## **CHRIST CHURCH NAILSEA PCC** 

**ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **Registered Charity No. 1145020** 

John Bickerstaffe (PCC Treasurer) 15 Allington Gardens Nailsea North Somerset BS48 4RQ 



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## **CHRIST CHURCH NAILSEA PCC** 

## **ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

The Parochial Church Council of Christ Church, Nailsea (“the PCC”) presents its Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. 

## **ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

|**Full Parochial Name** **and**|Christ Church, Nailsea (in the Benefice of Christ Church, Nailsea|
|---|---|
|**Location:**|and St Quiricus and St Julietta, Tickenham).|
||The church is located on the corner of Stock Way North and Christ|
||Church Close, Nailsea, North Somerset.|
|**Charitable Status:**|The PCC (whose members act as Trustees) is a Registered|
||Charity Number 1145020.|
|**Correspondence:**|The Church Office, Christ Church Close, Nailsea, North Somerset,|
||BS48 1RT|
|**Bankers:**|HSBC Bank plc, 62 White Street, Cabot Circus, Bristol, BS1 3BA|
|**Independent Examiner:**|Mr P J C Winter, Winters Consulting, 59A North Street, Nailsea,|
||North Somerset, BS48 4BS|



## **MEMBERSHIP OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (PCC)** 

Members of the PCC are nominated and elected annually by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representation Rules.  During 2024 the following served as members of the PCC.  Members who also sat on the Standing Committee (SC) are indicated. 

|**Rector**|Reverend Nicki Bradford|
|---|---|
|**Reader**|Richard Wheller|
|**Churchwarden**|Elizabeth Everitt (PCC) (SC)|
|**Deanery Synod**<br>(to serve up to 31 May 2026)|Elizabeth Everitt<br>Chris Mahony<br>Val Clifton|
|**Elected members**<br>(to serve up to 2025 APCM)|Bobbie Shannon<br>Brian Slater<br>Derek Slee|
|**Elected Members**<br>(served up to 2026 APCM)|John Bickerstaffe (PCC Treasurer) (SC)<br>Rebecca Collard (SC)<br>Jill Martin (PCC and SC Secretary)<br>Sandra Whiting|
|**Elected members**<br>(to serve up to 2027 APCM)|Tina Hellawell<br>Malcolm Pemble<br>Gemma Searle<br>Margaret Stanton|



## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT** 

The PCC aims to meet bi-monthly to discuss matters of Council policy and to consider wider issues concerning the church and its role within society.  The Standing Committee, appointed by the PCC after the APCM, meets between full PCC meetings to discuss and deal with items relating to the day-to-day running of the parish.  The PCC met regularly in January, March, April (immediately after the APCM to 

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elect the Secretary and Treasurer), June, July, September and November and the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) was held on Monday 22 April 2024. 

The PCC operates through a number of committees, which normally meet between full meetings of the PCC.  The Standing Committee is the only committee with the legal power to transact the business of the Council between full PCC meetings.  Other committees that met during the year and reported back to the PCC were the Fabric and Buildings committee, the Social and Events group and the Children’s Ministry team.  Further reports are normally provided to the PCC from representatives who attend the meetings of Christians Together in Nailsea and District and Deanery Synod. 

## **AIM AND PURPOSE** 

The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the minister in promoting the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical, in the ecclesiastic parish. 

## _‘_ Our Mission Statement is _**To know Christ and to make Him known’** ._ 

## **OBJECTIVES** 

The PCC is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of the Christ Church community. The PCC maintains an overview of worship and tries to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community.  Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament. 

When planning our activities for the year, the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit is considered and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through: 

- Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus 

- Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish 

- Missional and outreach work 

## **ACTIVITIES AND PERFORMANCE** 

## **Worship, Prayer and Mission** 

We were very pleased to install our new Rector, the Reverend Nicki Bradford, in April. Nicki previously served as a Curate in the Quantock Villages benefice. 

The PCC are keen to offer a range of services during each week and over the course of the year that our community find both beneficial and spiritually fulfilling.  We held services at 8.30am and 10.00am each Sunday together with a short service of Morning Prayer on Mondays and Saturdays. Some of our services provide a quiet, intimate and reflective environment for worship whilst at the other end of the spectrum opportunities are provided for families to engage in more outgoing worship at our ‘first Sunday of the month’ 10.00am services. Short services held on Thursdays were also introduced in the Autumn to immediately follow the ‘Come in from the Cold’ lunches referred to in the next section of this report. 

