•wnl, ano
202S arwj svJn&l OTh il* behAWby
5e¢rrtaryl.
Tho notes on pai¥ 310 g form part ditwe a¢cthJnts

TES
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ol Financwl Stslements
PCC putlic f*nerrt enttywihin the moaniry of FRS102 The fina￿al ststements been pryred Ull¢Yer the
charit￿SA¢1 2011 and In acCordaT￿ev￿th the Church AewJmirYJ Regulatrons 2(Kk5 governiNJ the IndivKlual accountsof
PCC'5 and wrth the RoguLqtK*)S"Itu2and Fairf. prthi8W8. a￿Kable acmunlw staThJ8rd%and the Strlenrrtof
Reccmm*￿d PtaGtKe, Att￿ntIr9 and RewiirvJ by Charibes ISORP FRS1021 IEfte¢live 1 January 20191.
ASSETS
Consecrat￿ and btrnif*e property.
IrTr so fèr as con88craied and prowty ol any 1$ exdud¢d fromthe8tatuttsryd2finkn of'ch¥W by gxlK*)1q2)
lal and Icl ofihe Char￿1•$Act 2011 such assets￿ not capkatstsj In the fin4n&al siatamems.
FI￿veat￿e church fUrn￿bIng8.
These are caprtoWI at Coet (*Ated 0￿￿￿rUS8[uI ec(Y￿rn￿ life dher than *l*re inpAifficrrt infomalion
ksaval￿lIe. InthBusethe item 18 Thjt capKaFtsèY. but al rterns are churchs rnntw in anyu&?.
Tawible Assets lor use by the chaTIty.
These are capitalised can te WJ rNxetron ore year. 8ThY cc*t 8t l*st£ 1.iDJ. Tware at C051 ¢x 018e.
loi gfft>in4nd. al 8 r*sOna￿estiMats ofth•rcpn rnarket value ￿ ￿￿P1.
DeprOCk*￿ ￿ ¢ak)Jlatedtowrt¢ off Ihe ¢aW*J cost of 099•ts currentty egtvnatsd res￿￿ f8irvaue
over thdi #Umaied uaeful lives as IdkJYs.'
Land
b. Fixtures and FThINJ&
c. COM￿￿er8
d Instrun￿ts
F￿nitu￿ 8 HeatiNJ
r. stlar P￿B
3) Years
3 Yeats
4 years
10 ye8rs
NOdep￿laUQn r& on tyuiklir￿ 88 the cutrenlty egtirnated respJu￿ Y￿Ue ofsyoperbes i8 than the
canwrKJ value of the remainro uselul lrfeof thèse assets curreDttyex¢e¥J& 50years $0 that any dePrec￿tK)n char
t* inm*eri
An imWrment is Carried (yjt at 8￿￿ and iny resulant Identified is incwd in the exwditure for the
In¥e8lments
In4*SiM￿ q￿d ¢n a rwnined 8t(tk ￿Khange or*thosfr v4ue derfft8 frcrfn them are valwd at market h*lue atth2
5*ar end. Oi**r Inve￿rI￿lS are inclLkYed al the PCC'S be51 esbmate of market value
Tami Depmts
The8ew8 the cash (*Frn't either the CCLA or at the trorth.
FUNDS
UTwestrKted Funds
The88 rewesenl the remainrg ir￿£1￿￿ I￿of1h2 PCC Ifrot are avaI￿lIe for4￿%￿ng on the ger*rnl wrpc*esof th2 PCC.
uding al￿nts desgnatsd by the PCC forth2fixed assets for rt8 thyn use or for spe￿111￿J M a fulure prw and
whKh are therefore Iw1￿Jea m ts'fr* reter￿￿' 45 di8¢1xe4 in the trustees repirt.
Restric￿ Fur
These are IrKome fund8 ti* must bp 5wI r88tnctsd purpDsesaThl detsiL8 of the funds had an($ re8￿t￿￿ FYo%*J*J
are in the note¥ lo the a￿nIs.

TOTAL
TOTAL
2023
F￿r
2 NCWIIKI AUOLACES
PL*)WJ GNty. GKtAK1
Pknned NG4
pwin•J s￿1¥4- Pa￿￿1
91.W4.00
11.312.89
2.166.
1.141.41
91,159.fKI
12,457JS
73,320.
12,2￿.￿6
5.412.61
142.50
5,41201
2.585.24
7,911.
2,9￿ J¥
2.442.74
s￿￿1 DoMtsanT
$0181 P8rf¥
1.277.89
324.79
18,372 $0
117,198 81
22.973 50
133.837 99
$1125
6.293.40
23.51475
Chkntth Crrfnmuth
5.81S.04
5,015.04
10,X7 13
398.36
1,83045
750.00
18.881 40
4.OW.45
12,406.fS
10.267.13
399.3
1.830 85
750
13.248 36
strffts. Smdl St
2.184.Cll
5.615.04
18.5W 20
2Q.fy)O
20,IXNJ UO
2.500.
2.W)QO
2745
2745
219.sl
16.84
350.42
18.53
200.02
1877
242.32
CBF t￿￿1FUnd intuwt
JB9.28
13.71
362 97
10000
I￿.00
75.00
650.￿)
Fe4s
142.00
1,782.24
142.fpj
2.079.t7
316
1.34058
Covwj
826 10
928.10
Hkechurth
SpKMI E¥ents
7,352.lY
1.883.83
n,1s0.n
7.352.tr
1.683.83
73.1JO.7J
P.274ts)
728
lJ3,342.X)
3.e35 34
82.4*6.51
88,118.85
6S,861.09
143.66046
125.186 98
.847 C
202 756.89

