**Financial Report to the Annual accounts ended 31[st] December 2023.** The accounts have once again been produced on an accruals basis and prepared by Quinney’s Accounting firm. The have been prepared in accordance with current recommended practices (2019) and Charity Act requirements (2011). They balance and have been Independently examined. The Statement of Financial Activities (page 20) and Balance Sheet page 21) are in effect summary sheets with further detail and explanation found within the notes (pages 22 – 29) **On the Income side** (from page 25) it can be seen that the general items (collections, Gift aid, charity collections and ‘trading activities’) whilst down are broadly similar. The 2 exceptions which are new items are an insurance claim settlement following the metal theft of our altar items (£ 22,786) and help from the Diocese in respect of a fuel grant (£ 2,250). We have also benefitted from additional investment income and bank interest (to £ 20,748) following last year’s legacy and transfer of the Friend’s balances. The nett result for our income is an increase to £ 107,062 compared to £ 74,389 (2022 after legacy and Friends transfer are discounted as exceptional) **On the Expenditure side** (from page 26) it is to be commended that we achieved a 100% payment of our allocated Parish Share. This full payment of Parish Share was discussed and agreed at a PCC meeting to reflect our increased ability to meet our diocesan commitments because of legacy receipts etc enabling our investment income to rise. This figure was still short of the actual cost of Parish share to a parish with one member of clergy but we are striving to meet this figure of around £65,000 in 2024. All other expenditure lines were broadly in line or lower than previous year, the exception being St Mary’s expenses due to the cost of the new sound system. This was subsequently funded by a generous private anonymous donation. There is also a new line showing the cost of the copier rental. This is a renewed 5-year contract but has previously been included within parish expenses. The nett result in our expenditure is an increase in our overall expenditure to £ 92,297 (£77,812 in 2022) So put simply - Income up 32,673 (insurance settlement & investment income) expenditure up 14,485 Parish share. The nett result is that our **General fund** has increased to £28,090 but this figure at the year-end includes the Insurance settlement claim money (£22,786). This has subsequently been placed in a PCC designated fund. Looking to our **Restricted (R) and Designated (UR) funds** (page 28) we continue to utilise relevant funds so that the General fund is not unreasonably burdened by capital costs and our investment funds whilst invested for income, have also had a capital gain on their values over the year. The nett cash assets are held in Barclays bank £20,933 and our fees a/c £3,550 and CCLA deposit funds of £258,851. The total invested funds are valued at £472,357 Andrew Alder, Treasurer 6.3.24 OF ENGLAND Dioc￿ of Norwich Independent Examiners Certificate Report to the trust¢¢slm¢mbers of: On accounts for th¢ y¢ar end￿. Clwity J)umber'. Hellesdon PCC 31 Decanber 2023 1144178 I report to the trustees on my examination ofthe accounts of the above charity (*he Tn￿t1 for the year ended 31 December 2023. RespoD51bllltles Y4nd basts of report As the charity's truste¢s. you are responsibl¢ for the preparation of the accounts in a￿ordanCe with the requiTeznents of the Cl]aTities Act 2011 ('Yh¢ Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Ca￿led out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in canying out my examillation. I have followeAI all the applicable Directions given ty the Cjwity Commission under section 145 (SXb} of the Act. Independent examiuer's statement I bav¢ completed my examination. I confinn that no ll￿t￿la1 hav¢ com¢ to my attejrtion in connection with ihe ¢x0Jnination which gives me cause to believe that any material resixrt.. the accounting record8 were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Chazities Act. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records" or the ￿OUntS did not comply with the applicable requir¢m¢nts co1￿¢￿Illg the fonn Hnd cont¢nt of accounts set out in the Chatities (Acc4Mmts and ReFths) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a and rai￿ view which is not a matter wn5ider¢d as part of an independent I bav¢ no concerns and hav¢ come a¢￿ no other matters in COM￿CtiOn witb the examination to which att¢ntion sl)ould be drawn in this report ID ord¢rto enable a proper und￿￿dIngOfthe accountsto be r¢ache