All are welcome to attend our regular services.  At the end of 2024 there were 129 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll of whom 82 were resident in the parish. The Electoral Roll is due a major revision in April 2025. The number of Sunday worshippers is assessed each year. In 2024 it was assessed that 100 adults attended a Sunday service at least once over a monthly period. In 2023 the equivalent figure was 110. 

We enable our community to celebrate and thank God at the milestones through life.  We celebrated 6 baptisms, 3 weddings, held 4 funerals or memorial services in church and officiated at 2 funerals at local crematoria. 

## **Activities and Teaching** 

A number of successful events were organised during the year which were locally advertised and open to the public. They raised funds for the day to day running the Church. They included several musical events and concerts and our regular summer fete. These activities were well attended by people who were not members of our congregation. 

The ‘Tots at Christ Church’ group met twice a week during term time on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. This is a very popular parent/carer and toddler initiative and in the latter part of the year it was so popular it had a waiting list for both mornings. At the other end of the age range we held a ‘Game On’ event fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons where activities are provided for the more elderly parishioners and, where appropriate, their carers. These events are open to all-comers and are managed and staffed by volunteers from the wider church family. 

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Visits to Argentum Lodge care home recommenced during the year. A number of Christ Church members visit and hold a service generally on alternative months with members of the church assisting with the services. Regrettably outbreaks of Covid have sometimes caused a cancelation of a visit, but they are well attended and enjoyed by the residents. Regular Holy Communion services were also held at Silver Trees Care Home and Bucklands Retirement Apartments. 

We continued to open the Vestry Hall on Thursday lunchtimes to provide a free Soup and a Roll lunch for anyone who was finding winter a difficult time. This was part of a national ‘Come in from the Cold’ initiative and continued throughout the year. As mentioned above, a short service in church was introduced in the autumn to follow on from the lunch. 

A six week Lent Course was held prior to Easter and a Book Club studying selected books from a Christian perspective met throughout the year. 

Three regular bible study groups met during the year. 

Further information on the numerous activities and events that are held throughout the year can be found in the annual _‘Christ Church Story’_ which is published immediately prior to the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) held in April each year. Copies can be requested from the parish office. 

## **Deanery Synod** 

Three members of the PCC sit on the Deanery Synod.  This provides the PCC with an important link between the parish and the wider structures of the church. They provide feedback to the PCC. 

## **Safeguarding** 

The PCC has complied with its duty to have regard to House of Bishop’s guidance on safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. There have been no serious incidents of the type requiring us to report to the Charity Commission. 

## **The Church Building** 

The PCC would like the church to be open to our community for private prayer.  Unfortunately, because of its town centre location, it is not considered possible to leave the church open at all times.  However, the Church is open for private prayer each weekday morning when the adjacent benefice office is open and on Saturday mornings when the Vestry Hall is open to the public for morning refreshments. 

Some years ago, the PCC resolved to re-order the Nave of the church to enable more flexible use of the building by church and other groups and organisations. The key element was to remove the remaining fixed pews to provide a more useable, open, interior. Considerable preparatory work by a small working party assisted by our architect took place and has been reported on in previous annual reports. This finally culminated in a faculty for the work being granted by the Diocese in March 2021. It has now been decided to implement the scheme in stages due to difficulties with fund raising. The estimated cost of the first stage of the works is in the order of £120,000 and work has been continuing with fund raising for the project. 

A faculty for the installation of two wall mounted fan assisted radiators in the Vestry Hall has been applied for and is currently being considered by the Diocese. 

## **Pastoral Care** 

Some members of our parish are unable to attend church due to sickness or age.  There is an active Pastoral Care team who work under the guidance of the Rector when in post.  The team members visit, phone, listen to and pray with the house bound, the bereaved and anyone of the church family who needs a listening ear.  There are also teams of two who take communion to homes after a Communion service held on the morning of the second Wednesday of each month. 

## **Ecumenical Relationships** 

The church is a member of Christians Together in Nailsea and District (CTIND).  This organisation includes the Baptist Church, the Methodist Church, Southfield Road Evangelical Church, United Reformed Church, the Roman Catholic Church of St Francis and the Anglican churches of Tickenham, Holy Trinity, Trendlewood, Christ Church and All Saints, Wraxall & Failand.  ‘Prayers for Nailsea’ takes place on the first Tuesday of the month at Holy Trinity church. 

CTIND undertake a wide range of joint projects, holiday clubs, support for Wellspring a local counselling service and many other activities during the year.  All their activities are open to members of the public. The Town Chaplaincy Team, led by Nicki and including members of our congregation and other churches, continued its outreach work in the area. 