TOT
TOTAL
2023
NL*• F
Furth
3 RESOiRCE3EXPEFKIED
Achwch Athth•
4,37S.QO
8,5S9JO
2.28766
06,000.00
.Oa9J2
7,499.30
10,285 19
113,036.77
6,60321
3,OC646
1.12
9.678.21
9.%4.2
3.149.78
55.(m.fpJ
124.099.40
7.499.30
10.205.19
219.4¥e 14
1fj.35J.a
5.51137
2,740.ea
S$.￿L¥)
97,026.56
9.483 3
IOS,419 37
212.tr2U 11
I￿￿tra10n
5.2U277
1,197.02
1.691 95
1,593.73
9.48$47
841.
0.044.57
1.197.02
5.894.34
3.002.75
15.038 88
1.220.71
2.269 59
3.137 73
12.434 $1
4,002.39
1,6D902
,45321
750
650.00
725 00
TOTAL
2024
CPA
3,￿?.00
I2￿.00
4.938 19
4.593.44
4.375.
5.675.
2 N8pal
CTEW.
2362(Y)
RovdeWWTque
750rxi
2.IW.LM)
Teal Fund
T*1 Fund
703.21
70321
1,6S97S
16,356 38
4.375.
703 21
4,80000
9,878 21
•'.
ActsTIwi
750.00
750fy)
Chri¥b•nsAgBins1 PtywtyCAP
Ce4ekw*ttpiu$
1.381.
1,381.
1,18597
e61.09
881.99
2,4170D
2258
2,250.91
Jty Foundg
HyFtyJLry
RutWAgrKuthA ￿K*"r
2.417.Cll
25QL
ILM).LbJ
2.1W.80
2,188.
550
138.1J
189.85
1e9.85
67S
575.00
433 51
6,559.80
1.05648
1.950
9.86aie
.511.37
c Lo￿1
Calé Chijlmm
C¥ré Eas
CommuntySLwAt
24.rKI
2ne6
e83.oy
523.04
129.00
42.88
152.
281 39
235.44
303 JS
6396
557.
126.34
407.n
235.14
303 55
287.43
569.18
376.91
Messy
StUA
85.75
145.62
33.47
2.74086
2.267e6
491.75
369 37
3.149 78

5 sT￿F CO8T8
Fu
2023
n.537.50
73.637.SQ
8.386.30
,9P577
4,7294
8,23240
11,11750
24.￿$
107,715 5?
-C*nw9
14
14
14
14
6.398.30
3,938.78
10.807 74
2.325 38
73.270.20
lo.e￿7.74
25,279.27
119,761.50
.ChVLken'g& Famwkr
22.W.
96.491 39
2.191 88
2.194.88
2.104.68
2.184.68
2,39622
2,3%
4Yts.29
4x29
862.80
98SOY
4YJ 29
831 00
26,027 e6
96.914.e8
122,942.36
111.00274
14
14
14
14
156.00
240.
15&00
78NJ
120.fK)
-LMemtute
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CHARITY (OMMISSION I Independent examiner's report on the
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner'$ Report
Report to the trustees
St George's Church Swallowbeck
On accounts for the year
ended
31 December 2024
Charity no 1144018
{if any)
Set out on pages
I report lo the Iruslees on my examination of the aceounls of the above
charity I'the Trust"} for the year ended 311.12 12024.
Responsibllities and
ba$is of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charrties Act 2011
I'lhe Act").
report in respect of my examination of the Trust's a¢¢ounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
ijnder section 14515llb} of the Act.
Independent The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to
examiner's ststement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of Ilhe Institute of
Chartered AGGounlanls in England & Wales.
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come lo my allenlion in connection with the examination (which gives me
cause lo believe that in, any material respect..
the accounting records were not kept in acGordance with section 130
of the Charities Act., or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting record5,' or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
Considered a5 part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the acwunts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
14 July 2026
Name:
Steve Robinson
Relevant professional
qualificationls} or body
ICAEW
Address:
33 The Furlongs
Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
LN8 3DF

## **Statement Regarding Late Submission of Charity Accounts** 

St George’s Swallowbeck Parochial Church Council (PCC) acknowledges and regrets that submission to the Charity Commission of its annual Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) for reporting year ending 31st December 2024 was undertaken later than the Commission’s expected deadline of 31[st] October 2025. 

The PCC recognises the importance of timely financial reporting to funders, regulators and stakeholders. It wishes to reassure any concerned parties that the delay was due to external processing circumstances beyond the Trustees’ control, and did not reflect any failings in the preparation, contents or approval by the Trustees of the accounts required to compile the SOFA. 

Signed ………………………………………………. Date: 20th July 2026 Revd Adam Watson (PCC Chairperson)