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## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

## **Introduction and Overview** 

2024 was another challenging year financially. In the spring, prior to the installation of our new Rector, the PCC contacted all members of the congregation setting out our precarious financial situation and appealed to them to review their giving. This resulted in a welcome boost to our regular donor income and several significant one-off donations. This enabled us to meet all our financial obligations and end the year with unrestricted financial reserves of £20,536. 

All our costs are met by personal donations, gift aid rebates, occasional legacies and charitable trading. No financial support is received from the Diocese or any other sources. Joint Benefice costs are shared between Christ Church and Tickenham based on respective church membership. 

During 2024, we had a deficit of nearly £16,000 on the operational part of the accounts which was able to be met from our financial reserves together with some significant one-off donations made as a result of the appeal. Our total financial assets at the end of 2024, excluding debtors, were £98,856. When restricted and designated funds were taken away from this total, £20,536 remained in the General Fund for general use and represented our free reserves at the end of 2024. 

## **Income** 

Our overall income in 2024 was £143,304. However, this included £24,187 of restricted funds which the PCC cannot use for general purposes. Regular income from all donors, which is our major source of unrestricted income and includes planned giving, cash collections, regular personal donations and gift aid claimed was £71,206. This was a significant increase over 2023 when the equivalent figure was £65,801 and was largely the result of the appeal made early in the year. The net income from fund raising events was a very satisfactory increase on last year at just over £5,000. The income from hiring the Vestry Hall at £4,370 was slightly lower than in 2023 due to the loss of a regular booking. 

## **Expenditure** 

Overall total expenditure in 2024 was £120,590. This included our Parish Share for 2024 of £75,977. This was around 70% of our operational outgoings. The Parish Share is money that we pay to the Diocese to fund the employment of clergy across the Diocese. For many years up until 2024 it was calculated using a number of subjective factors but from 2025 onwards the method of calculation has been significantly revised and is referred to below. Running costs of the Church and Vestry Hall were significantly lower than in 2023 due to the large reduction in energy costs. Total charitable donations made during the year were £4,832 which represented 6.8% of our donor income which was below our target of !0%. A breakdown of the giving can be found in Note 5 of the accounts on p12. 

## **Looking Forward to 2025** 

2025 will be a further challenging year for our finances when I forecast that there will be a deficit on our operational income/expenditure although I anticipate that this can be met from our available cash reserves. However, they will then be severely depleted. I anticipate that our energy cost will be a little lower than in 2024 and a new, more rational, method of calculating our Parish Share has been introduced following extensive consultation. There are three elements to the new process, the cost of ministry in the benefice, a share of the diocesan costs per the number of worshippers in the benefice and a generosity portion of 13.86% to support the poorest parishes. There is to be a five year transitional period of adjustment. Our parish share for 2025 is slightly greater than the 2024 figure but should reduce slowly over the remaining four years of transition. 

The General fund contains a restricted sum of £1,150 which is being carried forward into 2025.  This comprises £159 in a bursary fund donated in connection with parish weekends away at Lee Abbey, £390 held on behalf of the flower fund, £469 held on behalf of the choir, £68 on behalf of the Children’s Society and £63 held on behalf of Tots. 

## **RESERVES** 

At the September 2020 meeting of the PCC it was resolved that the PCC should have Reserves Policy of trying to maintain a balance of free reserves equivalent to at least three months of unrestricted payments. At the end of 2024 this amounted to about £28,000. Our free reserves at the end of 2023 stood at just over £13,000 which, together with some significant one-off donations, enabled us to fund our operational deficit in 2024. These one-off donations enabled our free reserves at the end of 2024 to be £20,536 which was still well below our target of £28,000. 

## **RESERVE ACCOUNTS** 

Financial details of these reserve accounts can be found on p8 of this report and are reported below. 

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Oth•r Chur¢h Groups (restricted)
This is a reserve fund where money frcth other church groups is identrfied. The Other Church Groups
mprisg the After 8s, Tots at Christ Church. Churth Fk?V￿rS and the Piecemakers. Al these groups
operate under the auspice of the PCC and hdd separate monies in individual accounts which are
restricted for use by each parb"cular group. Accounls f￿ each group are Submitted lo the PCC treasurer
every year and are then comwunded as a single enty in the PCC account5. Income in 2024 was £3181
and expenditure was £2901. The fund £2028 al the end of 2024.
Pastoral Fund (restricted)
The Pastoral Fund was created by the wrKliTh>up of the Thatcher Charity set up in 1918. The
investment remains in t18￿ (see Note 41 but is Th) longer a trust asset. Distribub"ons of income from this
investment are now credited qu8rtet1y to the P￿Or￿ Fund. The fund has alg) been augmented by the
occasional donation. The fund hdd £774 at the start of the year. In(xxne fr￿n investments in the year
amounted to £22. There was rK) experKliture leaving £796 10 carFied fotvkrd into 2025
Improvements to the Vestry Hall and Signage Ide$ignated)
The money hdd in this fund is held for prO[￿d improvements to the Vesty Hall heating and lighting
and new sigrtage using money allsing frLYn a legacy frrxn the late John Chivers. £20.000 Wds
designated. There vras rKJ new expendilure during the year aThJ theretore £8.523 vras carried forward
into 2025.
Maintenance ReseNe (designated)
The amount brought fc*ward in the maintena￿ accx)unt frcrfn 2023 was £22,299. There was no
expenditure during the year and ￿ the fund remains at £22,299 to ￿ carried forward lo 2025.
Church Reorderfng {restrlcted and deslgnatedl
A project for reordering the Church by the removal of the pew3 ltrjether wth other improvement ￿￿rkS
was commenced in 2016. The fu￿1 stoc*J at £7,964 at Ihe commenrAnent of 2024. £15.211 was added
to the fund as a result of various donalioris made durirrfJ 2024. The fund slc¥)d al £43,525 at the end of
2022. £37,378 was restricted aThJ the rwnaining £6.417 was designated.
APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL REporir FOR 2024 INCLUDING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Annual Report for 2024. induding the Finanaal Stalements, approved by the Parochial Church
Council 10 Mar(* 2025
And signed on its behalf ty.
Revd Nicki Bradford
IRectorl

## **CHRIST CHURCH NAILSEA PCC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** 

|**MONETARY ASSETS AT 31 DEC**<br>**Cash and bank balances:**<br>HSBC Current (less uncleared cheques)<br>HSBC Deposit<br>Scottish Widows Deposit<br>Cash<br>Other investments (note 4)<br>Other Church group's funds (various<br>accounts)<br>**Per Receipts and Payments accounts**<br>**Debtors:**<br>Arthur E Davey & Sons Ltd<br>**TOTAL MONETARY ASSETS**<br>**CURRENT LIABILITIES**<br>**OTHER INVESTMENTS**<br>**OTHER ASSETS**|_(See p7)_<br>_------------------------- (Reserve funds - see p8) ------------------------_<br>_General_<br>_Other_<br>_Pastoral_<br>_Vestry Hall Maintenance_<br>_Church_<br>**_Total_**<br>**_Total_**<br>_Fund_<br>_Church_<br>_Fund_<br>_& Signage_<br>_Reserve_<br>_Reordering_<br>**_2024_**<br>**_2023_**<br>_Groups_<br>_Improvements_<br>_(restricted)_<br>_(restricted)_<br>_(designated)_<br>_(designated)_<br>_(restricted &_<br>_designated)_<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>_£_<br>1904<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>1904<br>_3387_<br>18968<br>0<br>796<br>8523<br>22299<br>18525<br>69112<br>_44956_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>25000<br>25000<br>_25000_<br>1<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>1<br>_237_<br>812<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>812<br>_794_<br>0<br>2028<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>2028<br>_1748_|
|---|---|
||21686<br>2028<br>796<br>8523<br>22299<br>43525<br>98856<br>_76123_|
||460<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>460<br>_856_|
||22146<br>2028<br>796<br>8523<br>22299<br>43525<br>99316<br>_76979_|
|||
||0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_|
||Nil<br>- Moveable church furnishings as listed in the terrier and inventory (held by the church<br>wardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for their disposal)|



- HM Revenue & Customs tax refund not yet claimed for the period 1 October 2024 to 31 December 2024 

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## **CHRIST CHURCH NAILSEA PCC** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **GENERAL FUND** 

## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** 

|_Note_<br>**RECEIPTS**<br>Income from donors<br>2a<br>Other voluntary income<br>2b<br>Income from charitable and ancillary trading<br>2c<br>Income from investments<br>2d<br>Other ordinary income<br>2e<br>Extraordinary income<br>2f<br>**TOTAL RECEIPTS**<br>**PAYMENTS**<br>Direct charitable costs:<br>Charitable donations<br>3a<br>Ministry costs<br>3b<br>Other expenditure:<br>Church management & administration<br>3c<br>**TOTAL PAYMENTS**<br>**NET SURPLUS / (DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR**<br>**BEFORE TRANSFERS**<br>**NET TRANSFERS TO/FROM RESERVE ACCTS**<br>**GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS**<br>18<br>**NET (DEFICIT)/ SURPLUS AFTER TRANSFERS**<br>**AND GAINS/(LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS**<br>**BANK AND CASH BALANCES BROUGHT**<br>**FORWARD AT 1 JANUARY 2024**<br>**PREVIOUS YEAR ADJUSTMENT**<br>**REVISED BALANCES BROUGHT FORWARD**<br>**BANK AND CASH BALANCES CARRIED**<br>**FORWARD AT 31 DECEMBER 2024**|_Unrestricted_<br>_Designated_<br>_Restricted_<br>**_Total_**<br>**_Total_**<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>**_2024_**<br>**_2023_**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>_£_<br>71206<br>0<br>0<br>71206<br>_65801_<br>27481<br>0<br>20877<br>48358<br>_36886_<br>13962<br>0<br>3288<br>17250<br>_14653_<br>1542<br>0<br>22<br>1564<br>_837_<br>4427<br>0<br>0<br>4427<br>_4414_<br>500<br>0<br>0<br>500<br>_14500_|
|---|---|
||119117<br>0<br>24187<br>143304<br>_137092_|
||20<br>0<br>4812<br>4832<br>_6401_<br>96039<br>0<br>4101<br>100140<br>_114684_|
||96059<br>0<br>8913<br>104972<br>_121085_|
||15618<br>0<br>0<br>15618<br>_14593_|
||15618<br>0<br>0<br>15618<br>_14593_|
|||
||111676<br>0<br>8913<br>120590<br>_135678_|
|||
||7441<br>0<br>15274<br>22715<br>_1414_|
||0<br>0<br>-15513<br>-15513<br>_-12228_<br>0<br>0<br>18<br>_103_<br>_67_|
||7459<br>0<br>-239<br>7220<br>_-10747_|
||13077<br>0<br>1389<br>14466<br>_25213_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_|
||13077<br>0<br>1389<br>14466<br>_25213_|
|||
||20536<br>0<br>1150<br>21686<br>_14466_|
|||



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## **CHRIST CHURCH NAILSEA PCC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **RESERVE FUNDS** 

|**OTHER CHURCH GROUPS**<br>_RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNT_<br>**Receipts**<br>Income<br>Transfer from general fund<br>**Payments**<br>Expenditure<br>Transfer to general fund:<br>**Net surplus/deficit for the year**<br>**Balance b/f at 1 January**<br>**Balance c/f at 31 December**<br>**PASTORAL FUND**<br>_RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNT_<br>**Receipts**<br>Income<br>Transfer from general fund<br>**Payments**<br>Expenditure<br>Transfer to general fund:<br>**Net surplus/deficit for the year**<br>**Balance b/f at 1 January**<br>**Balance c/f at 31 December**<br>**VESTRY HALL AND SIGNAGE**<br>**IMPROVEMENTS**<br>_RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNT_<br>**Receipts**<br>Income<br>Transfer from general fund<br>**Payments**<br>Expenditure<br>Transfer to general fund:<br>**Net surplus/deficit for the year**<br>**Balance b/f at 1 January**<br>**Balance c/f at 31 December**<br>**MAINTENANCE RESERVE**<br>_RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNT_<br>**Receipts**<br>Income<br>Transfer from general fund:<br>**Payments**<br>Expenditure<br>Transfer to general fund:<br>**Net surplus/deficit for the year**<br>**Balance b/f at 1 January**<br>**Balance c/f at 31 December**<br>**REORDERING OF CHURCH**<br>_RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT ACCOUNT_<br>**Receipts**<br>Income<br>Transfer from general fund:<br>**Payments**<br>Expenditure<br>Transfer to general fund:<br>**Net surplus/deficit for the year**<br>**Balance b/f at 1 January**<br>**Balance c/f at 31 December**|_Unrestricted_<br>_Designated_<br>_Restricted_<br>**Total**<br>**_Total_**<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>**2024**<br>**_2023_**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>_£_<br>0<br>0<br>3181<br>3181<br>_2797_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>2901<br>2901<br>_3357_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>280<br>280<br>_-560_|
|---|---|
||0<br>0<br>1748<br>1748<br>_2308_|
||0<br>0<br>2028<br>2028<br>_1748_|
||_Unrestricted_<br>_Designated_<br>_Restricted_<br>**Total**<br>**_Total_**<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>**2024**<br>**_2023_**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>_£_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>22<br>22<br>_22_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>22<br>22<br>_22_|
||0<br>0<br>774<br>774<br>_752_|
||0<br>0<br>796<br>796<br>_774_|
||_Unrestricted_<br>_Designated_<br>_Restricted_<br>**Total**<br>**_Total_**<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>**2024**<br>**_2023_**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>_£_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_7584_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_7584_|
||0<br>8523<br>0<br>8523<br>_16107_|
||0<br>8523<br>0<br>8523<br>_8523_|
||_Unrestricted_<br>_Designated_<br>_Restricted_<br>**Total**<br>**_Total_**<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>**2024**<br>**_2023_**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>_£_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_|
||0<br>22299<br>0<br>22299<br>_22299_|
||0<br>22299<br>0<br>22299<br>_22299_|
||_Unrestricted_<br>_Designated_<br>_Restricted_<br>**Total**<br>**_Total_**<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>**2024**<br>**_2023_**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>_£_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>15211<br>15211<br>_20235_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>15211<br>15211<br>_20350_|
||0<br>6147<br>22167<br>28314<br>_7964_|
||0<br>6147<br>37378<br>43525<br>_28314_|



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## **CHRIST CHURCH NAILSEA PCC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

## **NOTE 1   ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **1a)  Accounting conventions** 

The financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 have been prepared in accordance with the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 together with the applicable accounting standards and the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) using the Receipts and Payments basis of accounting. 

## **1b)  Segregation of funds as required by the Charities Act** 

_Unrestricted funds_ represent the funds of the PCC that are not subject to any restriction by the donor regarding their use and which are freely available for furthering the general mission and ministry of the church.  Unrestricted funds may be _designated_ for a particular purpose by PCC. 

_Restricted funds_ represent the funds of the PCC that have been donated for a specific purpose.  Such funds may only be applied for the purpose for which they were donated.  Restricted funds are identified in the Financial Statements to ensure proper control. 

_Endowment funds._ The PCC has no endowment funds. 

## **1c)  Recognition of accounting transactions** 

The financial statements include all monetary transactions, assets and liabilities for which the PCC is responsible in law, including those of recognised church groups.  They do not include the accounts of church groups which owe their main affiliation to another body, or which are merely informal gatherings of church members. Subject to the above, receipts and payments include income as received and expenditure when irrevocably paid. 

## **1d)  Statement of Assets and Liabilities** 

The following assets are recognised in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities: 

- Moveable church furnishings held by the churchwardens on special trust for the PCC and which require a faculty for disposal; 

- Land and buildings held on behalf of the PCC; 

- Other fixtures, fittings and equipment which the PCC may freely sell without a faculty, where the original cost exceeded £1,000; 

- Amounts owing from HM Revenue & Customs where a formal repayment claim has not yet been made; 

- Amounts owing from Funeral Directors not credited before 31 December 2024; 

- Legacies where formal notification of entitlement and amount has been received before 31 December 2024 by the PCC; 

- Investments held beneficially by the PCC; 

- Closing bank and cash balances as shown in the Receipts and Payments accounts. 

The following liabilities are recognised in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities: 

- Any loans, overdrafts and advances to the PCC; 

- Any arrears of Diocesan Common Fund; 

- Creditors for goods and services received and invoiced by 31 December 2024 

. 

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## **CHRIST CHURCH NAILSEA PCC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

|**NOTE 2  GENERAL FUND RECEIPTS**<br>**2a) Income from donors**<br>Planned giving<br>Income tax refund<br>Cash collections<br>General gifts and donations<br>**2b) Other voluntary income**<br>Saturday/Sunday coffee<br>Children's Work<br>Re-ordering of the Church<br>Miscellaneous<br>Specific gifts, donations and events<br>Income tax refund (Gift Day and specific donations)<br>**2c) Income from charitable trading**<br>Bible notes & books<br>Magazine<br>Other church groups' income<br>Choir income<br>Flower income<br>Events<br>Hire of Vestry Hall<br>Wedding & funeral fees<br>**2d) Income from investments**<br>HSBC Deposit interest<br>Scottish Widows income<br>Dividend income COIF<br>**2e) Other ordinary income**<br>Tickenham share of Benefice costs<br>**2f) Extraordinary income**<br>Grants<br>Legacies & gifts<br>**TOTAL RECEIPTS**|_Unrestricted_<br>_Designated_<br>_Restricted_<br>**_Total_**<br>**_Total_**<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>**_2024_**<br>**_2023_**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>_£_<br>50159<br>0<br>0<br>50159<br>_46325_<br>14224<br>0<br>0<br>14224<br>_12600_<br>6158<br>0<br>0<br>6158<br>_6186_<br>665<br>0<br>0<br>665<br>_691_|
|---|---|
||71206<br>0<br>0<br>71206<br>_65801_|
||2042<br>0<br>0<br>2042<br>_1759_<br>0<br>0<br>786<br>786<br>_682_<br>0<br>0<br>15211<br>15211<br>_20350_<br>25439<br>0<br>0<br>25439<br>_7719_<br>0<br>0<br>4613<br>4613<br>_5789_<br>0<br>0<br>267<br>267<br>_587_|
||27481<br>0<br>20877<br>48358<br>_36886_|
||170<br>0<br>0<br>170<br>_148_<br>607<br>0<br>0<br>607<br>_493_<br>0<br>0<br>3181<br>3181<br>_2797_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>107<br>107<br>_76_<br>5362<br>0<br>0<br>5362<br>_1998_<br>4370<br>0<br>0<br>4370<br>_4923_<br>3454<br>0<br>0<br>3454<br>_4219_|
||13962<br>0<br>3288<br>17250<br>_14653_|
||1155<br>0<br>0<br>1155<br>_621_<br>386<br>0<br>0<br>386<br>_194_<br>0<br>0<br>22<br>22<br>_22_|
||1542<br>0<br>22<br>1564<br>_837_|
||4427<br>0<br>0<br>4427<br>_4414_|
||4427<br>0<br>0<br>4427<br>_4414_|
||500<br>0<br>0<br>500<br>_1000_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_13500_|
||500<br>0<br>0<br>500<br>_14500_|
|||
||119117<br>0<br>24187<br>143304<br>_137092_|



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## **CHRIST CHURCH NAILSEA PCC** 

## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

|**NOTE 3 GENERAL FUND PAYMENTS**<br>**Direct charitable expenditure:**<br>**3a) Donations**<br>Home missions<br>Overseas aid<br>Discretionary / Pastoral aid<br>**3b) Activities relating to direct ministry**<br>Staff expenses of office<br>Interregnum Costs<br>Joint Benefice Sundries<br>Tickenham sole costs<br>Books & Bible Notes<br>Churches Together in Nailsea and District<br>Cleaning<br>Diocesan Common Fund<br>Magazine<br>Maintenance & repairs<br>Miscellaneous costs<br>Music costs<br>Choir<br>Events Costs<br>Sanctuary & service supplies<br>Utilities & church running costs<br>Vestry Hall running expenses<br>Children and Families<br>Church Reordering<br>Other church groups<br>**Total direct expenditure**<br>**Other expenditure:**<br>**3c) Church management & administration**<br>Parish office<br>Administrator costs<br>Stewardship expenses<br>**3d) Extraordinary expenses**<br>**Total other expenditure**<br>**TOTAL PAYMENTS**|_Unrestricted_<br>_Designated_<br>_Restricted_<br>**_Total_**<br>**_Total_**<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>_funds_<br>**_2024_**<br>**_2023_**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>_£_<br>20<br>0<br>2981<br>3001<br>_3194_<br>0<br>0<br>1832<br>1832<br>_3207_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_|
|---|---|
||20<br>0<br>4812<br>4832<br>_6401_|
||412<br>0<br>0<br>412<br>_61_<br>-257<br>0<br>0<br>-257<br>1094<br>370<br>0<br>0<br>370<br>_336_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_115_<br>170<br>0<br>0<br>170<br>_149_<br>240<br>0<br>0<br>240<br>_280_<br>2078<br>0<br>0<br>2078<br>_1746_<br>75977<br>0<br>0<br>75977<br>_76375_<br>218<br>0<br>0<br>218<br>_242_<br>2094<br>0<br>0<br>2094<br>_11018_<br>723<br>0<br>0<br>723<br>_823_<br>4791<br>0<br>0<br>4791<br>_4564_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_23_<br>280<br>0<br>0<br>280<br>_110_<br>224<br>0<br>0<br>224<br>_207_<br>5537<br>0<br>0<br>5537<br>_8947_<br>1841<br>0<br>0<br>1841<br>_3162_<br>1339<br>0<br>1200<br>2539<br>_2076_<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_<br>0<br>0<br>2901<br>2901<br>_3357_|
||96039<br>0<br>4101<br>100140<br>_114684_|
|||
||96059<br>0<br>8913<br>104972<br>_121085_|
||1614<br>0<br>0<br>1614<br>_1705_<br>13923<br>0<br>0<br>13923<br>_12773_<br>81<br>0<br>0<br>81<br>_116_|
||15618<br>0<br>0<br>15618<br>_14593_|
|||
||0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>_0_|
|||
||15618<br>0<br>0<br>15618<br>_14593_|
|||
||111676<br>0<br>8913<br>120590<br>_135678_|



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## **CHRIST CHURCH NAILSEA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024** 

## **NOTE 4   OTHER INVESTMENTS** 

COIF Charities Fund - Income Units 

||_Holding_|_Value_|_Income_|
|---|---|---|---|
||40|812|22|



## **NOTE 5   CHARITABLE DONATIONS** 

|**Home**<br>Connect Youth Worker<br>Wellspring Counselling<br>Clevedon Food Bank<br>Children's Society<br>Macmillan Cancer Support (Tots)<br>Be More Ben (Tots)<br>Children in Need (Tots)<br>British Legion<br>Connect Youth Worker<br>**Total charitable donations**|**Overseas**<br>860<br>Leprosy Mission<br>860<br>Christian Aid<br>335<br>Mercy Ships (After 8s)<br>320<br>230<br>204<br>171<br>20<br>3000<br>4832|1067<br>715<br>50|
|---|---|---|
|||1832|
||||



## **NOTE 6   REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES** 

## **Salaries, fees and remuneration of PCC members** 

During the year the PCC paid casual fees to some members of the PCC who undertook verger duties at weddings and funerals.  These verger payments are reimbursed from fees charged for weddings and funerals. 

The PCC reimbursed members for personal expenditure incurred in connection with areas of work such as maintenance, youth work, pastoral care and general administrative costs.  Members of the PCC, other than the clergy, who incurred expenses on behalf of the PCC in this way, were reimbursed as follows: 

|John Bickerstaffe|60|
|---|---|
|Val Clifton|35|
|Rebecca Collard|26|
|Robin Lambert|168|



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nde
ndent Exami
rttotheTn
of Christ Church Nailsea pa￿￿hla1 Church Couneil
This report on the accounts of the PCC for the year ended 31 Oe¢ember 2024. which are set out in the Annual
Repr￿￿, 1$ in respect of an examination c8rried out in accordance with ￿lon 145 of the Chartties knt 2011 (the
Acti.
Respective reSpor￿1b[1JllQS of the trustees and oxamlner
As memL*5 of the PCC, you aca as Iruslees and are restymsiblg for.
the Pfepaiation of the accounls.
keept'ng proper accounting Tecords,
safeguarding the PCC assets and
instituting stth meayures as are reasonabty Wited to enable the prevenlion and detection of fraud.
You considerthat an audit is not requiied for Ihis year under secb.on 144 oflhe Ad and that an independent
examination 18 needed.
It Is rny responsibilty to-.
ex8rnine Ihe accounts under Secti￿ 145 ofthe ALI,
to follow the procedufes laid down in the General DIredi¢>￿ given by the Charity Cornn￿$s1On under
sects'on 14515llbl of the Act. and
to state whether p8rticular matters have o)me to my attention.
Ba¥is of indeptsndènt •xaminerfs $tat•m•nt
My examination was carried out bn accordance 7*rith General DiTed¥)ns given by the Charity Commission. An
examination indudes a review of the a￿OuntIng fecords kept by the PCC and a cornparison of the accounts
presented with those records. It also Ind[￿eS cowderation of any unusual rtems or disdosures in the accounts
and seeking explanatitins from you 88 trustees cOr￿eming any such matters. The pro￿￿U￿$ undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audtt. aFMI {x￿SeqUerIt1Y I do not express an audit opinion on
Ihe accounts.
Independent gxamtnerf8 Statement
In tha course of my examinat￿, no m8tter IHS come to my attention..
l. vthich gives mè ws0naj￿e cause to belseve that in. any maten"a ￿$￿. the trustees have not met the
requirernents to ensure that..
• proper accoLtrnting records are kept in accordarv th section 130 of the Act.. aThJ
• acLounts are p￿Pared vthich accord wrth these a￿UntIng records and comply vAth the a(£ounting
requireinents of the Ad". or
2. to vthich, in my OPF"nion. attention should be dr￿1 in order to enable a proper undetsttynding ofthe
accL•unts to be wthed.
Signed..
Date:
2025
Philip J C Winter
Winters Consutttng
59A North Street
Nailsea
North Somerset
BS48 48S